Reindeer Games: The Director's Cut - March 6, 2012 - Review

[riverbelow]

Weird move for Lionsgate. Its obvious it's an HDTV master from DVD era. Maybe they couldn't justify a new master, but still..disappointing.

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by riverbelow

Weird move for Lionsgate. Its obvious it's an HDTV master from DVD era. Maybe they couldn't justify a new master, but still..disappointing.

It's likely what they were given to work with.

[Early Memphis]

This is a strange Blu-ray. Since it got such a horrible review, I A/B'd the DVD & the BD all the way thru, switching it back and forth - kinda watching it twice. For the first third of the flick I thought the DVD looked better , but for the last half to two-thirds the BD looked a bit better. Pity they didn't do a more righteous job on the transfer (maybe you guys are right about the HDTV master). Obviously, I like this movie, mostly, or I wouldn't have bought it twice - although it probably would've been better with someone else in Affleck's role, not his best work. Gary Sinise, who I usually don't like, and Clarence Williams III (from The Mod Squad!) were rock solid. Visually, probably the best looking scene was Theron's topless pool scene - go figure.

[HotRats]

Did anyone see the Japanese disc? According to this site it has the director's and theatrical cuts. Unfortunately it seems to be OOP and horribly expensive