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- Robert Harris
Unless a filmmaker is so widely known, and therefore a part of marketing - think Alfred Hitchcock - I sometimes find it odd when a director's name is placed above and part of a film's title.
Don't get me wrong. I've enjoyed some of his work.
Guy Richie's The Covenant is a film that left me oddly uncomfortable, and because of politics I'm unable to go into it here, but let's just say that it seemed to play a bit fast and loose with America's entry into and exit from Afghanistan.
At it's base, this is a tale of trust and comradeship - that has been Ritchie-ized, much in the way that a film can be Bay-ized.
But we'll not get into the film, which has some very nice performances, superb set pieces and great audio.
The most interesting aspect for me was how terrific it looked. A Blu-ray from MGM via WB, that in projection is pretty much indistinguishable from a 4k. The fact that the film was finished in 4k from 6k files probably didn't hurt, but it makes the point once again...
That every release need not be 4k, and probably 40-50% are wasting that 4k bucket.
This one is not. It uses the 2k bucket to absolute advantage.
Image – 5
Audio – 5 (Dolby Atmos)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Worth your attention - 3
Slipcover rating - 2 - It has an attractive matte finish, but otherwise reproduces what's beneath
RAH
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Don't get me wrong. I've enjoyed some of his work.
Guy Richie's The Covenant is a film that left me oddly uncomfortable, and because of politics I'm unable to go into it here, but let's just say that it seemed to play a bit fast and loose with America's entry into and exit from Afghanistan.
At it's base, this is a tale of trust and comradeship - that has been Ritchie-ized, much in the way that a film can be Bay-ized.
But we'll not get into the film, which has some very nice performances, superb set pieces and great audio.
The most interesting aspect for me was how terrific it looked. A Blu-ray from MGM via WB, that in projection is pretty much indistinguishable from a 4k. The fact that the film was finished in 4k from 6k files probably didn't hurt, but it makes the point once again...
That every release need not be 4k, and probably 40-50% are wasting that 4k bucket.
This one is not. It uses the 2k bucket to absolute advantage.
Image – 5
Audio – 5 (Dolby Atmos)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Plays nicely with projectors - Yes
Worth your attention - 3
Slipcover rating - 2 - It has an attractive matte finish, but otherwise reproduces what's beneath
RAH
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