{"id":28740,"date":"2023-01-16T11:25:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28740"},"modified":"2023-01-16T11:28:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:28:52","slug":"review-italian-job-4kuhd-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2023\/01\/review-italian-job-4kuhd-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian Job: KL Studio Classics 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Italian Job<\/em><\/strong> may have an iconic chase sequence and a strong performance by the wonderful Michael Caine, but having now seen this twice, I didn\u2019t think it was anything especially entertaining yet still watchable.<\/p>\n

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The Italian Job<\/span>
\n(1969)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller, Crime, Comedy<\/span>
\nKino Lorber | G \u2013 99 min. \u2013 $39.95 | January 31, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/16\/2023 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Peter Collinson
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Troy Kennedy Martin (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Michael Caine, No\u00ebl Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi, Maggie Blye<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scene, Trailers
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio (4K\/BD): <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Kino Lorber provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/strong>The screen captures were taken from the included Blu-ray disc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Forget about the straight and narrow. Clever con Charlie Croker (MICHAEL CAINE) intends to go straight to the bank. Fresh from the slammer, he begins work on a heist that will either set him up for life\u2014or send him up forever. Croker and his unruly lot of thieves take on the mob, the police and the gridlocked traffic of Turin to rob a heavily armed shipment of gold bullion.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: The Italian Job<\/em><\/strong> is a comedy-heist film taken straight out of the late 1960s with the counter-cultural elements, this is one I\u2019ve seen before probably a decade ago and wasn\u2019t terribly enthralled then and honestly wasn\u2019t very entertained this go around either. That said, the post-heist chase scene was pretty fun and for his part, Michael Caine was great as usual. However, otherwise I didn\u2019t think it was great as at times it felt dated and some of the British humor went over my head. That said, I kind of appreciated the literal cliffhanger ending than I did in my first viewing…<\/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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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and the inside cover is reversible with the film\u2019s original poster artwork.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n