8.2 | / 10 |
Users | 4.3 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.4 |
Involved in a war against alien invaders, Bill Cage finds himself caught in a time loop: each time he dies, he returns to the morning of the doomed fight. Alongside a female soldier, he uses the paradoxical situation to plan, train, and try to save his future.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton, Jonas ArmstrongAction | 100% |
Adventure | 84% |
Sci-Fi | 77% |
Comic book | 43% |
Dark humor | 3% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
UV digital copy
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
It wasn't so long ago that a smart, splashy crowd-pleaser like Edge of Tomorrow would have swept the box office and
recouped its $180 million budget in domestic receipts alone. With its slick premise, clever filmmakers, talented cast, thrilling
action, dazzling visual effects, breakneck pace, surprisingly funny script, overwhelmingly positive critical response and enviable
word of mouth, it should have cast a long shadow over the competition for weeks following its debut. Should have. But
that was before Tom Cruise lost significant bankability. Before 'splodey sci-fi spectacles were a dime a dozen. Before the
summer months were jam-packed with billion-dollar worldwide event films. Had Edge popped up in February or March,
or even held out till August a la Guardians of the Galaxy, it might have collected more than $100 million in the U.S.
Perhaps even well beyond the $270 million it drummed up overseas. Times, dear readers, they are a'changin'.
Unfortunately, it appears as if Edge of Tomorrow's curse isn't about to end anytime soon. The film remains a fun and
fantastic breath of fresh air, and stands as one of the most entertaining and enjoyable summer flicks of 2014. No issue there.
The Blu-ray edition's AV presentation is terrific too, without a fault or flaw to report. But Warner -- poor, clueless Warner --
doesn't seem to know what to do with director Doug Liman's latest. Confusion began to circulate the moment the studio
revealed the BD's cover art. Is the movie still called Edge of Tomorrow? Or has it been retitled Live. Die.
Repeat? Does the more prominent of the two sell the film any more effectively? Will anyone other than its passionate fans
realize
it's available? Or will it once again be lost in a deluge of more confidently marketed summer films already piling up this holiday
season? Will internet savvy audiences even care? Hm. The outlook isn't good. For those in the know, or those willing to take a
leap of faith, though, one of the year's must-have Blu-rays is inbound. Will it crash? Will it burn? Will it live to fight another
day? Only time will tell.
Edge of Tomorrow descends on the battlefield with a precise, proficient 1080p/AVC-encoded presentation that doesn't miss a shot, a step or anything of consequence. Cinematographer Dion Beebe's palette favors bleak hues, war-ravaged primaries, overcast skies and a slight green tint, but there's still beauty in every foxhole. Contrast and saturation are dialed in without fault, skintones are relatively lifelike (at least insofar as the film's digital color grading allows), explosions are full of color, and black levels are deep and satisfying. Detail is excellent too, with crisp, clean edge definition, exceedingly well- resolved fine textures, remarkably refined close-ups, and delineation that doesn't often disappoint. Every fleck of blood and mud. Every bit of debris. Every bead of sweat. Every scratch and scuff in Cage's armor. Every misplaced hair. Every nick, scratch and cut. All on display without exception. Better still, artifacting and banding are nowhere to be found, and other anomalies are held at bay, no matter how crazy or chaotic action scenes, handheld camera movements and FX sequences become. Crush does creep in (particularly during the climactic assault on the Omega's nest), but it's in short supply and traces back to the original photography. The only way Edge of Tomorrow could conceivably look any better than it does here is if it were released in 4K.
Warner follows Godzilla's monster lossless mix with yet another beast of a DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround track, and the results are no less impressive. LFE output is tremendously invigorating, with the full weight and fury of the low-end channel thrown behind every blast of automatic weaponry, crashing aircraft, deafening explosion, surging alien horde, charging Alpha, leaping exo-suit, and small and large scale assault. Cage's first foray into war is particularly immersive, leaving the listener as disoriented and overwhelmed as the fledgling on-screen warrior. Rear speaker activity is aggressive and engaging as well, creating a convincing sense of madness, anarchy and utter destruction on the battlefield, quiet dread as Cage and Rita make their way across deceptively serene but all too enveloping farmland and fields, and creepy, squirmy alien menace whenever soldiers clash with the Omega's forces. Dialogue remains clear and intelligible throughout, and only falters when intentionally overcome by the roar of battle. Likewise, Christophe Beck's score is perfectly prioritized; never too loud to draw unnecessary attention to itself, never too timid to make its presence known. Bottom line: Edge of Tomorrow's AV presentation is as thrilling as the film.
Edge of Tomorrow may not be the quote-unquote best film of the year, but it's hands down one of the best movie experiences of the year. Few films were as clever, entertaining, visually dazzling and downright fun as Liman's sci-fi spectacle, and even fewer genre pics that unfolded with such confidence and ease. Cruise and Blunt deliver. The action. The aliens. The story. The script. The style. The FX. All of it on point and primed for blockbuster war. If only its audience matched its triumphs and ambitions... oh the untold millions it might have made. Thankfully, Warner's Blu-ray release delivers too. Though a bit light on supplemental oomph, the film's striking video presentation and monstrous DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround track are, for all intents and purposes, flawless. Never mind that you didn't catch it in theaters. There's no time like the present to right old wrongs. Don't miss Edge of Tomorrow a second time. It really is as good as its fans insist.
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