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Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman in 4k UHD / HDR, and the 3D variant, are two very different takes on the same entity, and both have positive and negative attributes. Neither is perfect.
I'm still at a loss as to why WB is unable to create a simple 3-disc set, ie. 4k, 3D and BD in the same package, as that would been the proper way to release this film.
Although shot via S35 and large format digital, the final result of the film seems to be via a 2k master, with Dolby Vision. The 4k disc is HDR10, and not Dolby Vision encoded.
Audio offered on the 4k disc is Dolby Atmos, which is wonderfully mixed for the film. Same for the Blu-ray, but not the 3D, which is 5.1.
The 4k variant is quite lovely, with a wonderfully highly resolved image, but HDR is not quite up to prime time via home theater projection. On a flat panel, especially OLED, it's magnificent. Projection is very nice, but still not fully represented without full nits, hence a slight loss of shadow detail.
What's unusual here, is that the original film element seems dirty for a film of this import, that isn't a catalog title.
As an example, take a look at the sequence as Danny Huston exits his car at around 44 minutes. You'll see a darkened sky, weird digital anomalies in the grain structure, along with occasional minus density, which should have been removed. The sky should also have appeared more normal.
Not a clue why the minus density spots weren't attended to. Possibly the filmmaker or DP wanted a true film look.
Tech nigglings, aside, Wonder Woman is a terrific movie, and like Warner TV's Supergirl, a nice place for pre- and early teen girls to allow their imagines to run wild.
All was fine until I reached the end credits, and saw an exec producer credit that made my skin crawl, but c'est la vie... I don't like it when fantasy and reality are oddly mixed.
Image - 5
Audio - 5 (Dolby Atmos)
4k - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
I'm still at a loss as to why WB is unable to create a simple 3-disc set, ie. 4k, 3D and BD in the same package, as that would been the proper way to release this film.
Although shot via S35 and large format digital, the final result of the film seems to be via a 2k master, with Dolby Vision. The 4k disc is HDR10, and not Dolby Vision encoded.
Audio offered on the 4k disc is Dolby Atmos, which is wonderfully mixed for the film. Same for the Blu-ray, but not the 3D, which is 5.1.
The 4k variant is quite lovely, with a wonderfully highly resolved image, but HDR is not quite up to prime time via home theater projection. On a flat panel, especially OLED, it's magnificent. Projection is very nice, but still not fully represented without full nits, hence a slight loss of shadow detail.
What's unusual here, is that the original film element seems dirty for a film of this import, that isn't a catalog title.
As an example, take a look at the sequence as Danny Huston exits his car at around 44 minutes. You'll see a darkened sky, weird digital anomalies in the grain structure, along with occasional minus density, which should have been removed. The sky should also have appeared more normal.
Not a clue why the minus density spots weren't attended to. Possibly the filmmaker or DP wanted a true film look.
Tech nigglings, aside, Wonder Woman is a terrific movie, and like Warner TV's Supergirl, a nice place for pre- and early teen girls to allow their imagines to run wild.
All was fine until I reached the end credits, and saw an exec producer credit that made my skin crawl, but c'est la vie... I don't like it when fantasy and reality are oddly mixed.
Image - 5
Audio - 5 (Dolby Atmos)
4k - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
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