Both Cape Fear and To Kill a Mockingbird are great dramas and each featuring great performances by Gregory Peck, obviously the latter being the best and nabbed him a Best Actor Academy Award.
Gregory Peck Centennial Collection
(To Kill a Mockingbird/Cape Fear)
(1962)
Genre(s): Drama
Universal | NR – 130 min. / 106 min. – $29.98 | October 11, 2016
Date Published: 11/04/2016 | Author: The Movieman
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THE MOVIES
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Cape Fear |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 3.0/5 |
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This 2-disc release comes housed in a standard Blu-ray case that side-slides into a slip cover. Inside is a Digital HD copy redemption code and some photo and poster reproductions. To Kill a Mockingbird — 4.0/5 Fearful Symmetry (1:30:13; SD) – This is a multi-part documentary on the making of To Kill a Mockingbird and explores the casting and the key scenes (like the verdict). A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1:37:37; SD) finds the actor, recorded in 1999 for TV series American Masters, as he reflects working on the film. Academy Award Best Actor Acceptance Speech (1:31; SD) – You can watch as Peck accepts his Oscar. American Film Institute Life Achievement Award (10:01; SD) is footage from 1997 as the AFI honors the legendary actor. Excerpt from Tribute to Gregory Peck (10:09; SD) – This is a nice piece honoring Peck presumably not too long after his passing. Scout Remembers (12:01; SD) – Actress Mary Badham recalls getting cast and her time shooting the film. Theatrical Trailer (2:52; SD)
Also included is the Theatrical Trailer (2:06; SD) and Production Photographs. |
VIDEO – 4.75/5 |
| Both To Kill a Mockingbird and Cape Fear are presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and 1080p high-definition transfers. Each film looks fantastic in HD with great clarity throughout, stark black levels and they were all around clean, free of any obvious signs of dust, dirty or other flaws. |
AUDIO – 4.5/5 |
| The films each comes with a basic but serviceable DTS-HD Master Audio Mono tracks and considering both are essentially dramas, with more thrills in Cape Fear, the audio is adequate sounding coming from the center channel. Dialogue levels sound clear and when the music, particularly Bernard Herrmann’s score/theme on Fear, gives its track an extra bit of boost. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, both Cape Fear and To Kill a Mockingbird are great dramas and each featuring great performances by Gregory Peck, obviously the latter being the best and nabbed him a Best Actor Academy Award. As this “Centennial Collection” goes, these discs were previously released by Universal and as such, the only worth is perhaps clearing up a single space on your media shelf. |