8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
In 2035, humanity subsists in a desolate netherworld after the eradication of 99 percent of the Earth's population, a holocaust which left the planet's surface uninhabitable, and the destiny of humanity uncertain. A desperate group of scientists secure a reluctant volunteer, Cole, for a dangerous assignment: he will time travel to 1996, where they hope he can help unravel the mystery of the apocalypse and save the future.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, David MorseDrama | 100% |
Psychological thriller | 82% |
Surreal | 74% |
Mystery | 61% |
Thriller | 42% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
BDInfo
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Kind of like a time traveler repeatedly revisiting an era to get things right, 12 Monkeys has received a number of releases on Blu-ray, with many appreciators of this Terry Gilliam outing thinking that Arrow got it pretty much right with their initial release. This steelbook edition from Arrow offers deluxe packaging as one of its chief allures. The disc is identical to the wide release of 12 Monkeys that Arrow put out several years ago. More information on the look and feel of the steelbook can be found in the Special Features section, below.
Video quality is assessed in our above linked review.
Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.
On disc supplements are detailed in the above linked review and you can see a printed list of them on screenshot 6 accompanying this review, which is of the slipback which is taped over the steelbook (but which is easily removable). The steelbook offers an arresting image of a shrouded hazmat suit (and viewers of the film will know what that means. Though this was released a few months ago, Arrow just got a copy to me recently, and in a way it's appropriately Halloween-like, with an emphasis on oranges and blacks. There's an interesting reflective quality to the visor on the hazmat suit if you tip the steelbook to catch the light appropriately. The inside offers an almost abstract black and white image of an apocalyptic cityscape (and viewers of the film will know what that means. I'm upping the 4.0 score for the supplements that I gave to the wide release to 4.5 for this release, since I know many collectors of steelbooks consider the packaging itself to be a supplement.
I was generally very well pleased with Arrow's first wide release of 12 Monkeys, but for those of you who didn't pick up that version and especially for those who love steelbooks, this would seem to be a no brainer, though be careful about not having a brain, you could wind up in a frenetic mental institution (and viewers of the film will know what that means). Highly recommended.
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