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Black Rain is an interesting film. Anything that the Brothers Scott place on screen is going to be interesting.
Is it one of the great films of the '80s. No.
What it is is stylish, ultimately entertaining, and worth the price of admission.
How does it translate to HD?
This is where it gets interesting.
Seated at the proper Boulet distance, the film looks fine, with black blacks and good color. Grain is definitely there, but not troublesome.
But looking at it closely, I noted something that I hadn't seen elsewhere.
Ever see one of the extreme high speed photographs of a traveling bullet?
Look closely at a neutral area in Black Rain, and you'll see two things.
The grain doesn't seem to move.
When something else moves, the grain seems to part, as if being forced
apart by some unseen entity.
Is it problematic?
Certainly not, although the stagnant grain looked odd to my eye.
All in all, a very acceptable HD disc, while not something that one would necessarily pull off the shelf for demonstration purposes.
As an aside, this is the first time that I've noted among the extras -- and there are good extras on this disc -- an HD version of the film's trailer.
Recommended.
RAH
Is it one of the great films of the '80s. No.
What it is is stylish, ultimately entertaining, and worth the price of admission.
How does it translate to HD?
This is where it gets interesting.
Seated at the proper Boulet distance, the film looks fine, with black blacks and good color. Grain is definitely there, but not troublesome.
But looking at it closely, I noted something that I hadn't seen elsewhere.
Ever see one of the extreme high speed photographs of a traveling bullet?
Look closely at a neutral area in Black Rain, and you'll see two things.
The grain doesn't seem to move.
When something else moves, the grain seems to part, as if being forced
apart by some unseen entity.
Is it problematic?
Certainly not, although the stagnant grain looked odd to my eye.
All in all, a very acceptable HD disc, while not something that one would necessarily pull off the shelf for demonstration purposes.
As an aside, this is the first time that I've noted among the extras -- and there are good extras on this disc -- an HD version of the film's trailer.
Recommended.
RAH