Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice isn’t exactly a laugh-out-loud riot and not entirely sure if it was supposed to be some kind of satire of 1960s counter-culture or what, but there were a few chuckles to be had and the performances from the four leads were great.
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
— The Limited Edition Series —
(1969)
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Twilight Time | R – 105 min. – $29.95 | January 23, 2018
Date Published: 02/03/2018 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS |
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After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders (ROBERT CULP) and his wife, Carol (NATALIE WOOD), find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted (ELLIOTT GOULD) and Alice Henderson (DYAN CANNON). Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don’t stay buried for long. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 2.5/5 |
| This comes with an 8-page booklet.
This release comes with two Audio Commentaries, one with Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman expanding on the cultural impact of the film while the second is with Co-Writer/Director Paul Mazursky and Actors Robert Culp, Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon which thankfully they were together to record the track. Also included is Tales of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (17:45; SD), a 2003 interview conducted by David Strasburg with Paul Mazursky. |
VIDEO – 4.0/5, AUDIO – 3.5/5 |
| Twilight Time releases Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice onto Blu-ray presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer and in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and for the most part, it is fairly impressive. Colors were generally brilliantly bright, skin tones appear natural looking and detail was rather sharp. The included DTS-HD MA 1.0 track is basic but efficient for a dialogue-heavy film. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice isn’t exactly a laugh-out-loud riot and not entirely sure if it was supposed to be some kind of satire of 1960s counter-culture or what, but there were a few chuckles to be had and the performances from the four leads were great. The Blu-ray offers up good video/audio transfers and a better than usual selection of features compared to other Twilight Time releases. |