![]() This movie is playing in three theaters in LA and we saw it today. BNSF Railway says a freight train carrying corn syrup, not hazardous material, derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada. The Blu-ray released by Anchor Bay offers up solid video and audio transfers while the bonus material is pretty basic. The Railway Man review by Greg R - I don't understand the tomato meter of 66. The most disastrous engineering project in history, it killed 250,000 Allied prisoners and Thai labourers. He was put to work on the Railway of Death - the Japanese line from Thailand and Burma. ![]() Overall, The Railway Man is a well made movie but its main success is with yet another fine performance from Colin Firth who steals the show although Nicole Kidman gets some good scenes as well. A naive young man, a radio enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the British Empire at Singapore in 1942. It’s probably one of the better lossless tracks I’ve come across and surprising considering the genre and more limited release. The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track is equally impressive providing clear dialogue levels but also, when the film gets into the war scenes, some dynamic audio giving some nice depth to each channel. It’s free and clear of any artifacts, pixilation or even banding making for one fantastic looking video. A Railway Protection Force (RPF) man showed the human face of the force, as he went beyond his duty to arrange milk for a four-month-old infant travelling on the Belgaum-Gorakhpur Shramik Special. This is an amazing transfer showing off not only excellent and sharp detail levels but a nice boost with colors throughout. The Railway Man comes to Blu-ray from Anchor Bay presented with a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital Copy. Not a whole lot but we do get an Audio Commentary with Director Jonathan Teplitzky and Co-Writer/Producer Andy Paterson and a well The Making of The Railway Man (26:07 HD) featurette hosted by Lisa Ling. Decades later, still suffering the trauma of his wartime experiences, Lomax and his wife Patti (NICOLE KIDMAN) discover that the Japanese interpreter responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and set out to confront him in this inspiring tale of heroism, humanity and the redeeming power of love. The performances in Railway Man are fine, but we spend so little time getting to know the adult Eric and Patricia that it’s tough to connect to their relationship. Number of Discs: 1 Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)Įric Lomax (COLIN FIRTH), a British Army officer who is captured by the Japanese during WWII and sent to a POW camp, where he is tormented and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. The Railway Man is one of those films that I find difficult to review because I. Writer(s): Eric Lomax (novel) Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson (screenplay)Ĭast: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård DISC INFO: The Railway Man is a well made movie but its main success is with yet another fine performance from Colin Firth who steals the show although Nicole Kidman gets some good scenes as well.Īnchor Bay | R – 108 min.
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