Quigley Down Under – Blu-ray Review
The Flick:
Quigley down under is a pretty cool western, not to be confused with the great John Wayne or Clint Eastwood classics but this one came out in 1990 and I don’t believe it is claiming to be a classic. This movie stars Tom Selleck (a very underrated actor) and takes place in Australia’s Outback. Selleck plays Quigley a sharp shooter who answers an ad in the paper to be employed to shoot dingo. But there’s a twist, his boss Elliot Marsten (Alan Rickman) wants him to kill off any and all Aborigines that step foot on his land. Quigley gets pissed that he was lied to and goes after Marsten, but his boys beat the shit out of Quigley and then dump him in the middle of nowhere in the outback beside a beautiful but crazy prostitute Cora (Lara San Giacomo).
The Aborigines get word of the man who tried to do right by them and take Quigley and Crazy Cora under their wing and that’s when the real battle begins. The good guys vs. the bad guys, here we go! There are a few sub plots (how Cora became crazy and why she keeps calling him Roy), a little romance and pretty cool gun slinging shoot em’ up scenes. The cinematography by David Eggby is gorgeous. It’s different seeing a western take place in Australia but pretty cool too. Selleck is one of the coolest actors that should’ve been a big time movie star a long time ago, but maybe that’s what’s even cooler about him. This is a very entertaining movie (a little long running at 120 minutes) but it has everything you need- action, romance, revenge and great scenery.
The Blu-ray
Special Features:
The Rebirth of the Western Documentary: Behind the scenes feature and interviews.
There are also, TV spots, a few other features, and a theatrical trailer.
Audio/Video
The video transfer is pretty impressive for a film now 22 years old. Blu-ray did it justice; I remember seeing this on VHS. The prairies and outback are as clear as day.
The sound is pretty bad ass, the dialogue is crisp and clear, the gun shots wrap around you and the sounds of the outback is set perfectly.
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