SERPICO (50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION/4KUHD)/2BD)

Buena película! las puedes mostrar sobre todo a los cadetes de las academias de policía, mas si eres un instructor de dichas academias.

An excellent film that comes with a very good picture and sound quality. Highly recommended.

No slipcase like the picture promised but fantastic film and item arrived fast

This is a EXCELLENT MOVIE - a TRUE STORY about a HONEST COP. Google the man and read the true story. The man is still alive. He just wanted to do his JOB, his fellow work-mates instigated his death but he survived. Problem - NOTHING HAS CHANGED in the POLICE FORCE. He was living in Switzerland but has moved to the USA. It is a MOVIE worth watching.

Al Pacino was on fire in the 70's; from his roles in "The Godfather" to "Serpico" this film, we have a series of strong (sometimes too strong perhaps) performances that owned the screen of each film (Brando aside). "Serpico" is based on the true story of a police officer who discovers corruption in just about every cranny that he investigates. The film remains both a fascinating character study of the uncompromising nature of Frank Serpico as well as his role within a department that wanted to get rid of him and cover up the corruption at the heart of the department. The new 4K/Blu-ray combo from Kino beats the overseas Studio Canal which had a yellow cast to their restoration. The colors here look more accurate without the revisionist cast of the Studio Canal. Detail is remarkably good for such a vintage film and grain is pretty consistent over all (keep in mind this is a very grainy film to begin with like many films from the era) with less of the clumpy grain that marred the Studio Canal. Dolby Vision HDR is enabled for the disc which gives the image increased detail in the darker portions of the film as well as improved color accuracy. The Blu-ray has the bulk of the bonus features and also sports the new transfer as well. For special features buffs Kino has loaded the Blu-ray disc with the following: An audio commentary from Howard Burger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson. A featurette on Lumet, on Pacino, "Serpico from Reel to Real", a favorite moments featurette and stills gallery round out the special features. The film comes with subtitles in English. Audio is English only. An excellent film that still seems topical even today, "Serpico" features a strong performance from Pacino during a period when he was also making films like "The Godfather" and "Dog Day Afternoon". As always, Pacino is intense in the role.