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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Apr 22, 2017 3:14:20 GMT
Paul Schrader's directorial debut is a powerful film that still holds up quite well. An excellent commentary on how power corrupts, and how people who try to fight for a good cause become just as corrupt as the system they are fighting. Compelling performances by Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, and especially Richard Pryor, his best dramatic role.
It's a crime that Blue Collar was completely ignored at Oscar time. Didn't get one single nomination. It was also a failure at the box office. But at least it got a lot of critical acclaim.
Blue Collar has yet to be released on blu-ray. Criterion would sure be the ideal company to do a special edition.
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Post by schizkebab on Jun 22, 2017 18:27:46 GMT
Yep, it's an absolutely terrific film. How it's gotten such little recognition is beyond me.
I have it on DVD-R as part of the Universal Vault series. Surprisingly, it's actually a pretty decent transfer of the film. Though, like you mentioned, I would love to see someone like Criterion give it a deluxe blu-ray treatment.
'Hardcore' is another under-appreciated Schrader film.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2017 14:59:20 GMT
Yep, it's an absolutely terrific film. How it's gotten such little recognition is beyond me. I have it on DVD-R as part of the Universal Vault series. Surprisingly, it's actually a pretty decent transfer of the film. Though, like you mentioned, I would love to see someone like Criterion give it a deluxe blu-ray treatment. 'Hardcore' is another under-appreciated Schrader film.
I hear "Blue Collar" is indeed great, one of Schraders' best. I know it got released on DVD many years ago by Anchor Bay, back in the early years of DVD when AB seemed to have a deal with Universal. I imagine it's long OOP now and commanding insane prices.
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Jun 28, 2017 16:40:30 GMT
Yep, it's an absolutely terrific film. How it's gotten such little recognition is beyond me. I have it on DVD-R as part of the Universal Vault series. Surprisingly, it's actually a pretty decent transfer of the film. Though, like you mentioned, I would love to see someone like Criterion give it a deluxe blu-ray treatment. 'Hardcore' is another under-appreciated Schrader film.
I hear "Blue Collar" is indeed great, one of Schraders' best. I know it got released on DVD many years ago by Anchor Bay, back in the early years of DVD when AB seemed to have a deal with Universal. I imagine it's long OOP now and commanding insane prices.
I bought the Anchor Bay DVD some 10 years ago when it was still barely available, therefore it was quite pricey. The only bonus feature was an audio commentary by Schrader and film journalist Maitland McDonagh. |
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