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By nobody
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Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent film. Great acting. Unfortunately the quality of the image is uneven. Very substandard during a few night scenes though I suspect that it is the source and not the Bluray transfer, so nothing can be done about this. If you like the film, this is the best version available. Perfectly acceptable.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Mr Vess
Format:DVD
Living in Europe, I decided to buy this US edition of one of my two favorite films ever (the second one being "Manhunter"), because I was thrilled to see all the extra features present in it (which are absent in the European DVD). When the package arrived, I took the disc out, thinking I would see the perfect edition of "Deliverance"... but I didn't. All the extras are there, and they're wonderful, the picture and sound quality are excellent. So what's wrong? What spoils the pleasure? Apparently, a single decision of some halfwit Warner executive with two-digit IQ. This person, whoever s/he was, decided to cut and distort this thrilling movie, bastardizing it from the original widescreen format (which all DVDs should be in) to an awful, unbearable to watch Pan-Scan, with about 15% of the picture lost! Yes, the movie was damaged and squeezed - assaulted and raped, if you will - because some brain damaged person responsible for issuing the DVD thought someone would prefer the censored Pan-Scan version to the original, full, widescreen one. The box tries to use some tangled semantics in order to cheat the buyer into believing that there is a possibility to switch between the damaged Pan-Scan version and the real widescreen one - which, of course, is not true at all. Only the distorted, cut version is present on the DVD...
I am not saying that this disc is not worth buying - far from that, I'm extremely satisfied with all the extras and featurettes (the European version only has a bare menu and the movie itself). Nevertheless, I still feel cheated since I was naturally assuming I would be getting a widescreen version (after all, it's a DVD release). This is why I'm only giving this release three stars (of course, the movie itself deserves the full five stars and much more). I suppose I will still have to buy the European version (which is in widescreen) and when I choose to watch the extras, I will play the American disc, but when I feel like watching the movie itself - I will take the European release.
By Walgor
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was a groundbreaking movie when it came out. Forty years later, the drama and tension are still as real. I could watch the canoe scenes over and over. These were novice canoeists actually running rapids so the footage is not faked or done by stuntmen. The commentary by the actors and director adds further insight into this classic.
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Bad movie not recommended at all
This movie was so sick and so badly produced, it was just stupid and a waste of money and time.
Published 5 months ago by Brian Hurdis
5.0 out of 5 stars
A nightmare made real
Amazingly made film, this keeps a strong sense of tone and foreboding going from the first frame to the last. Read more
Published 6 months ago by K. Gordon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thrilling, Exciting and Still Disturbing...
DELIVERANCE (1972) was adapted from the great and controversial best-selling novel, written in 1970 by James Dickey. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2004 by Robert J. Schneider
5.0 out of 5 stars
Banjo, anyone?
City folk Burt Reynolds (Louis), Jon Voight (Ed), Ronnie Cox (Drew) and Ned Beatty (Bobbie) take a canoe trip down a backwoods Georgia river which will soon be flooded out when a... Read more
Published on Jun 27 2004 by K. Gittins
5.0 out of 5 stars
Duelling banjos and a lot lot more
I have always known the movie 'Deliverance' because of the dueling banjos tune and that is why I finally wanted to see this movie. Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004 by M. Buisman
5.0 out of 5 stars
A mythical journey
Four differents characters; rational, roughness, weak and spiritual in a journey along a river ; you know that mythologically speaking, the river means the life. Read more
Published on May 31 2004 by Hiram Gomez Pardo
4.0 out of 5 stars
Splendid in parts but harrowing in others
Deliverance is one of the best known films in the world, perhaps, and after a thoughtful viewing you will know why. Read more
Published on May 30 2004 by G Gilbert
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fearless filmmaking.
I first saw this film when I was a teenager enamored with Science Fiction films and big explosions mixed with scantily-clad females. Read more
Published on May 13 2004 by D. Knouse
5.0 out of 5 stars
Effective
And dates very well. All the performances are top-notch. Its historically a little marred by the infamous "squeal like a pig" scene, but after viewing it you'll see why... Read more
Published on May 9 2004 by KILL JILL
4.0 out of 5 stars
Top Notch
This movie is straight from the tep shelf. A thrilling movie, that doesnt involve tons of blood and guts. Read more
Published on April 15 2004 by Adam Coughlan
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