The Hot Rock (1972)
Company: TWILIGHT Time
Starring: Ron
Leibman, Paul Sand, William Redfield, Zero Mostel, Moses Gunn, George Segal,
Robert Redford
Product Description: The Hot Rock (1972) is a clever caper
film with multiple capers, but all focused on a single, elusive object: the
Sahara Stone, long a hot potato between two African countries, now about to be
snagged out of its spot at the Brooklyn Museum by a quartet of capable but
luckless thieves.
My Review and Thoughts:
My Rating: 3.5 out of 5
This is a mixture of genres, action, comedy and a crime
Thriller. It's about a group of guys who steal a huge diamond from a museum,
but it turns out that one twist and turn after the other, it won't be that easy
to steal the diamond as situations unfold in a comical reality. This is the
first time seeing this movie, directed by Peter Yates and starring Robert
Redford, George Segal, it is a fantastic little caper of a film.
Twilight Time chose another wonderful film to bring out on
their Special Edition 3000 Unit Blu-rays. This was a movie I had never seen
before, so it was a true treat to experience it and what better way to
experience it, then on a High Definition 1080p transfer that looks beautiful
and amazing as they always do in the films they pick. This is a movie that has
comedy, action and crime Thriller written all around it. It's a wonderful witty
style film. It was beautifully transferred to 1080p. Twilight time always knows
how to treat older films, specifically movies that seem to be forgotten by
time, giving them a new outlet, bringing them out for a whole new generation to
experience.
What shines in this movie is all the actors all those
experiences on-screen. The chemistry between all the players, works. That's
what makes this film even more stunning, is each player, plays on you as you
watch, and you can't help but become a part of the movie through those
experiences.
Donald Westlake was a fantastic author. He is one of the
prolific writers, writing over a hundred books, some nonfiction others
fictional.
Peter Yates was a director that could give a solid film. He
had away with crafting his performers in a solid atmosphere that seemed real
life on screen. The way he directed gave everyday life a starring role. He made
his films come to life. The movie Breaking Away is one of those shinning
experiences of film brilliance that he directed. Yates created very memorable movies
from 1968's brilliant classic Bullitt. The very underrated 1973's The Friends
of Eddie Coyle. The 1983 Cult Classic Krull. He had a way with crafting many
styles of films from wonderful suspense movies like 1980's Eyewitness, 1987's Suspect, 1989's drama Innocent Man, and even stepping into the realms of cult
film like I have stated, Krull.
My Rating: 5 out of 5
Another Flawless example of how to treat audio and video on
an older film. The film was transferred to high definition 1080p flawlessly.
Another example of a fine product by Twilight Time. I see no flaw in the audio
and no flaw in the video. The movie has never looked any better.
LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1
AUDIO: English 2.0 DTS-HD MA / English 1.0 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English SDH
1972 / Color
Extras:
Isolated Music Track
Audio Commentary with Film Historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo
and Nick Redman. Yet again a flawless commentary by three amazing persons.
Three film guru’s that I highly praise and respect and enjoy hearing from each
time these extras are given. All three have a true passion for film and that is
what counts perfectly.
Original Theatrical Trailer
Overall:
Another highly recommended Blu-ray. This 1080p transfer to
high definition is a stunning example of what Twilight Time honors and gives
the cinema loving world. This is a Flawless Blu Ray in video and audio. Again,
highly recommended.
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