SourceUnited Kingdom |Publisher: Arrow Films |Release date28 May 2024
Video format
2160p24 – Ratio 1.85
Dolby Vision/ BT.2020 – HEVC encoding
Master intermediate 2K
Soundtrack
EnglishDTS:X
English DTS Headphone:X
Subtitles
English
Rated 4.5 out of 5
Artistic : 8 | Video : 10 | Audio : 10
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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 Max (DTS:X), SVS SB-4000
WORK - Young Girl and Death
Following a family tragedy, Edith Cushing, a rich heiress, is torn between her love for her childhood friend, Dr. Alan McMichael, and her attraction for the mysterious Sir Thomas Sharpe. As she tries to escape the ghosts of her past, she will discover the terrible secrets of a dark home...
Celebrating English Gothic Cinema (the Hammer) while convoking the colours ofGiallo, this drama in Victorian costumes wandering in grandiose architectural settings sees romanticism (a love triangle) and terrifies within a mysterious theatrical narrative. And haunted by aGuillermo del Toroin full possession of its means, this dark fairy tale with stunning graphic beauty, inspired performers (Mia Wasikowska, Tom HiddlestonandJessica Chastainin custom-made roles) and elegant staging, allows the dead to dialogue with the living to evoke the impact of the past on our lives and better denounce the bloody nature of capitalism. A little jewel like that.
« I just want to be welcomed. From that day on, I want this place to breathe only love, joy and warmth. »
IMAGE - In red and white, I will face my fear
Approved by « Guillermo Totoro » In person, this UHD Dolby Vision transfer from a DI 2K magnifies the sumptuously disturbing photo ofDan Laustsen (The Wolf Pact, Nightmare Alley, John Wick: Chapter 4) even as the previous Blu-ray (published in 2016 viaUniversal) was already exceptional. A goldsmith's work that David Mackenzie's encoding ofFidelity in Motion(the best in its domain) consolidates with an insolent perfection (a bitrate almost systematically exceeding 90 Mbit/s).
The definition does not fall a second even during scenes plunged into darkness, all the planes gain in sharpness (the pores of skin on the faces, the details on the costumes and the elements of decorations) where a certain softness was snuck into the corners of its counterpart 1080p and the occasional noise (especially during the darkest passages) is no more than ancient history.
The absolutely luxuriant and delicately balanced colorimetric palette (glazed blues, bloody reds, foam greens and golden yellows) unreservedly embraces the aplomb of its primaries, which have increased vibrance, reinforced contrasts develop more penetrating blacks (with imperishable stability) as well as whites with even more absolute purity (snow) and light sources, which are well studied, benefit from more ardent reflections (red candles).
SON - Butterfly, my butterfly 🎶
Formally immersive and pleasantly homogeneous, this soundtrack DTS:X of delicate subtlety generously engages all the speakers at its disposal to release a soundscape with marked personality (simultaneously poetic and horrific).
The sound field is extremely wide, the dynamics do not fail at any time, the spatial activity is abundant (the cracks of the manor, the paranormal phenomena) with a brilliantly led surround presence (the dog ball) and a docfully cultivated verticality (the rain, the « breathing » of the old building, the vibrations of the swinging iron cage which serves as elevator, etc.), the dialogues remain easy to grasp throughout, the enchanting music signedFernando Velázquezis reproduced with impressive fidelity and the LFE channel, used at a regular pace, delivers low frequencies coming from overseas.
CONCLUSION - Ghosts exist
Welcomed with an abstract freshness on its release, this baroque tale (at the era of the industrial revolution) visited by the ghosts of the past should recover the esteem that he has always deserved on 4K Ultra HD support (aristocratic A/V performances), a setting greatly at the height of his majestic macabre beauty. Welcome to Allerdale Hall!
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