On Dangerous Ground (1951) Warner Archive - Blu-ray Forum

RobertLuketic · 09-15-2016, 08:03 PM

Nicholas Ray’s ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1951)
NEW 2016 HD REMASTER DERIVED FROM NEW 4K SCAN FROM ORIGINAL NITRATE CAMERA NEGATIVE
BD50
4x3 1.37
DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (Restored from original nitrate track negative)
English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Audio commentary by film historian Glenn Erickson (DVD Savant)
Original theatrical trailer (remastered 1080p HD)

"“Why do you make me do it?” New York cop Jim Wilson asks the hoodlum he’s about to smash senseless. Jim has seen it all on the city’s shadowy streets: killers, thugs, pimps, sadists. And the experience has cost him his soul. Ironically, his redemption may come in his next case, a brutal murder that brings him into the open sky and white light of the countryside…and into the arms of a beautiful blind woman.
Directed with intensity by Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without a Cause, They Live by Night) and featuring a haunting score by Bernard Herrmann (Psycho), On Dangerous Ground is a taut, rapid-paced manhunt with two fine stars at its tortured heart. Noir master Robert Ryan captures Jim’s agonized self-hatred. And Ida Lupino burnishes the screen as the sightless angel whose compassion gives him one last chance at life."

Thomas Veil · 09-15-2016, 08:07 PM

Holy crap....never thought this one on Blu-ray....yes! Great Bernard Herrmann score on this.

The Great Owl · 09-15-2016, 08:11 PM

Yes! On Dangerous Ground is one of the great "wilderness location noir" movies, and it's one of my favorite Warner Bros. classic film noir titles.

This is going to look great in high definition.

PowellPressburger · 09-15-2016, 08:13 PM

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NoirFan · 09-15-2016, 08:25 PM

Another Ray masterpiece upgraded to HD! Here's hoping WAC gifts us with They Live By Night, The Lusty Men, and the sublime Party Girl soon.

Boggle · 09-15-2016, 08:38 PM

This is great news. I saw On Dangerous Ground a few years ago on the big screen. This film is a great example of the kind of role Robert Ryan excelled at playing: Unhinged, violent characters with conflicted personalities - men that are haunted by their own dark side. "Why?! Why do you make me do it?!"

CBHampson · 09-15-2016, 08:40 PM

Great news....it had been too long since a musthave noir was announced....and we get a pair today!

lilboyblu · 09-15-2016, 08:46 PM

Another fantastic Film Noir. Love getting more Nicholas Ray on Blu, too!

willo007 · 09-15-2016, 09:04 PM

Man! I thought it was for Steven Seagal's On Deadly Ground!!

tama · 09-15-2016, 09:10 PM

never heard of this film. Seems to be getting positive feedback here. May have to do a blind buy.

baheidstu · 09-15-2016, 09:13 PM

On Dangerous Ground and Asphalt Jungle, two classic noirs announced on the same day!

javi92 · 09-15-2016, 09:17 PM

One of the great film noirs. Absolutely day 1. If only WAC could accelerate their release schedule...

Jobla · 09-15-2016, 09:25 PM

I'd buy this if it had the Bernard Herrmann score isolated on an audio track.

jetthead · 09-15-2016, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baheidstu

On Dangerous Ground and The Asphalt Jungle, two classic noirs announced on the same day!

evilive · 09-15-2016, 10:25 PM

Ida Lupino

Robert Ryan

RiFiFi1955 · 09-15-2016, 10:27 PM

ALL OVER THIS! Warner is killing it!

Cranston37 · 09-15-2016, 10:43 PM

I'm surprised with Warners releasing this and their other noirs that Criterion got Asphalt Jungle

Arkadin · 09-15-2016, 10:46 PM

one more film--The Set-Up-- needs to get released on bd and the entire Warner Vol 1 Film Noir Collection will be out on bd.
WOO-HOO!!!
small progress is still happening even after 10 years.

https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Colle...sic+collection

NoirFan · 09-15-2016, 10:48 PM

No Gun Crazy in the US yet.

hoytereden · 09-15-2016, 11:53 PM

This is absolutely one of my favorite Noirs. It's got a terrific Bernard Herrmann score and great performances by Ryan and Lupino. Something that doesn't seem to get mentioned much is an amazing performance by Ward Bond. The scenes with him and Ryan are really intense.

09-15-2016, 08:03 PM	#1
RobertLuketic Banned Top contributor Member since:May 2014	On Dangerous Ground (1951) Warner Archive Nicholas Ray’s ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1951) NEW 2016 HD REMASTER DERIVED FROM NEW 4K SCAN FROM ORIGINAL NITRATE CAMERA NEGATIVE BD50 4x3 1.37 DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (Restored from original nitrate track negative) English SDH SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio commentary by film historian Glenn Erickson (DVD Savant) Original theatrical trailer (remastered 1080p HD) "“Why do you make me do it?” New York cop Jim Wilson asks the hoodlum he’s about to smash senseless. Jim has seen it all on the city’s shadowy streets: killers, thugs, pimps, sadists. And the experience has cost him his soul. Ironically, his redemption may come in his next case, a brutal murder that brings him into the open sky and white light of the countryside…and into the arms of a beautiful blind woman. Directed with intensity by Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without a Cause, They Live by Night) and featuring a haunting score by Bernard Herrmann (Psycho), On Dangerous Ground is a taut, rapid-paced manhunt with two fine stars at its tortured heart. Noir master Robert Ryan captures Jim’s agonized self-hatred. And Ida Lupino burnishes the screen as the sightless angel whose compassion gives him one last chance at life." Last edited by RobertLuketic; 09-19-2016 at 02:35 PM.

09-15-2016, 08:07 PM	#2
Thomas Veil Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Syracuse, NY Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Holy crap....never thought this one on Blu-ray....yes! Great Bernard Herrmann score on this.

09-15-2016, 08:11 PM	#3
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	Yes! On Dangerous Ground is one of the great "wilderness location noir" movies, and it's one of my favorite Warner Bros. classic film noir titles. This is going to look great in high definition.

09-15-2016, 08:13 PM	#4
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	DangerousG.jpg

09-15-2016, 08:25 PM	#5
NoirFan Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:2442 Trading Score:29	Another Ray masterpiece upgraded to HD! Here's hoping WAC gifts us with They Live By Night, The Lusty Men, and the sublime Party Girl soon.

09-15-2016, 08:38 PM	#6
Boggle Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2016 4K collection:136 Blu-ray collection:2440 DVD collection:298 Trading Score:1	This is great news. I saw On Dangerous Ground a few years ago on the big screen. This film is a great example of the kind of role Robert Ryan excelled at playing: Unhinged, violent characters with conflicted personalities - men that are haunted by their own dark side. "Why?! Why do you make me do it?!"

09-15-2016, 08:40 PM	#7
CBHampson Expert Member Member since:Feb 2013 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:1974 DVD collection:139	Great news....it had been too long since a musthave noir was announced....and we get a pair today!

09-15-2016, 08:46 PM	#8
lilboyblu Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:19	Another fantastic Film Noir. Love getting more Nicholas Ray on Blu, too!

09-15-2016, 09:04 PM	#9
willo007 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:May 2011 4K collection:1213 Blu-ray collection:6477 DVD collection:11 Digital collection:176 Trading Score:217	Man! I thought it was for Steven Seagal's On Deadly Ground!!

09-15-2016, 09:10 PM	#10
tama Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:San Jose, CA 4K collection:685 Blu-ray collection:1229	never heard of this film. Seems to be getting positive feedback here. May have to do a blind buy.

09-15-2016, 09:13 PM	#11
baheidstu Banned Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:36	On Dangerous Ground and Asphalt Jungle, two classic noirs announced on the same day!

09-15-2016, 09:17 PM	#12
javi92 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2013 4K collection:300 Blu-ray collection:4969 DVD collection:875	One of the great film noirs. Absolutely day 1. If only WAC could accelerate their release schedule...

09-15-2016, 09:25 PM	#13
Jobla Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Boulevard of Broken Dreams	I'd buy this if it had the Bernard Herrmann score isolated on an audio track.

09-15-2016, 10:25 PM	#15
evilive Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2015 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:1021 DVD collection:286 Trading Score:25	Ida Lupino Robert Ryan

09-15-2016, 10:27 PM	#16
RiFiFi1955 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Albany, NY 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:1930	ALL OVER THIS! Warner is killing it!

09-15-2016, 10:43 PM	#17
Cranston37 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2014 Trading Score:9	I'm surprised with Warners releasing this and their other noirs that Criterion got Asphalt Jungle

09-15-2016, 10:46 PM	#18
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	one more film--The Set-Up-- needs to get released on bd and the entire Warner Vol 1 Film Noir Collection will be out on bd. WOO-HOO!!! small progress is still happening even after 10 years. https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Colle...sic+collection

09-15-2016, 10:48 PM	#19
NoirFan Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:2442 Trading Score:29	No Gun Crazy in the US yet.

09-15-2016, 11:53 PM	#20
hoytereden Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2010 4K collection:212 Blu-ray collection:2596 DVD collection:688 Trading Score:5	This is absolutely one of my favorite Noirs. It's got a terrific Bernard Herrmann score and great performances by Ryan and Lupino. Something that doesn't seem to get mentioned much is an amazing performance by Ward Bond. The scenes with him and Ryan are really intense.

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