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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:18 pm Post subject: The Adventures of Tintin [Blu-ray] |
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Another reference disc!
The Adventures of Tintin (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (2011)
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| Quote: | 'The Adventures of Tintin' is a fun, energetic adventure film that harkens back to the Saturday morning serials which inspired Spielberg's 'Raiders of the Lost Arc' (even though Tintin wasn't actually one of those inspirations). While not perfect, the film is a return to form for the director and features stunning, jaw-dropping filmmaking. However, because motion capture was used to animate the characters, some viewers may have trouble emotionally connecting with the material. As a Blu-ray, 'The Adventures of Tintin' boasts demo-worthy picture and audio ratings (though the video is every so slightly shy of perfect) and a terrific set of behind-the-scenes featurettes.
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
'The Adventures of Tintin' arrives on Blu-ray with a shiny, sparkling AVC-MPEG 4 encode, framed in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, that is just shy of perfect. Seriously, if "4.95 stars" existed at HDD as a rating, that's what it deserves.
So what's the minor flaw? Every once in a rare while, there's a hint of aliasing. As one example, check out the scene on the freighter where Tintin steals keys from the men sleeping on the bunk beds; there's a touch of flicker on the light coming in the porthole. There's also a couple moments in Haddock's beard and in the Unicorn flashbacks.
Beyond a teeny imperfection most will never see, 'The Adventures of Tintin' is sure to be in some readers' demo rotation. This is a beautiful, colorful film. Daytime exteriors -- ranging from Parisian markets to planes taking off over green oceans to infinite sand dunes to seaside villages -- look exquisite. Colors and textures pop, with the imagery constantly flirting between highly detailed computer animation and photo-realism. Nighttime sequences are equally strong, held tight by rich, exemplary black levels and glistening reflections. Overall, this is a stunning Blu-ray and the reason many of us have large HDTVs.
The Audio: Rating the Sound
7.1 is the only way to experience a modern action movie. The 7.1 English DTS-HD MA track on 'The Adventures of Tintin' is a winner in every way.
Dynamic and clear and bold and refined all at once. Dialog is crisp and well mixed, whether it be a dialog heavy scene or a run and gun set piece with thundering explosions. Speaking of explosions and thunder, LFE is refined, but growls when it needs to. Highlights include the Unicorn's destruction and the lightning strikes surrounding the plane crash. In terms of the surround experience, this dynamic track handles effects and music subtly at times, with the extreme highs of the Opera singer's performance, to the entire swirling orchestra of John William's energetic score. As a 7.1 experience, bullets ping and swirl in all channels, and the sound design really pulls you forward into the world by placing a number of nice effects, such as the airplane propeller, directly behind your ears.
Overall, there's too much to praise in a wonderful, demo-worthy surround track. |
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wallace123456
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:40 am Post subject: |
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Haven't seen it yet, but I heard from a very reliable source it is really cool!!!
Ordered the movie (3D) and hope to be watching in a few days.
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