6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.4 |
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency Statesman to save the world.
Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle BerryAction | 100% |
Adventure | 84% |
Comic book | 54% |
Comedy | 8% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Hollywood (and indeed any filmmaking mecca) seems to operate under the maxim of “Nothing succeeds like excess,” and for one of this past year’s most potent examples, one need look no further than Kingsman: The Golden Circle. This is a film with all that money can buy, including a coterie of high profile (and Academy Award winning) actors, fantastic production design, amazing special effects, and the kind of set pieces that are sure to set even a diehard adrenaline junkie’s heart rate racing. And yet there’s a curiously listless feeling to a lot of this enterprise, even if bits here and there work at least relatively well. The film is often overly labored, and has some structural deficits that even flashy visuals can’t quite completely distract from, but none of that seemed to matter very much when Kingsman: The Golden Circle had its theatrical release, one which, despite many of those curmudgeonly critic types (ahem) expressing their reservations about the sequel, went on to rake in considerable dough, to the point that a third Kingsman is already being discussed.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.39:1. Digitally captured with Arri Alexa cameras and finished at a 2K DI, this is, like its cinematic parent, a largely ravishing looking presentation, one with crisp detail levels throughout and some kind of fun and whimsical "bells and whistles" that add visual allure to simple things like dissolves between scenes. Fine detail is typically very appealing on items like the natty suits Eggsy wears. The palette is rather lush, with elements like Elton in his bright red finery popping with considerable saturation. A few of the CGI elements are kind of surprisingly soft looking, including a couple of explosions, but otherwise this is a top flight looking transfer that should please the franchise's fans.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle features an energetic DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 mix which provides a glut of bombastic surround activity from the get go, as the cab fight provides both incredible panning effects as well as great discrete placement of individual effects in isolated channels. There's some extremely forceful LFE at key junctures, including the explosions that take out worldwide Kingsman agents. Dialogue and score are also rendered with crystal clarity, excellent fidelity and extremely wide dynamic range throughout the presentation.
Note: All of the above galleries feature either Manual Advance or Auto Advance options. The timings are for the Auto Advance options.- Concept Art
- Sets (1080p; 1:33)
- Costumes (1080p; 1:33)
- Stills
- Behind the Scenes (1080p; 00:48)
- Sets (1080p; 1:23)
- Props (1080p; 00:23)
- The Cast (1080p; 1:58)
There's a manic quality to Kingsman: The Golden Circle that (in my estimation, at least) tends to undercut some of the spry fun that this second "at bat" is obviously trying to generate. Structurally, the film is just kind of a mess, spending a lot of time in the opening act kind of ping ponging willy nilly between Eggsy and Poppy and never really weaving the threads together very well (a fatal mistake for a supposed tailor). Performances are still enjoyable, if intentionally hammy, and this film like the first offers impeccable production design and some astounding set pieces. Technical merits are very strong for those considering a purchase.
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