6.1 | / 10 |
Users | 3.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.6 |
Though he's a wiz with computers, accident-prone astro-nut Fred Randall (Harland Williams) is the last guy on Earth you'd want on the first manned mission to Mars. But as bad luck and poor timing would have it, that's exactly what happens.
Starring: Harland Williams, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, James Pickens Jr.Comedy | 100% |
Family | 85% |
Sci-Fi | 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 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Mars isn't the final frontier, but it may very well be the destination where NASA's future goes to die when the agency is forced to accept a genius, but extremely eccentric, computer whiz as the fourth and final member of the first manned flight to the Red Planet. Director Stuart Gillard's (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III) Rocketman is a zany live action Disney Comedy in the tradition of the studio's quasi-classic features like The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and The Strongest Man in the World. An unlikely hero, a burgeoning romance, a lot of free spirit, plenty of silliness, and more than a little bit of luck all play a part in bringing man to Mars and making sure the Red Planet is never the same again.
My little blueberry!
Disney has impressed with its online exclusive movie club titles, and while Rocketman's 1080p Blu-ray presentation doesn't rank amongst the top-tier, it's certainly a passable image. The image retains its inherent grain structure. Details are very good but not quite great. The image pushes mildly soft-edged at times, but basic facial textures, clothes, and environments -- such as densely packed instrument clusters on the shuttle -- are nicely rendered. The movie's color palette sometimes pushes very red, leaving characters appearing sunburned. The effect is lessened in some spots but there's at least a mild warmth evident throughout. More showy colors -- orange jumpsuits, blue astronaut outfits -- deliver pleasing saturation and punch. Black levels are fairly constant on the strong end of the spectrum. A few artifacts appear here and there -- mild examples of aliasing and jaggies, mostly -- but essential image stability is just fine.
This DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack delivers a sturdy, but not always perfect, listen. Dialogue is not always well prioritized, such as during an early training sequence for a mission to Mars. Comm chatter is garbled and forced to contend with the chaotic din of surrounding elements, which might be realistic but makes immersion into the scene more difficult. Dialogue is a bit shallow as a general rule but is consistently perched in the front-center without too many instances when it's too terribly hard to hear. Surrounds occasionally carry details of prominence, such as cracking thunder that filters through the rears with good stretch and stage immersion, heavy Martian winds near film's end, and some prolific echoes that float through the entire stage when Fred plays in the isolation chamber. Music remains decently clear with good, mostly front end, engagement.
Rocketman's Disney Movie Club exclusive Blu-ray release contains no supplemental content. The top menu offers only options for "Play" and "Scene Selection."
Rocketman is a fun little movie without much replay value. Most of the gags hit the right notes, though there's nothing here that screams "classic comedy." It's a good 90-minute diversion, a cheerful little movie of good nature that's worth a watch. Disney's Blu-ray, exclusive to its online movie club, delivers decent video and audio presentations. No extras are included. Worth a look.
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