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Director Tom Tykwer's The International via Sony is an interesting release from several angles.
From the purely technical, the production was apparently shot on 35mm 3-pref as well as 65mm horizontal, with all imagery scanned as data, processed in 2k, and then recorded back to standard 35mm 4-perf anamorphic for projection.
The 2k DI means that what we see on Blu-ray should be a relatively simple port down to from one data format to the next, and as such the resultant Blu-ray is clean, crisp and as highly resolved as it can be.
Something else that I like about the film was the obvious tip of the hat (well more than a tip of the hat actually) to Sir Alfred with his chases across well known and iconic locations. Think The British Museum, Mount Rushmore, The Statue of Liberty, Albert Hall, etc. Here, Mr. Tykwer virtually destroys the interior of Manhattan's famous Guggenheim Museum. I note "virtually," as the entire interior was reproduced for the film, as seen in an interesting extra.
With quality talent, Clive Owen, Naomi Watts (no international agent ever seems to have anyone other than a sweet, young, intelligent partner) and the wonderful Armin Muller-Stahl, and an intelligent storyline, which in some ways reminds me of The Godfather Part III, The International is a high quality Blu-ray that's worth a visit.
Recommended.
RAH
From the purely technical, the production was apparently shot on 35mm 3-pref as well as 65mm horizontal, with all imagery scanned as data, processed in 2k, and then recorded back to standard 35mm 4-perf anamorphic for projection.
The 2k DI means that what we see on Blu-ray should be a relatively simple port down to from one data format to the next, and as such the resultant Blu-ray is clean, crisp and as highly resolved as it can be.
Something else that I like about the film was the obvious tip of the hat (well more than a tip of the hat actually) to Sir Alfred with his chases across well known and iconic locations. Think The British Museum, Mount Rushmore, The Statue of Liberty, Albert Hall, etc. Here, Mr. Tykwer virtually destroys the interior of Manhattan's famous Guggenheim Museum. I note "virtually," as the entire interior was reproduced for the film, as seen in an interesting extra.
With quality talent, Clive Owen, Naomi Watts (no international agent ever seems to have anyone other than a sweet, young, intelligent partner) and the wonderful Armin Muller-Stahl, and an intelligent storyline, which in some ways reminds me of The Godfather Part III, The International is a high quality Blu-ray that's worth a visit.
Recommended.
RAH