Deliverance (1972)

[The Duke]

Originally Posted by 42041

I'm not sure what people are expecting from this movie PQ-wise. It's certainly not perfect but it looks pretty good for what it is, a 70s anamorphic movie shot with a minimal crew, with all the lens softness that goes with the territory.

Well, I'm not expecting it to look like the latest & greatest Hollywood blockbuster, but it was shot on 35mm film, and as it starred Burt Reynolds & Jon Voight at the height of their careers I rather doubt it was shot with a "minimal crew". It was a long time ago but I do remember the mountain scenery looked stunning in the theater. The blu-ray is just flat, with very poor detail, and suffers from black crush in any darkly lit scenes.