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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:23 pm Post subject: Captain America: The First Avenger (Blu-ray) |
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Another reference disc!
I watched this one a couple of nights ago. While I was never comic book reader or fan growing up, this one is definitely one of the better comic book adaptations I've seen. A good movie, worth watching for comic book fans and non-fans alike.
Captain America: The First Avenger (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (2011)
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| Quote: | Marvel Comics films aren't always great adaptations. Sometimes we get a great tale that's true to the comics and still works well on screen, and other times we get... the 'Fantastic Four' movies. 'Captain America: The First Avenger' is among the best adaptations from the company so far. It has heart, soul, and tons of action, with some intelligence and fantasy to boot. This is the kind of film that will appeal to audiences of all ages, with a timeless tale, a relatable hero that's impossible to dislike, and a great, great performance in the lead. Sure, I didn't buy the voice coming out of the scrawny version of the character, but come on, the effects work to make wimpy Steve Rogers is fantastic! And so is this disc. It's awesomeness, forever captured for audiences to enjoy over and over again. This is the year's best comic movie, probably the best action movie, as well, and one of the top five to ten comic book adaptations. Whether you go 2D or 3D (which still includes this 2D disc), either way, put this one in your collection, post haste.
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
Presented in 1080p with the AVC MPEG-4 encoder, 'Captain America' proves to be high-def candy on Blu-ray.
This disc sports perfect edges, wonderfully clear, powerful colors, and detail levels that truly shine. Funnily enough, the best looking moment in the film is one of the most mundane, in the soldier training segments, full of amazingly defined grass and dirt. Picture depth is often incredible, with a number of scenes exhibiting nearly endless information and clarity. Textures are a real treat, as well, while night shots hold up very well, with no lost information in shadows. Another plus? This disc is free from any kind of edge enhancement, while facial features can be very perceptible. Black levels? There's not enough ink in all the stationary stores in the world to compare to this.
This transfer does have an odd noise burst here or there, a very ugly sequence in the theater where every eye visible is blatantly blue, and a few moments that look like facial features have been smoothed out just too darned much, enough to keep this disc from earning that rare five star commendation. Still, this disc is worthy of salutations. It's really, really good looking.
The Audio: Rating the Sound
The audio for this flick is presented by way of a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track that comes up a bit short compared to some of the other Marvel flicks (particularly 'The Incredible Hulk'), but it still has plenty to offer.
Dialogue doesn't get buried for a single word in the entire film, while range will frequently catch your attention with the blistering highs. This disc sports some solid volume spikes, and some good thumps and bumps, as well as gunfire pops, while rear speakers get more than their fair share of activity, particularly in action sequences, which throw you in the middle of a WWII battle like few other discs do, with gunfire coming from all angles nicely. Ambience is appropriate in every scene, while directionality is also spot on. The only place this track is lacking is in thunder, as the bass levels just don't match the carnage we see on screen. With the massive explosions filling this film, you'd expect a lot of rumble and roar, but it just doesn't happen anywhere near as much as it should. If you listen to this disc through your television's speakers, you just lost half of the experience, as this track is exactly that: an experience. |
Kal
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