7.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Working-class family man Christopher Robin encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Oliver Ford DaviesFamily | 100% |
Fantasy | 55% |
Comedy | 47% |
Adventure | 46% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A. A. Milne’s signature character Winnie the Pooh, and all of the characters and the world constructed around him, has delighted children and adults alike since the character debuted in a collection titled Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926. Walt Disney first brought the characters to life in 1966’s Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, and since then the characters have become Disney icons, almost as instantly recognizable and decidedly “Disney” as Mickey, Minnie, and Tinker Bell. Following a number of animated adventures like 2011's Winnie the Pooh and 1977's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Disney's live action/digital hybrid film Christopher Robin takes a new look at the characters in a style similar to films like The Smurfs and Alvin and the Chipmunks in which animated characters come alive in the real world, this time with a sincere, purely beating, honest heart, not just humor, at the center of the story.
Rediscovering his roots.
Christopher Robin is a visual treat on Blu-ray. Disney's 1080p presentation is filmic and accurate, highly detailed, and uses color effectively throughout. Texturally, the film comes to life in every scene, with intimate character portraits amongst the highlights, each revealing fine skin nuances with exceptional clarity. Reliably complex textures bring the creatures to life, each one tactile and robust. The Blu-ray reveals fur, the meshy material underneath, and their clothing -- right down to small frays on Pooh's red sweater -- with format-flawless definition. Various environments, from packed London streets to the texturally abundant Hundred Acre Wood, spring to life with sharpness and high yield definition across every frame. Colors present with careful attention to detail. The film on the whole appears a little desaturated for effect, which only increases when an adult Robin and Pooh travel back to Hundred Acre Wood where a bleak, "gloomy" as it is described, world now exists, clearly a visual parallel for the film's themes of unfocused living and Robin's abandonment of both his old way of life and his family. Colors enjoy more even-keeled intensity and saturation elsewhere, where the animal's furs and clothes, Pooh's red balloon, and some choice colors in the city and natural greens in the country all impress a great deal. The Blu-ray handles challenging scenes -- the aforementioned densely foggy Hundred Acre Wood in chapter seven -- with no issues. Black levels often appear raised, which may be part of the film's artistic approach as evidenced by the generally lighter, less punchy and deep color palette. Flesh tones appear fine within the film's visual context, and there are no source or encode artifacts of note.
Christopher Robin features a DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 lossless soundtrack. It does not fall victim to Disney's low volume or limited dynamic range shortcomings. It's instead a full, detailed, and impressively approachable and immersive track right at normal, calibrated reference listening volumes. The track comes alive on numerous occasions, including agreeably dense and detailed office din at Robin's place of work, city street bustle, and countryside ambience. Surrounds are used in extensive, but balanced and complimentary, fashion to build worlds and draw listeners into them. The back channels also carry some musical supports. Music is primarily carried by the fronts with no concerns for fidelity or spaciousness. The track features plenty of impressively dynamic and involved scenes and sequences, notably in chapter seven when expansive reverberation grows into startlingly large and horrific sounds when Robin believes he is being chased by a monster. Driving rain moments later saturates the stage very well, albeit only for a moment, and voices airily emanate from all over thereafter. It's a stretch that represents the best of a very good track, folding in quality bass, seamless surround integration, and discrete sound detailing. Dialogue is clear and well prioritized across the diverse selection of voices, human and anthropomorphic animal alike.
Christopher Robin contains a few brief extras. A DVD copy of the film and a Movies Anywhere digital copy code are included with purchase.
This
release ships with an embossed slipcover.
Christopher Robin is a wholesome film that champions balance, perspective, and a love of what matters in life. The picture is elegantly simple in message but richly nuanced in its use of imagery. It's wonderfully acted, both physically and vocally, and the result is a touching, heartwarming film that is one of 2018's best. Disney's Blu-ray is disappointingly short on extras but the video and audio presentations are terrific. Very highly recommended.
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