4K Ultra HD – Edition FR – Paramount Pictures – 109 min – 23 November 2020
Video format
• Intermediate Master: 4K
• Standard HDR: Dolby Vision
• Ratio: 2.39
Soundtrack
• English Dolby Atmos
• Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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 – Fly for the 7th sky...
Pete Mitchell, a gifted Navy student pilot, is sent to the famous Naval Air Station for intensive training. A civilian instructor, Charlotte Blackwood, wants to share his passion, his insanity for performance and his excitement about danger. Rivalising with Tom Kasanksky for the coveted Top Gun, Pete Mitchell will bow before his opponent, weakened by the mourning of a friend...
A cult film of the 80s that gave his letters of nobility to the young Tom Cruise, Top Gun remains a reference in the field of action.
Tony Scott's clipesque staging is effective, the devilish rhythm, the greying air fighting, the relationship between Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis torride and the soundtrack (remember Take My Breath Away and Highway to the Danger Zone) leading as far as possible. So yes, the script is simplistic and some elements are today too much (freaking characters, exacerbated patriotism), but the show has really not lost interest.
IMAGE – Up in the clouds
True to the source, this UHD Dolby Vision transfer (scan 4K of the original film) perfectly cleaned (parasite dust has been removed) displays a tasty film-coated image (Super 35 mm) with details never seen before (and without any accentuation of the contours).
Warmer (a summer atmosphere has taken hold of photography) with orange hues found (real sunsets), she can also rely on contrasts (more legible blacks and more authentic whites) and lights (radiation from the sky) sublimated to perfect her maneuver.
SON – Concert of reactors!
Engaged, the extraordinary VO Dolby Atmos manages without difficulty to cross the sound wall.
Immersive (a spatialisation of great generosity), dynamic and powerful all the time, it uses high channels during aerial combat, roaring the LFE channel during the spins of the reactors and aerated to the maximum the emblematic score of Harold Faltermeyer.
Even if crushed by the weight of years, the VF does its job very well.
CONCLUSION – Take orders with « Maverick »...
Cult of the cult, this must-see « clipesque » action cinema takes off to a high quality 4K Ultra HD reissue!
Artistic note
8
Video quality
9
Audio quality
10
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