7.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Starring: Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Lisanne Falk, Rosie Pérez, Armin Mueller-StahlDrama | 100% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English, English SDH
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Jim Jarmusch's "Night on Earth" (1991) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Soda Pictures. The only supplemental feature on the disc is an original trailer for the film. In English, French, Italian, and Finnish, with optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
The blind girl
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Soda Pictures.
The release has been sourced from a pre-existing master, but the film has a lovely organic appearance. Indeed, despite the fact that virtually the entire film takes place at night and at times the footage is quite dark, clarity and depth range from good to very good. The close-ups impress the most, but there are a few larger panoramic shots that also look wonderful. Some minor contrast fluctuations exist, but they are part of the original cinematography. Shadow definition, however, could be more convincing (see screencapture #20). There are no traces of problematic degraining corrections. However, with a stronger encode the grain would have been better exposed and resolved (see screencaptures #1 and 3). Still, there are no distracting anomalies. Furthermore, there are no traces of compromising sharpening adjustments. Colors are stable and natural, never appearing artificially boosted. Overall image stability is very good. Finally, there are absolutely no large debris, cuts, damage marks, or stains to report in this review. All in all, there is room for some improvements and optimizations, but the current technical presentation is indeed very pleasing. My score is 3.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free Blu-ray player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (with portions of French, Italian, and Finnish). Optional English and English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
Depth and clarity are consistently very pleasing. Balance is also excellent, but I should mention that the film does not have an aggressive soundtrack. The overall range of nuanced dynamics is also limited, but this should not be surprising because the overwhelming majority of the footage is from inside the five cars driven by the cabbies. There are no pops, cracks, background hiss, audio dropouts, or digital distortions to report in this review.
Maverick American director Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth takes its audience on a wild trip through five big cities -- Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki -- over the course of a single evening. It is a witty and hugely entertaining film with a fantastic cast beautifully lensed by Frederick Elmes. Soda Pictures' technical presentation of the film is good, but the Blu-ray release does not have any substantial supplemental features. Still, I think that it is well worth picking up. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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