6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
The story of Barney, an awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device. Ron's malfunctions set against the backdrop of the social media age launch them on a journey to learn about true friendship.
Starring: Jack Dylan Grazer, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Olivia Colman, Rob DelaneyFamily | 100% |
Animation | 93% |
Comedy | 46% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
What is a friend, and what is friendship? In the digital world they can mean two entirely different things. Today, a "friend" can be someone who clicks a "thumbs up: icon or an "add as friend" button, granting them access to a digital profile full of likes and dislikes and opinions and so on and so forth: a digital footprint. But is that also "friendship?" Can a real, soulful, purposeful friendship exist based solely on a series of profile similarities, or is there something more organic, some connection beyond the digital realm that makes a real friend and a real friendship? Just a few years ago talking about degrees of digital friends and what "friendship" actually meant would have been crazy talk, but here is it, 2021, and Ron's Gone Wrong is asking these very questions about the shifting perspective of friends and friendship in the 21st century technological world.
The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc.
Disney brings Ron's Gone Wrong to the UHD format with a sparkling 2160p/HDR UHD presentation. The movie looks amazing but it's still not a
major step forward from the the companion an concurrently released Blu-ray. Texturally, the images are fairly close to one another. The UHD adds a
little fine point intimacy to the plastic robot shell, human character hairs and faces and clothes, and various natural environments (much of the latter
parts of the film take place in a wooded area) as well as in bedrooms and school recess areas. The sharp-eyed viewer will appreciate the minor
improvements but those watching on Blu-ray are not missing a while lot at the higher resolution. On the flip side, the HDR color grading adds the usual
layers of depth and color brilliance to the proceedings. Colors here are certainly deeper, with more robust output and a little less brightness but a lot
more vividness. The B*Bot white is notably improved, more nuanced, and crisper and more luminous from the inside with the light reflections on the
knitted
cap and other areas looking more natural and evenly dispersed. Natural greens, bold colors around the school, and of course the personalized and very
colorful B*Bots seen frequently throughout the film, especially at the school playground, pop with more impressive punch than the Blu-ray can
provide. Blacks are deeper and more honest, too. As with the Blu-ray, there are no source or encode issues to stand in the way of what is a terrific
image from Disney.
For its UHD release, Disney presents Ron's Gone Wrong with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack (the Blu-ray includes a DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 lossless soundtrack). There's not a serious shift in dynamics or stage presence with the Atmos track; this one is not teeming with added overhead content and neither is it significantly fuller or more robust than the 7.1 counterpart. It's a little light but there's enough of a low end weight to keep the track from sounding too thin. It's not super aggressive at reference volume, either. It is fully engaging in terms of surround usage, making sure to engage all of the channels with well defined and seamlessly integrated surround delight, but again this one is more about full immersion rather than discrete implementation. Clarity to music is excellent, as is the definition to various sound effects throughout the movie. Dialogue is clear and naturally positioned in the front center channel. It is also well prioritized for the duration.
There are no extras on the UHD disc, but the bundled Blu-ray incudes the following. A Movies Anywhere digital copy code is included with purchase.
This release ships with a non-embossed slipcover.
Ron's Gone Wrong does a lot right in how it communicates the story of the human condition in the digital era. It's moving, funny, well voiced, and expertly animated: a solid film all around. Disney's UHD delivers tip-top video, acceptable-to-good audio, and a couple of extras. Recommended.
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