{"id":29025,"date":"2023-11-15T05:53:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=29025"},"modified":"2023-11-15T05:53:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:53:37","slug":"review-halloween-h20-4kuhd-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2023\/11\/review-halloween-h20-4kuhd-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fugitive 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Fugitive<\/em><\/strong> remains one of the best action-thrillers I\u2019ve seen in many years and easily a standout of TV to screen adaptations. Despite being 130-minutes long, the film flies by and utilizes each minute with little filler.<\/p>\n

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The Fugitive<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller, Drama, Crime<\/span>
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 130 min. \u2013 $33.99 | November 21, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/15\/2023 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Andrew Davis
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Roy Huggins (TV series created by); David Twohy (story), Jeb Stuart and David Twohy (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katshlas, Jerden Krabbe, Julianne Moore<\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features:<\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K Ultra HD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), German (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
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Note:<\/strong> The movie and features portions were copied from my 2013 Blu-ray review.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4\u00bd\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Kimble: \u201cI didn\u2019t kill my wife!\u201d
\nGerard: \u201cI don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plot Synopsis:<\/strong> Dr. Richard Kimble (HARRISON FORD) is wrongfully convicted of killing his wife (SELA WARD). After a spectacular bus-train crash, Kimble manages to escape and goes on the run as a fugitive with plans to clear his name and find his wife\u2019s killer. On the hunt is tenacious Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (TOMMY LEE JONES) as he, and his team (including JOE PANTOLIANO) tracks Kimble through Chicago.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review:<\/strong> 20 years later, The Fugitive remains to be one of the best action-thrillers of the 20th century providing two incredible performances from Harrison Ford and Academy Award-winner Tommy Lee Jones, an amazing score from James Newton Howard (which I recommend buying as its well worth listening on its own) and clear-cut direction by Andrew Davis. It\u2019s also a rare gem of a film that, from all interviews, did not have a completed script relying somewhat on improv (for the lack of a better word) on set.<\/p>\n

Having seen The Fugitive now at least a dozen times, the film remains one of the best and a film that has stood the test of time and never gets old. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones are great despite sharing only a couple of minutes of screen time together and the supporting cast is top notch from Joe Pantoliano to smaller roles by Julianne Moore (whose role was supposed to be much more), Jane Lynch and Daniel Roebuck whom fans of \u201cMatlock\u201d will recognize. It\u2019s an amazing film that is well worth watching and a testament to the magic of filmmaking.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong> and a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. All of the features, except for \u201cThe Fugitive\u201d TV Pilot, have been ported over from the 20th anniversary Blu-ray.<\/p>\n

Introduction by Andrew Davis and Harrison Ford (1:52)<\/u><\/strong> is a short intro recorded in March 2001 where, via phone, David, Ford and Jones chat about the special edition DVD release.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director Andrew Davis, who does most of the talking, and Star Tommy Lee Jones sit down for a low-key commentary track recounting memories of working on the film. Admittedly, this is not the liveliest track and Davis spends the bulk time with \u201cThis is\u201d so and so.<\/p>\n

The Fugitive<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: Thrill of the Chase (28:21)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This is a new retrospective featurette and has new interviews with Davis, Ford, Jones and others \u2013 including Joe Pantoliano and Jane Lynch \u2013 as they discuss the film now 30 years later and even touch upon casting Julianne Moore\u2019s tiny role which was drastically cut down. It\u2019s a well done, providing some behind-the-scenes footage, and welcome addition to this Blu-ray release. ** Blu-ray Exclusive **<\/p>\n

On the Run with The Fugitive<\/em> (23:06)<\/u><\/strong> is a half-decent archive featurette with interviews by the cast and crew. It\u2019s nothing profound, but for an old feature, I think made for the special edition DVD, it\u2019s not bad.<\/p>\n

Derailed: Anatomy of a Train Wreck (8:55)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 The featurette breaks down how the sequence was filmed.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailer (2:02)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Warner Bros. releases The Fugitive<\/em><\/strong> onto 4K Ultra HD and is finally presented in its original theatrical 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio (previous releases were open matted 1.78) and a 2160p high-definition transfer. From my memory, the 2013 Blu-ray looked fine but not perfect and definitely a oldish video like look. Here, while texture is still there, the detail is sharper and colors well balanced while black levels are nice without appearing crushed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The previous DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 is available here as a secondary channel, but we get another fine upgrade with a new Dolby Atmos track. From my recollection, the other audio tracks dating even back to the DVD\u2019s Dolby Digital track were solid and this one too has excellent depth also providing crisp and clear dialogue coming through the center channel and James Newton Howard\u2019s exceptional score makes the most of the front and rear channels.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2014 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The Fugitive<\/em><\/strong> remains one of the best action-thrillers I\u2019ve seen in many years and easily a standout of TV to screen adaptations. Despite being 130-minutes long, the film flies by and utilizes each minute with little filler. The performances from Ford and Jones are phenomenal even though neither of them shared more than a few minutes of screen time together.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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