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Bryan Hadley
March 25, 2011 at 11:36 am
Manhunter on Blu-Ray,
This release of Michael Mann’s ‘Manhunter’ is about as perfunctory as it gets. It’s packaged in a generic-looking triple pack with ‘Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Hannibal’ and there are absolutely no special features (there aren’t even names for the chapter stops). It’s a surprise, then, that it looks and sounds as good as it does. The movie is old (1986) and it’s generally referred to as a footnote to the other two in this set. Still, I’ve seen it dozens of times over the years (on film, cable television, VHS, DVD) and this Blu-Ray picture is the sharpest I’ve ever seen it. The night time and darkly lit scenes are crisp; the lights and colors (sometimes used expressionistically) are clearer and show more detail than I’ve ever seen.
I’m not bothered by the lack of special features; this was such as unlikely candidate for Blu-Ray release, it’s a treat just to have the movie in such nice shape.
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