Review of Payback

Video

This DVD was one of the best and most original releases of 1999, and the quality of the film is not let down by the dvd transfer which comes in Pan and Scan 1.33:1 and Widescreen Letterbox 1.85:1. Anything other than perfect reproduction would have severely affected the movie given the low level of illumination which seems to be a continual feature of this film noir.

Audio

As with the visuals, excellent sound quality in Dolby Digital 5.1. The reproduction is perfect given the explosive nature of the film and large amounts of gunfire which occur continually throughout the movie.

Features

Additional features are limited to interviews with the main stars, Mel Gibson, Maria Bello, Lucy Liu and James Coburn. This I would argue is the major let down in what is otherwise an excellent dvd transfer, the interviews are brief, dull and on the whole not really worth watching.

Conclusion

This is an excellent well-written film which would be a worth while addition to anyone’s collection, the transfer in all respects is first rate and the only let down in my opinion are the poor additional features. However given the quality of the film this is hardly a reason not to go out and buy it.