HD DVD: Atonement

Yumbo · 03-11-2008, 05:33 AM

Hi,

Just finished watching this.

A very bright picture, with wonderful colours and detail.
Great sound, and interesting sound design/score. Just listen to the Dunkirk chorus.
Another fantastic VISUAL shot was the shadow into light in the library - amazing.

James McAvoy continues to build his impressive resume.
Keira is looking skinnier than ever.
Little Saoirse is making a name for herself.
I'm quite partial to Romola, who I believe centres the movie.

The subtitles were unusual with a black background. Was it like that theatrically? Made it easier to read, and actually less intrusive (so to speak).
The accents were quite spot-on.

Sound was good, with effective bass.

The story was quite unusual, and may require repeat viewings to appreciate more. A lot of innuendo (NVC).

As a last Universal title - recommended!

John H Ross · 03-11-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Yumbo

The subtitles were unusual with a black background.

Oomph! The theatrical subtitles (in the UK at least) were lovely. Alas they were replaced by craptastic player-generated ones here in R2 DVD land. It sounds like they've been buggered up in R1 too - which at least saves me a double dip I guess (assuming the R1 DVD is the same as this R1 HD-DVD)

Sam Posten · 03-11-2008, 04:51 PM

I'm still in ohio, I expect this is waiting for me on my kitchen table when I get home!

Yumbo · 03-11-2008, 08:02 PM

Translucent black they are. Also on DVD.

Aragorn the Elfstone · 03-12-2008, 12:03 AM

That's how the subtitles looked on the theatrical print I saw. Thought that looked a little odd, but still better than player generated ones IMO.

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Sam Posten · 03-14-2008, 08:24 PM

I was NOT sent this =(

Southpaw · 04-16-2008, 10:08 PM

Just got around to seeing this one. Good movie...wouldn't say it was great. I'm really not sure what the big deal is about the ending. I read comments about what a shock the ending was and it was "out of left field". I didn't think so at all. It seemed to me like a perfect ending to the story and one I would expect from a movie like this.

TonyD · 04-16-2008, 11:12 PM

i didnt think the ending was off from the tone of this very sad movie.

who said it was a shock and out of left field?

also while i think this was GREAT movie i don't think i would ever want to watch it again.
too depressing.

Paul_Scott · 04-17-2008, 05:16 AM

Some friends who go to the movies more often than any people I've ever known, absolutely hated it, but for me it was probably the one film from last year I appreciated the most . My copy just came in a few days ago and I'm very much looking forward to sitting down with it at some point soon and seeing how it plays in light of...
I briefly checked the transfer and it looked lovely- better than I can recall it looking in the theater, while at the same time not looking un-film-like.
It was a disappointment to see Universal abandon the format so abruptly, but I'm very thankful they got this one out before the lights went dark.