Speed

WORK – Foot to the floor!

Trapped by a dangerous psychopath, a bus threatens to explode with all its passengers if it slows down below 80 km/h. Jacques Traven, a young recruit from the Los Angeles Federal Police, managed to get on board. Then begins a terrible race against death...

Accepted and unsubtle, this blockbuster is a pure action film without time dead that tracks at high speed a multitude of intense passages. Involved in no road exit (no fault penalising), this 90s actuating is therefore devilishly effective in its genre. A classic pet.

IMAGE – A brand new bus?

With this wonderfully filmic UHD HDR10 transfer, Speed seems to have taken no wrinkles since its release in 1994.

Offering a nice upgrade to the aging Blu-ray of 2006, the image is in full possession of its means. The 35 mm silver texture is much more natural, the definition has made a real leap forward (see the wear of the seats inside the bus) and the copy has been perfectly cleaned. But improvements don't stop there...

Without excess, the colors are more expressive and refined. The photo thus gains in heat and the primarys in punch (explosions). And the same applies to contrasts that are firmer (clear whites and deeper blacks) and light sources that are displayed with a new grandeur (especially the natural light that floods the scenes taking place during the day).

So, Speed Like you've never seen? Without hesitation, yes! Because this 4K Ultra HD is much clearer, detailed and homogeneous than its HD counterpart.

SON – A good engine needs to purr!

Particularly energetic, the VO can rely on its dynamic (a lot of recovery), its spatialisation (excellent distribution of effects/ambiences), its clarity (beautiful intelligibility of voices) and its bass (high power) to ensure without interruption the acoustic spectacle.

As a reminder, this soundtrack won two Oscars in 1995. However, a 3D remix would have been welcome.

If it doesn't detract, the VF is still more wasteful.

CONCLUSION – The action does not stop...

With an excellent A/V presentation, Speed no longer suffers from a hole in acceleration (the outdated image is of ancient history) for stronger recovery sensations!