The Last Starfighter Review??

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by kdo

"The Last Starfighter" is an outstanding film, and it's one of my top 3 all-time favorites. I very much respect your opinion and I'm glad you're enjoying the Blu. Personally, after having watched my collector's edition dvd from 1999, and then having compared it to the Blu, I couldn't believe how much noise reduction had been applied to the new transfer. Flesh tones are very, very 'waxy' in many scenes, and the color palette has also been slightly 'tweaked,' seeming a little odd in certain scenes, particularly, the scene where Alex walks into his bedroom at the beginning of the film after his day of work, and the light coming in from a window in the background is so overly bright it actually washes out and consumes detail, as to where on the dvd, the light looks much more natural and properly balanced, more of a 'golden sun setting look' (as it should be, since it's the end of the day), than the 'lightning bolt flash' look on the Blu. "Last Starfighter" isn't the worst transfer on Blu I've seen, but they certainly didn't do the film any justice on it...

All I can say, sir, is that I will defer to your opinion regarding the DNR and color timing. All I'm saying is that - not owning the 1999 DVD you mention - this BR release looks absolutely amazing. I tend to think that the film probably didn't look this good in the 80's, DNR or not. But I'm no DNR expert, and I don't have a screen or the technology to approach the qualifications for a videophile. I'm more of the Average Joe, not the Videophile Joe, and for an Average Joe, I've never seen this film look so good. Thumbs up.