7.2 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.3 |
Kindly antiques dealer Jesús Gris happens upon an ancient golden device in the shape of a scarab, and soon finds himself the possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of a mysterious American named Angel.
Starring: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Tamara Xanath, Margarita IsabelForeign | 100% |
Drama | 92% |
Horror | 52% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Winner of Best Feature Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's "Cronos" (1993) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include a fscinating trip of Guillermo del Toro's house; two audio commentaries; Guillermo del Toro's short film "Geometría" (1987); interviews with Guillermo del Toro, Oscar-winning cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, actors Ron Perlman, and Federico Luppi; stills gallery; and the film's original theatrical trailer. The disc also arrives with a 42-page illustrated booklet. In Spanish and English, with optional English SDH subtitles. Region-A "locked".
There is something under the bed
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1m encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Guillermo del Toro's Cronos arrives on Blu-ray
courtesy of Criterion.
The following text appears inside the booklet provided with this Blu-ray disc:
"Cronos is presented in the director's preferred aspect ratio of 1.78:1. Director Guillermo del Toro and director of photography Guillermo Navarro
supervised this new high-definition digital transfer, which was created in 2K resolution on a Spirit 4K Datacine from the original 35mm camera negative.
Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, warps, jitter, and flicker were manually removed using MTI's DRS system and Pixel Farm's
PFClean system, while Digital Vision's DVNR system was used for small dirt, grain, and noise reduction.
Telecine supervisors: Guillermo del Toro, Guillermo Navarro, Maria Palazzola.
Telecine colorist: Gregg Garvin/Modern Videofilm, Los Angeles."
Compared to the old Lionsgate Films SDVD release of Cronos, Criterion's Blu-ray release represents a massive upgrade in quality. Fine object
detail, clarity, and contrast levels are dramatically improved, and colors substantially better reproduced. Furthermore, there are no traces of edge-
enhancement and macroblocking, both of which are prominent on the SDVD release. There are no traces of heavy noise reduction. Naturally,
Cronos has a wonderful organic look. There are no serious stability issues to report in this review either. Lastly, I did not see any annoying
flecks, scratches, marks, stains, or debris. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA
regardless of your geographical location).
There is only one audio track on this Blu-ray disc: Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (with portions of English). For the record, Criterion have provided
optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. For the record, Cronos arrives with two introductions: English and Spanish (original).
The following text appears inside the booklet provided with this Blu-ray disc:
"The stereo soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from 35mm LT/RT magnetic soundtrack. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed using
Pro Tools HD. Crackle was attenuated using AudioCube's integrated audio workstation."
The Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track is excellent. It has a wonderful range of dynamics and plenty of depth. The dialog is clean, crisp, stable, and
very easy to follow. There are no serious balance issues with Javier Alvarez's music score either. Lastly, while viewing Cronos I did not detect
any disturbing pops, cracks, hissings, or dropouts to report in this review.
I really cannot think of another successful director that is as passionate about cinema and modest as Guillermo del Toro is. To be honest, I think that the audio commentary and various interviews with him that are included on Cronos are a good enough reason to highly recommend it. Make sure to see Welcome to the Bleak House. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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