7.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped.
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Robinson, Mike Malone (II), Steve ZahnCrime | 100% |
Heist | 89% |
Drama | 53% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Romance | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight" (1998) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include vintage audio commentary recorded by Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Frank; archival documentary with cast and crew interviews; deleted and extended scenes; and more. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Out of Sight arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from an exclusive new 4K master that was apparently supervised and approved by cinematographer Elliot Davis, but I found the makeover very frustrating. Here's why:
The new 4K master is very healthy and virtually spotless. However, it features a brand new color grade that makes various parts of the film look quite awkward. For example, the outdoor footage from the prison -- which is supposed to have a prominent yellowish tint -- blends yellow with cyan that alters the dynamic range of the visuals and even flattens them quite dramatically. As a result, it almost looks like someone was experimenting with daylight-to-nighttime or nighttime-to-daylight flashing that did not turn out right. (You can see examples in screencaptures #4, 15, 22, and 23). Residuals from this flashing can even be spotted during indoor footage where facial tones become very suspicious. (See screencapture #20). When the action moves to Detroit, where according to Steven Soderbergh the color temperature must become significantly colder, emphasizing nicely saturated blues, the cyan still lingers, and as a result some visuals continue to display dynamic range anomalies. While here the fluctuations are much smaller,
the shifts that occur are still easily noticeable and are not quite in sync with the intended stylization Soderbergh describes. (If you view the archival documentary that is included on this release, you will find out exactly how Out of Sight should look). The end result is a new stylization on top of the original stylization, which means that the new makeover of the film does not replicate the original theatrical look of the film. I personally found it the overlapping very inconsistent, and in some areas clearly problematic. Delineation is typically very good. Depth fluctuates because of the anomalies in the dynamic range of the visuals. Image stability is excellent. There are absolutely no traces of problematic digital corrections. My score is 3.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
I started viewing the film with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track, but in certain areas did some very quick tests with the DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track. The former is very clearly superior because the film has plenty of action sequences where the 5.1 track noticeably expands the audio field. Dynamic intensity is very good as well. The dialog is clear, clean, and remains stable throughout the entire film.
I found the new 4K makeover of Out of Sight quite frustrating. The film finally looks appropriately healthy, but sadly it has been regraded in a way that essentially gives it a brand new stylistic appearance. As a result, some parts of the film now look very different, and in some parts I recognize fluctuations that simply do not look right to me. The new 4K makeover was apparently supervised and approved by cinematographer Elliot Davis, which is unfortunate because this most likely means that going forward the new stylistic appearance will be viewed and described as the correct one.
(Still not reliable for this title)
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