Tema: Tomates verdes fritos (Fried Green Tomatoes, 1991, Jon Avnet)

Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)

Subtitles
English SDH, French, Spanish

Extras

Commentary with director Jon Avnet offers a hushed listening experience, with the helmer practically whispering his thoughts to the listener. Consistently informational with a few passages of play-by-play, Avnet shares deep admiration for his film, discussing difficult shooting locations and interpretational ideas during the process of adaptation, while lavishing praise on his cast and their dramatic choices. He's also opinionated, calling professional sports "the opiate of the masses." Zing.

Deleted Scenes (1:16, SD) provide only brief moments of mischief and prayer, along with a quick peek at Ruth's son's high school graduation, glimpsing a moment in time the feature doesn't visit.

Outtakes (2:44, SD) collect various mistakes and on-set tomfoolery, the best belonging to Tandy, who addresses Evelyn as Kathy, surprising Bates.

"Moments of Discovery" (65:42, SD) is an exhaustive making-of documentary, detailing the steps of production that led to the creation of "Fried Green Tomatoes." Interviews with cast and crew are illuminating and honest, sharing their thoughts on Flagg's novel and the difficulty of adaptation with the author around. Anecdotes and intentions are shared, and Avnet even visits movie locations, which have been preserved in Georgia, turned into a tourist destination. Music, costuming, the trials of southern heat and critters, bee wrangling, and thematic ambition are also discussed. It's a terrific overview of the picture, allowing the viewer to comprehend the feeling and achievement of the work.

"Sipsey's Recipes" (2:02) offers 20 dishes for creation (pulled from the original novel) that celebrate the spirit of the story.

Director's Notes (3:16) displays script pages from three scenes, with Avent's visual and dramatic ideas interspersed around the action and dialogue.

Production Photographs (19:51) cover certain aspects of on-set activity, including Food (8 pictures), Crew (25 pictures), Jon Avnet (28 pictures), Sets (12 pictures), and Cast (91 pictures).

Poster Campaign (1:52) submits 15 images from proposed marketing efforts.

A Theatrical Trailer has not been included.

Review/Capturas http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Fried-.../92835/#Review

El análisis que hacen en Nixpix de esta edición coincide a grandes rasgos con el de Blu-ray.com:

"Universal Home Video’s Blu-ray leaves much to be desired. After a stellar 100th anniversary that saw the release of a goodly number of catalogue titles given superior consideration in high-def Universal seems to be steadily slipping back into the doldrums of ‘hit or miss’ quality. Regrettably, Fried Green Tomatoes on Blu-ray is a miss. Yes, color fidelity has improved. Flesh tones look quite good, actually, and there are other colors in the spectrum, like the candy-apple red of Ruth Jameson’s umbrella or the green foliage adorning the Whistle Stop Café that are so ultra-vibrant they practically blind. And yes, contrast has become quite snappy too; although none of the aforementioned ‘improvements’ seem natural.

But Universal has used their auto sharpening tool herein the way some kids color with their Crayolas and the results are, tragically, all over the place! Edge enhancement, ringing halos, and a very unnatural, overall gritty appearance plague this release. I had hoped for something better. Alas – no."

Veo que en amazon aparece una nueva edicion bd-dvd de este titulo (una de mis peliculas favoritas):

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B01MUHUE51/...I2RQGTJDGAOVSY

¿Habra alguna mejora en cuanto al bd ya editado (cuya calidad no era demasiado buena) o se habran limitado a simplemente incluir este mismo master ahora junto a la moda de ediciones bd-dvd...?.

Lo dudo, ya que sigue tirando del máster de Filmax.

Confirmado el Region Free del BD USA y suponiendo que no se editará por aquí (hay máster de Studio Canal por ahí), no es mala opción para quienes queremos la versión extendida. Puede que la imagen no sea para tirar cohetes, pero supera con creces el mediocre reescalado de filmax (ya descatalogado).