Jacob’s Ladder ( Blu – ray ) ( 1990 )
When this first came out in 1990 I remember going to see it, and it’s as shocking now as it was then. It really is in a little genre of its own. Its a bit war film ( Vietnam ), a bit horror and a bit nostalgia human interest with a drugs twist thrown in for good measure. And it comes out the other side well intact. The basic plot by elliptical method we follow the plight of the lead characters road to recovery from post traumatic stress after his platoon surfer horrendously in a battle. The story then flits between his home life on the streets of New York as a mailman and the battle. As it gets further into the film we begin to realise that not everything is as expected and eventually the film starts to take a very dark and horrific road.Jacob’s Ladder has everything you could want from a film really. Great actors headed by a young Tim Robbins. There is a bit of everything all nicely tied together in a really great story. The only slight criticism I would have of it is that it has a bit of a saccharin sweet ending.
As a blu-ray it has huge appeal. I saw the 1080p version and its really beautifully detailed. There is a lot of interior close up smokey mood light scenes as well as very dark horror scenes and broad daylight as well, its all in the mix really. The Blu-ray really goes a long way to re-creating the original cinematic quality. As a blu-ray its really one to buy in my opinion.
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