4K Ultra HD – US Edition – Warner Bros. - 113 min - 05 July 2022
Video format
• Intermediate Master: 2K
• Standard HDR: HDR10
• Ratio: 2.40
Soundtrack
• English Dolby Atmos
• French (Parisian) DTS-HD MA 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 – Living, dying, starting over
In the near future, hordes of aliens fought a fierce battle against Earth and now seem invincible: no army in the world has succeeded in defeating them. Commander William Cage, who has never fought in his life, is sent, without any explanation, into what looks like a suicide mission. He dies within a few minutes and finds himself projected into a time loop, condemned to relive the same fight and to die again indefinitely...
Apart from a much too consensual end, this crossing between One day without end, We have to save Private Ryan. and Starship Troopers shines in his way of balancing action, humour and romance through a clever scenario rich in spatio-temporal loops.
Moreover, the staging is brilliant, the rhythm does not suffer from any time dead, the warrior scenes are impressive, several sequences enjoy a comic of pleasant situation and Tom Cruise's interpretation, which demonstrates a sense of self-deteriority, is muscular.
If it does not revolutionize SF cinema, this petaradant blockbuster inspired by Japanese light novel All you need is kill ensures the show with great efficiency.
IMAGE – Welcome to Normandy!
Much stronger than that of the previous Blu-ray (which was far from reaching the support references), the image of this UHD HDR10 transfer makes a strong impression.
The rough appearance of the last straight line is better controlled (video noise is no longer involved), the noticeable drop in the pitch during the dark scenes is much less marked, the details benefit from increased sharpness (faces, military base decorations, exoskelettes), the palette of colors with shaded shades increases in coldness while accentuating the saturation of the primarys (the colorful emission of mimics, the red painting on Rita Vrataski's armor), the previously too accurate contrasts (in CSD therefore) have been rigorously strengthened (blacks are now really dense and the really bright whites) and the light sources, of a certain vivacity (holographic screens, flames, interior lighting, projectors, reflections on metal surfaces), benefit from additional radiation.
SOUND – Return of Landing
An acoustic deflagration of all the moments when the density of mixing, the opening of spatialization, the power of dynamics, the clarity of dialogues, the richness of explosive effects, the accuracy of the rear scene, the presence of the score and the breath of the basses play to « Who has the biggest? ».
But while the VF DTS-HD MA 7.1 is appropriate for an LFE channel that digs deeper than in its 3D consœur (where the bass are a little filtered), the VO Dolby Atmos takes the bet of a much more complete development. It must also be said that the height scene does not spare its pain (the helicopters of troop transport, the various and varied projectiles on the beach) and is even decisive on several occasions (the forced landing in France, the training arena, the assault under the pyramid of the Louvre).
CONCLUSION – Tomorrow never dies
If you have to die in a loop to save the world, Private Cage and Full Metal Petasse are not being prayed... Especially in 4K Ultra HD for a real revival of style. Same player still plays!
Artistic note
8
Video quality
9.5
Audio quality
9.5
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