Duel - 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital [4K UHD]

Very suspenseful!

WOW! I loved this movie when i was a kid. this WIDE SCREEN remaster is stunning. The sound and picture are so good.This film holds up today. No CGI. Just great filmmaking. Suspense, stunts, music composition. editing, acting. It's all there.So glad to have found this disc. Great replay value.

I'm not a TV or movie watcher. Gave up TV more than 3 decades ago; Don't watch any modern movies, and rarely even watch my classic DVDs...but Duel is something even a Hollywood heretic like me can love!This movie is not your typical formulaic string of cliches sewn together to tell a story we've all seen portrayed a thousand times over; nor is it really an "action movie". no over-the-top unrealistic spectacular car chases with special effects and explosions to pacify 7 year-olds; no.This is a movie where you can sit back and easily imagine yourself in Dennis Weavers' character's position- just a normal guy- a decent sort- getting in his car and taking a trip. You participate as you see the urban infrastructure of southern California being left behind as Weaver heads north on a high-desert highway. Just the scenery alone and the peacefulness of it and the tranquility of imagining yourself on such a trip is very comforting.Then begins a somewhat subtle game of cat and mouse with the stranger in the tanker truck- but not in an overblown typical-of-Hollywood way. It is done tastefully and realistically, and in my opinion, because of that and how that realism helps to actually put you in Weaver's shoes, the emotions you feel as the suspense starts to build are very realistic- and much more so than if the picture were your standard crazy-stunts-and-explosions-and-special-effects "action movie".Would that Spielberg and Hollywood had stuck to this standard of quality!I had first seen this movie many decades ago when I was but a kid- on TV- and liked it then. Bought this DVD to revisit it- and what a joy to finally see it unedited and as a middle-aged man! Of the small spattering of movies that I really like, I tend to almost always go for ones from the 40's and 50's...but this 'modern' movie is truly at the top of my list. It just never gets old- even when you know how it ends, because it's not really about the story- but rather, the experience! (Pay attention, Hollywood garbage-makers!). So simple..so basic...but yet it's better than the most epic productions. This is the way to do it!

Excellent brand new condition

It is very easy to see why "Duel" put a young relatively unknown director named Steven Spielberg on the map. More than five decades after its television premier, "Duel" has stood the test of time as a suspenseful and compelling movie. It is just as enjoyable for me after multiple viewings.In the movie, salesman David Mann (Played very well by the late Dennis Weaver.) leaves his home to travel to an appointment with a client. While driving through the Mojave Desert David has a chance encounter with a dilapidated tanker truck that is driving slowly on the highway. Not wanting to be driving at a snail's pace indefinitely, David decides to pass the truck and continue on. Little does David know that this seemingly simple act would turn his business trip into a fight for his life.There are many reasons why "Duel" works so well. First is its simplicity. There are no over the top stunts or crazy special effects. One of the reasons for that is the movie's budget. Also, director Steven Spielberg opposed any such stunts because he wanted to focus on the story itself. In other words, more substance than style. The second reason is the scenes of David Mann's confrontations with the vengeful driver of the tanker truck are masterfully filmed. Especially the first scene where Mann is forced to drive at dangerous speeds as the truck driver attempts to run David off the road. Another such scene is where David uses a phone booth at a gas station to report the truck driver to police. There are times, even after repeated viewing, that I almost jump out of my seat watching such scenes.What also works in the movie's favor is that the psychotic driver of the tanker truck is never seen outside of hi extending his left arm out of the truck to wave David on or walking along the passenger side of the truck at a gas station. Spielberg used this technique in "Jaws" as you know, not showing the shark until nearly an hour into the movie, but that was out of necessity since Bruce the mechanical shark kept breaking down (Though it worked very well in the movie as a whole.). In "Duel' the technique is used voluntarily to heighten the suspense of the movie and it works very well.As great as "Duel" is, the movie is not perfect. There are, in my opinion, legitimate criticisms of the movie. The biggest criticism for me is some formulaic scenes. One such scene is when David Mann tires to tell patrons and staff at a roadside diner about the mad truck driver. Surprise! Nobody believes him. In that same roadside diner scene, David confronts a man who he believes is the driver of the truck, but it was obvious from the beginning David was confronting the wrong man. Another scene involving a school bus full of brats is similar in the sense that nobody believes David and when the truck does appear, the driver acts normally and even helps out the school bus which makes the school bus driver and his cargo of brats think that it's David who is crazy. How many times have we seen that before?The aforementioned criticisms are small and do not take away from the overall enjoyment of a terrific movie. I highly recommend you see "Duel" when you get the opportunity. It is well worth your time. I guarantee you it will make you think twice about passing the next truck you see on the highway. Do so at your own risk!

looked for a long time. great flic.