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| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:13 pm Post subject: The Railway Man [Blu-ray] |
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The Railway Man [Blu-ray + UltraViolet]
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| Quote: | 'The Railway Man' is an excellent film. Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard turn in terrific performances. It's a great war film that not so much looks at the actual war itself, but how a war changes a person over time. It's beautiful yet difficult to watch in certain moments, but it surely will evoke some powerful emotions. The video and audio presentations are both amazing, and while there are only two extras, they both cover a lot of ground. 'The Railway Man' deserves to be seen, because it is such an incredible story and an amazing film. Highly Recommended.
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
'The Railway Man' comes with a great 1080p HD transfer and is presented in 2.40:1 aspect ratio. Anchor Bay knocked this video presentation out of park. It looks fantastic. The image is crystal clear and very vivid, giving the picture a lot of depth. The detail is picture perfect in every scene that is true to its source material. Close-ups reveal very fine minute textures and individual hairs on the actors' faces. You can see individual beads of sweat, scars, and wrinkles very nicely. In the wider shots, the landscapes come across beautiful and very real.
The costume details also look spectacular, which reveal fine stitching and dirt on each costume. The colors seem to pop off screen consistently with excellent reds, blues, and browns throughout. The darker lit scenes looks very natural as well with no problems to report. The black levels always run deep and inky and the skin tones come across very natural. There were no issues with banding, aliasing or video noise either. This video presentation is top notch.
The Audio: Rating the Sound
This release comes with an excellent lossless DTS-HD 5.1 audio mix and is just as good as the above mentioned video presentation. This is a fully immersive audio mix and will put you in the center of everything that is happening. The dialogue is always crystal clear and easy to understand. The smallest whispers to the loud yelling all sound perfectly balanced. The sound effects are robust and lively, especially with the train noises, the war planes flying overhead, and the tanks rolling in.
It almost makes you feel like you are there for a moment, as the weapons and vehicle sounds pour through the surround speakers with ferocity. There are some great ambient noises from the jungle and other soldiers and prisoners talking as well. The score sounds beautiful and always adds to the tone of the film, while never drowning out any dialogue or sound effects. Lastly, there is no evidence of any pops, cracks or hissing to speak of, giving this audio presentation great marks. |
Kal
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