At 48:49, there is severe image break up and pixelization affecting several frames. When the action is underground, the colours are still mostly shades of brown and grey, but the highlights on the gowns of the nobles and the uniforms of the League players stand out well.Īpart from one major problem, there are no MPEG artefacts. In the desert scenes, colour is a little washed out, although this is really to be expected given the brightness of the surrounds. Shadow detail is also in the good-but-not-great category, although the level present works very well in the underground city scenes, providing a nicely dank and dark look. There is a little in the way of low-level noise, but only if you look very hard. The sharpness of this transfer is good without being remarkable, displaying a decent amount of clarity that still could have been considerably better. Presumably the desert sequences would have been far more impressive in the film's original aspect ratio. Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33 (not 16x9 enhanced), this is a pan-and-scan transfer. This transfer is of a generally good quality, although there is one particularly ugly instance of picture break-up late in the movie.
Overall, The Salute of the Jugger is a good way to spend an evening without having to think too much.ĭon't wish to see plot synopses in the future? Change your configuration.
BLOOD OF HEROES DVD MOVIE
The sets, especially the larger ones later in the movie have that whole "we had $20 and a week to make them" feel, but still fit the piece rather well. While there certainly are no award-winning performances here, the action sequences are good and the costumes nicely done to convey a decent feel of a society in decline. His desire to return to The League is sparked by a new member of his team, Kidda ( Joan Chen), who wants the team to become known as the best there is - and the only way to do that is to join "The League". The leader of the band, Sallow ( Rutger Hauer), was in his youth one of the best of the Juggers - playing for "The League" - but was thrown out for dallying with a lord's wife (ahh.what love). The movie follows the fortunes of one particular band of juggers. These teams travel from town to town taking on other teams and getting paid by the people of the towns for it. This game is played in teams of five, and the players in these teams are known as "Juggers". A violent game has grown popular, a game that basically involves beating your opponents to a pulp whilst trying to stick a dog's skull on a spike at the end of the field, and not get pulped yourself. The story of The Salute of the Jugger is set in a post-apocalyptic future where most technology has been lost. Director of Photography, Australian David Eggby, filled the same role for Mad Max, and has since worked on a wide range of films, including Dragonheart and Blue Streak, as well as the latest Coober Pedy filmed sci-fi movie, Pitch Black. The movie's writer/director, David Webb Peoples, is better known just as a writer and is responsible for movies such as Blade Runner and 12 Monkeys, while producer Charles Roven has gone on to produce well-known films such as the aforementioned 12 Monkeys, and Three Kings. Unfortunately, he got to keep his Australian accent, so every time he opened his mouth I expected him to try and sell me tyres. Also appearing here is Vincent D'Onofrio (credited as Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio) whilst the man that most Australians know as Beau from the Beaurepaires ads ( Max Fairchild) even makes an appearance. It stars Rutger Hauer and Joan Chen, whose careers have both nose-dived of late - Hauer's especially. The Salute of the Jugger is such a movie. Occasionally you come across a little-known or forgotten movie in which a number of well-known (or at least noteworthy) names can be found. Yes, The credits start to roll over the final scene.
If you create a user account, you can add your own review of this DVDīiographies-Cast & Crew- The three main cast and the writer/director only The Salute of the Jugger (The Blood of Heroes) (Force) (1988)
0 kommentar(er)
