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Something Wild Blu-ray Review

Score: 77

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Criterion's beautifully restored 'Something Wild' (1961) Blu-ray, featuring insightful extras and superb 2K visuals, highlights a nearly forgotten American classic.

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Video: 78

Criterion's 2K transfer of 'Something Wild' on Blu-ray, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC, offers a remarkable improvement over the previous DVD release, exhibiting superior depth, stability, shadow detail, and grayscale balance in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio, making the film appear the best it has since its 1961 premiere.

Audio: 78

The Blu-ray of 'Something Wild' features a remastered English LPCM 1.0 track that significantly enhances Aaron Copland's score with improved stability and depth. Criterion's meticulous restoration removed clicks, thumps, hiss, and crackle. The lossless mix offers crisp audio and intelligible dialogue, capturing bustling New York ambiance effectively.

Extra: 76

Criterion's Blu-ray extras for 'Something Wild' offer enriching insights: Director Jack Garfein and critic Kim Morgan dissect the movie's origins, significant transformations, and reappraisals; actress Carroll Baker reflects on her career-defining roles; scholar Foster Hirsch explores Method Acting's profound impact on American cinema; and Garfein's master class provides practical acting techniques—all complemented by Sheila O'Malley's in-depth essay.

Movie: 76

Criterion’s Blu-ray release of Jack Garfein’s 'Something Wild' rejuvenates this harrowing drama, notable for its method acting, haunting score by Aaron Copland, and the unfiltered emotional depth exhibited by Carroll Baker and Ralph Meeker, set against the raw, authentic backdrop of 1960s New York City.

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