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The Long Goodbye Blu-ray Review

4K Restoration

Score: 85

from 2 reviewers

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The new 4K master of 'The Long Goodbye' offers enhanced visuals and bonus features, yet the persistent black crush issues necessitate further technical refinements.

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DTS-HD MA

Video: 83

The Long Goodbye's Blu-ray presentation, sourced from a new 4K master, enhances fidelity with organic grain and vivid detail but suffers from black crush affecting indoor/night scenes, potentially due to 8-bit conversion issues. Despite minor flaws, it surpasses prior releases in clarity and stability.

Audio: 83

The Blu-ray of 'The Long Goodbye' offers an impressive audio presentation through its DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track, delivering clear dialogue and a faithful mix with John Williams' jazzy score, while maintaining the film's original organic soundscape with minimal distortion—likely the best it will sound on home video.

Extra: 96

This Blu-ray of "The Long Goodbye" offers a comprehensive exploration into the film's creation and influence, featuring insightful documentaries on Robert Altman's vision, cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond's 'flashing' technique, cultural and literary analyses, as well as newly recorded commentary by Tim Lucas, enhancing its cinematic legacy.

Movie: 76

Robert Altman's 'The Long Goodbye' transforms Chandler's iconic novel into a satirical neo-noir set in 1970s Los Angeles, with Elliott Gould's eclectic portrayal of Philip Marlowe navigating a moody atmosphere enhanced by Vilmos Zsigmond's unique cinematography and John Williams' dynamic soundtrack. The Blu-ray release by Kino Lorber includes insightful archival extras and commentary.

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