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![First Man [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2018]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/fe2cb842-4966-4f8d-a256-f4e977bccb37.jpg)
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Universal Studios | 2018 | 141 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 22, 2019
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Universal Studios | 2018 | 141 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 22, 2019
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Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Upscaled 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision + HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1, 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Upscaled 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision + HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1, 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
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English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
French: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
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Spanish: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
French: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
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First Man 4K (2018)
First Man 4K Blu-ray delivers truly amazing video and audio in this exceptional Blu-ray release
A look at the life of astronaut, Neil A. Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the moon. Based on the book, "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong".
For more about First Man 4K and the First Man 4K Blu-ray release, see First Man 4K Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on January 13, 2019 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5.
Director: Damien Chazelle
Writers: Josh Singer, James R. Hansen
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Patrick Fugit
Producers: Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner, Damien Chazelle, Steven Spielberg, Adam Merims
Writers: Josh Singer, James R. Hansen
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Patrick Fugit
Producers: Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner, Damien Chazelle, Steven Spielberg, Adam Merims
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First Man 4K Blu-ray, Video Quality 1080p
The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date.
First Man was primarily shot on film, much of it 16mm, and finished at 2K. This upscaled UHD with Dolby Vision color grading offers a slightly solidified, more prominently filmic presentation compared to the Blu-ray, which is excellent. The image is a little more inherently soft than some films. The UHD does not magically make any scenes sharper, per se, but it does create a finer filmic presentation, with more natural grain and slightly greater clarity to the base elements. The UHD's benefits are evident from the opening sequences, with Armstrong punching a jet through Earth's atmosphere and into space. The picture is nothing short of beautiful, appearing, it would seem, about as close to filmmaker vision and source integrity as possible. Nevertheless, image clarity and raw textural intimacies are not greatly improved over the Blu-ray here, or elsewhere. Scene and still comparisons do not show significant boosts to either, but the UHD does find a mild uptick in object definition and detail and it handles grain a little better, presenting a firmer, more organic field than the Blu-ray, though even here the differences are less dramatic than they are on many other UHD releases.
The Dolby Vision color grading offers a modest stabilization and improvement, yielding superior, brighter, and more stable and accurate whites, including NASA lab coats, white dress shirts in mission control, fluorescent lighting, and text on the screen. A shot at the 40:26 mark is a good example, where also some of the colder steely blues and grays present with subtle improvements to saturation and color density. There's a mild improvement to flesh tone presentation and a mild improvement to black level depth. Those in search of a picture that is a major departure from the Blu-ray will not find it. The UHD's improvements are subtle, but arguably critical, in elevating the filmed elements to a slightly higher plane where modestly improved textures, image clarity, grain refinement, and color accuracy can make a small difference in isolation but a more pronounced improvement in total.
First Man 4K Blu-ray, Audio Quality
The Dolby Atmos track engages immediately during a test flight sequence. Exceptional detailing encircles the listener in the sonic form of rattles, rumbles, the pilot's heavy breathing, and engine hum underneath it all. It's a chaotic cacophony that gives way to momentary peace when the test plane reaches the space above the Earth's atmosphere, only to regain an intensity as the plane finally makes a return to Earth. It really encapsulates the entire track. Big, pronounced, detailed, discrete, and harmoniously jumbled sounds draw the listener into space capsules and training modules with strikingly efficient, loud, and balanced intensity. As Gemini 8 prepares for launch, the creaks and moans creep in from all over the stage, effortlessly transporting the listener into the pre-launch capsule, while take-off and ascent offer a revelatory sense of rise, depth, heft, and movement as the ship approaches and crosses the atmosphere. Overhead channels are generally folded in rather than used for individually discrete effects, helping to create a more thoroughly convincing sound design which is critical to shaping several of the movie's most dramatically intense scenes. Light atmospheric supports gently envelop the listener in a few scenes, dialogue clarity and positioning are seamless, and musical fidelity, front and surround spacing, and balanced low end depth are also track hallmarks but nothing comes close to the several reference quality scenes involving upward or downward thrust and rattle. This is a demonstration-worthy soundtrack from Dolby and Universal.
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4
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on December 20, 2019
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The Dolby Atmos track provides all the sonic weight and power you'd expect from a superhero movie. Obviously, everything's dialed back quite a bit during the "regular" moments, but that's completely fine: when Shazam! kicks into gear, it really pushes the limits of every available channel. Front panning effects are quite common, while the rear channels also get a hefty workout during some of the more action-oriented sequences and magical effects. LFE is similarly strong during these moments, as well as unexpected times such as talking statues in the wizard's domain and Freddy's repeated attempts to figure out his big brother's new-found powers. Height channels are used logically and to great effect on several occasions, such as the bullies' free-falling truck and a second-half bus accident that leaves dozens of passengers dangling from a highway overpass. Similar to its visual presentation, Shazam!'s Atmos mix swings for the fences but, within its own boundaries, everything feels as natural and organic as possible.
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Bohemian Rhapsody is an enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and convention to become one of history's most beloved entertainers. Following Queen's meteoric rise, their revolutionary sound and Freddie's solo career, the film also chronicles the band's reunion, and one of the greatest performances in rock history.
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4
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on December 20, 2019
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This 4K version offers significant and noticeable upticks in detail and fine detail levels, especially with regard to elements like the fabrics of costumes and upholstery on furniture. Fine patterns on these items have a more precise appearance, and other elements, like facial crags and skin pores, really pop in the many close-ups in the film. The film's darker sequences have appreciable new shadow detail in this version, and the entire palette is enriched, with the sometimes bright, vivid colors saturated at levels elevated from the already excellent levels seen in the 1080p version. Blues are used very effectively throughout the film, including in a lot of scenes focusing on Mercury, and there are some interesting interstitial tones noticeable now that are not as visible in the 1080p Blu-ray version.
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5
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on December 20, 2019
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Dolby Atmos mix is every bit as good as expected, and then some. Plenty of discrete channel separation and strong panning effects here; many scenes do a great job of enveloping viewers right in the middle of the action, and the low end is represented exceptionally well to boot. Dialogue is often front and center for the rare intimate conversations, while others are quite crowded and spill into the rear channels -- the same holds true in larger, cavernous locales. Bear McCreary's original score also holds its own; although there's less music than you'd think, it kicks in when needed and adds a predictable amount of on-the-nose support during epic battles, intense stare-downs, and a few of the more somber moments as well.
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5
Reference quality 4k release from Universal
on December 20, 2019
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Color depth overall is much improved, and skin tones, generally, are very healthy and full. There's a significant add to range and nuance across the board. Contrast is boosted quite a bit, almost to the point that the image borders on looking like a cartoon in a couple of places, including Hester's intro scene where the red bandana's color is so deep and the contrasting skin so pasty that despite the obvious add in color depth and textural resolution the character looks almost entirely artificial. Fortunately such extremes are rare. For the most part, the vast increases in both color saturation and textural depth -- even on digital constructs and machinery close-ups that reveal wear and tear with exponentially more detail -- make the image a remarkable UHD specimen. Fang's red attire and airship and Shrike's green eyes are also amongst the standouts for intensity and luminance, the latter in particular against some darker backdrops. Black level depth and density are also improved over the Blu-ray. Noise is kept to a bare minimum and no other source or encode flaws are apparent. This is a new reference quality UHD release from Universal.
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In this epic adventure of hope and empowerment, a cyborg, Alita (Rosa Salazar), searches for clues from her past when she awakens in a future world she does not recognize.
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4
Fidelity is absolutely top notch
on December 20, 2019
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The 4K UHD version of Alita: Battle Angel is almost a tale of two presentations, namely the live action elements and the computer rendered material. The former enjoys noticeable and substantial upticks in detail and fine detail in particular. A lot of admittedly mundane items like the grill on the tray Alita is on during "surgery" have impressive new delineation in the 4K presentation, and practical items like fibers on costumes are really very impressive looking throughout. Actual human actors, or at least their faces if they've been composited onto cyborg bodies, have substantial improvements in features like crags and pores. Even some of the CGI enjoys upticks in detail, as in the first close-up shot of Alita after her first surgery as she sleeps in her bed. But quite a bit of the other CGI actually looks more "cartoonish" in this 4K iteration, so much so that some may feel like they're actually watching an anime rather than an ostensible live action film. This "animated" and often somewhat soft looking aspect is evident from the first establishing scenes of Zalem hovering in the sky, and even extends to some shots of the trash heaps. Even some of the Motorball material looks like something out of an animated version of the story rather than live action. Perhaps surprisingly, I didn't see a huge difference in the palette courtesy of Dolby Vision, though there are some subtle changes. For example, Alita's bedroom has a slightly more orange-pink tone in this version and other elements like a purple feathered collar Chireen has in one scene looks considerably more saturated in 4K. There's one nice exception to this general rule, a purple infused love scene at circa 1:16:00 that has considerably more luster in the 4K presentation. I'd personally place the live action improvements here at close to 5.0 levels at least quite a bit of the time, but some of the CGI material gains little if any improvement in the 4K version, and in fact arguably looks more "cartoonish" in this version. As such, I'm splitting the difference in a manner of speaking by scoring this 4K version 4.0. It's often quite impressive, but there are some variances here that ardent videophiles may quibble with.
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In a world where Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) got that fateful radioactive spider bite-and the mantle of Spider-Man-the use of a particle accelerator by the Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) is causing existence to fissure. As alternate-dimension Spideys like Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), and Spider-Ham (John Mulaney) pile into his reality, can they help Miles undo the chaos? Oscar-winning animated effort also stars the voices of Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry. 117 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.
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This is another terrific 4k release from Sony
on December 20, 2019
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Although Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse's Blu-ray release has been "demoted" to DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (the UHD contains a Dolby Atmos track), there's no reason for Blu-ray-only fans to feel jilted, that they are receiving an inferior product. On the contrary, this is a five-star soundtrack, a fully-realized and perfectly harmonious presentation of sheer sonic bliss. The track's rather prodigious bass is evident from the opening title logos, as is its intensive surround usage and flowing width. Environmental din is fully realized and completely immersive, with precisely positioned and seamlessly maneuvering details that completely pull the listener into any location, from school hallways and classrooms to bustling city streets or science labs. Every scene and location has something on offer to completely draw the listener in. Musical delivery is first-rate. Full-stage width, a healthy and supportive surround integration, and a perfectly complimentary low end help to deliver every note with perfect clarity and attention to every detail. Action scenes are prodigious. Swooping sound effects, fully utilized surround components, and deep and well integrated bass all come harmoniously together to deliver incredibly impressive, hold-onto-the-seat sonic mayhem. Of course, dialogue is clear and center-focused and well prioritized. Even without active top channels -- which do add a bit more immersion in the Atmos track -- this one is perfectly capable of delivering the full Into the Spider-Verse sonic experience. They don't come any better than this.
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5
The best 2019 4k video quality movie
on December 20, 2019
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The picture is a dazzling example of real world photography and digitally constructed hybrid excellence, and it's bolstered by the HDR color spectrum. The picture is not drastically darker. It is instead very bright and cheerful without sacrificing tonal integrity and depth. These elements are increased on the UHD over the Blu-ray, with the earthy animal tones and terrains enjoying fairly significant increases in color clarity and depth. Bright lights -- rising suns, raging fires -- are boosted by the HDR's ability to intensify tones. Natural greens find more resplendent depth and dazzle. Nighttime exteriors are bold and thematically purposeful. The UHD further reduces the more pervasive noise seen on the Blu-ray. No major source or encode issues of note are apparent. This is a beautiful UHD presentation from Disney.
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Avengers: Endgame [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]
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5
Excellent
on August 23, 2019
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For video, great resolution. However, audio should be Dolby Atmos.
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4
Good
on August 23, 2019
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For video, great resolution. However, audio should be Dolby Atmos.
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