Never Apologize

Never Apologize

DVD Rating: *1/2

Reviewed by: Scott Macdonald

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Never Apologize's video quality is rather crap - overcompressed and noisy, with poor definition on anything. The black stage background is a wash of MPEG-2 macroblocking. Whether these issues can be attributed to the source - video cameras with a low shadow tolerance - is possible, but overcompression exacerbates the situation. The whole DVD contents are compressed to 3.7 GB, where a single layer DVD can hold 4.7GB, and a dual layer disc can hold up to 8.5 GB.

Audio is servicable enough, which is all it need be, really. Voice is well-recorded.

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The DVD has few extras - a trailer, and a short deleted scene whereupon they give Laurence Olivier a memorial. A welcome cut, since it draws away from the strong Anderson narrative.

Reviewed on: 29 Oct 2008
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Malcolm McDowell's one-man memoriam for his mentor, Lindsay Anderson.
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Product Code: DAP7756

Region: 2

Ratio: 16:9

Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0

Extras: Trailer, deleted scene


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