Prince Valiant Blu-ray Review & Comments

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Reviewed by Alan Paterson, 22nd April 2010.
‘Prince Valiant’ strides manfully on to Region free Blu-ray with a rather variable looking 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 transfer framed in the widescreen 2.55:1 aspect ratio. The first 10 minutes of the movie suffers from noticeable grain, colour and contrast variation as well as print marks, but thereafter it settles down to a more acceptable image but with more muted colours than one would expect from a Technicolor print.
The audio comes in a DTS-HD MA 2.0 flavour that faithfully reproduces the original Westrex 4 track stereo, including a slight hiss. Franz Waxman’s rousing score is a highpoint.
The extras are limited to a trailer for the movie, but it’s a great 1950’s trailer that really sells the film and Cinemascope to the audience.
As a movie, it’s a really fun period romp in the court of King Arthur with a great cast including Robert Wagner, James Mason, Janet Leigh and Victor McGlaglan. Fans of Saturday matinee pictures will love it.


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