7 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.7 |
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 5.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Music: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
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 British distributors Eureka Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film; deleted scene; and music and effects track. The release also arrives with a collector's booklet. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
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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 Eureka Entertainment.
The release has been sourced from the same Fox master that was accessed for the American release. The basic characteristics that we typically address in our reviews are good. A lot of the film can be quite dark but detail ranges from good to very good; clarity is also pleasing. Depth can be more convincing -- a high-quality new scan will undoubtedly improve shadow definition -- but when projected the film still looks quite strong. There is one segment with some extremely light color fluttering, but stability is good. Saturation could be better and there should be a wider range of healthy nuances. There are no traces of problematic degraining or sharpening adjustments. Overall image stability is very good. My score is 4.25/5.00. (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 5.0 and English LPCM 2.0. Music and effects LPCM 2.0 track is also included. Optional English SDH subtitles are available for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The 5.0 one track is the one that most viewers will likely use when viewing the film as separation and movement are more effective on it. However, the music score is equally impressive on the 2.0 track. The dialog is always clean, stable, and easy to follow. There are no balance issues.
Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine is beautifully lensed but disappointingly uneven film that wants to be too many things at once. The very obvious politicizing of its narrative basically destroys its credibility and at the end it feels like an opportunity was missed to deliver something truly special. Eureka Entertainment's new Blu-ray release is sourced from the same Fox master that was used for the American release. The technical presentation is very good. Consider adding the release to your collection if Enemy Mine is a film you have enjoyed in the past.
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