6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
When a Hong Kong celebrity is found brutally murdered, his body floating in the middle of the ocean, hardheaded detective Lam is called in to take charge of the investigation. As Lam zeroes in on a killer from the past, the murder appears to be a straight forward case of revenge. But the more that Lam pursues his suspect, the deeper he falls into a web of lies. To find the truth, Lam must dig into a 20 year-old case for answers, the one link tying the suspect to the celebrity. But in doing so, Lam will uncover a dark secret so shocking, it will turn the investigation upside down. Who is the victim and who is the killer? Just as Lam believes he has everything figured out, he will discover that there’s a fine line between love and hate.
Starring: Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Mike Leeder, Michael Wong (I), Chia-Hui LiuForeign | 100% |
Action | 10% |
Crime | 6% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Cantonese: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (96kHz, 24-bit)
Cantonese: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Mandarin (Traditional), English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Roy Chow Hin-Yeung's "Daai deoi bou" a.k.a "Nightfall" (2012) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Hong Kong-based distributors Edko Films. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailers for the film; making of featurette; and a collection of stills from the film. In Cantonese, with optional English and Traditional Chinese subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Can you talk to me?
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Roy Chow Hin-Yeung's Nightfall arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Hong Kong-based distributors Edko Films.
Shot with the Red One camera, Nightfall looks quite impressive on Blu-ray. Detail and clarity are very pleasing, even when light is restricted or when a strong red filter is used for some of the flashbacks. The daylight footage is notably crisp and vibrant (see screencapture #4). Colors are lush and stable, never looking boosted or manipulated. Contrast levels are also stable. Only during the flashbacks there are some small but obviously intended fluctuations. There are no serious compression issues to report in this review. There is one sequence early into the film where I noticed light banding in the upper right corner, but the effect very quickly disappears. All in all, this is an impressive presentation that should please fans of Nightfall. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: Cantonese Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (96kHz/24-bit) and Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1. For the record, Edko Films have provided optional English and Traditional Chinese subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
This is the first Blu-ray release with advanced 96K upsampling to reach my desk, and I must admit that I am very impressed with it. The Cantonese Dolby TrueHD 7.1 track is hands-down one of the most aggressive I've heard in a very, very long time. It has a tremendous range of nuanced dynamics and surround movement truly is elevated to an entirely different level. The sound is also razor sharp and clear. This being said, I wonder if some viewers may feel that the extreme dynamics are changing the sound design of the film. Some of the action sequences are truly testing the limits of what I believe is appropriate for home viewing. Hopefully, I would be able to experiment with more discs featuring 96K upsampling so that I could get a better idea of what some distributors are trying to accomplish.
Roy Chow Hin-Yeung's Nightfall is an impressive looking and sounding film, but I think that with the talent involved it should have been a far better polished film. Indeed, there is a lot that could have been done much better. It is possible that Nightfall might appeal to Simon Yam and Nick Cheung fans, but casual viewers will be underwhelmed by it. On the other hand, Edko Films' Blu-ray release is quite impressive. I think that it can test the muscles of a number of different audio systems. RENT IT.
(Still not reliable for this title)
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