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The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (4K Ultra HD)
(Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, et al / 2-Disc Blu-ray / PG / (1983) 2021 / Warner Bros.)

Overview: Warner Bros., STUDIOCANAL, and American Zoetrope today announce the forthcoming 4K restoration of the 1983 American coming-of-age drama, THE OUTSIDERS THE COMPLETE NOVEL, from Academy Award®-winning visionary director Francis Ford Coppola.

Created to give fans more of the action that took place in S.E. Hinton’s celebrated book, Coppola’s latest, definitive version includes new music, as well as several scenes cut from the theatrical version which were reconstructed from original camera negatives.

4K Blu-ray Verdict: Warner Bros. is expanding their 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray catalog offerings this month with the release of the beautifully restored, and now expansive 4K Ultra HD video format this November 9th, 2021.

For my money, this The Outsiders [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital] combo pack sharpness takes a fairly large step forward from others in their 4K Ultra HD catalog and even comes with HDR (High Dynamic Range) for the complete 4K Ultra HD experience, of course.

So, what we have is Injustice presented to us as a two-disc combo pack with a sheet for a Digital HD Copy. Other stand out points you should know are: Codec: HEVC / H.265, Resolution: Native 4K (2160p), HDR: HDR10 AND Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1.

Featuring Dolby Vision and HDR10 for brighter, deeper, and way more lifelike colors, as with most all 4K UHDs, everything that we watch features these qualities - but somehow, this film gloriously shines within them all.

Noticeably crisp with the overall clarity receiving an obvious boost here on this release, what is more is that it is enjoyably seamless. For as well as some new nuances to the somewhat drab palette courtesy of Dolby Vision we also get to witness sudden bright pops of color; such as most all the Sodapop Curtis scenes. Wow, the clothing, the young faces, the scenery, the fights, they all veritably pop when brought together in this wonderful restoration.

Indeed, for the most part, under cover of dusk, one of the stand out scenes for me has always been the Drive-In scene, especially come the end of it when Dillon gets the drink thrown in his face! For this new restoration has enriched all their expressions (boys and girls) bringing out the aforementioned, and extremely fine facial crevices (which used to lay diminished behind some of the previously yellow-graded material) excellently.

As for the audio, well we have a veritable smorgasbord of choice here: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0 (48kHz, 24-bit), English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit), French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (448 kbps), and Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (448 kbps).

Overall, this is a very strong 4K HDR Blu-ray presentation, and, for the most part, the audio track remains fairly similar to its DTS-HD counterpart; with much of the action occupying the surrounds with outstanding directionality and placement where effects flawlessly pan between the sides and rears.

Man, was I happy when I watched this flick again all these years later after seeing it the theatre and wondering what the H.-E.-double-hockey-sticks happened to much of the novel’s content when it came to Coppola’s film adaptation!

Well, for anyone else who wondered the same thing, or who felt as did I, that the soundtrack was rather wishy-washy and didn’t capture the actual early 50’s feeling and time setting of the story, this brand new release 4K Ultra HD restoration is absolutely fantastic!

With a bow to Francis Ford Coppala’s pops, Carmine, the man who scored the theatrical release of the movie with its intensity, its melodrama and it offering the film that almost Rebel Without A Cause feel, I prefer what Coppala has done for this new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release.

The new music has everything from Elvis to (I think, though I could be wrong) Link Wray on it, and it sets the mood and the period of the story much more appropriately than the original release’s score.

With 22 minutes of the movie returned to its proper place, the story unfolds in a much more natural way, allowing characters and their relationships to develop in a less contrived, more organic manner.

For those unaware, the film was based on an award-winning novel written by S.E. Hinton, based on youth overcoming adolescence. In the plot, trouble continuously arises between the two primary groups of social classes known as Greasers or Socials (Socs).

The Greasers are the Outsiders. Their reputation is lower-class individuals that are looked down upon in society. The Socials are upper-class, wealthy people that enjoy picking on the misfortune of the Greasers.

In the movie, the conflicts are portrayed in numerous combinations of fights and disputes between the two.

Featuring C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, and Rob Lowe, all are really, really great, but as noted above, watch out for Dillon and Lane in the Drive-In cinema scene!

Overall, the movie is now what it was intended to be in my humble opinion. It is a very emotional movie about a bunch of tough kids just trying to belong who get caught up in circumstances - sometimes not of their own making.

I loved the way the movie showed the relationship between Ponyboy and his brothers. It was intense! It was just so very well acted and was very realistic to the time the movie took place - including the rumbles (you gotta think about the 50’s!)

Said Coppola, ‘“The Outsiders The Complete Novel’ came about after meeting students over the years who repeatedly asked me why certain scenes from S.E. Hinton’s wonderful book were missing from the theatrical version. These questions reminded about my inspiration for the film—in 1980, a contingent of 12- to 14-year-old students wrote and asked me to make it. I listened to those young fans back then, and I continue to listen to young people now and believe in their opinions, so this complete film version of the novel is for them.”

This is a Widescreen Presentation (2.39:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

• NEW Restoration Interview with Cinematographer Stephen Burum, Zoetrope Head of Archives and Restorations James Mockoski and Colourist Gregg Garvin
• NEW Deleted Scenes
• NEW Francis Ford Coppola Introduction
• NEW Francis Ford Coppola Anatomy of a Scene
• NEW Old House New Home featurette
• Audio Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola
• Audio Commentary with Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze.
• Staying Gold: A look Back at The Outsiders
• S.E. Hinton on Location in Tulsa
• The Casting of The Outsiders
• NBC’s News Today from 1983 The Outsiders Started by School Petition
• Deleted and Extended Scenes

Warner Bros. will release THE OUTSIDERS THE COMPLETE NOVEL theatrically in the US and Canada beginning on September 26th with tickets going on sale this week. Details are available at Fandango.com. Warner Bros. will also make both it and the original version available in a 4K UHD Collector’s Edition and on digital platforms starting November 9th. Additionally, THE OUTSIDERS THE COMPLETE NOVEL will be available on HBO Max beginning on November 16th and will also air this fall on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

www.WarnerBros.com





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