7.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 5.0 | |
Overall | 5.0 |
A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
Starring: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Guy BoydFilm-Noir | 100% |
Psychological thriller | 95% |
Erotic | 84% |
Mystery | 70% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
German: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 5.0 |
Brian De Palma's "Body Double" (1984) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The supplemental features on the release include archival interviews with Brian De Palma and cast members; remastered vintage trailer; music video; and more. In English, with multiple subtitle options for the main feature. Region-Free.
"She does it every night, like clockwork"
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's release of Body Double is a 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack. The 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray discs are Region-Free.
Please note that some of the screencaptures induced with this article are taken from the 4K Blu-ray and downscaled to 1080p. Therefore, they do not accurately reflect the quality of the 4K content on the 4K Blu-ray disc, including the actual color values of this content.
Screencaptures #1-20 are from the Blu-ray.
Screencaptures #23-30 are from the 4K Blu-ray.
Screencaptures #33-35 are from Frankie Goes to Hollywood's hit "Relax".
The release introduces brings Sony's 4K restoration of Body Double to 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray. The 4K restoration was introduced on Blu-ray a while ago and in multiple markets. I have in my library this Blu-ray release from British distributors Indicator/Powerhouse Films. I am very happy with it because Body Double looks gorgeous on it.
The native 4K presentation of the 4K restoration can be viewed with Dolby Vision and HDR grades. I chose to view it with Dolby Vision. After that, I only quickly sampled the 1080p presentation.
In native 4K, Body Double has an outstanding lush appearance, which is exactly what I expected to see on my system. Colors are almost always strikingly vibrant but perfectly balanced, so the film's native look is pitch-perfect. The many darker areas reveal equally prominent shadows whose interaction with these vibrant colors is impressive, too. In the same areas, the Dolby Vision grade never produces flatness or crushing, it just makes them appear richer, easily creating the impression that depth is improved. On my system, this was the most notable and consistent improvement from the transition to 4K. I did various comparisons between the native 4K and 1080p presentations and while some daylight footage, such as the one where the pretty girl's purse is stolen, does reveal minor improvements too, I do not think that the difference is as obvious. Why? Because the density levels, delineation, clarity, sharpness, and depth of the 1080p presentation are already quite impressive. I did not notice any encoding anomalies to report in our review. All in all, I think that the native 4K presentation does offer meaningful improvements, especially if one views it on a very large screen.
The 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray discs have different audio specs, so I am listing them separately.
The 4K Blu-ray disc has the following audio tracks: English Dolby Atmos, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Spanish (Castilian) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, and Spanish (Latin American) Dolby Digital 2.0. Optional English, English SDH, Arabic, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, Thai, and Turkish subtitles are provided for the main feature.
The Blu-ray disc has the following audio tracks: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Italian Dolby Surround 2.0, Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 2.0, and Spanish (Latin American) Dolby Dgital 2.0. Optional English, English SDH, Arabic, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, Thai, and Turkish subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I viewed the native 4K presentation of Body Double with the new Dolby Atmos track. It is great. However, I have to immediately mention that Body Double has a fantastic soundtrack -- and I mean a soundtrack with a fantastic sound design -- so there are seemingly endless opportunity for the Dolby Atmos track to impress. For example, in multiple sequences, the audio field feels expanded, but there are already terrific dynamic contrasts there, so the Dolby Atmos track enhances them. Or at least this is the impression I was left with. I still think that the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is superb.
4K BLU-RAY DISC
It is hardly a secret that Sony's 4K restoration of Body Double is a stunner. It has been available on Blu-ray for quite some time. This combo pack release offers a native 4K presentation of it with an exclusive new Dolby Atmos track. I think that it is a gift for fans of the film, like me. However, while I am grateful that the original music video for Frankie Goes to Hollywood's monster hit "Relax" finally can be seen with the film, I wish it was fully remastered and remixed so that it also looks as good as it should. I will still include the combo pack on my Top Ten list at the end of the year. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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