4K Ultra HD – Edition FR – Warner Bros. - 125 min - 22 February 2023
Video format
• Intermediate Master: 4K
• Standard HDR: Dolby Vision
• Ratio: 2.39
Soundtrack
• English Dolby Atmos
• English Dolby Digital 5.1
• Dolby Atmos
• Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles
• English
• French
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WORK – The return of the champion
Nearly 5000 years after being endowed with the powerful powers of the Egyptian gods – and imprisoned very quickly after – Black Adam is freed from his earthly grave, ready to bring about his unique form of justice in the modern world.
In spite of an intrigue without consistency that prefers the baton (Dwayne ‘The Rock' Johnson to his characters (the JSA is hovered over), this ultra-calibre blockbuster that carbides with special effects (mastered) delivers a bigger show than life where shadow of Zack Snyder (including ralentis) hovering on homeeric action scenes. Certainly mechanical and without dramaturgy, this eleventh incursion into theDC Universe Nevertheless, a generous superproduction remains.
IMAGE – Kahndaq the captive
Digitally captured (in 4.5K) and from a DI 4K, the images of this UHD Dolby Vision compression transfer are more striking than Blu-ray.
With a remarkable sharpness and supported by a high dynamic range, they show a definition that hardly weakens, a very sharp stitch with refined details (faces, costumes, decors more or less rough), a colorimetric palette dominated by the yellows (we are in the Middle East) to the even warmer calibration (goldures are the same as those in the Middle East). « Unreal ») and saturated (blue flashes, red of the combination dAtom Smasher, orange flames), better controlled contrasts thanks to more nuanced blacks (see passages to the Rock of Eternity) and whites with the purity observed, and expanded light sources with much greater intensity (explosions, flashlights, neons on board the flying ship of the Justice Society).
SOUND – Lightning Storm
Ready to explode everything once the volume has been pushed (as with its rival with large ears but at a lower level), the very efficient soundtrack Dolby Atmos (in VO as in VF) shows as much power as precision.
The dynamic is invigorating, the LFE channel whose activity is sustained (thresholds of rockets, deflagrations, blows carried) correctly uses infra-graves (more in VO), the spatialisation which is attractive exploits immersive surround effects (electric arcs, fire, cars) and a significant aerial scene (flying vehicles, Hawkman, debris falls), the energetic score of Lorne Balfe There is no lack of scope and dialogues (the good dubbing of the VF interferes a little with the atmospheres), sometimes present at the back (the voice of the Doctor Fate) are of great clarity.
CONCLUSION – DC is back?
In loss of speed against the Marvel Cinematic Universe for several years (Wonder Woman 1984, The Suicide Squad), the CDEU invoked Dwayne Johnson (and his big arms) in the hope of saving his franchise in search of identity. But while the Super-Rock hasn't managed to attract crowds to the theater, will the present 4K Ultra HD be able to? What is certain is that with a state-of-the-art technique (Dolby Vision encoding + VO/VF Dolby Atmos mixing), it is given the means!
Artistic note
7
Video quality
10
Audio quality
9.5
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I confused the Rock and Vin Diesel, that is, my love for bald people... Am I condemned to hell? (Morning reflection)
You killed me!!! 😉