The Long Good Friday

[MichaelB]

I don't think anyone has reviewed Mona Lisa yet.

[MichaelB]

CineOutsider:

I'd seen The Long Good Friday many times before this new Blu-ray arrived on my doormat and tended to think of the film as looking gritty and a little dour, but here it positively sparkles. The picture looks brighter than I've ever seen it – and by that I mean it looks as if a layer of crud has been scraped from its surface and the resulting celluloid given a polish – and the balance of the contrast is when the lighting conditions are favourable (as they often are) is close to sublime. The colours are also richer and deeper than they ever were on DVD, not over-saturated but clean and vibrant and with naturalistic skin tones and crisp black levels, and the level of detail far outstrips its standard definition predecessors. Honestly, it almost feels like a different film.

[Jacob Marley]

The review says that, while they had the extras from the box set, they didn't have a copy of Mona Lisa.

[Ashirg]

Mondo Digital

[MichaelB]

The Raygun profiles the restoration (out in British cinemas this week), with comments from James White and some interloper.

[Dr Amicus]

Can I just join in the praise - especially for the limited edition set. I watched Mona Lisa last night - for the first time in about 25 years - and it seemed to me to be an exceptional transfer. I had a quick peek at Long Good Friday (and was really torn over which to watch - but I did see that at the cinema only(!) 12 or so years ago) and that was possibly even better.

I've just started on the book, another fine Arrow Hardback, and it's another solid reason to get the limited edition set - a special mention to MichaelB's lovely piece on Bob Hoskins.

[tojoed]

I love Monkman's score too. At the moment I only have the 3 disc Anchor Bay DVD, which has a CD with just the score on it.
I'll definitely be getting this Arrow Blu.