Assigned to keep an eye on Danko is smart-ass Chicago police detective Art Ridzik, played by James Belushi. Of course, they hate each other at first, but later come to respect and finally to rely on one another. If this all sounds familiar, that because it is. This formula has been done dozens of times before but Schwarzenegger's screen presence, Belushi's comedic delivery and terrific action direction from Walter Hill keep 'Red Heat' from becoming just another 'buddy picture'. The video transfer of 'Red Heat' is excellent, certainly as good as the THX approved 'Total Recall' and perhaps even better.
Colors appear accurate and solid with no smearing and little if any chroma noise.
This framing looks accurate and well balanced. Subtitles for the Russsian dialog are in yellow and are placed in the film frame. The subtitles look to be digitally generated for this tranfer and are easy to read. The soundtrack is something of a treat. My last experience with this film was on VHS and the quality here took my by suprise.