I tried to post this last night, but I couldn't get on the site...oh well it's a new day.
Last night I wanted some time alone, so I decided to watch something the rest of the family wouldn't care to see...Fail Safe. For them (my family) it would be to Dramatic, to slow, and to black and white.
Once again my memeory serves me well, I've always liked this classic drama, but having not seen it in many years, I didn't realize just how classic it is, or maybe as I get older I just appreciate great performances...and this movie is loaded with them. From Walter Matthau's dark evil professor, to Henry Fonda's perfect president, to Larry Hagman, who adds a certain "nervous feel" to the movie.
This may be the second best anti-war movie...next to Dr Strangelove, and even though this two movies are very different, they are also alot alike.
The only thing about the whole movie that doesn't wash is the use of aircraft, B-58 hustlers for "vindicators", and fighters that go from Delta Darts to F-104 starfighters and back, but that really takes nothing away from this wonderful movie.
The video transfer is well done, no dirt, and very few age artifacts, one quick 3 second cut away of a jet making a bank turn looks horrendous, I don't know if the whole movie originally looked that way, but if it did, Columbia/ Tri-Star deserves a huge "at-a-boy", because it is now very clean!
The audio a glorious Mono, no big deal, it's the story and acting that count here, and the mono track is very clear, with no hiss.
If you've never seen this classic you owe it to myself...you will not be disappointed.
Last night I wanted some time alone, so I decided to watch something the rest of the family wouldn't care to see...Fail Safe. For them (my family) it would be to Dramatic, to slow, and to black and white.
Once again my memeory serves me well, I've always liked this classic drama, but having not seen it in many years, I didn't realize just how classic it is, or maybe as I get older I just appreciate great performances...and this movie is loaded with them. From Walter Matthau's dark evil professor, to Henry Fonda's perfect president, to Larry Hagman, who adds a certain "nervous feel" to the movie.
This may be the second best anti-war movie...next to Dr Strangelove, and even though this two movies are very different, they are also alot alike.
The only thing about the whole movie that doesn't wash is the use of aircraft, B-58 hustlers for "vindicators", and fighters that go from Delta Darts to F-104 starfighters and back, but that really takes nothing away from this wonderful movie.
The video transfer is well done, no dirt, and very few age artifacts, one quick 3 second cut away of a jet making a bank turn looks horrendous, I don't know if the whole movie originally looked that way, but if it did, Columbia/ Tri-Star deserves a huge "at-a-boy", because it is now very clean!
The audio a glorious Mono, no big deal, it's the story and acting that count here, and the mono track is very clear, with no hiss.
If you've never seen this classic you owe it to myself...you will not be disappointed.
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