Kino has a new blu out of the standard cut. I spun it last night and it looks pretty good, but nothing particularly special. This is probably the first time I've seen the whole film--on balance I liked it, especially the gratuitous cruelty of the Apaches (the scene where the braves rip out a victim's heart and pass it around as if playing catch impressed me a lot). CJ has mentioned the good bits with the settlers at the beginning. I like the fact that this is a men-on-a-mission movie and nothing gets in the way of it (no Rhonda Fleming appearance, for example). There is a certain logic to what both sides are trying to do. I was disappointed that at the end the Lancaster character could figure out what's going on and still wouldn't take steps to protect himself and his party--c'mon, the idea is to look like easy pickin's, not actually let yourself get killed. And the Bruce Davison character was just too programmatic to be believed. But as I say, on balance it's a good film.
UPDATE: Blu-ray.com doesn't like the transfer: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Ulzanas-Raid-Blu-ray/232440/#Review
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January 22, 2020, 03:49:35 PM
