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Jan de Bont's Speed marked a major point of departure of Keanu Reeves, who had been giving fine performances for a number of years. He first came to my attention in 1986 in Tim Hunter's dark teen film The River's Edge. For Sandra Bullock, Speed was the fast track to major studio roles.
With the exception of several bit parts and the pedestrian dialogue that went with them, the film is still the terrific roller coaster ride that it was on release.
The film fared well on laserdisc and later on widescreen DVD, but with the release on Blu-Ray by Fox, its home theater life takes on entirely new proportions.
Gleamingly clean, with proper color, grain and densities, this BD release is precisely like viewing a print of the film on a home theater sized screen. The audio, lossless on the disc, but not yet on my system, is amazing, even at its more moderate bit rate. In fact, listening to this release via 7.1 as processed by Lexicon, it is nothing less than (I'll say it again) amazing.
Speed remains, one score later, a terrific movie, and now in BD, a superb home theater experience.
With the help of Fox, Blu-Ray hits the big time.
Very Highly Recommended.
RAH
With the exception of several bit parts and the pedestrian dialogue that went with them, the film is still the terrific roller coaster ride that it was on release.
The film fared well on laserdisc and later on widescreen DVD, but with the release on Blu-Ray by Fox, its home theater life takes on entirely new proportions.
Gleamingly clean, with proper color, grain and densities, this BD release is precisely like viewing a print of the film on a home theater sized screen. The audio, lossless on the disc, but not yet on my system, is amazing, even at its more moderate bit rate. In fact, listening to this release via 7.1 as processed by Lexicon, it is nothing less than (I'll say it again) amazing.
Speed remains, one score later, a terrific movie, and now in BD, a superb home theater experience.
With the help of Fox, Blu-Ray hits the big time.
Very Highly Recommended.
RAH
