Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader | The Window (1949) Warner Archive Blu-ray Review @DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
#thewindow #warnerarchive #bluray #physicalmedia #filmnoir
I review the noir suspense masterpiece, THE WINDOW (1949). Directed by legendary cinematographer Ted Tetzlaff, based on a Cornell Woolrich short story and featuring enough Htichcockian elements to make it eerily similar to Rear Window which followed 5 years later. this is simply put one of the greatest suspense thrillers Hollywood ever produced with perfect elements across the board. The fantastic cast is headed by young Bobby Driscoll who would win an honorary Oscar for this and another film. It remains an absolutely perfect suspense gem-a film that will have the audience screaming at the screen when not biting their nails.
Warner Archive has made a gorgeous 4K scan of original elements which makes the incredible visuals of this film come to life like never before. Unfortunately I did spot one fleeting tiny instance of frozen moving grain haloing and the audio source seems to have some inherent issues. Otherwise it's a stellar must own disc with demo worthy B&W visuals for one of the greatest suspense films ever made. There are sadly no extras.
This is one of the films that should be studied in film schools. It is literally PERFECTION in all areas of cinema in only 73 minutes!
00:00 Film Discussion
23:39 WAC BD
25:19 Picture Quality
26:52 Minor wear and variation in location shooting
28:00 Transitions and softer shots
28:42 Sadly there is one slight fleeting instance of a moving grain halo
29:30 Torture test disc for OLED chroma overshoot
31:29 Audio Quality-has definite element issues
37:14 Packaging and Artwork
39:22 Final Summary
#thewindow #warnerarchive #bluray #physicalmedia #filmnoir
I review the noir suspense masterpiece, THE WINDOW (1949). Directed by legendary cinematographer Ted Tetzlaff, based on a Cornell Woolrich short story and featuring enough Htichcockian elements to make it eerily similar to Rear Window which followed 5 years later. this is simply put one of the greatest suspense thrillers Hollywood ever produced with perfect elements across the board. The fantastic cast is headed by young Bobby Driscoll who would win an honorary Oscar for this and another film. It remains an absolutely perfect suspense gem-a film that will have the audience screaming at the screen when not biting their nails.
Warner Archive has made a gorgeous 4K scan of original elements which makes the incredible visuals of this film come to life like never before. Unfortunately I did spot one fleeting tiny instance of frozen moving grain haloing and the audio source seems to have some inherent issues. Otherwise it's a stellar must own disc with demo worthy B&W visuals for one of the greatest suspense films ever made. There are sadly no extras.
This is one of the films that should be studied in film schools. It is literally PERFECTION in all areas of cinema in only 73 minutes!
00:00 Film Discussion
23:39 WAC BD
25:19 Picture Quality
26:52 Minor wear and variation in location shooting
28:00 Transitions and softer shots
28:42 Sadly there is one slight fleeting instance of a moving grain halo
29:30 Torture test disc for OLED chroma overshoot
31:29 Audio Quality-has definite element issues
37:14 Packaging and Artwork
39:22 Final Summary
