Source Germany | Publisher : Medien Turbine | Release date : 21 March 2024

Video format
2160p24 – Ratio 1.85
Dolby Vision / BT.2020 – HEVC encoding
Master intermediate 4K

Soundtrack
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
English DTS-HD MA 2.0
German DTS-HD MA 5.1
German DTS-HD MA 2.0

Subtitles
English
German

Barb Wire
Rated 3.5 out of 5

Artistic : 6 | Video : 9.5 | Audio : 9

It is brought to the attention of our dear readers that, in addition to the specified and used viewing equipment, the rendering may differ from one installation to another, whether or not it is calibrated, as well as personal preferences and expectations may influence notation. Moreover, the images in the article are not representative of the edition tested.

Test equipment and condition (Config. HP: 5.1.4)
Video broadcaster : Sony Bravia XR-65A95L (Dolby Dark Vision)
Sources : Oppo UDP-203 Audiocom Reference | Zappiti Reference
Pregnant : Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar (DTS Neural:X), SVS SB-4000

WORK - The Leather Lady

Patron of a bar of Steel Harbor, a free city in a country ravaged by a civil war, Barb Wire is also a private detective. One day, she was visited by government police officers looking for Cora D, a scientist fleeing the regime with the secret of a terrible weapon...

Chef-d'oeuvre du nanar with starring a Pamela Anderson then at the top of his glory, Casablanca post-apo adapted from the comic book eponymous edited by Dark Horse catapults his amazone pulpy (constantly highlighted) in cardboard-patent decors where plethoric action, outrageous characters (all joyfully overplayed by freewheel actors) and other technological delusions are found around an extremely heavy glass. Guns, boobs and fun, what more can you ask for?

« - I think I'm falling in love. - Get in line. »

- How you doing?

Resulting from a new 4K restoration made from the original 35 mm negative, this UHD Dolby Vision transfer with robust encoding (an average bitrate of 80.63 Mb/s) gives a real boost to the aging image of the previous Blu-ray (published in 2011 via Universal).

The master proves to be perfectly clean, the definition is clearly more staggering and the plans that are beautifully detailed (the texture of faces, hair, costumes and decors is impressive) no longer have to suffer from the old sweetness.

The generously enlarged colorimetric palette is a pleasure to see (cf. the increased vibrance of the primaries) and the very contemporary set of contrasts is enhanced in order to enhance the legibility of the dark (blacks otherwise thicker) and the impact of the light sources (the neon movement that is the Hammerhead offers headlamps at maximum intensity).

As for the singular patina of silver, shamefully smoothed in the past, is displayed with a beauty all unreal as (unfortunately) too refined and uniform over time. Would a light DNR have done a little to reduce its scope? Possible yes even if excellence in the restitution of fine details persists.

Barb Wire

SON - I Got You Babe 🎶

While not in lace, this mix delivered in DTS-HD MA 5.1 gives a particularly energetic listening where hard-rock and bass dynamit the sound scene. It's brutal!

The frontal dynamics and the overall envelope are particularly convincing, the abounding lateral effects are striking, the LFE channel is strongly engaged in the action scenes (the shootings, the race-continuation, the explosions) and in the night-club, the music signed Michel Colombier is widely disseminated throughout the speakers and the dialogues are strongly exuded by the power station.

CONCLUSION - Mad Barbie in the Nazis

Metamorphosed super-heroine all leather clothed kicking the ass of « Congressmen » under the yoke of a bloody dictatorship, the blond naived of Baywatch Leaves his red swimsuit in the locker room for this futuristic action film on the micro-budget that the present 4K Ultra HD, thanks to well tanned A/V performances, buffs like never before!

Nyctalope like Riddick and with a very good hearing, I am ready to jump on physical editions and SVOD platforms. But if the quality isn't on the rendezvous, stop at the bite! #WeLovePhysicalMedia

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