A mixed bag on the audio and video front, but overall a pretty good deal for what it is
Mill Creek cranks out yet another Miramax/Touchstone double-feature budget Blu-Ray release, this time for two noble cinematic failures: "Billy Bathgate" and "Blaze". Both films are entertaining-yet-flawed fictionalized historical pics that benefit from great casting, good production values and intriguing lead performances. Admittedly, both films are far from perfect, and were expensive box office duds upon their initial release; however, both were unfairly maligned IMO, and are worth checking out on home video.
"Billy Bathgate" is a stately, handsome-looking gangster flick based on the fictional book by E.L. Doctorow, which tells a tale of the infamous gangster "Dutch" Schultz, seen through the eyes of a young protege; For better or worse, it has all the usual tropes that one expects to see in a mob film and little in the way of surprises. Furthermore, with the exception of "Dutch" Schultz, the characters in the film are all drawn pretty shallow. However, with fun casting...
Good movies
I was surprised both movies fit on a single blu-ray disk. The picture quality doesn't seem to be better than DVD quality. There were no extras--at least with Billy Bathgate. I haven't watched Blaze yet. Overall it was a decent value
BILLY BATHGATE
BILLY BATHGATE/BLAZE.WHAT A GOOD DOUBLE BILL,WELL WORTH THE PRICE OF POSTAGE STAMP
DUSTIN AS A GANGSTER?AND BEAUTIFUL NICOLE AS THE GIRLFRIEND PLUS BRUCE WILLIS GREAT STUFF AND THEN PAUL NEWMAN AS A SLEAZY GOVERNOR AFTER THE GOOD WOMEN,WHAT A WAY TO SPEND A GOOD DAY OR NIGHT JUST KEEP THE KIDS AMUSED OTHER PLACES A GOOD DOUBLE. THE CUZ
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