![]() ![]() And while the Blu-ray of South Pacific is true to the source, the source itself is what some will consider to be an artistic disaster. People buy Blu-ray discs because they want excellent resolution, color, and sound. The famous logo is a dramatic opening to the film. Some thought it had been snubbed by the Academy due to its blockbuster box office success. It was nominated for just three Academy Awards-Cinematography, Music, and Sound-and it won for Sound. However, the film version of South Pacific did not garner as much love at the Oscars as the play did at the Tonys. It had terrific commercial success as the # 1 box office hit in that year. South Pacific had a production budget of $5.6 million, making it the most expensive musical film yet produced in its day. He also directed the film adaptation which came out in 1958. Joshua Logan was the co-writer and director of the 1949 stage play. The original Broadway play won 10 Tony Awards in 1950, back when they only gave 16 awards total. South Pacific was a historic production both on stage and in the cinema. If you are collecting classic films in HD and you want to include major musicals from the 1950's, this Blu-ray version of South Pacific is an excellent rendering of the film that definitely belongs in your collection. ![]() The audio is brilliant, as one might expect from the source's six channel audio that won the Oscar for Best Sound in 1958. ![]() It is natural looking, with no sign of overdone artificial processing. ( see list)ĭue to the large negative original, the picture is abundantly clear, with low levels of digital noise. South Pacific is only the third of 16 feature films ever to have been produced in Todd-AO. There is excellent high resolution detail resulting from 1080p scans of the original super resolution Todd-AO 65mm film negative. The glorious TechniColor is rich and sumptuous (if anything perhaps a bit too saturated). The good news is this: The Blu-ray edition of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific is a great transfer of a classic film. Well, I've got some good news, and some not so good news. ![]()
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