No Way To Treat A Lady [Blu-ray]

Well, it's becoming very clear that this label will accept whatever transfer they are given by Paramount and will then charge a premium price for it. In the case of War of the Worlds, they lucked out and got the new 4K transfer that Criterion issued in the US. But most of the other Paramount titles, including this one, are older masters, usually made for DVD releases. This is the same source as the DVD - of course, detail is better with the leap to hi-def and it's been cleaned up a tiny bit, but everything's the same - color, contrast, and it would all look so much nicer with a fresh transfer.Five stars for the film, which is great - two stars for Paramount and the high price. There is a commentary track by Kat Ellinger, who somehow has become the poster child for film history and commentaries. I cannot listen to her annoying voice and pedantic prattle. If you love the film and have the DVD, you're set. If you don't have the DVD, then this may be something you'd like.

Willam Goldman’s novel No Way to Treat a Lady came about when Goldman was suffering from writer’s block while working on a different novel. Goldman read an article about The Boston Strangler when there was speculation about two killers; Goldman thought what if one of the serial killers was jealous of the other and that became the Genesis of “No Way to Treat a Lady”. That twist shows up later.The script by John Gay perfectly captures the best elements of Goldman’s novel. Jack Smight does an exceptional job with staging the material and working with the actors.Rod Steiger gives a marvelous, nutty performance as the serial killer who disguised himself preying on middle aged women playing different roles. George Segal plays the cop trying to catch him.Shout/Scream Factory gives us a solid A/V presentation for the film. This appears to be an older master but detail, depth, delineation are all superior to the DVD. Colors including skin tones could be bolder. There are a couple shots that are soft. The film definitely could benefit from some TLC including a restoration in either 2 or 4K but this is a solid looking presentation of the film. Grain is prominent without the overuse of grain management.Audio sounds pretty good; evidently the Imprint release had some issue with occasional hiss creeping in during certain scenes. It crops up here occasionally especially during a bus center with Segal and Remick.There are three special features with one mentioned on the box and the other not listed. There’s a featurette by critic Kim Newman discussing the film and a stills gallery. The commentary track by David Del Valle ism’t mentioned on the packaging nor in the bonus menu. It’s accessible under the audio menu. It’s a very good commentary that covers the production history of the film.A delicious black comedy thriller, “No Waynto treat a Lady” is owned by the performance of Rod Steiger. Segal does a terrific job as well and the supporting cast from Remick to Eileen Elkhart and Murray Hamilton are marvelous.

A priest, an effeminate hair designer, and an apartment plumber are just three of the personae a serial killer (Rod Steiger) assumes in order to trap his victims, giving fits to a dogged detective (George Segal) and his new girlfriend (Lee Remick). The thrill in this 1968 thriller is not so much the complexity of the plot but the precision of the playing by star Steiger and others, and the comedic elements that lighten things considerably. The way Lee Remick's character ingratiates herself with her boyfriend's difficult mother (Eileen Heckart) is worth the price of the DVD alone. Happily, this disc comes at a good price.

I have waited for this movie to have a blu-ray release. Psychological duel between Segal and Steiger, with love interest Remick caught in the middle. Dashes of comedy throughout the movie add to making it an entertaining watch.

If you want to watch a really great acting performance, Rod Steiger's portrayal of the killer in this film is a must see. Very well acted, well written movie.

Marvelous movie! Rod Steiger will scare the pants off you with his bravuro performance. He should have won an Oscar for this. Of course, you have George Seagal and Lee Remick (in one of her sexiest performances since The Long Hot Summer/A Face In The Crowd - her 1st movie) driving the cute subplot. And you'll just love Eileen Eckhart as George's mother who can't understand a "Jewish cop". Great movie.

Does not hold up well in 2021. Elaine May was much better behind the camera; as an actress in this film, her character is so annoying, it's no wonder Walter Matthau's character plans to murder her. No belly laughs here, but character actor George Rose shines.

Classic movie that I liked growing up. Great actors!

The customer reviews for this product are mixed with DVD reviews. The BLU RAY we were sent is for region A which was not clear nor explained at the time I ordered it. In the UK we need either universal or region B BLU RAYS. I assume this was a mistake by the seller. Future buyers please be aware.

A rare thing, a comedy about a serial killer. Rod Steiger excels in it adopting many different personas as he goes about his business of finding and strangling middle aged ladies.What a marvelous actor he was. I first saw this in the cinema when it was released and loved it but it was hard to find today as a DVD hence this Spanish version which converts to English. There are so many things to like: The interplay between Steiger and the policeman charged with stopping him, both men dominated by their mothers. There was one scene where a little man makes a false confession to being the serial killer that had the cinema screaming with laughter.It is due for a re release and possibly a modern remake with the right actors.

I have loved this film ever since I first saw it in the cinema many years ago. It is one of the best 'Black Comedies' around, featuring a great cast headed by Rod Steiger. It did make occasional appearances on British TV but, for whatever reason, it seems to have fallen out of popularity.I wondered if it was a PC thing, as Steiger plays an ageing Gay man who goes around strangling elderly women in their homes.As it's only available in Region 1 format I had to buy a Multi Region DVD player. I bought an LG DP542H for just over £50-00 which does the job far better than the price suggests.If you like Black Comedies then make an effort to watch this one, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Arrived very quickly from time of order and the movie itself was quirky. The humour was fine in the relationship of the policeman to his mother, but seemed chilling when the same quips and puns were employed by the killer. Rod Steiger pulled off the role well - a genuinely great actor playing a hammy failed thespian trying to prove something to his dead mother. Lee Remick was beautiful and the photography was good. Nice to see such rich colours - it is nowadays too common to have a drained palette in movies. My only problem was witnessing the killer's conversations with his unsuspecting victims, seeing them being charmed and wooed. The Boston Strangler left the fleshing out of the victims to the imagination - what I felt disturbing is that all of the victims were made sweet and likeable in those prolonged intimate conversations, and yet, once they were done away with, the movie passed on, as if the viewer was expected to treat them with the same disdain felt by the killer.

I say that this film is enjoyably unusual because though it deals with a serial killer it has a very rich vein of dark comedy running throughout. Steiger is excellent as our killer adopting different guises in order to kill women who are vaguely his mothers age. Segal is superb as the put upon detective Mo Brummel who lives with his over protective mother (a standout performance by Eileen Heckart) Lee Remick is stunning to look at as Mo's new girlfriend but she isnt called upon to do very much but she and Segal have some lovely scenes as their romance burgeons, especially when she is introduced to his mother.If you are a fan of either Steiger, Segall, Heckart or Remick this is a very worthwhile film, neatly directed with some lovely character actresses popping up...Doris Roberts in a tangerine wig and Ruth White playing a German Hausfrau. All in all a very worthy addition to my collection.