7 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
A soldier from Earth crash-lands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world.
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus, Carolyn McCormickSci-Fi | 100% |
Action | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.37:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Wolfgang Petersen's "Enemy Mine" (1985) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Australian distributors Umbrella Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film and a gallery of exclusive stills and essay from Fangoria writer Lee Gambin. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
The enemies
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.37:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Australian label Umbrella Entertainment.
The release has been sourced from the same Fox master which Eureka Entertainment worked with when they prepared their release of the film for the UK market. I could not see any discrepancies to mention in our review. Detail and clarity are very good, though there is clearly some room for improvement. While watching the film I felt that shadow definition, in particular, can be improved as some of the darker footage does have a tendency to collapse existing detail. Colors are stable, but saturation could be better and there should be a wider range of healthy nuances. There are no traces of recent degraining or sharpening adjustments. Image stability is also very good. My score is 4.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0 is not identical to the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0 track that is found on the British release from Eureka Entertainment. I went back and forth between the two release to compare select sequences and it appears that the distribution of certain effects is different. It is difficult for me to tell which one is more suitable for the film as I have not done a complete breakdown, but from the comparisons that I did it is clear that the mixing/distribution is very good. The dialog is clean, clear, stable, and easy to follow.
This Australian release of Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine is sourced from the same Fox master which British distributors Eureka Entertainment worked with when they prepared their Blu-ray release of the film in the UK. I think that it might be a good alternative for fans of the film residing in North America as it is Region-Free. If you want the film in your collection, consider importing it.
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