5.7 | / 10 |
Users | 3.8 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".
Starring: Edgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer, Matias VarelaAction | 100% |
Sport | 7% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
U.S. & U.K. descriptive
English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
UV digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 1.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Warner suggested earlier this year that it plans to issue UHD releases of non-catalog films day-and-date with their Blu-ray counterparts, but this has
not been the case so far. Since the studio's
initial batch of four UHD discs on March 1 (San
Andreas, The LEGO Movie, Pan and Mad Max:
Fury Road), only one new title is being offered with a simultaneous UHD release: the divisive
blockbuster, Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice. Now, I'm not suggesting that anyone should
weep for the absence of a UHD version of How to Be
Single or Barbershop: The Next
Cut (although I wouldn't mind a 4K Midnight
Special). The point here is that one should always take
PR promises with a large grain of salt.
Dipping a second toe into the 4K waters, Warner is now releasing three of its "big" titles from
2015 on UHD. One of them (Creed) was a surprise hit,
but the other two (Point Break and In the
Heart of the Sea) were deservedly box office bombs that no amount of increased resolution and
HDR encoding can salvage.
Screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date.
Note: The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K
screenshots at a later date.
Point Break 4K UHD was sourced from a 2K digital intermediate, but resolution isn't the story
with this release, which might more accurately be termed a "reinterpretation". Although the very
nature of HDR makes an apples-to-apples comparison almost impossible, it appears that the
creators of the UHD have not-so-subtly regraded the film to tone down the intense stylization
that I called a distraction in the Blu-ray review. Largely gone
are the frame-wide washes of cyan
and yellow that homogenized the visual texture. They have been replaced by a color scheme that,
while not remotely natural, is at least more varied and balanced, with warm and cold tones
allowed to alternate in the frame. Greenery is less yellow, snow is less blue and the image is less
visually monotonous, inviting the viewer to look around at the details of the (admittedly)
impressive landscapes where the film was shot.
Additional enhancement is provided by HDR's sharper contrast. It's particularly noticeable in
long shots during stunt sequences like the wingsuit flight and the climactic rock-climbing chase,
where the tiny figures of stuntpeople stand out more distinctly against the intimidating hazards
they are challenging. Not every film would benefit from this kind of "pop", but Point Break's
stunts are its strongest element, and they look even more impressive when the viewer's eye is
immediately drawn to the extreme sports enthusiasts who are assaying the impossible.
The UHD release of Point Break features the same DTS-HD MA 7.1 track previously reviewed.
The UHD disc contains no extras. The accompanying standard Blu-ray is identical to the initial release and contains the same extras discussed here.
Point Break remains a terrible film, but it looks better on UHD. One can only hope that Warner
has bigger plans for the format than re-releasing a failure in the hope that first adopters have so
little product to choose from that they may break down and buy it. Still not recommended.
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