7.9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Ethan and team takes on the Syndicate - an International rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving RhamesAction | 100% |
Adventure | 81% |
Thriller | 32% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
UV digital copy
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Staleness and franchise fatigue, with the former usually begetting the latter, are two of the biggest dangers facing any high dollar, razzle-dazzle Action movie series, including those featuring Jason Bourne, James Bond, or Mission: Impossible's Ethan Hunt. That filmmakers may become complacent with merely pushing the action envelope -- playing a game of one-upmanship either with a franchise's peers or, perhaps even worse, with the franchise's own previous entries -- and counting on "bigger," "faster," "slicker," and "more death-defying" to equal "better" is a temptation too difficult to resist and a fate to which many movies and series have succumb. And there's only so many ways to blow something up, shoot a bad guy, or drive a car at high speed. How many perfectly choreographed and precisely executed stunts can audiences devour without beginning to feel like they're all just pressed out in the same factory and slapped into whichever movie is currently in production? Every new Action movie trailer seems to only promise more of the same, the movie equivalent of a locker room measuring contest in the quest to plaster the screen with the most death-defying stunts, the biggest explosions, and more frenetic gunfire. Trailers for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation certainly seemed to go in that direction, promising more incredible action and...who knows what else. In a franchise that has defied the odds and maintained a pleasing freshness throughout its lifespan, can this fifth film live up to the excellence of its predecessors, or will it show that time has finally caught up to Ethan Hunt's globetrotting, break the rules, attain the unattainable, save the day heroics?
The franchise isn't upside down...yet.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation's 1080p transfer is terrific. The image is organically filmic and very attractive, with grain only spiking in a few darker shots but otherwise appearing even and light, enhancing detail and clarity throughout. Indeed, details are wonderful. Facial features are refined and intricate, showcasing every pore, bit of stubble, age line, and applied makeup without so much as the slightest stumble. General environmental elements, whether tall grasses or urban textures, all excel. Colors are rich and robust, particularly bright city lights contrasted against a nighttime sky, but natural greens, colorful clothes, and other objects and their corresponding hues sparkle. Flesh tones can push a touch warm at times and black levels sometimes favor a very dark purple shading, but neither ever approach the level of "deal breaker." The image further appears free of any compression related problems. This is a terrific presentation from Paramount.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation's Dolby Atmos (core Dolby TrueHD 7.1, reviewed here) track is a blast. It's everything fans could want from a big budget Action movie, presenting everything robustly, widely, and accurately. Music is thunderous, spilling from every speaker with a command of clarity and stage placement that will leave even veteran listeners grinning. Classical and Opera are particularly stout, with operatic lyrics strikingly clear and well defined in chapter five. Of course, score is excellent, too, with full stage immersion -- including those added back channels -- and a potent yet balanced low end accompaniment. The signature action scene that begins the film is amazing, with the plane's heavy rumbles on takeoff and the sheer force of wind blowing through the stage essentially transporting the listener out of the couch and onto the side of the plane with Ethan. Gunfire hits hard, vehicles zip through the stage with impeccable placement and energy, and various crashes are precise, with every bit of crunching metal and flying debris fully accounted for. The underwater segment feels weighty, with the water pressure seeming to squeeze the life right out of the theater. Dialogue delivery is center focused and clear, with good natural reverberation at several junctures.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation contains a commentary and a handful of featurettes. A DVD copy of the film and a voucher for a
UV/iTunes digital copy are included with purchase.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is the series' most physically robust movie to date, but it's not the best overall Mission. The movie feels always on the precipice of overindulging in the physical and underwhelming in the drama, but even as the Action is easily tops in the franchise, the filmmakers muster just enough supportive content -- thanks in large part to Sean Harris' terrific work -- to build and maintain an equilibrium that keeps the movie, and the franchise, feeling fresh. Paramount's Blu-ray release of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation features stunning video and audio. Extras include a commentary and a handful of featurettes, all of which are of very high quality. Recommended.
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