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Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
I Am Heath Ledger is a feature length documentary celebrating the life of Heath Ledger: actor, artist and icon. The documentary provides an intimate look at Heath Ledger through the lens of his own camera as he films and often performs in his own personal journey.
Starring: Heath Ledger, Naomi Watts, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Emile HirschDocumentary | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Heath Ledger's death of an accidental drug overdose on January 22, 2008 at the age of 28 shocked a world of fans anticipating the upcoming release of The Dark Knight, which featured the actor's career-defining performance as the Joker. Friends and family trace the actor's short but productive career in I Am Heath Ledger, the seventh entry in the biographical series from Spike TV and producer Derik Murray and the latest to receive a Blu-ray release, joining I Am Evel Knievel and I Am Chris Farley .
Virgil Films' 1080p, AVC-encoded Blu-ray presents the digitally photographed talking-head interviews with detailed clarity. The many video clips from Ledger's personal collection look as good as the sources will allow, and excerpts from Ledger's film work appear to be derived from digital masters for broadcast. The documentary has been mastered at an average bitrate of 20 Mbps, which is fine for a digitally originated project consisting primarily of interviews.
The film's original 5.1 soundtrack, encoded on Blu-ray in lossless DTS-HD MA, is a front-centered affair that gives priority to the interview subjects. Unlike previous entries in the I Am series, this one has an original score, which was supplied by documentary composer David Ramos and is the chief beneficiary of the surround array.
Fans who know Ledger primarily from The Dark Knight should enjoy I Am Heath Ledger's
portrait of a restless and ambitious talent who was only beginning to explore his potential when
he died. Virgil Films' Blu-ray treatment is solid and recommended.
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