5.9 | / 10 |
Users | 5.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he's not alone.
Starring: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman, Nika KingSci-Fi | 100% |
Adventure | 79% |
Thriller | 15% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Thai
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A, C (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
65 opens with this text: “Prior to the advent of mankind, in the infinity of space, other civilizations explored the heavens.” In other words the movie takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... until a spaceship crash-lands on earth, 65 million years ago, and conveniently in the hours before the cataclysmic collision that cost the dinosaurs their reign on the planet. 65 is a film with a somewhat campy story that tries to (more or less) steer clear of camp in favor of a forward moving action film that holds no pretenses beyond the adventure. It works in some spots and not in others, but in the aggregate the picture satisfies essential cinema demands as good, lean popcorn escapism. It doesn't try to be too much and doesn't try to be too little, finding that Goldilocks sweet-spot for disposable entertainment.
Sony's Blu-ray release of 65 offers a very solid picture. The picture was digitally shot and does hold to some light-to-moderate noise but is otherwise free of any source or encode artifacts. The picture is clear and satisfying, offering excellent definition to prehistoric terrain, high detail inside the ship, and razor-sharp textural details in faces and clothes. Audiences will find opportunity to scrutinize various elements in practically every scene, and even digital elements, which are seen aplenty, are nicely integrated and equally well defined. Color output is strong, too, with much of the movie appearing fairly cold and bleak but still presenting excellent opportunity for tonal vividness out in the world, or for example on some sandy red material that Mills uses to show Koa the path through the world and to a functional escape shuttle. Black levels are consistently healthy and skin tones look natural as well. This is a very fine presentation from Sony.
Sony brings 65 to Blu-ray with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The companion UHD features a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. Blu-ray listeners may be getting shortchanged on the number of active channels with this release, but they are not being shortchanged on activity. An opening outer space sequence, in which a spaceship flies through an asteroid field, is reminiscent of the crash-landing sequence from Pitch Black, which offers similar dynamics: rocks pelting and penetrating the ship, alarms and other elements blasting inside the vessel, the crash into the planet, with various sections jettisoning from the ship as well. That sequence from Pitch Black was always, and remains, one of my favorite audio reference moments dating even back in the DVD era, and this may likewise become one of those favorite reference moments for the future. The track continues to impress with nicely immersive atmosphere on the planet and plenty of big support elements during action. The track faithfully and relentlessly pushes forward with impressive yield in both subwoofer and surround usage, both very balanced and engaging, holding clarity and precision even during the most active moments. Musical clarity is very good, too, and stage engagement satisfies with dominant front-end placement and healthy back wrap. Dialogue is clear and center focused for the duration.
This Blu-ray release of 65 includes a few extras. A DVD copy of the film and a Movies Anywhere digital copy code are included with purchase.
This release ships with a non-embossed slipcover.
65 doesn't demand that its audience turn off the brain, mostly because there's not much here to stimulate the brain one way or the other. If the film is good at anything, it's good at focus and forward momentum. That's also a downfall considering that the film plays with obvious repetition once the story is established. Still, it's a decent excursion and, at under 90 minutes sans credits, it doesn't overstay its welcome in its repetitiveness. Sony's Blu-ray delivers excellent video and audio paired with a decent selection of extras. Recommended.
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