{"id":8590,"date":"2014-11-17T13:06:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T21:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=8590"},"modified":"2022-01-02T20:53:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T04:53:50","slug":"review-flamingstar-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2014\/11\/review-flamingstar-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Flaming Star Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Flaming Star<\/em><\/strong> is a different sort of film from Elvis Presley who gives a nice performance in an otherwise OK western (which admittedly is not my favorite genre)<\/p>\n

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Flaming Star<\/span>
\n(2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Western
\nTwilight Time | NR \u2013 92 min. \u2013 $29.98 | November 11, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nDirected by: <\/strong>Don Siegel
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Clair Huffaker (novel); Clair Huffaker and Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Elvis Presley, Steve Forrest, Barbara Eden, Dolores Del Rio<\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Commentary, Theatrical Trailer
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>27.2 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SUMMARY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Don Siegel directs Elvis Presley in Flaming Star<\/em><\/strong>, a tough-minded Western that many have pegged as the legendary entertainer\u2019s best film. Presley plays a half-white\/half-Kiowa youth in post-Civil War Texas, caught up in a tragic war between whites and Indians, his loyalties and allegiances tested at every turn. The supporting cast includes John McIntire as Presley\u2019s father, who just wants to live in peace; Delores Del Rio as his mother, determined to keep her son safe; Steve Forrest as his conflicted brother from another mother; and Barbara Eden as an understanding local girl.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As with other TT releases, this comes with a 6-page essay booklet. Features-wise, there\u2019s not much here save for an informative and well done Audio Commentary<\/strong><\/span> with film historians Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman and the Original Theatrical Trailer (2:36; HD)<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Twilight Time releases Flaming Star<\/em><\/strong> with a 1080p high-definition transfer presented in the film\u2019s original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio. Like most movies from the 1960s, it has a very warm texture to it and bright colors. Detail levels are for the most part good, though any background or distant shots tend to be softer. Even so, it\u2019s a nice transfer that does have some dust marks and scratches but nothing distracting<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The film comes with 5.1 and 2.0 Mono DTS-HD Master Audio tracks, both of which are effective but obviously the 5 channel gets some more depth. Dialogue does sound clear throughout and any action elements are well diverse between each channel.<\/p>\n

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

Overall, Flaming Star<\/em><\/strong> is a different sort of film from Elvis Presley who gives a nice performance in an otherwise OK western (which admittedly is not my favorite genre). The Blu-ray meanwhile released by Twilight Time offers good audio and video transfers, with more emphasis on the latter, but not much in the features department.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>11\/17\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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