{"id":11199,"date":"2015-11-20T22:49:20","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T06:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=11199"},"modified":"2016-01-12T22:58:19","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T06:58:19","slug":"review-scorpio-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/11\/review-scorpio-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Scorpio BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Scorpio<\/em><\/strong> had the ingredients to be a fun espionage thriller but instead it meanders and never fully comes together in spite of solid performances by Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time offers good video and audio transfers but falls short in the features department, though the commentary isn\u2019t bad.<\/p>\n

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Scorpio<\/span>
\n(1973)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller, Drama
\nScreen Archives | PG \u2013 114 min. \u2013 $29.95 | November 10, 2015<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/20\/2015 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Michael Winner
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>David W. Rintels (story), David W. Rintels and Gerald Wilson (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Three legendary actors \u2014 Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, and Alain Delon \u2014 star in Michael Winner\u2019s Scorpio<\/em><\/strong>, a tale of espionage, friendship, and betrayal. CIA Agent Cross (LANCASTER) is marked for death by his own boss (JOHN COLICOS), with the added wrinkles that the assassin on his trail is a young former prot\u00e9g\u00e9, nicknamed Scorpio (DELON), and the one man who offers him help is his Soviet opposite number (SCOFIELD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Along with the usual essay booklet<\/strong>, the disc includes an Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Film Historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman as well as the Theatrical Trailer<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Screen Archives releases Scorpio<\/em><\/strong> via their Twilight Time Limited Edition line presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Despite the movie being 40 years old and not exactly receiving the royal treatment in restoration, the picture quality isn\u2019t too bad. Detail is decent enough and colors appear to be well balanced. There were, however, some minor specs and dust marks but while it\u2019s not pristine, it\u2019s still impressive enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

On a similar note, the disc comes with a DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track offering good dialogue levels with some ambient noises giving it minor depth (the LFE channel is non-existent) making it an acceptable lossless track if not low key considering the limited number of channels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, Scorpio<\/em><\/strong> had the ingredients to be a fun espionage thriller but instead it meanders and never fully comes together in spite of solid performances by Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time offers good video and audio transfers but falls short in the features department, though the commentary isn\u2019t bad.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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