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What's Up, Doc? Arrives on BluRay |
News/August 2010 |
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First Time in Hi-Def
"What's Up, Doc?" is
now available on BluRay. |
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First
Streisand
Film
on
BluRay
August
10,
2010
"What's
Up, Doc?" was released on BluRay today, making
this the first Streisand film title to become available in the new
format.
For a film that was made decades before HD cameras were the norm, the
transfer of "What's Up, Doc?" to BluRay is surprisingly good, if not
perfect. The colors are vibrant and the soundtrack, crisp. And if
you've a keen eye, there are a few set details you'll pick up that you
might have missed in previous viewings, particularly when watching
those magnificent San Francisco cityscapes whisk by.
Content-wise, there is nothing new that wasn't previously released on
the 2003 standard DVD of the film. Bogdanovich's running commentary is
still available as an extra feature, as are Barbra's "scene specific"
observations. The two trailers are quite good, especially if you
haven't seen them before.
If you already have a high-def setup at home, the new "Doc" BluRay is
well worth getting. Otherwise, your standard DVD version of the film
will do just fine.
Paid
in
Full
 In the
airport scene toward the end of
"What's Up, Doc?", Judy offers to pay
Howard $10 a week for messing up his
chances to win the Larrabee grant:
"Well, I guess I owe you
20 thousand bucks. Listen, if I paid you off at
$10 a week, we'd be even in 38 years and 5 and a
half months."
Had she made those payments, Judy's debt would have
been satisfied in ...
... 2010.
"As Time Goes By" indeed!
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