Blu-ray Movie Reviews

Two hard-luck drifters (Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt) team up with an experienced gold prospector (Walter Huston) and venture into the Mexican wilderness in search of gold. As their pile starts to grow so does their greed and paranoia, especially for Dobbs (Bogart), who thinks everyone's out to steal his stash.

With his breakout performance in The Maltese Falcon, Bogart became one of Hollywood's good guys, which makes his performance here even more impressive. At the time, audiences were shocked and disturbed that Bogart would be cast as the bad guy, but it was Walter Huston's Oscar-winning role as the grizzled prospector that stole the show.

Video Highlights

• VC-1/1080p encode on a BD-25 disc
• 1.37:1 aspect ratio
• Sharp as a tack
• Extraordinary detailed
• Inky blacks

Audio Highlights

• DTS-HD MA 1.0 soundtrack
• Intelligible dialog
• Wonderful Max Steiner score
• Front-heavy presentation

Warner consistent quality with its catalog titles is commendable and here's another example of taking a 60+ year old film and making it look brand new.

Bonus Materials

• John Huston: The Man, The Movies, The Maverick documentary (SD)
• Discovering Treasure: The Story of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre featurette (SD)
• Warner Night at the Movies
• 8 Ball Bunny cartoon (SD)
• Radio version of the film
• Theatrical trailer

If you're a fan of classic cinema, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre belongs in your collection. It features a timeless story of greed, friendships, and lost fortunes and looks outstanding on Blu-ray. Highly recommended.

Release Date: October 5, 2010
Studio: Warner

Movie: 9/10
Picture: 9/10
Sound: 7/10

Review System

Source
Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player

Display
JVC DLA-RS1 projector
Stewart FireHawk screen (76.5" wide, 16:9)

Electronics
Onkyo Pro PR-SC885 pre/pro
Anthem PVA-7 power amplifier
Panamax M5400PM power conditioner

Speakers
M&K S-150s (L, C, R)
M&K SS-150s (LS, RS, SBL, SBR)
SVS PC-Ultra subwoofer

Cables
Monoprice HDMI cables (source to pre/pro)
Best Deal analog-audio cables
PureLink HDC Fiber Optic HDMI Cable System (15 meters) from pre/pro to projector

Acoustical treatments from GIK Acoustics