6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Passions explode as a wealthy California gallery owner's regular masseur cancels and she is visited by a new man whose search for inner truth brings the two closer than they could have imagined.
Starring: Mimi Rogers, Bryan Brown, Christopher Burgard, Elizabeth Barondes, Gareth Williams (I)Drama | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.67:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
English: LPCM 2.0
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Nic Roeg's "Full Body Massage" (1995) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Unearthed Films. The supplemental features on the release include TV version of the film; original trailer; and vintage promotional materials. In English, with optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.67:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Full Body Massage arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Unearthed Films.
The release is sourced from a new 2K master, which I like quite a lot. It provides the film with a very healthy new appearance that produces consistently pleasing visuals. Delineation, clarity, and depth are almost always very good, while image stability is excellent. There are no traces of problematic digital corrections. Color balance is good. I think that the overall temperature of visuals should be slightly warmer, adding a bit more blue and warmer brown. (However, not to the extent that the brown appears on the upscaled TV version of the film that is included as a bonus feature). The current color grade occasionally welcomes more neutral primaries, which is why the outdoor footage can appear slightly undersaturated and cool, and some facial shots emphasize pink a bit more. (The sequences with Mimi Rogers in the jacuzzi and her conversation with the painter are supposed to be taking place during a hot summer weather). But there are no troubling anomalies. The entire film looks very healthy. All in all, this is the very best presentation of Full Body Massage that I have seen on a home video release to date. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Fre eplayer in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English LPCM 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
Full Body Massage has a very rich soundtrack that does very important work to created and sustain a desired atmosphere. Thankfully, the LPCM 2.0. track reproduces its native qualities very well. The dialog is always clear, sharp, and easy to follow. It is great that optional English SDH subtitles are included, but they are so small that I have to speculate that some viewers will find them extremely frustrating. I do not need subtitles, but when I tested them, I was quite surprised by their size. They reminded me of PC-generated subtitles.
They say that happiness is a state of mind, which is almost true. It is almost true because you cannot be genuinely happy if you do not have your health. But if you do, you are fully in control of everything that you need to discover happiness and retain it in your life. You just have to have realistic goals as you move forward, and make rational choices and decisions that will help you accomplish them. This is one of several truths that emerges in a fascinating discussion between a successful art dealer and a freelancing massage therapist in Nic Roeg's Full Body Massage, a refreshingly thought-provoking, wildly misunderstood film from the 1990s. This brand new Blu-ray release from Unearthed Films introduces a lovely new 2K makeover of Full Body Massage, which is the best presentation of it that I have seen to date. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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