7.9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A story that finds Rocky Balboa acting as a trainer and mentor to the son of his friend and greatest rival, Apollo Creed.
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Andre WardSport | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
German: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Czech: Dolby Digital 5.1
Polish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish=Latin & Castillian; both UK and US audio descriptive; Japanese is hidden
English SDH, French, German SDH, Italian SDH, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Thai
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
UV digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
As a movie, Creed is the standout in Warner's second wave of UHD releases (which includes Point Break and In the Heart of the Sea). Writer/director Ryan Coogler's stirring reinvention of the Rocky franchise remains as vital and energetic as when it first appeared. Has 4K/HDR treatment improved on the Blu-ray release from March 1, 2016? Only a little.
Screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date.
Note: The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K
screenshots at a later date.
Sourced from a 2K digital intermediate, Creed's UHD presentation offers no meaningful
improvement in resolution or detail, and the HDR encoding leaves the film's palette unchanged
(which is a good thing; Creed has mostly realistic colors that shouldn't be altered for "pop").
Where HDR makes a subtle but noticeable difference is the enhanced contrast that provides
additional texture to Creed's varied settings. For example, in the first meeting between Adonis
and Rocky at the restaurant named after the champ's late wife, the darkened recesses of the
establishment have more depth and presence. In the Liverpool boxing match, individual figures
in the huge crowd are more readily distinguishable from one another. The differences are subtle
and could easily pass unnoticed except in direct comparison to the Blu-ray. I had to switch back
and forth between them to see any change.
The UHD release of Creed features the same DTS-HD MA 7.1 track previously reviewed. It also adds a substantial complement of additional audio and subtitle options, which are listed above.
The UHD disc contains no extras. The accompanying standard Blu-ray is identical to the initial release and contains the same extras discussed here.
Creed is a fine film, one worthy of multiple viewings. However, its UHD iteration doesn't offer
enough improvement on the already excellent Blu-ray to justify a double-dip. If you're an early
adopter of UHD and don't already own the Blu-ray, then Creed is worth considering, if for no
other reason than that it's one of the best films on 4K to date.
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