{"id":23204,"date":"2020-04-22T06:04:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T13:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23204"},"modified":"2020-12-19T12:05:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T20:05:33","slug":"review-to-catch-a-thief-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/04\/review-to-catch-a-thief-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"To Catch a Thief: Paramount Presents Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>To Catch a Thief<\/em><\/strong> is a middle-of-the-road mystery-thriller from Alfred Hitchcock, which does say something about the filmmaker, that works because of the chemistry between Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.<\/p>\n

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To Catch a Thief
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Mystery, Drama, Romance<\/span>
\nParamount | PG \u2013 106 min. \u2013 $29.98 | April 21, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 04\/22\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Alfred Hitchcock
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>David Dodge (novel); John Michael Hayes (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), German (Dolby Digital 2.0), Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0), Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>38.09 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>42.26 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C (untested)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Paramount provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Notorious cat burglar John Robie (CARY GRANT) has long since retired to tend vineyards on the French Riviera. When a series of robberies is committed in his style, John must clear his name. Armed with a list of people who own the most expensive jewels currently in the area, John begins following the first owner, young Francie (GRACE KELLY). When her jewels are stolen, Francie suspects John, destroying their tentative romance. John goes on the lam to catch the thief and clear his own name.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: To Catch a Thief<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t one of Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s best movies, not by far, with a thin plot, no real antagonist and the mystery element never really drew me in, not to mention there was some predictability on the culprit.<\/p>\n

However, the film excels thanks to the charms and chemistry between Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, two amazing actors in their own rights and when they\u2019re on screen together, it\u2019s pretty magical, Kelly especially was just incredible.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release, part of the new Paramount Presents line, comes with a slip cover<\/strong> with a foldout front revealing the original poster artwork. Unfortunately, not all of the features were ported over from the 2012 Blu-ray.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Hitchcock Film Historian Dr. Drew Casper<\/p>\n

Filmmaker Focus (7:19)<\/u><\/strong> is the sole new featurette on this release with film critic Leonard Maltin talking about To Catch a Thief<\/em> and director Alfred Hitchcock.<\/p>\n

Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly (6:06)<\/u><\/strong> is a featurette from 2009, a brief history on the two golden era actors and their work together on the film.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Paramount releases To Catch a Thief<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray and has been remastered from a 4K film transfer and although it does look good, particularly colors are vivid, such as during the climax where there is a wide array of it, I felt the detail ranged from appearing overly-sharp to being a bit soft at times. I did a quick comparison with the 2012 Blu-ray release and… honestly I didn\u2019t see a significant improvement.<\/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 movie comes with a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track whereas the previous release was 2.0 stereo. This one is a bit more evenly distributed across the board. Dialogue comes out with good clarity from the center channel and depth is at least adequate enough for a movie going on 65 years.<\/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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Overall, To Catch a Thief<\/em><\/strong> is a middle-of-the-road mystery-thriller from Alfred Hitchcock, which does say something about the filmmaker, that works because of the chemistry between Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. This \u201cParamount Presents\u201d line (#3) release apparently sports a new transfer but I didn\u2019t see a significant difference in my brief comparison with the 2012 Blu-ray; although the audio was updated from Dolby TrueHD 2.0 to 5.1. However, a few featurettes were not ported over. Considering you can still get that version for $12.99 (at the time of this writing), not sure if this is worth the upgrade.<\/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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