The Killer Elite Blu-ray Screenshots (Patreon)

From Chris: Really cool physical packaging on this set from Australia's Imprint  label. CIA conspiracy thriller from the 1970s directed by Peckinpah,  pitting James Caan against Robert Duvall as spooks and former best  friends. Slick, tense face-off is pretty great until the final act,  which tosses in a gang of ninjas I guess to take advantage of the exotic  Asian craze and ends on a goofy note to what had been a cynical and  gritty movie. None of the usual Peckinpah action flourishes until the  final battle. Supposedly this is the movie Peckinpah was introduced to  cocaine by either Duvall or Caan's dealer.

The  transfer for MGM has nice colors, contrast and fleshtones. Even the  detail and definition are pretty great for a mid-70s feature. Only some  EE mars the PQ in scenes.

Imprint provides  an "alternate" theatrical cut on a separate disc, first time on home  video. Kind of superfluous, as it mostly removes 7 minutes and was only  seen in a few other Western countries.