Wake in Fright (1971) - January 15,2013

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by nagysaudio

Been sitting here patiently, waiting on a few studio related issues to be addressed and they haven't.

Huge fan of the movie and director.

This is the worst POS Blu-ray of 2012. DNRed to HELL. We're not talking about just scrubbing away the grain. Entire portions of the damn image are gone.

To top this garbage, the sound is horrendous. Image Entertainment has FALSELY advertised DTS-HD MA on the back of the cover and blatantly lied to us fans and gave us a pile of steaming trash DD at 192Kbps no less.

This is 100% fraud.

I'm contemplating on reporting these thieves and con artists to BBB. Anyone want to join?

Oh, the humanity!

[impetus]

Can anyone tell me what the Digital Copy format is on Drafthouse Films titles? It's not advertised as iTunes or UV so I'm guessing it's MP4 or something like that?

[The Great Owl]

I finally got around to watching my Blu-ray of Wake in Fright earlier this evening.

The movie was fresh in my mind, because I saw it at an indie theater here in Atlanta late last year, and that first viewing really blew my mind. This movie has the same look on Blu-ray that it did in the theater, and, for that, I am quite pleased.

For me, Wake in Fright, like the original version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is one of those movies for which a crystal-clear pristine video restoration would almost defeat the purpose. Watching the Blu-ray of Wake in Fright is almost like watching a Blu-ray through one of the dusty sand-covered windows of the derelict shacks featured in the movie itself. This will displease a lot of film aficionados for sure, but I, for one, am pleased that this movie was finally made available in a director-approved restoration for people in my generation to see at long last, even if it's a crude showing by the standards of today's videophiles.

This is one wild and crazy movie in so many ways, and everything about the film just shouts out, "This will not end well." Wake in Fright is not a horror film by conventional definitions, but it's an awe-inspiring horror story in my book.

[SolidBlu]

Is the US or AU version uncut (114 minutes?)? thanks