8.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 5.0 | |
Overall | 5.0 |
A group of men travel to the moon by being shot in a capsule from a giant cannon. They are captured by moon-men, escape, and return to the earth.
Starring: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Jehanne d'AlcyForeign | 100% |
Short | 23% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Fantasy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Music: LPCM 2.0
Music: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Region A (locked)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 5.0 |
Georges Melies' "Le voyage dans la lune" a.k.a. "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Flicker Alley. The supplemental features on the disc include the director's films "The Astronomer's Dream" (1898) and "The Eclipse or The Courtship of the Sun and the Moon" (1907); Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange's documentary film "The Extraordinary Voyage" (2011); multiple music scores; and more. The Blu-ray release also arrives with a 24-page illustrated booklet featuring an excerpt from Gilles Duval and Severine Wemaere's "A Trip to the Moon Back in Color" and notes on the restoration of the film. Region-A "locked".
The beginning
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Flicker Alley.
The release is sourced from the same restored master that Flicker Alley used to produce the 2012 out-of-print SteelBook release. Click on the link to read our technical analysis of Lobster Films, Groupama Gan Foundation and Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage's restoration.
The disc has multiple tracks, some of which are new, and they are listed below:
1. A Trip to the Moon, restored hand-colored version, Jeff Mills score: LPCM 2.0.
2. A Trip to the Moon, restored hand-colored version, Dorian Pimpernel score: LPCM 2.0.
3. A Trip to the Moon, restored hand-colored version, piano track by Serge Bromberg: LPCM 2.0.
4. A Trip to the Moon, B&W version, Robert Israel Orchestral score: LPCM 2.0.
5. A Trip to the Moon, B&W version, actors and accompaniment by Frederick Hodges: LPCM 2.0.
6. A Trip to the Moon, B&W version, piano accompaniment by Frederick Hodges: LPCM 2.0.
7. The Astronomer's Dream: LPCM 2.0.
8. The Eclipse: LPCM 2.0.
9. The Extraordinary Voyage, directed by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.
I listened to Jeff Mills and Dorian Pimpernel's scores and both are very original and effective. The latter reminds of Giorgio Moroder's work but has a slightly more pronounced chamber quality. Nevertheless, the electronic/ambient edge gives it a very nice retro vibe. The former has a very different contemporary identity that will likely appeal better to folks that enjoy minimalistic electronica. The quality of the lossless tracks is fantastic. Clarity, stability, and balance are outstanding, though this should not be surprising as both are essentially studio projects. Fantastic additions to this rerelease.
This is a fantastic rerelease of Georges Melies' legendary film A Trip to the Moon by Flicker Alley. I expected only a repackaging of the out-of-print SteelBook edition, but there are two terrific new scores that are included on it, and I think that I actually may end up liking Dorian Pimpernel's score even more than the one that Air produced for the first release. It reminds of Giorgio Moroder's best work and has a very attractive retro vibe. I loved it. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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