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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:18 pm Post subject: Rio 2 [Blu-ray] |
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Rio 2 [Blu-ray]
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| Quote: | This is a perfect example of a bad movie, but good disc recommendation. The video and audio portions of this release are stellar in every regard. Using it as demo material is a no-brainer. It just looks and sounds so great that it's hard to pass up this release even though the actual movie is so mediocre.
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
Was there any doubt that this would be a reference quality Blu-ray in terms of visuals? I mean the last one was, and this one might even look a smidge better, if that's possible. As much as I don't care for the 'Rio' narrative, its visuals are stunning. Blue Sky Studios and Fox Animation really put their all into creating extremely intricate and splendid imagery as far as 'Rio' is concerned.
The colors are to die for. There is so much color in these 'Rio' movies that it's impossible to mention them all in a single review. There are dozens of shades of blue adorning the various Blue Macaws shown in the movie. Not one bird looks alike. The greenery of the forest is lush and varied with all sorts of shades of green filling up the screen. Black areas are perfectly dark, without an ounce of crushing or banding in existence.
The clarity is top-notch. Feathers are intricately detailed. Even when there are hundreds of birds flying around on screen, the picture stays clear. There's so much depth and dimension here that it's easy to get lost in it all.
The Audio: Rating the Sound
The DTS-Master Audio 7.1 mix gives this release a perfect one-two punch in terms of technical prowess. The 5.1 mix on 'Rio' was really great, but the two-channel upgrade here, bumps this mix up into the tip-top.
Say what you will about the movie's affinity for lame pop music, at least it sounds great when it's bee-bopping its way into your ears through seven speakers. The opening musical number is quite engrossing. As birds circle, swoop, and dive, the sound of their singing travels with them. There's sound coming from every channel as they sing. It sounds amazing. The same fidelity and clarity is present in every one of the movie's musical numbers.
The low-end bass is also abundant. When the loggers come in with their bulldozers and backhoes, the subwoofer starts working overtime. There are a few explosions that add to the deep, thundering bass that you can expect. Frankly, it's more LFE than you might expect from a musical-centric computer-animated movie about talking birds.
Panning effects are above reproach. Directionality couldn't be more precise. The extra two side channels add much-needed depth to an already multi-layered soundtrack. In the end, there's nothing that would warrant the least bit of complaining here. |
Kal
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