Nightmare Alley Blu-ray [2022] [Region Free]

What prompted me to give such a high rating was the superb set design, but the original film is far better.

Guillermo del Toro has created a brilliant version of an old Holywood movie "The Geek", originally starring Tyrone Power. All the sets and costumes are meticulously authentic and the actors play their parts convincingly, particularly Cate Blanchett as a scheming shrink. The days of the carney are gone, but their spirit can be reawakened by inspired directors such as del Toro.

Great...all good, as expected. Loved this movie.

I bought the movie in hope of a different, but equally engaging experience that the 1947 original offered. But it didn't take long for the tedium of low-key lighting, murky imagery and mumbled dialog to cut in, despite the efforts of my new Sony smart TV to rise above this. I struggled to stay engaged with the film, and had I not spent ten quid on the DVD would have abandoned it. I found some of the acting a little clichéd and caricatured - Cate Blanchett's Lilith Ritter, for me, was something of a latter day Jessica Rabbit. And whilst Bradley Cooper returned a robust performance, he was, in my opinion, overshadowed by that of the charismatic Tyrone Power. I also found some of the scenes over-long.Much credit to director Guillermo del Toro. It must have been a very challenging project to re-make Nightmare Alley given the uncertainties of audience acceptance where re-makes are concerned. Del Toro's recreation of the era was, for me, superb as were the sets and interiors. And in fairness, he followed the story-line more accurately. Plus, relaxed censorship standards enabled him to more graphically portray the carnival sleaze that so fascinated author William Lindsay Gresham I'm sure that a great many people enjoyed the movie, but I suspect that those with mixed feelings, like me, are probably aficionados of the '47 original. It's hard to enjoy a movie remake when subconsciously one is constantly referencing back to the original.

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is a 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, and based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. It is the second feature film adaptation of Gresham's novel, following the 1947 version. A co-production between Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment, and Double Dare You Productions, the film stars Bradley Cooper as a charming and ambitious carnival worker with a mysterious past who takes big risks to boost his career. Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn also star.Del Toro announced the film in 2017 and produced it alongside J. Miles Dale and Cooper. Frequent collaborator Dan Laustsen was the cinematographer, and Nathan Johnson replaced Alexandre Desplat as its composer. Principal photography began in January 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, but was shut down in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production resumed in September 2020 and concluded that December.Nightmare Alley premiered at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on December 1, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 17, 2021, by Searchlight Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Del Toro’s direction, cinematography, score, production design, and performances of Cooper and Blanchett, but criticized the runtime. It flopped at the box office, grossing a total of $39.6 million worldwide against a $60 million production budget. It received four nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. A black-and-white version subtitled Vision in Darkness and Light was released in select cities starting on January 14, 2022.

It`s along movie - too long for the cinema if you have a big soda - but for home viewing and that important pause button, stock up on drinks and snacks, take a P break at about 1 hour 45min, then watch to the end.. Enjoy.

= Product info: Blu-ray (2022, Region free = This is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. But having said that, I don’t believe I can ever watch it again. It is too good at what it set out to do: chronicle the complete & utter breakdown of one man.

Not as good as the 1947 original but close. All the actors are superb.

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