The nine deleted scenes are all excellent and the interview sections with Cusack and Frears illuminating. High Fidelity is true to its name in delivering images of reference quality. The bright transfer never lacks for punch, just as the music is recorded with maximum energy. The record shop is a delightful m lange of color occupying distinct space with no bloom or smearing. Skin tones are varied and natural.
Blacks are lush.
Every detail is cleanly resolved. You can practically read every album cover in the record bins. The subtle ambient space of the record shop or the pounding space of a disco floor are created with equal accuracy. Puttin on the Ritz Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse bring Silk Stockings to life, a remake of Ninotchka, one of many films successfully turned into musicals by the Hollywood dream factory. Read all about remakes into musicals by clicking on the divine dancers.