{"id":13439,"date":"2016-11-13T13:32:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T21:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=13439"},"modified":"2016-11-13T13:42:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T21:42:13","slug":"review-boxcarbertha-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/11\/review-boxcarbertha-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Boxcar Bertha BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>An interesting collaboration with producer Roger Corman and a young Martin Scorsese (subsequent films would define his career from Mean Streets<\/em> to Raging Bull<\/em>) and while the direction is solid, the performances are what makes Boxcar Bertha<\/em><\/strong> memorable, headlined by the David Carradine.<\/p>\n

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Boxcar Bertha<\/span>
\n— The Limited Edition Series —<\/span>
\n(1972)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Romance
\nTwilight Time | R \u2013 89 min. \u2013 $29.95 | October 11, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/13\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Martin Scorsese
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Ben L. Reitman (book \u201cSisters of the Road\u201d); Joyce H. Corrington & John William Corrington (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey, John Carradine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>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>23.2 GB
\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
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Boxcar Bertha<\/em><\/strong> takes on additional layers of meaning thanks to its youthful director, the just-then-emerging Martin Scorsese. Barbara Hershey and David Carradine star as a pair of doomed lovers in the Depression-era American South, turning to train robbery and life on the run.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Along with the usual essay booklet<\/strong>, this release includes the film\u2019s Theatrical Trailer (2:30; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Boxcar Bertha<\/em><\/strong> debuts on Blu-ray with a 1080p high-definition transfer and presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio. For such an obscure movie, as the tradition for most Twilight Time releases, the picture doesn\u2019t look too bad: detail is sharp and well defined and while colors are muted in keeping with the Depression-era setting. There were some instances of dust marks but nothing overly distracting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc includes a DTS-HD MA 1.0 track and for a movie that is mostly dialogue driven, it\u2019s not half bad. There is the music from Gib Guilbeau and Thad Maxwell (presented here as an isolated track) that adds a bit of depth but with everything funneled through the center speaker, it\u2019s fairly limited.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, an interesting collaboration with producer Roger Corman and a young Martin Scorsese (subsequent films would define his career from Mean Streets<\/em> to Raging Bull<\/em>) and while the direction is solid, the performances are what makes Boxcar Bertha<\/em><\/strong> memorable, headlined by the late David Carradine. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time unfortunately is limited with only a trailer though the video and audio transfers are pretty good.<\/p>\n<\/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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