Source France | Publisher : ESC Editions | Release date : 23 December 2023
Video format
2160p24 – Ratio 2.39
Dolby Vision / BT.2020 – HEVC encoding
Master intermediate 4K
Soundtrack
English Dolby Atmos
English DTS-HD MA 2.0
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
French DTS-HD MA 2.0
Subtitles
English
French
Rated 4.5 out of 5
Artistic : 8.5 | Video : 9 | Audio : 10
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 : Philips 65OLED908 (Dolby Vision Filmmaker)
Sources : Oppo UDP-203 Audiocom Reference | Zappiti Reference
Pregnant : Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar (Dolby Atmos | DTS Neural:X), SVS SB-4000
WORK - Taxi Driver in space
New York, 21nd century. A ball of fire goes to Earth. To stop it one must find the Fifth Element, the supreme being, which together with the four vital elements – air, water, fire and earth – can alone repel Evil. Cornelius receives the help of Korben, taxi and former secret agent, and Leeloo, an alien who took the form of a young woman with orange hair.
Marry wonderful humor and action in a stunning visual universe with its own identity (preparatory boards of Jean-Claude Mézières and the delusions of clothing that one owes to Jean-Paul Gaultier) even if under influence (Star Wars, Blade Runner, Stargate and of course the books of the cult series Valerian), this film by SF made in France is a highly entertaining and entertaining comic strip that puts on the front of the stage some interesting and unforgettable characters (the desirable and mysterious woman « Perfect », the fearless hero with humor claw-free , the crazy and effeminate radio host, the mean grotesque) embodied by top actors (Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker). And despite some aging CGIs, this excellent entertainment remains a pure concentrate of fun as spectacular as it is funny.
- Aziz, light!
Compared to previous Blu-ray releases, this UHD version upgrades them in all fields... The image has been completely cleaned, the silver grain (a Super 35 capture) is more organic without excess, the definition is more stable, the details are much thinner (the textures gain in sharpness), the depth of field is like tenfold, the colorimetric palette that is warmer displays brighter and deeper colors (the orange tank top of Korben Dallas, the blue skin of the Diva Plavalaguna), the contrasts are more chiseled (richer blacks and purer whites), and the light sources are much more intense (the stars in the vastness of space, the different ceilings, the monitors of the presidential command post, the multiple explosions, the projectors during the stage of the opera, the reactors of the space ships).
And since the Master Dolby Vision operated by Studiocanal in 2020 in British territory, the differences are notable with the 4K Ultra HD HDR10 published by Sony Pictures in 2017 in the United States... The compression is better (the tinglings have strayed into the premises of Zorg Industries), the much more natural tingling (the strengthening of the contours left with the Mondoshawan three centuries ago), the filmic texture still refined, the color grading more golden (the carnation is otherwise warmer), the luminosity raised with a correction and the rate of contrasts less hard (the dark scenes are produced). Undoubtedly, the full visual potential of the work now seems to be reached.
- Big badaboum! Bada big boom!
A Dolby Atmos mix of anthology (reserved for the VO) where the atmospheres literally envelop the audience (the New York airport, the reception on the Fhloston Paradise) and where explosive action scenes fill their ears.
The dynamics are phenomenal, the completely insane spatialisation (the radio host show), the back stage in perpetual motion, the effects of animated height (reverberation of voices, air traffic, the blast of explosions, etc.), the music ofEric Serra ultra-ample, integration of precise dialogues and titanium bass (from first notes by the way).
Even if less extensive and striking, the VF DTS-HD MA 5.1 ensures the spectacle since very fishing and generous on all channels.
CONCLUSION - Super green?
Gargantuesque project (not just for the time) and the first international French blockbuster, this uncomplexed popular science-fiction that marked the story embarks within a well-filled steelbook prestige edition (Leeloo's multipass, an 80-page book, Korben's matchbox, a 32-page storyboard booklet, a sticker board, a 36-page artwork booklet and a pass-by) that brings together the finest of its two predecessors Blu-ray Ultra HD (a Dolby Vision encoding, a Dolby Atmos VO, a DTS-HD MA VF and bonuses). Give it up, man! Uh... hi.
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