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What a strange place for Baraka to land for Blu-ray distribution. The company previously best known for DVDs documenting the Kennedy assassination in all its frame by frame gruesome nature, as well as that death series, has given us one of the most hauntingly beautiful creations to ever hit the silver screen.
And while it may be a strange, no... very strange bedfellow, possibly this is a new MPI, turning over a new leaf.
MPI stands behind an extremely high quality job of harvesting an image from a 65mm IP of Baraka, and supporting the process as it made its way from 8k data files down to the high definition image playable via one's Blu-ray.
Chris Reyna, one of the most knowledgeable players in the large format field has acted as producer for all of the technical work behind this release, and we are most fortunate that he did, as this magnificent monument of modern cinema has made its way to Blu-ray with much of the original cinematic magnificence intact. And that is not an easy accomplishment.
Is this a perfect Blu-ray? Probably not. Is there such a thing? If not, the final result is quite close to what one may wish.
My single problem with this release is the "eco-friendly" packaging. Thin cardboard with an area into which the disc will slip. While I'm as green as anyone, the packaging seems to neither protect nor befit the quality that lies within. This is a disc that deserves protection commensurate with the quality of the film. While stainless steel would be nice, Blu-ray plastic to keep out dirt and aid in protection would seem proper. If we wish to go "eco-friendly," I'd prefer to come up with a list of a hundred discs for storage in newsprint, if necessary, while leaving proper protection for Baraka.
Desirous of showing off your newest hardware to your friends?
Let them see one the great documentaries of all time concurrent with the feeding of your ego. Baraka is the new reference disc for the thinking videophile, a nice representation of the original cinematic Event on Blu-ray, and the most important documentary / Event film to make its way to Blu-ray since the system was born.
Blu-ray and Baraka via Reyna and Foto-Kem were made for each other.
Kudos to all involved!
Simply gorgeous!
Baraka on Blu-ray is Highly Recommended!
RAH
And while it may be a strange, no... very strange bedfellow, possibly this is a new MPI, turning over a new leaf.
MPI stands behind an extremely high quality job of harvesting an image from a 65mm IP of Baraka, and supporting the process as it made its way from 8k data files down to the high definition image playable via one's Blu-ray.
Chris Reyna, one of the most knowledgeable players in the large format field has acted as producer for all of the technical work behind this release, and we are most fortunate that he did, as this magnificent monument of modern cinema has made its way to Blu-ray with much of the original cinematic magnificence intact. And that is not an easy accomplishment.
Is this a perfect Blu-ray? Probably not. Is there such a thing? If not, the final result is quite close to what one may wish.
My single problem with this release is the "eco-friendly" packaging. Thin cardboard with an area into which the disc will slip. While I'm as green as anyone, the packaging seems to neither protect nor befit the quality that lies within. This is a disc that deserves protection commensurate with the quality of the film. While stainless steel would be nice, Blu-ray plastic to keep out dirt and aid in protection would seem proper. If we wish to go "eco-friendly," I'd prefer to come up with a list of a hundred discs for storage in newsprint, if necessary, while leaving proper protection for Baraka.
Desirous of showing off your newest hardware to your friends?
Let them see one the great documentaries of all time concurrent with the feeding of your ego. Baraka is the new reference disc for the thinking videophile, a nice representation of the original cinematic Event on Blu-ray, and the most important documentary / Event film to make its way to Blu-ray since the system was born.
Blu-ray and Baraka via Reyna and Foto-Kem were made for each other.
Kudos to all involved!
Simply gorgeous!
Baraka on Blu-ray is Highly Recommended!
RAH
Backed up on two sets of LTO tapes this should not have been that expensive to preserve but apparently they did not see the use of that.
