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Clint Eastwood's Sully is the sort of film that difficult to create, as everyone knows how it ends. What must be added is the human factor, which is discussed in the film, and the background story.
I first viewed Sully on DVD in mid-November, and I liked the film. Nice performances. Well-produced and technically efficient.
Watching it today on Warner's new 4k release was instructive, as it reminded me (we all need to be reminded occasionally) how much image resolution, and it's overall detail, color and audio affect not only performances, but how we perceive filmed (and I include digitally captured in that word) entertainment.
Bring Sully up to it's original 4k roots, along with Dolby Atmos, and HDR, which actually adds a dimension here, and you've got as whole new ballgame.
There are a myriad of details that I noticed for the first time, along with a quite extraordinary audio track, based upon wonderful recordings and a great layered mix. There are tiny things that come to the fore, such as our ability to discern the flight attendants repeating their instructions to the passengers before the landing. Editing is more instructive and interesting, as we see the event through numerous eyes, and the tale unfolds in an almost hypnotic way.
Performances take on new layering.
Bottom line here, is that Sully is 4k mit HDR is more than the sum of its parts. It's true 4k, still a rarity in the format, but what it does is to allow the work of Mssrs. Eastwood, Hanks, Eckhardt, Jacob, Stern, Komarnicki, Murray, as well as the entire digital team, and their transparent work, to shine.
Add Sully to that very shot list of true 4k Blu-rays, as it becomes another reason to move up to the format.
An absolutely gorgeous offering from Warner.
Image - 5*
Audio - 5 (Dolby Atmos)
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
I first viewed Sully on DVD in mid-November, and I liked the film. Nice performances. Well-produced and technically efficient.
Watching it today on Warner's new 4k release was instructive, as it reminded me (we all need to be reminded occasionally) how much image resolution, and it's overall detail, color and audio affect not only performances, but how we perceive filmed (and I include digitally captured in that word) entertainment.
Bring Sully up to it's original 4k roots, along with Dolby Atmos, and HDR, which actually adds a dimension here, and you've got as whole new ballgame.
There are a myriad of details that I noticed for the first time, along with a quite extraordinary audio track, based upon wonderful recordings and a great layered mix. There are tiny things that come to the fore, such as our ability to discern the flight attendants repeating their instructions to the passengers before the landing. Editing is more instructive and interesting, as we see the event through numerous eyes, and the tale unfolds in an almost hypnotic way.
Performances take on new layering.
Bottom line here, is that Sully is 4k mit HDR is more than the sum of its parts. It's true 4k, still a rarity in the format, but what it does is to allow the work of Mssrs. Eastwood, Hanks, Eckhardt, Jacob, Stern, Komarnicki, Murray, as well as the entire digital team, and their transparent work, to shine.
Add Sully to that very shot list of true 4k Blu-rays, as it becomes another reason to move up to the format.
An absolutely gorgeous offering from Warner.
Image - 5*
Audio - 5 (Dolby Atmos)
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
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