7.4 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
Starring: Adam Butcher, Shane Kippel, Mateo Morales, Dewshane Williams, Caitlin PasquetDrama | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: LPCM 2.0
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and Winner of Best New Narrative Filmmaker Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, French director Kim Chapiron's "Dog Pound" (2010) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include the film's original theatrical trailer; short cast and director profiles; and raw footage from the film's appearances at various film festivals. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
You follow my rules!
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Kim Chapiron's Dog Pound arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment.
The film's gritty look is captured very well by the AVC-encoded high-definition transfer. Even during the hand-held camera footage, the majority of which is rather dark, detail is very good, while clarity is arguably as good as it could possibly be. The French director's preference for warm and earthy colors is also respected - the variety of blues, greens, browns, grays, and blacks never look manipulated. Edge-enhancement is never a serious issue of concern. The high-definition transfer also isn't plagued by heavy artifacting or aliasing. There are no traces of heavy noise reduction either. Naturally, the image consistently conveys wonderful depth and fluidity. Lastly, there are no serious stability issues. I also did not detect any purely transfer-related anomalies to report in this review. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There are two audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English LPCM 2.0. For the record, Optimum Home Entertainment have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature.
Generally speaking, the English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track has a strong dynamic amplitude, but do not expect it to test the muscles of your audio system. The surround channels are not overly active either; Balmorhea, K'naan and Nikkfurie's soundtrack, however, has clearly benefited from the loseless treatment. The dialog is crisp, clean, and stable, but I had to use the optional subtitles because some of the slang is rather difficult to follow. Lastly, I did not detect any pops, cracks, hissings, or audio dropouts to report in this review.
Optimum Home Entertainment continue to produce very strong Blu-ray releases of classic and important contemporary films. Bravo! French director Kim Chapiron's Dog Pound is one uncompromisingly brutal, disturbingly realistic film whose star, Adam Butcher, is simply irresistible. I can't say I enjoyed Dog Pound, but I was definitely impressed. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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