6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.
Starring: Melissa George, Ed Speleers, Eamonn Walker, Sean Harris, Alec NewmanThriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: LPCM 2.0
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Winner of Best Action Film Award at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Julian Gilbey's "A Lonely Place To Die" (2011) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Kaleidoscope Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include the film's original theatrical trailer; making of featurette; audio commentary by director Julian Gilbey and writer Will Gilbey; and more. In English, optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Stuck
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Julian Gilbey's A Lonely Place To Die arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Kaleidoscope Entertainment.
Aside from some extremely mild shimmer - a byproduct of the downsampling - that pops up for less than a second very early on, the high-definition transfer is mighty impressive. Actually, this could be the most impressive film that has been shot
with the Red One Camera that I've seen transition to Blu-ray (Criterion's Che considered). Detail is simply stunning, especially during the outdoor sequences, while colors are some of the richest and most natural ones I've seen in a long time (see screencaptures #2, 4 and 6). What impressed me the most, however, was how well natural light was captured. There is one particular sequence where a beautiful sunset is captured that looks absolutely stunning - the clarity and perfectly balanced colors are incredibly impressive (see screencapture #13). The various close-ups also look excellent. Lastly, there are no serious aliasing or banding patterns plaguing the high-definition transfer. (Note: This Blu-ray disc is Region-Free. However, its menu is in 1080/50i, which means that the disc is unplayable in 98% of all Blu-ray players, including the PS3, that are sold in the United States and Canada. The Blu-ray disc will therefore be marked in our database as Region-B "locked").
There are three audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM 2.0, and an audio descriptive track. For the record, Kaleidoscope Entertainment have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 is unlikely to test the muscles of your audio system, but if you appreciate authentic, pure and exceptionally detailed sound you will be impressed with it. The screams coming through the air tube, the sound of falling rocks, and the crisp gunshots are so realistic that often times it feels like one is right in the middle of the action. Michael Richard Plowman's minimalistic score also comes alive at the right places. The dialog is also exceptionally crisp, clean, and stable.
I enjoyed Julian Gilbey's A Lonely Place To Die quite a lot. It is not a film that breaks new boundaries, but it is very atmospheric and unusually beautiful. It also looks very impressive on Blu-ray, which certainly helped a lot. The Blu-ray disc herein reviewed, courtesy of British distributors Kaleidoscope Entertainment, is Region-Free, but its menu is encoded in 1080/50i, which makes it unplayable on the vast majority of U.S. Blu-ray players, including the PS3. The U.S. release, however, will be out in March. RECOMMENDED.
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