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3.0 out of 5 starsTHIS CLASSIC 70'S THRILLER FINALLY GETS A BLU-RAY RELEASE BUT WITH NO SPECIAL FEATURES AT ALL
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2014
I am a big fan of this film, as i am with all the classic 70'S Action thrillers being released on blu-ray these days
so when i found out this classic Charles Bronson film was getting a 40th Anniversary blu-ray release
i coudn't wait til it was available to buy which is in 2 weeks time Feb 4 it will be available to buy on amazon.com
so i thought to do some research on this new blu-ray release to see if it's actually worth buying
and very unfortunately it is not worth buying at all except it has a new HD transfer
the only website that had images of the front/back cover art of this new blu-ray release
was blu-ray.com, so i checked the back cover art
and there is no special features/extras listed on the back cover art at all
infact this blu-ray cover art is exactly the same as the DVD release from years ago
which tells me that Paramount did not give this film any special treatment that it rightly deserves
there is no new featurette on the making of Death wish,
or a Documentary/featurette on Charles Bronson, about his film career/life
or maybe an interview with Director Michael winner, absolutely nothing
So this blu-ray release is probably the same as the DVD release from years ago
it has the same cover art as the DVD release
and Paramount as advertised this blu-ray release as 40th Anniversary edition, what crap
absolutely disgusting, very misleading to fans
the only thing this blu-ray release might have is a new HD transfer for the film that's it.
apart from that there are no new special features/extras at all
it's the same as the dvd release from over 5 years ago now.
so this blu-ray is probably a waste of money
this film deserves a 5 star rating of course
but this new blu-ray release is only worth 3 stars, if that.
so maybe take a risk and buy it just for the HD transfer
that's if Paramount have given this film a fantastic HD transfer, it might be waste of money
so shame on Paramount for advertising this release as 40th Anniversary edition
when it's clearly not.