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Blu-ray DVD Movies Disc- Superman Returns
Product Description
Warner Bros. | 2006 | 154 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 16, 2008
Playback: Region free
He's back. With a superior soundtrack. A hero for our millennium. And not a
moment too soon, because during the five years Superman sought his home planet,
things changed on his adopted planet. Nations moved on without him. Lois Lane
now has a son, a fianc� and a Pulitzer for "Why the World Doesn't Need
Superman." And Lex Luthor has a plan that will destroy billions of lives.
Filmmaker Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2) gives the world the Superman it needs,
honoring the legend everyone loves while taking it in a powerful new direction.
Brandon Routh proves a perfect choice to wear the hero's cape, leading a top
cast that includes Kate Bosworth as Lois and Kevin Spacey as Lex. And the
thrills - from a sky-grapple with a tumbling jumbo jet to a continent-convulsing
showdown - redefine Wow. "I'm always around," Superman tells Lois. You'll be
glad he is.
Ouch. Minted for a 2006 release (when Blu-ray had first emerged from Sony's
primordial ooze),
Superman Returns' 1080p/VC-1 transfer has lost whatever
luster it may have once had. Singer and cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel's
amber-drenched palette remains fairly strong and stable, but inconsistent
contrast leveling and dull, muddy skintones continually flatten the image.
Dimensionality and detail is hit or miss as well. At times, Routh's pores take
center stage... at others, his face looks as if it's been crafted from clay.
Likewise, a thrilling high altitude rescue is undermined by soft edges and
indistinct textures; an odd development considering the film was shot using the
latest and greatest high definition cameras. Moreover, scenes aboard Luthor's
war-yacht (or whatever you want to call it) are lifeless, rooftop rendezvous
resemble murky bowls of brown gumbo, and underwater sequences exhibit some of
the worst artifacting, banding, and source noise I've ever encountered. And
that's only the tip of the growing Kryptonian land mass. From a reckless
application of noise reduction to a who's who of digital discrepancies, the
picture is a mess from beginning to end. As it stands, only a handful of
third-act confrontations between Supes and Lex manage to leave a long-lasting
impression.
I have no doubt some of the presentation's unsightly
misfortunes can be traced to Singer and Sigel's intentions -- overbearing
shadows, impenetrable delineation, and limited depth among them -- but it's
quite clear that
Superman Returns is in desperate need of a fresh
restoration; a sharp transfer that will give its iconic hero the sort of
stunning Blu-ray homecoming he deserves.
When
Superman Returns first arrived on home video in 2006, Warner (at
that point struggling to provide comparable sonic experiences between the HD DVD
and Blu-ray releases of their films) produced two distinctly different audio
mixes: a rousing, lossless Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround track for the HD DVD
version, and a generally satisfying 640kbps Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track for
the Blu-ray version. While both releases bested their DVD counterparts, the HD
DVD's TrueHD track was much more impressive, leaving many a Blu fiend salivating
for a taste of lossless goodness all their own. As it turned out, Warner had
been cataloging their fans' complaints. In 2008 (some two years later), the
studio issued a re-release of the Blu-ray edition that offered not one, but two
high-quality audio options: an uncompressed PCM 5.1 surround track and the same
TrueHD mix that originally debuted on the 2006 HD DVD.
It's a cinch to
identify which Blu-ray release of
Superman Returns you're holding in your
hand. Not only does the tech spec box on the rear coverart clearly outline the
disc's audio tracks, the ISBN and UPC codes are different as well. The lesser
edition is associated with ISBN# 1-4198-4481-4 and UPC code 012569829657, and
the superior re-release is stamped with ISBN# 1-4198-6004-6 and UPC code
085391177913. So unless you left your glasses at home, it shouldn't be difficult
to discern. Just be careful if purchasing a used disc from Amazon or eBay --
make sure the seller has outlined exactly which version of the film they're
selling. Not everyone is as honest as you and I.
Anyway, I digress. The
PCM 5.1 and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround tracks offer strikingly similar
experiences. So much so that I had trouble telling them apart (after some quick
volume leveling, of course). Dialogue is crisp, clean, and perfectly
prioritized, regardless of whether Superman is whispering in Lois' ear or
hurtling past a burning aircraft. Better still, rear speaker activity is
aggressive, ambience is lively and enveloping, directionality is as precise as
they come, and interior acoustics are eerily convincing. I wouldn't go so far as
to say I turned my head at every waning shout and clattering pipe, but the
soundfield was immersive enough to slap a grin on my face. More importantly, the
film's memorable set pieces have been completely set free. The LFE channel
boldly peddles its fearsome wares, lending its full support to the deafening
impact of every explosion and the unexpectedly weighty
whup-whup of
Superman's windswept cape. Dynamics are powerful and resonant, fidelity is spot
on and, aside from a couple of stocky pans that pop up early in the proceedings,
both high-end tracks are remarkable. This edition is, without a doubt, the
Blu-ray release of
Superman Returns fans and audiophiles will want to
make sure is sitting in their shopping cart.
Blu-ray DVD Movies Disc - Superman Returns Features
VideoVideo codec: VC-1
Video resolution:
1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio
English: LPCM 5.1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English:
Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1...
(more)
English: LPCM 5.1
English: Dolby
TrueHD 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital
5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
(less) Subtitles
English SDH, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Package Content
Blu-ray DVD Movies Disc(25GB) - Superman Returns x 1
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