4K Ultra HD – US Edition – Disney – 102 min – February 14, 2023
Video format
• Intermediate Master: 2K
• Standard HDR: HDR10
• Ratio: 2.39
Soundtrack
• English Dolby Atmos
• English (Quebec) Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Subtitles
• English
• French
It is brought to the attention of our dear readers as well as the viewing equipment specified and used by each tester of the MaG team, the rendering may differ from one installation to another, whether or not it is calibrated, as well as personal preferences and expectations may influence the rating. Moreover, the images in the article are not representative of the edition tested.
WORK – Journey to the centre of the Earth
The Clade, a family of legendary explorers, discover an unexplored world full of dangers and populated by fantastic creatures. They are helped in their quest for a mischievous blob and their three-legged dog. Unfortunately, quarrels between its various members threaten to make this new mission fail, which is by far the most crucial.
Even if anecdotal and dotted with agreed peripeties, this 61st classic Disney animation well anchored in its era (natural inclusion and relevant ecological advocacy) turns out to be a fable of thrilling adventure (regular action scenes) and visually displacing high in colour (Avatar This is where generations can gather around a sweet utopia inspired by the writings of Jules Verne.
IMAGE – The Splat World
While it is true that the Blu-ray image is more luminous (a little to excess), that of this UHD HDR10 transfer is otherwise more nuanced and authentic.
Already revealing a better clarity where the details reveal themselves more (the texture of the creatures, the hairs of the face, the interior of the giant dirigible, the surroundings), it takes advantage of a max of the increased fasciosity of the colorimetric palette (the profusion of fuchsias, the greens of the vegetation of Avalonia, the orange sky), the enhancement of contrasts (the more penetrating blacks and the more natural whites) and the extended vivacity of light sources (inner lighting, venous illumination of the roots, the blue shine emanating from the interior of Splat, flames).
SON – Still farther
Far from wandering « Dolby Atmouse » which we know only too well, the surprising VO 3D surprises with its acoustic richness and depth.
The dynamics are really enthusiastic, the basses do not lack bodies (explosions, engines), the spatialisation which is exemplary develops palpable effects/ambiences (the noises of living organisms), the surround enclosures do not miss any opportunity to be noticed, the aerial scene is part of the crew (flying gears, debris falls, winged animals), the score resulting in Henry Jackman irradiates and the voices, to which it may happen to leave the plant, are of great clarity.
If this new world comes to life, there too, all around the audience and with what it takes of power by selecting the VFQ (very little accentuated) encoded in Dolby Digital More than 7.1, this soundtrack is not so frequented at the back and is deprived of vertical calls (even if activation of a virtualization DSP makes it possible to recover a certain number).
CONCLUSION – Are we going to adventure?
Unjustly braided on Disney+ in our beautiful country, like the recent Raya and the Last Dragon or Red alert (on the Pixar), this tender and nostalgic animated production is better equipped on 4K Ultra HD support (1st A/V demo top for the firm with big ears) in order to explore the unknown of a world with an amazing imagination. Unfortunately for us French, this edition will remain unpublished in the Hexagon!
Artistic note
7
Video quality
10
Audio quality
10
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