8.1 | / 10 |
Users | 2.6 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
The true story of how NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 and its crew to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed HarrisAdventure | 100% |
History | 53% |
Drama | 5% |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS:X
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: DTS 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: DTS 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Portuguese: DTS 5.1
Japanese: DTS 5.1
Brazilian Portuguese; Latin American Spanish
English SDH, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
UV digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Universal has released Director Ron Howard's critically acclaimed, fan favorite, and Oscar-winning film 'Apollo 13' to the UHD format. The release features no new supplements, but it does boast a 2160p/HDR-enhanced video presentation as well as a new DTS:X soundtrack.
The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date.
Apollo 13 was shot on film and the transition to UHD has resulted in a very pleasing, organically filmic image with little room for major
complaint. Grain retention lends a satisfying textural grace to the image. Some may find it a hair on the sharp side, but there's no mistaking the
picture's cinematic bona fides. Skin textures appear organically complex, featuring a tangible increase in raw definition over the previous Blu-ray.
Complex
pores, stubble on the astronauts' faces, and wrinkly lines on an older character are amongst the most evident of the boosts to skin's textural bounties.
Additionally, the image's boost in clarity and resolution allows for greater command of fine object detailing as well, including space suits, bulky
computer consoles
at Houston, and the complex array of buttons and electronics in the shuttle. The shuttle interior's cramped size and density allows every scene inside
the craft to be a treasure of ultra high definition exploration. The HDR color palette offers another example of tasteful, complimentary boosts. The
palette never betrays the movie's color scheme, accentuating and keeping core shades, like the green computer consoles at Houston command or
various accents on space suits or clothes -- particularly some of the more period-colored oranges and browns -- true but more naturally adept in
presentation. Skin tones are full and healthy, perhaps
pushing a little rosy at times. Black levels are fine. This is a very good image; scoring was a bit tough, with 4.0 and 4.5 both reasonable figures. Either
way this is a positive upgrade over the previous Blu-ray.
Apollo 13 blasts onto Blu-ray with a thunderous DTS:X soundtrack that's also more than capable of delivering nuanced sound elements. This is a movie that benefits from the added surround speakers and overhead layer. Musical placement and stage wrap are wonderful. Clarity is a driving force in the track's excellence, but so too is its organic flow and total engagement, with its complimentary surround and subwoofer usage. The track is awash in small but critical sound effects, including little hums and beeps inside the simulator that spring up from all over the stage. PA announcements following a training session in that simulator early in the film emanate from a clearly defined overhead position. A cacophony of blaring alarms, shattering glass, gusting winds, and other impactful elements completely saturate the stage, top end included, about 13 minutes in. A jet flies distinctly overhead soon thereafter. The shuttle's blast-off sequence is of reference quality. Thunderous gusts of raw power flood the stage with total saturation but pinpoint clarity or highly aggressive details. The subwoofer works overtime to deliver crisp but powerful and balanced bass. Alarms signal the beginning of trouble on the craft after takeoff. The various malfunctions create a serious stir in the listening area, some of which effortlessly encircle the listener to striking, terrifying effect. Small little sonic components both on the ship and at Houston pull the listener into the terror and chaos, and with different sensations both in the tight quarters on the ship and in the more expansive control center. Dialogue is clear and well defined and prioritized with firm center placement for the duration.
Apollo 13's UHD release contains no new supplements, but it does carry over the pair of audio commentary tracks from the Blu-ray. All
supplements, including those same tracks, can be found on the bundled Blu-ray. For convenience, below is a listing of what's included on that disc.
A
UV/iTunes digital copy code is included with purchase.
Apollo 13 is a fine film that has earned a solid UHD release. The 2160p/HDR-enhanced presentation is stable, the DTS:X soundtrack launches the audio into another stratosphere, and the included extras on the Blu-ray are enjoyable. Highly recommended.
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