Vagabond

How's the DVD ?

I know the movie but I wonder how the transfer look?

Oatsdad

It looks like a cheap thriller from the late Seventies. Picture and sound are flawed but adequate, though the image was a bit weaker than I expected; too many print defects - especially grain - and other concerns. It's not terrible, but it's not good either...

Vagabond

So, right now it's not worth the price...?

Oatsdad

That's for you to decide. For one, I don't know what price you'd pay for it, and second, I don't know how much you like the movie. It's not an attractive picture, but it wasn't surprisingly bad either; as I stated, it looked like I expected a cheap flick from the late Seventies to look. That isn't particularly good, but it wasn't a disaster either...

Adam Tyner

I agree with Oatsdad.
http://dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=2779

wago70

This DVD is much better than any previous home video edition and about 10 times better than when I saw it the theater a few times. The color scheme has always been muted and there are lots of shadows. The film-makers really re-created the seedy areas of LA VERY well - Tracy's apartment is just sooo real. Her walk home from the bar is as close you can get to real urban terror as you can get (like you can get mugged or attacked at any moment while walking the streets). Dr. Mandrakis's house is as creepy a setting I have ever seen (easily eclipsing such modern settings as those found in Poltergeist and Scream) - the tension just gets you really involved since you can easily put yourself into that same situation.
Cheaply shot...indeed!