The General’s Daughter 4K UHD (1999) - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

The Architect · 05-06-2025, 04:15 PM

I really like this movie. Review seems harsh.

JimRyan · 05-06-2025, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by The Architect

I really like this movie. Review seems harsh.

So do I. I looked at the score and went, "Probably reviewed by Svet. Yep." It's starting to seem like a running joke on this site.

KindredCoda · 05-06-2025, 05:35 PM

Svet review is up:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-G...361714/#Review

Moonloop · 05-06-2025, 08:38 PM

So, ....... near-perfect video score , perfect audio score for a total of 2 out of 5 !
This guy's reviews are golden !
Instant purchase

M

YodasFootPowder · 05-06-2025, 08:53 PM

Jason X got an overall 3.0/5.0 lol

puffketeer · 05-07-2025, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JimRyan

I looked at the score and went, "Probably reviewed by Svet. Yep." It's starting to seem like a running joke on this site.

my man always has the hottest takes.

personally I bought a copy of this despite not having seen it before because it's so transparently a kind of hollywood studio movie that's gone extinct. this movie would be made as an episode of NCIS nowadays, if not a tubi original

StingingVelvet · 05-07-2025, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by puffketeer

personally I bought a copy of this despite not having seen it before because it's so transparently a kind of hollywood studio movie that's gone extinct. this movie would be made as an episode of NCIS nowadays, if not a tubi original

His review scrore is based entirely on his political grievances and has nothing to do with the actual film's quality, FYI.

puffketeer · 05-07-2025, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

His review scrore is based entirely on his political grievances and has nothing to do with the actual film's quality, FYI.

I see those kinds of reviews on letterboxd all the time lol

LeRolls · 05-07-2025, 05:45 PM

I couldn't resist the Amazon price. The 4K looks and sounds great. Most of Simon West's movies look pretty good though. He always reminded me of a slightly lesser Tony Scott but still fairly slick. Not Travolta's best from the 90's but decent enough. Oh and mine came with the slip.

Werdsniper2 · 05-07-2025, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonloop

So, ....... near-perfect video score , perfect audio score for a total of 2 out of 5 !
This guy's reviews are golden !
Instant purchase

M

This site really needs to make it so reviews are scored on technical merits only. Personal opinions should not be allowed to weigh down a score. It makes no sense. I'm not looking up a review because I want their opinion on the quality of the film itself. This isn't imdb.

If they want to leave their personal opinion at the bottom of the review - fine. But it shouldn't contribute to the overall score.

blse59 · 05-07-2025, 09:32 PM

I purchased this at the sale price and watched it the day I received it. IMO this is a quality movie. Probably better than 99% of movies made today. It's an absolute pleasure to watch a movie where almost everything is real and not cgi or green screen.

I like that the included bluray is the new version and not a stale years old one. I almost couldn't tell the difference from the 4k. If the 4k never existed I would have been delighted with just the blu.

I highly recommend this release.

StingingVelvet · 05-07-2025, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Werdsniper2

This site really needs to make it so reviews are scored on technical merits only. Personal opinions should not be allowed to weigh down a score. It makes no sense. I'm not looking up a review because I want their opinion on the quality of the film itself. This isn't imdb.

If they want to leave their personal opinion at the bottom of the review - fine. But it shouldn't contribute to the overall score.

I tend to agree, in the sense of score. I don't mind the film review section at all (even Svet's insanity is his right to express), but on having a 2 out of 5 star symbol next to a disc because the reviewer hates sex workers is pretty silly. People are looking for a quick reference on how good the disc package is, usually.

stigdu · 05-08-2025, 02:32 PM

I think this is a great film.

ericdraveneft · 05-10-2025, 01:36 AM

just got done watching, i really like the movie the PQ and sound where great and the score is actually quite amazing. acted well and shot well.

Watershipdownisgood · 05-10-2025, 03:43 AM

This title is immediately on my must buy list for the next Kino sale.

My list of titles I'll be buying are interesting this is one of them. It does not include Things To In Denver When You're Dead, Posse, Nate and Hayes, and Donovans Reef as I'm buying all of those this month.

Titles I'm planning on buying for the next sale
Sneakers
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Generals Daughter

That's it for now I'm probably forgetting a few titles, but they'll probably come to me at some point.

StingingVelvet · 05-13-2025, 05:13 AM

Just watched my budget buy of this. I found the movie to be pretty good, and it covers material rarely touched on outside of indie dramas. The sweaty southern camera work is very well done, and the music is used well. Oddly the weak link for me was Travolta, who just didn't fit the part. There's a big confrontation at one point that wants to be a Clear and Present Danger or A Few Good Men moment but Travolta just can't sell it.

The HDR on this looks magnificent, but the 35mm scan in 4k aspect was pretty meh. I didn't see any obvious compression issues but subtle "meh" encoding might contribute to it not looking as crisp and filmic as you think it should, I dunno. Overall a good presentation though.

sa5150 · 05-19-2025, 11:33 PM

Never seen it , Looks good to me . Great price today . that is a really dumb review by the way . I give a rats ass about someone's personal view . If it has 1 star I would have bough it just because of the negativity . So the review sold the movie to me

magnumrulz · 06-23-2025, 01:23 PM

I took advantage of sale as well. I have always loved the movie.

Things like this is so subjective. What one person loves...another person hates. I always look at trailers and make my own decision. Sure, I like seeing tohers opinions. But do not let that sway my decision. Does anyone really go by Rotten Tomatos? I could care less. I ignore their ratings.

We watched the other night. It did look great through most of movie. But did feel that is was soft at times. Nowhere near reference quality, but pretty good. I never owned the bluray, so cannot say if the 4K is much of an upgrade over it. I have the DVD, so for me, it is a big upgrade.

Has anyone else have issues with the bluray? I popped it in to check out the bonus and could not get it to load. I have the Panasonic 820. I even tried the region-free hacks in case it was region-locked. But nothing. I tried many times, even rebooting player, ejecting and reloading. But nothing worked. There isn't much for bonus, so not sure if it's worth the hassle of returning.

Patton27 · 08-25-2025, 12:32 PM

Just picked this up on cheap blu in the UK, and as usual thought I'd check the boards to chat about it, read the comments about the review, read the review and holy hell, what a howler. Pulling a 1999 Simon West potboiler and using it to have a 2025 style culture war rant is definitely a take.

Who are we hiring as critics next, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew?

05-06-2025, 08:38 PM	#44
Moonloop Active Member Member since:Jun 2014 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	The General's Daughter 4K So, ....... near-perfect video score , perfect audio score for a total of 2 out of 5 ! This guy's reviews are golden ! Instant purchase M

05-07-2025, 09:32 PM	#51
blse59 Active Member Member since:Apr 2024	I purchased this at the sale price and watched it the day I received it. IMO this is a quality movie. Probably better than 99% of movies made today. It's an absolute pleasure to watch a movie where almost everything is real and not cgi or green screen. I like that the included bluray is the new version and not a stale years old one. I almost couldn't tell the difference from the 4k. If the 4k never existed I would have been delighted with just the blu. I highly recommend this release. Last edited by blse59; 05-07-2025 at 09:39 PM.

05-06-2025, 04:15 PM	#41
The Architect Active Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Bucharest, Romania 4K collection:369 Blu-ray collection:847 DVD collection:57	I really like this movie. Review seems harsh.

05-06-2025, 05:35 PM	#43
KindredCoda Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 Location:San Francisco 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:166 DVD collection:5	Svet review is up: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-G...361714/#Review

05-06-2025, 08:53 PM	#45
YodasFootPowder Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Twin Cities, MN Home Theater Gallery:40 4K collection:154 Blu-ray collection:565 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:3	Jason X got an overall 3.0/5.0 lol

05-07-2025, 05:45 PM	#49
LeRolls Member Member since:Sep 2023	I couldn't resist the Amazon price. The 4K looks and sounds great. Most of Simon West's movies look pretty good though. He always reminded me of a slightly lesser Tony Scott but still fairly slick. Not Travolta's best from the 90's but decent enough. Oh and mine came with the slip.

05-08-2025, 02:32 PM	#53
stigdu Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Surrey, UK 4K collection:800 Blu-ray collection:1323 DVD collection:260 Trading Score:5	I think this is a great film.

05-10-2025, 01:36 AM	#54
ericdraveneft Active Member Member since:Oct 2022 4K collection:325 Blu-ray collection:1222 DVD collection:167	just got done watching, i really like the movie the PQ and sound where great and the score is actually quite amazing. acted well and shot well.

05-10-2025, 03:43 AM	#55
Watershipdownisgood Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2023 Location:Castle Rock, Colorado 4K collection:169 Blu-ray collection:1212 DVD collection:39 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:2	This title is immediately on my must buy list for the next Kino sale. My list of titles I'll be buying are interesting this is one of them. It does not include Things To In Denver When You're Dead, Posse, Nate and Hayes, and Donovans Reef as I'm buying all of those this month. Titles I'm planning on buying for the next sale Sneakers Sands of Iwo Jima The Generals Daughter That's it for now I'm probably forgetting a few titles, but they'll probably come to me at some point.

05-13-2025, 05:13 AM	#56
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:853 Blu-ray collection:2332 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	Just watched my budget buy of this. I found the movie to be pretty good, and it covers material rarely touched on outside of indie dramas. The sweaty southern camera work is very well done, and the music is used well. Oddly the weak link for me was Travolta, who just didn't fit the part. There's a big confrontation at one point that wants to be a Clear and Present Danger or A Few Good Men moment but Travolta just can't sell it. The HDR on this looks magnificent, but the 35mm scan in 4k aspect was pretty meh. I didn't see any obvious compression issues but subtle "meh" encoding might contribute to it not looking as crisp and filmic as you think it should, I dunno. Overall a good presentation though.

05-19-2025, 11:33 PM	#57
sa5150 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Chicago IL 4K collection:151 Blu-ray collection:870 DVD collection:330 Digital collection:7 iTunes collection:3 Prime collection:4 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:40	Never seen it , Looks good to me . Great price today . that is a really dumb review by the way . I give a rats ass about someone's personal view . If it has 1 star I would have bough it just because of the negativity . So the review sold the movie to me

06-23-2025, 01:23 PM	#58
magnumrulz Member Member since:Mar 2017	I took advantage of sale as well. I have always loved the movie. Things like this is so subjective. What one person loves...another person hates. I always look at trailers and make my own decision. Sure, I like seeing tohers opinions. But do not let that sway my decision. Does anyone really go by Rotten Tomatos? I could care less. I ignore their ratings. We watched the other night. It did look great through most of movie. But did feel that is was soft at times. Nowhere near reference quality, but pretty good. I never owned the bluray, so cannot say if the 4K is much of an upgrade over it. I have the DVD, so for me, it is a big upgrade. Has anyone else have issues with the bluray? I popped it in to check out the bonus and could not get it to load. I have the Panasonic 820. I even tried the region-free hacks in case it was region-locked. But nothing. I tried many times, even rebooting player, ejecting and reloading. But nothing worked. There isn't much for bonus, so not sure if it's worth the hassle of returning.

08-25-2025, 12:32 PM	#59
Patton27 Member Member since:May 2015 4K collection:106 Blu-ray collection:1362	Just picked this up on cheap blu in the UK, and as usual thought I'd check the boards to chat about it, read the comments about the review, read the review and holy hell, what a howler. Pulling a 1999 Simon West potboiler and using it to have a 2025 style culture war rant is definitely a take. Who are we hiring as critics next, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew?

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