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Tim Miller's Deadpool, with the wonderfully self-effacing Ryan Reynolds in the lead, is a delightful piece of entertainment, that never takes itself too seriously.
With a myriad of inside jokes, jabs at the Marvel Universe, and a healthy dose of ribald humor, the film is a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours.
From a technical perspective, Fox's new 4k UHD release is a marvel, no pun intended, for several reasons.
Most important, at least on the image side, is that it's a true 4k release, as opposed to a 2k up-rez, with HDR that adds to the black levels, color and density of the image.
Those early adopters have played the 2k/4k game, and most now realize that aside from HDR, there isn't an enormous difference between a nicely up-rezzed image, as converted by one's high-end player, versus the same work as performed by a post house.
To me, this release is a benchmark, test bed, and in a way, proof of concept, for Fox has made the move, hopefully permanently, to use Dolby Atmos for the prime tracks on their 4k releases, as opposed to DTS.
The interesting thing here, and Ron Epstein brought it up, is that the Blu-ray audio is DTS MA 7.1, while the 4k audio is Dolby Atmos, but it's the difference between the two, as I've finally had the opportunity to compare, is enormous.
While you can hear it while listening to all channels, my means of comparison is to kill the main amp, and listen solely to the height channels.
The difference is exceedingly telling.
For those who already have the Deadpool 4k set, pick an example. Mine was the final fifteen minutes of the film.
Listen to the audio on the Blu-ray in DTS, and you'll find a wonderfully room-filling addition, as audio moves from the sides to the height channels. Music, effects, basically everything except dialogue.
Change discs, and once again listen carefully to the final fifteen minutes of the film.
As recorded during post, and reproduced via Dolby Atmos, we have only those portions of the audio stream that were designed by the recording artists to be heard in the height channels, and that audio is mostly effects, that hit specific speakers with pin-point accuracy.
No dialogue. No (or very little) music. And no dialogue.
Simply the audio as it was original recorded and meant to be heard.
So, beyond a terrifically entertaining film, which is decidedly not for young children, we have the perfect audio test disc, allowing a wonderful comparison of Dolby Atmos vs. DTS.
Once again, for those who have not yet upgraded to 4k, my recommendation is to purchase the 4k, and enjoy the Blu-ray for the moment, and for use on your older systems in the future.
A perfect, and wonderful release from Fox, that gives us 4k the way it should be seen and heard.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
With a myriad of inside jokes, jabs at the Marvel Universe, and a healthy dose of ribald humor, the film is a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours.
From a technical perspective, Fox's new 4k UHD release is a marvel, no pun intended, for several reasons.
Most important, at least on the image side, is that it's a true 4k release, as opposed to a 2k up-rez, with HDR that adds to the black levels, color and density of the image.
Those early adopters have played the 2k/4k game, and most now realize that aside from HDR, there isn't an enormous difference between a nicely up-rezzed image, as converted by one's high-end player, versus the same work as performed by a post house.
To me, this release is a benchmark, test bed, and in a way, proof of concept, for Fox has made the move, hopefully permanently, to use Dolby Atmos for the prime tracks on their 4k releases, as opposed to DTS.
The interesting thing here, and Ron Epstein brought it up, is that the Blu-ray audio is DTS MA 7.1, while the 4k audio is Dolby Atmos, but it's the difference between the two, as I've finally had the opportunity to compare, is enormous.
While you can hear it while listening to all channels, my means of comparison is to kill the main amp, and listen solely to the height channels.
The difference is exceedingly telling.
For those who already have the Deadpool 4k set, pick an example. Mine was the final fifteen minutes of the film.
Listen to the audio on the Blu-ray in DTS, and you'll find a wonderfully room-filling addition, as audio moves from the sides to the height channels. Music, effects, basically everything except dialogue.
Change discs, and once again listen carefully to the final fifteen minutes of the film.
As recorded during post, and reproduced via Dolby Atmos, we have only those portions of the audio stream that were designed by the recording artists to be heard in the height channels, and that audio is mostly effects, that hit specific speakers with pin-point accuracy.
No dialogue. No (or very little) music. And no dialogue.
Simply the audio as it was original recorded and meant to be heard.
So, beyond a terrifically entertaining film, which is decidedly not for young children, we have the perfect audio test disc, allowing a wonderful comparison of Dolby Atmos vs. DTS.
Once again, for those who have not yet upgraded to 4k, my recommendation is to purchase the 4k, and enjoy the Blu-ray for the moment, and for use on your older systems in the future.
A perfect, and wonderful release from Fox, that gives us 4k the way it should be seen and heard.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
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