Price of Glory (2000) |
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Price of Glory (2000) |
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| General | Extras | ||
| Category | Drama |
Dolby Digital Trailer-Aurora Theatrical Trailer |
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| Year Of Production | 2000 | ||
| Running Time | 112:20 | ||
| RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Menu | ||
| Region Coding | 4 | Directed By | Carlos Avila |
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Studio
Distributor |
 Roadshow Home Entertainment |
Starring |
Jimmy Smits Jon Seda Clifton Collins, Jr. Maria Del Mar Ernesto Hernandez Paul Rodriguez Ron Perlman |
| Case | Amaray-Transparent | ||
| RPI | $34.95 | Music | Joseph Julian Gonzalez |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | None | English Dolby Digital 5.1 (448Kb/s) | |
| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | 1.85:1 | ||
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| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 1.85:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles | English for the Hearing Impaired | Smoking | Yes |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | No | ||
Jimmy Smits plays Arturo Ortega in Price Of Glory, a one-time boxer that didn't quite have what it took to get to the top. We see early scenes of Arturo getting the living daylights belted out of him in the 70s when his manager set him up to fight against an opponent that was way too good for him, solely to pocket a large fee. Ortega didn't fight again, but always harboured a love of boxing and a dream to attain glory someday. When his three young sons begin to show promise, he begins to act like a man possessed to get them to the top. His sons are driven through the pee-wee circuit, winning many trophies. The story moves on to the present day when the boys (Jon Seda, Clifton Collins, Jr., and Ernesto Hernandez) have reached their late teens and are promising to be world title contenders. With promoter Nick Everson (Ron Perlman) chasing after the boy's contracts, Ortega pushes them on by himself towards the big money even though they are having second thoughts about what they really want to do in life. It seems Ortega loves them more as boxers more than he loves them as sons and his family is slowly falling apart as a result. He wants to experience the success and glory that was denied him in his career.
A very nice transfer has been afforded this relatively unknown title. It is presented in its original theatrical aspect of 1.85:1, and is 16x9 enhanced.
This is one of the more detailed transfers I have seen for some time. The sharpness level is superb. A couple of minor instances of edge enhancement are the only blemishes.
Shadow detail is exemplary. Grain is present, but is well-controlled, sticking mostly to the backgrounds. It doesn't become a problem. There is no low level noise
Colours are vibrant and very well-saturated with a wide-reaching palette. Skin tones show a nice natural hue to them and blacks are deep and solid. There are a couple of minor cases of oversaturation, albeit very slight, in some of the reds associated with the boxing equipment (ring ropes and punching bags).
There were no MPEG artefacts and virtually no instances of film-to-video or film artefacts either.
Only one subtitle stream is present on this disc. English subtitles for the Hearing Impaired are the flavour offered. Sampling these extensively showed that they were very accurate.
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Workmanlike is the term I'd use to describe this audio track, of which there is only one present on the disc. This is a Dolby Digital 5.1 effort in English which is quite prominent through the centre channel, understandable given the significant amount of dialogue present.
Dialogue is mostly delivered with ease. Occasionally, the characters lapse into very rapid Mexican-accented speech that can be difficult to understand. There are no audio sync problems.
The score is unremarkable for most of the movie, but springs into action during the last boxing match with some nice deep bass. Songs used during the boxing matches vary from rap to hard rock.
The surrounds are used only fleetingly. They spring into action during the boxing matches and quite effectively during a press conference at 82:50.
The subwoofer receives only a light work-out and is used mainly to support some of the score in the more tense moments and some of the songs in the boxing matches.
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Running for 2:12 minutes, this trailer is presented in an aspect of 1.33:1 (Pan & Scan). It certainly makes the film look more like a Rocky flick than it deserves. Audio is Dolby Digital 2.0.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
The Region 4 version of this DVD misses out on;
Commentary by Director Carlos Avila
Deleted Scenes
Additional Full Screen version
The Region 1 version of this DVD misses out on;
Nothing
Unless you are a real fan of this type of film, I'd suggest making do with the local product. The extras on the Region 1 title aren't compelling enough to part with the extra cash in my opinion. (Ed. Many will disagree with this.)
Price Of Glory is a fairly ordinary drama, the sort you see on the video library shelves after going straight to video. Sticking pretty much to the formula that all boxing movies have stuck by over the years, it certainly doesn't stretch any boundaries for the genre.
A superb video transfer and a reasonable audio track complement a disc with few extras.
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | Toshiba 1200, using S-Video output |
| Display | Loewe Calida (84cm). Calibrated with Video Essentials. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
| Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver. Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
| Amplification | Harmon/Kardon AVR7000. |
| Speakers | Front - B&W 602S2, Centre - B&W CC6S2, Rear - B&W 601S2, Sub - Energy E:xl S10 |