{"id":26751,"date":"2021-07-10T18:53:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T01:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=26751"},"modified":"2021-07-10T18:55:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T01:55:17","slug":"review-almost-famous-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2021\/07\/review-almost-famous-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost Famous 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Almost Famous<\/em><\/strong> is a superbly made music-drama from Cameron Crowe, digging back to his days as a teenager writing for Rolling Stone. The movie features a fantastic cast with Kate Hudson and Billy Crudup being the highlights.<\/p>\n

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Almost Famous<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Music<\/span>
\nParamount | R\/Unrated \u2013 123 min. \/ 161 min. \u2013 $30.99 | July 13, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/10\/2021 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Cameron Crowe
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Cameron Crowe (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Zooey Deschanel, Anna Paquin, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jimmy Fallon, Bijou Phillips, Rainn Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Music Videos, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K Ultra HD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs:<\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Paramount provided me with a free copy of the 4K Ultra HD I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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Note:\u00a0<\/strong>The screen captures here came from the “Paramount Presents”<\/span>
\nBlu-ray which features a remastered from the 4K film transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming of age of 15-year-old William (PATRICK FUGIT), an unabashed music fan who is inspired by the seminal bands of the time. When his love of music lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview the up-and-coming band Stillwater \u2014 fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond (BILLY CRUDUP) and lead singer Jeff Bebe (JASON LEE) \u2014 William embarks on an eye-opening journey with the band’s tour, despite the objections of his protective mother (FRANCES MCDORMAND).<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: Almost Famous<\/em><\/strong> is a movie I\u2019ve seen a couple of times over the years, pretty sure the first might\u2019ve been back in theaters in 2000, but never got around to checking out the \u201cBootleg Cut\u201d despite owning the Blu-ray for years. Now with this new transfer decided to give the 161-minute cut a chance and it\u2019s just as good as the theatrical (at least from memory), just adding some extra character moments.<\/p>\n

This semi-autobiographical tale from Cameron Crowe\u2019s teenage years writing for Rolling Stone following the Allman Brothers is changed to Stillwater with Patrick Fugit, in his feature-film debut, playing the part of an awkward but musically knowledgeable reporter to perfection. The other cast members are excellent as well. Both Kate Hudson, who received an Academy Award nomination, was magical and instantaneously magnetic, easy to see how she could take over a room, as her character does. Billy Crudup shows off his on-screen charisma; his scenes opposite Hudson were bittersweet yet amazing. Frances McDormand, as usual, has a few great scenes as the caring yet intense mother. And one would be negligent to mention the late and great Phillip Seymour Hoffman who has a limited role but lights up every scene he\u2019s in.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not entirely sure where I rank Almost Famous<\/em><\/strong> with Cameron Crowe\u2019s impressive resume, though with this being more personal, would say it\u2019s above Vanilla Sky<\/em>, a film absolutely loved, and enjoyed upon another viewing a couple years back with the new Blu-ray release.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The 4K release comes housed in a nice Steelbook which has a J-card. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. Each cut of the film are contained on its own disc.<\/p>\n
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