{"id":19548,"date":"2018-09-20T16:21:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T23:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=19548"},"modified":"2018-10-14T16:36:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T23:36:13","slug":"review-big-wednesday-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/09\/review-big-wednesday-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Wednesday Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Big Wednesday<\/em><\/strong> is a well acted drama mixing surfing drama with 1960s culture clash, not a great movie but it is worthy of a rental.<\/p>\n

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Big Wednesday
\n<\/span>\u2014 Warner Archive Collection \u2014<\/span>
\n(1978)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama
\nWarner Archive | PG \u2013 119 min. \u2013 $21.99 | September 11, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/20\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>John Milius
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>John Milius & Dennis Aaberg (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D\u2019Arbanville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, 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 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>37.3 GB
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
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Three California beach buddies (JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT, WILLIAM KATT, GARY BUSEY) begin to realise there is more to life than waxing down their surfboards as they ditch their alcoholic and unruly ways to go fight in the Vietnam War.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with an Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with John Milius, Capturing the Swell (15:28; SD)<\/u><\/strong> archive featurette with an interview by Milius and the Trailer (2:59; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Big Wednesday<\/em><\/strong> is presented in its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and given an impressive looking 1080p transfer, newly minted for this Blu-ray. Colors are fairly vibrant and skin tones appear natural. An all around notable transfer.<\/p>\n

The movie comes with a decently strong DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track which outputs good dialogue levels and some fine depth, most notably during the surfing sequences.<\/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, Big Wednesday<\/em><\/strong> is a well acted drama mixing surfing drama with 1960s culture clash, not a great movie but it is worthy of a rental. The Blu-ray release through Warner\u2019s Archive Collection offers good video and audio transfers and a lackluster selection of features.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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