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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
Directed by Spike Lee
USA 1989
The hottest day of the year explodes on-screen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast that includes Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Robin Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nunn, Rosie Perez, and John Turturro, Spike Lee’s powerful portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praise. *** It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can... Do the Right Thing. Directed by visionary filmmaker Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing is one of the most thought-provoking and groundbreaking films of the last 20 years. The controversial story centers around one scorching inner-city day, when racial tensions reach the boiling point in a tough Brooklyn neighborhood. |
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Theatrical Release: June 14th, 1989 - France
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Comparison:
Criterion (2-disc) - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Universal Studios - Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Turbine (DE - Steelbook) - Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Criterion - Region 'A' / 'B' - Blu-ray
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Available on Blu-ray from Criterion in the UK on August 26th, 2019: |
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Distribution | Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC | Universal Studios - Region FREE - Blu-ray | Turbine Steelbook (DE) - Region FREE - Blu-ray | Criterion Spine #97 - Region 'A' / 'B' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 2:00:00 | 1:59:53.436 | 1:59:53.769 | 2:00:09.202 |
Video | 1.85:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 8.4 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 49,131,274,027 bytes Feature: 33,247,156,224 bytes Video Bitrate: 28.70 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 45,214,968,372 bytes Feature: 29,423,025,984 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 49,936,079,074 bytesFeature: 36,516,126,720 bytesVideo Bitrate: 34.58 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | PCM 2.0 stereo and Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, Commentary: English (Dolby 2.0) | DTS-HD
Master Audio English 3890 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3890 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core:
5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) DUBs: DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit Commentaries: Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
DTS-HD Master Audio
German 1509 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 16-bit
(DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 3635 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3635 kbps / 24-bit (DTS
Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -31dB |
Subtitles | English (SDH), None | English, French, Spanish, None | English, German, None | English (SDH), None |
Features |
Release Information: Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
• Transfer approved by cinematographer
Ernest Dickerson
• Spike's Last Words
(6:23) |
Release Information: 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 49,131,274,027 bytes Feature: 33,247,156,224 bytes Video Bitrate: 28.7 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details: • Do
the Right Thing: 20 Years Later (35:47 in HD!) |
Release Information: 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 45,214,968,372 bytes Feature: 29,423,025,984 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details:
• Audio commentary by director Spike Lee,
Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee |
Release Information: Studio: Criterion
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 49,936,079,074 bytesFeature: 36,516,126,720 bytesVideo Bitrate: 34.58 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• Audio commentary from 1995 featuring director Spike Lee, Dickerson,
production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee
Transparent Blu-ray Case Chapters 26 |
Comments: |
NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
ADDITION: Criterion - Region 'A' / 'B' Blu-ray
- July 19': Criterion bring Spike Lee's classic, "Do the Right Thing" to Blu-ray in an absolutely jam-packed 2-disc (2 Blu-ray) set. The film is
housed on a dual-layered disc with a maxed-out bitrate. This is
advertised as an all-new 4K digital restoration, approved by
cinematographer Ernest Dickerson. The framing is ever-so-slightly
different than previous releases, most likely due to being scanned from
(what I assume is) the original negative. That red/yellow tint looks
even lovelier than it did on the turbine disc, showing a wider range of
colors. A more evident film grain-like texture now appears as well.
Skin tones especially benefit from this new 4K restoration, as does the
robust contrast. Just look at that last comparison capture, with the
late great Bill Nunn (the Love/Hate image), and notice how his skin tone
no longer matches the background buildings like it did on the Turbine
Blu-ray. Now he is front and center, without losing the generally
correct color timing. Each frame shows slightly more decipherable
information, enhancing clarity, when compared to the Turbine disc. This
is a beauty of a transfer.
Colin Zavitz
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ADDITION: Turbine - Region FREE Blu-ray
- January 19': DTS-HD Master in both English 2.0 and 5.1 surround (only 16-bit) and a German DUB. It sounds very good if lacking the depth of the Universal Blu-ray. There are optional English and German subtitles available and the disc is Region FREE. This Turbine Steelbook has all the extras of the previous releases (that I can tell) including the two commentaries and extensive Making of..., Behind the Scenes and Cannes Press Conference (2 3/4 hours just for those) with optional German subtitles.
The film remains so impacting - I hadn't
seen in almost a decade myself. Are the tints important? immensely in my
opinion - it changes the film experience. I LOVE the Steelbook case too
- very classy - what a keepsake - Amazing job Turbine - keep'em coming!
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ADDITION: Universal Studios - Region FREE Blu-ray
- June 09': NOTE: Despite another site stating this was VC-1 - I can assure my Blu-ray was encoded with MPEG-4 AVC.
Criterion's PCM track was a more unique feature 8 years ago but
the Universal DTS-HD Master 5.1 at 3890 kbps is pretty sweet.
There is a lot of perfectly cued music utilized in Lee's film beyond Public
Enemy's frequently played "Fight the Power" and it all sounds that much
crisper in HD. This includes Bill Lee's original score for his son's film. The
track hints at an explosive quality with police sirens, boom-boxes and spiraling
violence keeping the film's latter anxiety-pace at a tense and effective pitch.
Both editions offer optional English subtitles but the
Blu-ray
adds French and Spanish. My
Momitsu
tells me this release is region FREE!
As far as supplements go - both editions are stacked and the Blu-ray has many (most) of the 2-disc Criterion extras as well as adding even more. The new hi-def edition includes the older audio commentary by director Spike Lee, Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee - as well as St. Clair Bourne’s 60-minute documentary The Making of “Do the Right Thing”, the 42-minute 1989 Cannes Film Festival press conference with Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, and Joie Lee. Also repeated from the 2-disc DVD set are Spike Lee’s hour-long behind-the-scenes footage, from rehearsal to wrap in 6-parts, the original storyboard gallery for the riot sequence and the 10-minute video interview with editor Barry Brown in 4-parts. What you lose are intros that mention 'Criterion' specifically and their liner notes essay by Ebert. New to the Blu-ray is a second commentary (entitled 20th Anniversary Feature Commentary) with only Lee - albeit with some gaps - and in HD are 14-minutes of 11 'newly discovered' deleted and extended scenes and the almost 40-minutes of Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later documentary retrospective with cast and crew. Whewww! Okay - so the Universal Blu-ray is vastly superior but not supporting the original theatrical look and the lone hi-def disc is jammed to the brim with over 49 Gig filled of feature and supplements. Considering the price (less than $20) and film value - this amounts to quandary on purchasing. You may decide for yourself. |
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Available on Blu-ray from Criterion in the UK on August 26th, 2019: |
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Distribution | Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC | Universal Studios - Region FREE - Blu-ray | Turbine Steelbook (DE) - Region FREE - Blu-ray | Criterion Spine #97 - Region 'A' / 'B' - Blu-ray |