...And Justice for All - April 5, 2011

[classicfilmcollector]

And Justice for All Blu-ray

And Justice for All Blu-ray Review


Image Entertainment has announced that on April 5 it will release Blu-ray editions for three catalog titles from the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment library: ...And Justice for All (Norman Jewison, 1979); Jawbreaker (Darren Stein, 1999) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (Milos Forman, 1996).

[benbess]

Originally Posted by classicfilmcollector

And Justice for All Blu-ray Pre-order

Image Entertainment has announced that on April 5 it will release Blu-ray editions for three catalog titles from the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment library: ...And Justice for All (Norman Jewison, 1979); Jawbreaker (Darren Stein, 1999) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (Milos Forman, 1996).

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Like this film a lot. But I haven't seen it in almost 30 years~! It was on the cable station we had in c. 1981, however, and they played it on heavy rotation. I think I watched it half a dozen times then. Al Pacino is great. The whole cast is wonderful. Fine direction by Jewison.

I like the poignant scene were Pacino says, "They gear up for this kind of thing!"

[Wings80]

Originally Posted by benbess

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Like this film a lot. But I haven't seen it in almost 30 years~!

Great film. Watched last week on Netflix streaming.

[classicfilmcollector]

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-r...ll_blu-ray.htm

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by classicfilmcollector

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-r...ll_blu-ray.htm

Would it have killed them to have included all the extras, especially the commentary??

Fail.

[Jimbo976]

Mine is on the way. Anyone see it yet on Blu?

[shinseiRomeo]

Review is live:

...And Justice for All Blu-ray Review

[Jimbo976]

The review is a bit harsh IMO. I think it's better than that. Luckily the PQ rating was not taken down with the dislike of the movie itself.

[I KEEL YOU]

Seriously? It got 2 out of 5 for the movie? Dumb and Dumber gets 1.5 out of 5. While Troll 2 gets 3.5 out of 5 (yes, yes, I get the whole "so bad that it's good" aspect). This is ridiculous.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Seriously? It got 2 out of 5 for the movie? Dumb and Dumber gets 1.5 out of 5. While Troll 2 gets 3.5 out of 5 (yes, yes, I get the whole "so bad that it's good" aspect). This is ridiculous.

Exactly. So stupid.

Should be noted that all of the deleted scenes weren't included and the trailer is different from the DVD version. So you need to keep both.

[horizonline]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Seriously? It got 2 out of 5 for the movie? Dumb and Dumber gets 1.5 out of 5. While Troll 2 gets 3.5 out of 5 (yes, yes, I get the whole "so bad that it's good" aspect). This is ridiculous.

When you remove story you have actors, producers, format, mods, and critics ready to explain or moderate from their view what exactly went wrong, and even why.

[Danel]

I don't know why this film has a 2 from 5

Anyone can tell me how it sounds in a normal TV speakers?

I don't have a HD 7.1 Audio System, so I don't care about the audio.

[AnamorphicWidescreen]

Bumping an old thread - I just saw AJFA on Blu for the first time. Very impressive film & presentation. Here's my review:

Technical:

The Audio & PQ were both decent. Not perfect, but solid. Though I haven't seen the regular DVD in a while, this Blu is a definite upgrade.

Film:

Incredible. One of Pacino's best roles, and definitely one of the my top five legal thrillers. Honest & realistic look at the unfairness of the justice system, and how mistakes & sloppiness can cause horrible & irreparable damage to people's lives & reputations. The two clients that Pacino had at the beginning of the film (the man dressed like a woman, and the guy who was put in jail because of mistaken identity) both got a raw deal due to sloppy representation & stupid technicalities. The fact that both died soon after (one killed himself, and the other was killed by the authorities after he lost it) was tragic, but not unexpected.

Also, the film shined a light on something everyone knows anyway, but isn't talked about that much - i.e., if a criminal has a lot of money and/or is in a position of power/influence, they will be given very obvious preferential treatment.

Interesting to see Pacino's legal partner in the film (played by J. Tambor) also go nuts due to his guilt re: years of defending criminals who go back out & commit the same crimes. The scene(s) when he shaved his head (which was very unusual back in the late '70's) - and then later went crazy & threw dinner plates at people in the halls of the courthouse - was both funny & disturbing. I also wonder if Tambor's character here "inspired" his later character on the iconic crime drama Hill Street Blues (1981-1987) - in that show, he played a judge who had a lot of strange idiosyncrasies - ha ha.

The scene at the very end of the film -

[Show spoiler]when Pacino actually started prosecuting the scum-bag judge client he was tasked to defend - is one of my favorite scenes in cinema. Classic!!!:

[Show spoiler]Arthur Kirkland: The one thing that bothered me, the one thing that stayed in my mind and I couldn't get rid of it, that haunted me, was 'why?' Why would she lie? What was her motive for lyin'? If my client is innocent, she's lying. Why? Was it blackmail? No. Was it jealousy? No. Yesterday, I found out why. She doesn't have a motive. You know why? Because she's not lying. And ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the prosecution is not gonna get that man today. No! Because I'm gonna get him! My client, the Honorable Henry T. Fleming, should go right to $#$#%$% jail! The son of a ***** is guilty! This man is guilty! That man, there, that man is a slime! He is a slime! If he's allowed to go free, then something really wrong is goin' on here! That man is guilty! That man, there, that man is a slime! he is a *slime*! If he's allowed to go free, then something really wrong is goin' on here!

Judge Rayford: Mr. Kirkland you are out of order!

Arthur Kirkland: You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order! That man, that sick, crazy, depraved man, #$%#@ and beat that woman there, and he'd like to do it again! He *told* me so! It's just a show! It's a show! It's "Let's Make A Deal"! "Let's Make A Deal"! Hey Frank, you wanna "Make A Deal"? I got an insane judge who likes to beat the #$%# out of women! Whaddya wanna gimme Frank, 3 weeks probation?

[CelestialAgent]

German edition coming from Explosive Media on January 21st



Audio-Kommentar von Regisseur Norman Jewison; Interviews mit Norman Jewison & Drehbuchautor Barry Levinson; Entfallene Szenen; Original Kinotrailer; Bildergalerie;

All that seems to be dropped is pretty inconsequential

"88 Minutes" sneak preview
"Damages" TV Pilot Episode

[cheez avenger]

Having just read the Al Pacino memoir "Sonny Boy" he did not care for the finished film. He was at odds with Norman Jewison.

I had never watched it before and it's on the Criterion Channel. I thought it was just ok. Pacino's performance is great but everything else is out there. Incongruent. I guess the BD went OOP years ago since it goes for about $120 on the 3rd market.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Having just read the Al Pacino memoir "Sonny Boy" he did not care for the finished film. He was at odds with Norman Jewison.

I had never watched it before and it's on the Criterion Channel. I thought it was just ok. Pacino's performance is great but everything else is out there. Incongruent. I guess the BD went OOP years ago since it goes for about $120 on the 3rd market.

Just because people have it up for that price doesn't mean it's going for that. If you look at the sold prices, it's not even selling for half that. You're lucky to get $30 for it.

[cheez avenger]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Just because people have it up for that price doesn't mean it's going for that. If you look at the sold prices, it's not even selling for half that. You're lucky to get $30 for it.

True, I only saw the high price it was going for from the BD listing on the site.

[oliviergregoire]

How is the image on the german one compared to the US one?

[RiFiFi1955]

We could use a Lionsgate Limited Edition 4K of this!

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

We could use a Lionsgate Limited Edition 4K of this!

That's a great idea...............but this is a Sony title.