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High Noon Blu-ray Review

Signature Edition

Score: 80

from 3 reviewers

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"A stunning 4K restoration, high-quality audio, and comprehensive extras make Olive Films' Signature Edition of 'High Noon' the definitive home video release."

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DTS-HD MA

Video: 85

High Noon receives a stunning 1080p Blu-ray transfer from Olive Films, sourced from a new 4K master. The MPEG-4 AVC encoding enhances sharpness and detail, with exceptional contrast and shadow delineation. The black-and-white cinematography is preserved beautifully, free of artifacts and imperfections, making this an essential upgrade.

Audio: 75

The High Noon Blu-ray's English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (Mono) track provides crystal-clear, crisp dialogue and a well-balanced mix free of distortion, hiss, or dropouts. Noteworthy sonic elements like gunfire and train whistles are impressively rendered, while Dimitri Tiomkin's score exhibits superior fidelity and depth.

Extra: 70

The Olive Signature Edition of 'High Noon' delivers an expansive and sophisticated suite of extras, including featurettes on the film's editing nuances, Stanley Kramer's production role, and the impact of McCarthyism on its creation, paired with rare archival materials and a text-format essay by Nick James.

Movie: 97

High Noon's enduring legacy as a gripping, real-time Western expertly blends timeless themes of moral duty, individualism, and political allegory with technical brilliance in cinematography and score. Gary Cooper’s Oscar-winning performance anchors a taut, suspenseful narrative that remains as potent and relevant today as its release in 1952.

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