7.9 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
When their father dies, by law his estate must pass to the eldest son from his first marriage, forcing his current wife and daughters to find somewhere more primitive to live. With their sudden loss of fortune, the sisters' chances of marriage seem doomed. Their well-intentioned suitors are trapped by the strict rules of a society obsessed with financial and social status and the conflicting laws of desire.
Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, James FleetRomance | 100% |
Drama | 95% |
Period | 47% |
Comedy | 3% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0
French: Dolby Digital 5.0
German: Dolby Digital 5.0
Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0
Russian: Dolby Digital 5.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
English DTS-HD MA 5.0 is 48kHz/16-bit; Latin American Spanish DD 5.0 and Castilian Spanish DD 2.0; the DD 5.0 tracks are all 48kHz/640kbps; the DD 2.0 tracks are 48kHz/192kbps/Dolby Surround Encoded.
English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, German, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
UV digital copy
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include deleted scenes as well as multiple featurettes with comments from cast and crew members. In English, with optional English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, German, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Spanish (Castilian), and Spanish (Latin America) subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Gemma Jones
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Sony Pictures.
This European Blu-ray release of Ang Lee's award winning film uses a high-definition transfer that was clearly prepared a while ago. Generally speaking, detail and clarity are often pleasing. The darker footage, in particular, looks far more convincing than it does on the R1 DVD release. Light ringing, however, frequently pops up throughout the film (see screencaptures # 3 and 13). Also, image depth can and should be more convincing. For example, during select panoramic shots it is clear that depth suffers (see screencapture #18). Colors are stable, never appearing distractingly boosted, but color saturation could be improved as well. Lastly, there are no serious stability issues to report in this review. Also, there are no large damage marks, debris, cuts, stains, or warps. All in all, this is a pleasing presentation of Ang Lee's award winning film, but it is clear that there is some room for sizable improvements. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the disc's main menu).
There are seven standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.0, French Dolby Digital 5.0, German Dolby Digital 5.0, Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0, Russian Dolby Digital 5.0, Spanish (Castilian) 5.0, and Spanish (Latin American) 2.0. For the record, Sony Pictures have provided optional English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, German, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Spanish (Castilian), and Spanish (Latin America) subtitles for the main feature.
The lossless track provides the film much needed depth and fluidity. During the dancing sequence where Marianne Dashwood meets John Willoughby, one could easily tell that the music is far better rounded and crisper than it is on the R1 DVD. During the outdoor festivities clarity is also improved. Overall dynamic intensity, however, is rather modest. The dialog is always crisp, very clean, and easy to follow.
This quite beautiful and wonderfully acted film directed by Ang Lee should have appeared on the U.S. market a long time ago. Instead, it is currently available on Blu-ray only in various European countries. Obviously, this is quite disappointing. Fortunately, this European Blu-ray release is Region-Free, which means that U.S. film aficionados can play it on their Region-A Blu-ray players without a problem. RECOMMENDED.
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