{"id":9551,"date":"2015-05-17T16:18:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T23:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=9551"},"modified":"2015-05-17T16:19:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-17T23:19:12","slug":"review-flawless-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/05\/review-flawless-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Flawless BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/05\/review-flawless-bd\/#more-9551\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid #2f4f4f;\" title=\"Flawless Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/2015\/flawless-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><em>Flawless<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t fantastic with an overwrought crime plotline but makes up for it with two fine performances by Robert De Niro and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman who play well off against one another. Still, it\u2019s not an entirely memorable drama and rightfully fell to the wayside compared to each of the actor\u2019s filmography.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Flawless<\/span><br \/>\n(1999)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><br \/>\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"#movie\"><br \/>\nThe Movie<\/a> | <a href=\"#features\">Special Features<\/a> | <a href=\"#video\">Video Quality<\/a> | <a href=\"#audio\">Audio Quality<\/a> | <a href=\"#overall\">Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama<br \/>\nOlive Films | R \u2013 112 min. \u2013 $29.95 | May 19, 2015<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-color: #120b78; border-width: 0px; ; width: 660px;\" border=\"0\" frame=\"border\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00UOYIXI8\/moviemsguidet-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 3px solid blue;\" title=\"Buy Flawless on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2015\/flawless-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><b> <\/b><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Joel Schumacher<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Joel Schumacher (written by)<br \/>\n<strong>Cast: <\/strong>Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer, Rory Cochrane, Daphne Rubin-Vega<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Theatrical Trailer<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Number of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>None<br \/>\n<strong>Disc Size: <\/strong>22.5 GB<br \/>\n<strong>Codec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong>Region(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\n** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00UOYIXI8\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Purchase <em>Flawless<\/em> on Blu-ray from Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> **<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"movie\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/iCRUR1R.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Flawless\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/iCRUR1R.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THE MOVIE<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the once highly decorated police officer Walter Koontz (ROBERT DE NIRO) suffers a stroke while attempting to aid a neighbor, an unorthodox form of therapy is prescribed to help him overcome a resulting speech impediment. The suggested therapy becomes even more unorthodox when Walter asks his neighbor, Rusty (PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN), a flamboyant drag queen with musical talent \u2014 and the past recipient of Walter\u2019s ire \u2014 for help. The unlikely arrangement soon mellows into a grudging friendship.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"features\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The only feature included is the <strong><u>Theatrical Trailer (2:29; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/SrROPmt.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Flawless\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/SrROPmt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Olive Films releases <strong><em>Flawless<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Colors appear to be, at times, brilliant, but this is a dark and gritty-esque film so it does tend to move toward darker elements where black levels are stark and show no apparent signs of dirt, dust or scratches making for a clean transfer.<br \/>\n<a name=\"audio\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AUDIO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The disc comes with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track provides for clear dialogue levels throughout and although this is a dialogue-driven film, it\u2019s a fairly dynamic and depth-filled track with good usage of the front and rear channels for ambient noises, such as the sounds of the NYC streets, to general yelling within the apartment complex. It\u2019s nothing amazing but still sounds pretty darn good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a name=\"overall\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/D1vsP02.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Flawless\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/D1vsP02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Overall, <strong><em>Flawless<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t fantastic with an overwrought crime plotline but makes up for it with two fine performances by Robert De Niro and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman who play well off against one another. Still, it\u2019s not an entirely memorable drama and rightfully fell to the wayside compared to each of the actor\u2019s filmography. The Blu-ray released by Olive Films is basic with no bonus features but good video and audio transfers. Even so, what should be a bargain catalogue title instead costs $30 and rarely dips down in price.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published: <\/strong>05\/17\/2015<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain <strong>spoilers<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage-->These are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"imgur-album\" src=\"\/\/imgur.com\/a\/v0cfq\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flawless isn\u2019t fantastic with an overwrought crime plotline but makes up for it with two fine performances by Robert De Niro and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman who play well off against one another. Still, it\u2019s not an entirely memorable drama and rightfully fell to the wayside compared to each of the actor\u2019s filmography. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,970],"tags":[3749,2957,264,25,1912],"class_list":["post-9551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-flawless","tag-olive-films","tag-philip-seymour-hoffman","tag-robert-de-niro","tag-rory-cochrane"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9551"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9553,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9551\/revisions\/9553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}