{"id":5484,"date":"2013-02-15T23:47:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T07:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=5484"},"modified":"2021-06-01T07:57:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T14:57:51","slug":"review-ponysoldier-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2013\/02\/review-ponysoldier-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Pony Soldier Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Pony Soldier<\/i><\/b> is a well-made Western though mostly remembered for its Technicolor beauty rather than a weak storyline and modest performances from the cast.<\/p>\n

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\nPony Soldier (1952)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/b>Western
\nScreen Archives Entertainment | NR \u2013 82 min. \u2013 $29.99 | February 12, 2013<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Joseph M. Newman
\nWriter(s): <\/b>Gamett Weston (story), John C. Higgins (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/b>Tyrone Power, Cameron Mitchell, Thomas Gomez, Penny Edwards, Robert Horton, Anthony Numkena, Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Howard Petrie, Stuart Randall<\/p>\n

Theatrical Release Date: <\/b>December 19, 1952<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>Isolated Score Track
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/b>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Full Frame 1.33
\nSubtitles: <\/b>NA
\nDisc Size: <\/b>22.5 GB
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/b>A<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong>
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Outline: Pony Soldier<\/i><\/b> stars Twentieth Century Fox\u2019s great contract player, Tyrone Power, as a stalwart Canadian Mountie, sent with a lone, reluctant guide (THOMAS GOMEZ) to bring a tribe of 1000 Crees back to their reservation on the Canada-Montana border. Along the way, he must deal diplomatically with the great Cree leader Standing Bear (STUART RANDALL), a rebellious Dog Soldier (CAMERON MITCHELL), a snarling fugitive from the law (ROBERT HORTON), a pretty hostage (PENNY EDWARDS), and an orphaned Cree boy (ANTHONY NUMKENA) intent on finding himself an adoptive father.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Note: <\/b>This is a limited edition where Screen Archives only produced 3,000 copies.<\/p>\n

The only feature is an Isolated Score Track<\/span><\/b> featuring Alex North\u2019s wonderful music. Inside the case is a 6-page booklet with an essay about the movie.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Arriving on Blu-ray through Screen Archives Entertainment, Pony Soldier<\/i><\/b> doesn\u2019t look bad but also doesn\u2019t feature the finest detail levels even compared to older movies (this one is 61 years as of this writing) but the color array, using Technacolor at the time, is brilliant. Watching, I didn\u2019t notice any obvious signs of artifacting, pixilation or scratches making for a good print.
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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On the audio side, this disc has been given a 1.0 DTS-HD MA track which is suitable showing off some OK depth, from the center channel of course, for dialogue, gunfire and the sort. Where the track does come to life, albeit limited, is the aforementioned score.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Pony Soldier<\/i><\/b> is a well-made Western though mostly remembered for its Technicolor beauty rather than a weak storyline and modest performances from the cast. This limited edition Blu-ray has acceptable video while the audio is decent especially for a mono track. The biggest fault with this release is the lack of features and given a hefty, and strict, $30 price tag, I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s really worth it.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/b>02\/15\/2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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