6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Sandy and Danny fell in love over the summer, but they parted ways as school started and thought they would never see each other again. When school started, Danny was shocked to see that Sandy had transferred to his school and the two could be together again. But Danny's gang and a rival female gang are not going to make things easy at all. When a group of tough guys from a neighboring school get involved, Danny and Sandy are starting to think that they will never be together again. It takes everything Danny and Sandy can do to make their budding romance a reality.
Starring: Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hudgens, Kether Donohue, Keke PalmerComedy | 100% |
Musical | 68% |
Romance | 68% |
Coming of age | 16% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 2.0
German: Dolby Digital 2.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 2.0
English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Norwegian, Swedish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Note: 'Grease: Live!' is currently only available as part of a three-film 'Grease' collection in SteelBook packaging.
Grease: Live! generally looks good on Blu-ray. Quick camera pans result in some significant juddering effects, and with the organic, flowing, up-close-and-personal style in which the program was shot, such issues occur with regularity. This 1080p picture, sourced from a digital shoot, is relatively clean. Noise is minimal, banding is practically nonexistent, and macroblocking is rarely an issue. Textural qualities impress, whether considering skin, clothes, or environments. Colors are bold and balanced, including Rydell reds, blue accents in a diner, or the Pink Ladies' pink wardrobe.
For whatever reason, Grease: Live!'s Dolby TrueHD 2.0 lossless soundtrack suffers from horrendous lip sync issues in my home theater. Playing back on an Oppo UDP-203 connected to a Denon AVR-X6400h, which is in turned connected to an LG OLED65C7P, the sync issue is so bad as to make the program unwatchable...at least through its beginning. However, viewing the disc on a PlayStation 4 connected directly to a Sony Z9D via the TV's built-in speakers (living room set-up), sound and picture sync up properly. Dialogue also syncs perfectly on my main system when playing back the English audio description track, and switching back to the TrueHD track seems to get it largely synced up. However, skipping, pausing, anything to disrupt the flow disrupts the sync again. The issue does clear up on its own as the program progresses forward; 30 minutes in and everything is peachy-keen. With all of that in mind, the track plays back with pleasant clarity. Dialogue is front-center focused and well imaged towards that middle ground. Musical clarity is good and width stretches about as far as the stage allows. Environmental details are nicely implemented and complimentary, even without the benefit of surround usage.
Grease: Live! contains a handful of extra content. A digital copy code is included in the SteelBook set with the other two films.
Grease: Live! cannot duplicate the original's charms and appeal, but it does match it for energy and cast enthusiasm. It's a fun diversion that fans of the original, and newcomers alike, should find agreeable, even if it cannot replace the original classic. Paramount's Blu-ray is technically sound beyond what may or may not be a repeatable audio bug within other home theaters. The disc contains several good extras. Recommended.
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