6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Michael Garza, Marisa Berenson, Jojo T. Gibbs, Christopher Denham (II)Thriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: LPCM 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
Luc Besson's "DogMan" (2023) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Altitude Film Distribution. The only bonus feature on the release is an original theatrical trailer. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.38:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, DogMan arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Altitude Film Distribution.
The entire film looked spectacular on my system. Delineation, clarity, sharpness, and depth were equally impressive during the daylight, indoor, and nighttime footage. Fluidity was exceptional as well. In fact, quite often, I felt as if I was viewing native 4K content. Colors reproduction is just as pleasing. Saturation levels, balance, and stability were outstanding. Highlights are wonderfully managed too, though all of this, from color saturation to balance and stability, is hardly surprising considering when and especially how the film was shot. I did not encounter any troubling encoding anomalies to report in our review. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English LPCM 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I viewed the entire film with the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track and did not test the LPCM 2.0 track. I do not know if the film has an all-digital soundtrack, but the 5.1 track is as nicely balanced and potent as I would expect that kind of modern soundtrack to be. Some of the action footage in the film, while not very impressive, sounds absolutely incredible. The dialog is always very crisp, clear, and very, very easy to follow.
Luc Besson's DogMan quickly becomes lost in a massive hurricane of cliches and carefully scripted preaching, making it almost impossible to believe that several decades ago he directed such terrific films as Subway, The Big Blue, and La Femme Nikita. If you want to see a fantastic film about a dogman, pick up Matteo Garrone's masterpiece, which has been out for a few years now. For what it's worth, it was one of my favorite international films in 2018.
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