{"id":22520,"date":"2019-12-14T22:34:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T06:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=22520"},"modified":"2021-02-24T14:46:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:46:32","slug":"review-ouatih-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/12\/review-ouatih-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Once Upon a Time\u2026 in Hollywood<\/em><\/strong> may not be Tarantino\u2019s strongest film though I did enjoy this experience more than The Hateful Eight<\/em> thanks to his attention to detail for the era along with some fun performances by both DiCaprio and Pitt.<\/p>\n

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Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood<\/span>
\n(2019)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Comedy<\/span>
\nSony | R \u2013 161 min. \u2013 $38.99 | December 10, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/14\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Quentin Tarantino
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Quentin Tarantino (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, Mike Moh, Luke Perry, Damian Lewis, Harley Quinn Smith, Danielle Harris, Scoot McNairy, Clifton Collins Jr., Rumer Willis, Rebecca Gayheart, Kurt Russell<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>46.45 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>31.89 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Actor Rick Dalton (LEONARDO DICAPRIO) gained fame and fortune by starring in a 1950s television Western, but is now struggling to find meaningful work in a Hollywood that he doesn’t recognize anymore. He spends most of his time drinking and palling around with Cliff Booth (BRAD PITT), his easygoing best friend and longtime stunt double. Rick also happens to live next door to Roman Polanski (RAFAL ZAWIERUCHA) and Sharon Tate (MARGOT ROBBIE) — the filmmaker and budding actress whose futures will forever be altered by members of the Manson Family.<\/p>\n

Review: <\/strong>Generally, I love Quentin Tarantino and of his movies. He has a unique voice that rarely, if ever, comes across as obnoxious where others, particularly in the low budget student film realm unsuccessfully try to emulate. Pulp Fiction<\/em> and Jackie Brown<\/em> are two of my all-time favorite movies and even enjoyed aspects of Death Proof<\/em>, though that might because it features Vanessa Ferlito giving a lap dance\u2026 Also enjoyed the hell out of Inglorious Basterds<\/em>, his first foray into the alternate history cinema. Django Unchained<\/em> was a great flick with some amazing performances by Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio. Then came The Hateful Eight<\/em>, an 1800s-era Western that I wanted to love, seeing twice in fact, but had a difficult time sitting through, although the dialogue was still sharp as were the performances, just some scenes dragged on a bit (the path from the saloon to outhouse was tedious.<\/p>\n

Now his follow-up, Once Upon a Time\u2026 in Hollywood<\/em><\/strong> is Tarantino\u2019s ninth feature and might be his last, though there is still talk of him doing an R-rated Star Trek<\/em> movie, but who knows. It would be a suitable finale for the filmmaker as it is a love song to 1960s Hollywood and he does a hell of a job re-creating the era, even inserting DiCaprio\u2019s Rick Dalton character into The Great Escape<\/em> in place of Steve McQueen; wasn\u2019t flawless but actually not bad. Speaking of Leonardo DiCaprio, this is another captivating performance, worthy of his recent Golden Globe nomination and might nab him an Academy Award nod as well.<\/p>\n

Brad Pitt for his part in a more supporting role works well opposite DiCaprio and has his fair share of memorable scenes, especially once he meets the Manson Family clan at an old western set. Not sure this is the best I\u2019ve seen Pitt, but his charming personality we\u2019ve seen going over a decade is still present and well. Meanwhile, Margot Robbie inhabits the Sharon Tate so well and puts Hilary Duff\u2019s performance more to shame; instead of some caricature gives a part that was limited some life. Oh, and it wouldn\u2019t be a Tarantino film without women\u2019s feet prominently displayed as Robbie\u2019s was in one scene that made me laugh out loud at how ridiculous they were front and center (and Margaret Qualley also gets the foot treatment right against a windshield). At this juncture, have to wonder if Tarantino is trolling the audience or satisfying his fetish (perhaps both).<\/p>\n

Alright, so with the praise I had for this movie, which includes the amazing final 15-minutes, I must admit, I wasn\u2019t entirely in love with Once Upon a Time\u2026 in Hollywood<\/em><\/strong> in part because I didn\u2019t find the bulk of the film all that engrossing outside of a scene or two, that is when I was admiring DiCaprio\u2019s performance or the attention to detail Tarantino and his crew put into recreating 1969 Hollywood. This isn\u2019t to say I was bored or anything, but I wasn\u2019t entranced either, especially compared with some of Tarantino\u2019s other works.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong> and the back has the poster artwork (the UPC is on a removable sticker). Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Additional Scenes (25:01)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 There are scenes here, including a couple fake adverts. Not sure how much of this was re-inserted for the extended cut.<\/p>\n

Quentin Tarantino\u2019s Love Letter to Hollywood (5:00)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Short featurette with some on-set interview with the cast (including, DiCaprio, Pitt and Robbie) and crew on the story behind OUATIH<\/em>. Tarantino is included though looks like it was for a promotional interview.<\/p>\n

Bob Richardson: For the Love of Film (4:34)<\/u><\/strong> is a profile on Tarantino\u2019s longtime collaborator cinematographer.<\/p>\n

Shop Talk: The Cars of 1969 (5:58)<\/u><\/strong> looks at the many classic cars featured and how they played into the story and characters.<\/p>\n

Restoring Hollywood: The Production Design of OUATIH<\/em> (9:18)<\/u><\/strong> covers re-creating the era of Hollywood in 1969.<\/p>\n

The Fashion of 1969 (6:37)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Featurette that looks at the costume designs.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Sony releases OUATIH<\/em><\/strong> presented in the original 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and has been given a great looking 1080p high-definition transfer. This is a brilliant looking picture, detail is relatively sharp (for both close-ups and the more distant shots) throughout but where it excels with some vibrant colors, bringing 1969 Hollywood to life, along with natural looking skin tones. Pretty much as with most of Tarantino\u2019s movies, save perhaps for The Hateful Eight<\/em> and Inglorious Basterds<\/em>), his films do have a vitality to them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc comes with a somewhat strong DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. Like the picture, Tarantino\u2019s research for the time period, and certainly his own personal experiences, come to fruition in the form of some great music to go along with the sights and sounds, even simply the noises of the vehicles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Once Upon a Time\u2026 in Hollywood<\/em><\/strong> may not be Quentin Tarantino\u2019s strongest film, not by a long shot, though I did enjoy this experience more than The Hateful Eight<\/em> thanks to his attention to detail for the era along with some fun performances by both Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, with honorable mention to an underutilized Margot Robbie.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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