The Longest Yard (1974) 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

Crisp, sharp, and pristine from a fresh master, Kino introduces Longest Yard to UHD in gorgeous fashion. Immediately lighting up with saturated color, primaries hold a zest they lacked in previous home video masters. Thank Dolby Vision/HDR for that, along with the exceptional brightness too. Black levels recede to their purest depths, sustained and pure.

Hearty grain stays in check, handled by the compression naturally. Longest Yard looks like pure film, and the result is detail galore. Sharpness rarely wavers from its high peak unless cinematography turns softer. Organic texture fills the frame, benefiting from the added resolution on this format. Certain mid-range shots suggest the slightest filtering (Eddie Albert's first appearance in particular), but to minimal detriment.

Audio

In stereo, the channel split is non-existent, but DTS-HD does well enough to handle this vintage track. Puffy dialog and screechy action scenes (especially the opening car chase) struggle to resolve the audio. High treble wanes in every instance, if no worse than most films of Longest Yard's age.