Gauntlet BD 9/2

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Gauntlet (1977)

Original Blu-Ray Cover
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Revised Cover from 2010
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A slow-witted Arizona cop is assigned to escort a prostitute, who is marked for death by the mob, from Las Vegas to Phoenix as a potential trial witness. Starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke and Pat Hingle. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

Features include:

* 1080P 2.40:1 Widescreen
* English 5.1 Dolby True HD and 5.1 Dolby Digital
* French, Spanish, German and Japanese DD1.0
* English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese subtitles


Blu Ray review is posted now at DVD Beaver.com

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...et_blu-ray.htm

[Blu Titan]

Thanks for the info. One of my two purchases next week.

[#Darren]

GREAT! Thanks! Looking forward to the Every Which Way reviews

[Shanester]

Thanks for the review!!

I love this film and the bus shoot out at the end is classic Eastwood

PS Sandra Locke who was Eastwood's girlfreind in the 70's was kind of hot at the time too

[Sky_Captain]

It's already on its way to me.

[jw]

decent flick, blind buy for me as I have never seen it. Got it for 13.72 from Warner store, worth the $$

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

decent flick, blind buy for me as I have never seen it. Got it for 13.72 from Warner store, worth the $$

A fun ride that you won't regret buying. My copy will be here tomorrow.

[PoLskA]

i got my copy today...

will watch it after the Giants/Redskins game!

[Meathead]

the PQ on this blows away the DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

while the DVD was a grainy mess, the BD is much more film like
grain is much more at a reasonable level
8.5/10

[Brad1963]

I was expecting the worse from The Gauntlet because the DVD is so crappy, but the BD Looks and sounds quite good.

[jw]

I was impressed, great film with the classic Clint Eastwood Story.......Gotta watch EWWBL next

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

I was impressed, great film with the classic Clint Eastwood Story.......Gotta watch EWWBL next

I am having a double feature with the 2 films tomorrow evening. Should be fun, and will bring back memories of when I was a teen and actually saw them as a DF in a movie theatre.

I'm collecting all the Clint Films on Blu Ray. Hope there are more to come!

[alexakajeff]

I'm so happy I didn't get the DVD copy!!!

[Blu Titan]

Excellent PQ on this one, and for only $14!

[QuasidodoJr]

I posted screens in the Screenshot thread:

Gauntlet Screens

[The Great Owl]

I watched my Warner Bros. Blu-ray of The Gauntlet last night, and loved it.

I used to see The Gauntlet on television a lot during my childhood, and I always had to stop what I was doing and stay riveted to the screen. In retrospect, I'm amazed that they were able to fit all of the adult conversation and profanity into an edited-for-television form that was even remotely cohesive, but it all worked somehow.

This movie hits the ground running, and it never lets up. It's one of the more "matinee-esque" Clint Eastwood films because of the fast pacing, and it reminds me more of something like Raiders of the Lost Ark because of the way that it flows from one action moment to another. Eastwood and Sondra Locke were in top form working together in this one, and it shows. I like how the film reveals more about the characters in gradual increments so that the viewer is engaged and invested in them the entire time.

The picture quality of this Blu-ray looks great to me. I personally believe that the 1970s Clint Eastwood films receive a bad rap for their transfers, and I've always been impressed at how much better they all look than their DVD incarnations. None of them are necessarily demo quality by today's standards, but they reflect the endearing grit of Eastwood's productions quite well.

EDIT: My Blu-ray is the 2010 reissue of The Gauntlet, but it's likely the same transfer across the board.

[Viper187]

Random question. What are those things called that Eastwood had hanging around his neck at the beginning of the movie? I think his was a scorpion. Never actually seen one of those other than on TV/movies.