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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 8:29 pm Post subject: Frozen [Blu-ray] |
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Frozen (Two-Disc Blu-ray / DVD + Digital Copy) (2013)
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'Frozen' is quite simply one of the best Disney Princess movies ever made. This engaging musical is firmly grounded in its classic Disney roots while blazing a new path. It is also an important display of fully-rounded female characters, balancing heroics and flaws and fears.
As a Blu-ray, the movie looks and sounds fantastic, with reference quality visuals and a thunderous 7.1 surround mix, but the overall package stumbles a bit because it lacks in the special features department and, in North America at least, there is no 3D version available. However, the movie is such a joy it's easy to overlook these potential drawbacks. If you don't care about 3D, this domestic Blu-ray recreates the theatrical experience wonderfully. However, if you're a fan of 3D visuals, you might want to order the UK 3D Blu-ray package. We'll be reviewing that early next month. Based on the film and this sparkling presentation, 'Frozen' is highly recommended.
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
'Frozen' debuts on Blu-ray with an vibrant, top tier AVC MPEG-4 encode framed in the film's original 2:24:1 aspect ratio.
Aside from the slightest hint of banding during the Walt Disney Animation Studios logo, aka material NOT created for this movie specifically, 'Frozen' is another reference quality CGI animation Blu-ray. Your display's ability to reproduce the color white is sure to be tested here, as the movie balances many snowy landscapes during day and night sequences. Colors are bright and bold and beautiful, from the elegant costumes to the sparkling magical ice to the auroras in the night skies. Black levels are expectedly inky, in particular a semi-transparent sheet hung over a painting early in the film's running time. Detail and resolution are resplendent as well. To be fair, Walt Disney Animation Studios doesn't render textures in the almost-photo-realistic Pixar way, but wood grains and individual snow flakes and strands of hair make for a visual feast. There's so much to see in the 'Frozen' world, and all of it is here in a two dimension setting so clear, it feels somewhat three dimensional. In a word: gorgeous.
The Audio: Rating the Sound
'Frozen' sings and roars its way onto Blu-ray with a dynamic 7.1 DTS-HD MA surround sound mix sure to please the LFE-addicts amongst us.
While 'Frozen' starts out a little light on aggression and grunt, that's okay. We're first rewarded with the room filling orchestrations of composer Christophe Beck, who partners with Norway's Frode Fjellheim for "Eatnemen Vuelie" ("Song of the Earth"). From there we race through time and musical numbers where the voices are crystal clear and the effects nice and punchy. Once the action moves out of the castle's safety, the track really rises to the aural occasion. Blowing storms and growling wolves and wooshing sleds highlight the mix's articulate panning. And then there's the thunderous LFE. It first appears when Elsa creates, er, a new friend to guard her fortress of solitude ice castle, and my apartment was shaking (sorry, neighbors!) during the film's climax. It's definitely a lot of fun if you like that sort of thing. |
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