{"id":29144,"date":"2024-06-17T18:23:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T01:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=29144"},"modified":"2024-06-17T18:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T01:23:57","slug":"review-bound-4k-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2024\/06\/review-bound-4k-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Bound: The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Bound<\/em><\/strong> is still my favorite of The Wachowskis movies, even above The Matrix<\/em>, which itself has also aged quite well. This one has two amazing performances from Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon and Joe Pantoliano for his part was wonderfully chaotic.<\/p>\n

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Bound
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\n(1996)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller, Crime<\/span>
\nThe Criterion Collection | Unrated \u2013 108 min. \u2013 $49.95 | June 18, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/17\/20234 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>The Wachowskis
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>The Wachowskis (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, Christopher Meloni<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Interviews, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\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)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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The Criterion Collection provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
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Note #1: <\/strong>The screen captures were taken from the included Blu-ray disc.
\nNote #2:\u00a0<\/strong>Portions of this was copied from my 2018 Blu-ray review.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\u00be\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Sparks fly when Violet (JENNIFER TILLY) sets eyes on Corky (GINA GERSHON) in an elevator. Violet is the girlfriend of a violent gangster, Caesar (JOE PANTOLIANO), while Corky is fresh out of prison and doing renovations on the apartment next door. As the two women launch into a passionate love affair, they assemble an intricate plan for Violet to escape from Caesar, with two million dollars of the mob’s money, but the important part is to make it out alive.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>In 1996 Bound<\/em><\/strong> ushered in The Wachowskis as a force in Hollywood as only a few short years later they would go on to make The Matrix<\/em>, one hell of a science fiction flick that has held up quite well all these years later. And the same can be said for Bound<\/em><\/strong>, a well made and taut modern film noir, perhaps right up there with The Usual Suspects<\/em>, featuring amazing performances from the three leads and for some reason did not get any recognition at the Academy Awards; though it joins the likes of Hear<\/em> which also was apparently forgotten.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been probably 3-4 years since I last watched Bound<\/em><\/strong>, likely when I overpaid for a French version for some reason (if I recall, might\u2019ve been the only way to get the Unrated cut in high-definition). In any case, watching it again, the movie just works so damn well. The lighting and photography by Bill Pope (The Jungle Book<\/em>, Alita: Battle Angel<\/em>) was fantastic and worked in wonderful conjunction with the well written script and direction from The Wachowskis, if only they would go back to the basics…<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This two-disc set comes housed in a clear HD keep case and inside is a fold-out booklet.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with writer\/directors The Wachowskis; actors Joe Pantoliano, Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon; film editor Zach Steinbeg; and technical consultant Susie Bright. It\u2019s a good track and is quite informative and entertaining.<\/p>\n

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