5.2 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
The passengers and crew of a boat on a summer cruise in the Caribbean stray near the famed Bermuda Triangle, and mysterious things start happening.
Starring: John Huston, Claudine Auger, Andrés García (I), Hugo Stiglitz, Gloria GuidaHorror | 100% |
Mystery | 2% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Considering the potential of a story set inside the Bermuda Triangle, it’s very disappointing to watch Rene Cardona Jr.’s take on the myth. Instead of dialing up the suspense while managing a ship-based tale of familial troubles colliding with the unknown, the helmer mostly manufactures a soap opera with “The Bermuda Triangle,” filling a bloated run time with unexciting events happening to uninteresting people. Sure, there’s a cursed doll in the mix (making this play like an “Annabelle” sequel), but the director oversees a strangely casual chiller that’s more about banal conversations than nail-biting sequences of survival.
The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation is sourced from a 4K scan of the 35mm original negatives. With most of the movie set at sea, blues tend to dominate the palette, with skies and oceanic exploration. Ship interiors offer more varied hues with decoration and costuming, including Michelle's red bikini. Detail captures decorative additions, and facial surfaces are textured, with bushy beards, age, and youth explored. Horizons are dimensional. Delineation is satisfactory, dealing well with nighttime events. Grain is fine and film-like. Source is in good condition, with some light scratches and visible reel changes.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA mix offers a comfortable listening experience with one major hiccup, finding "Reel 3" presented much louder and with compressed sound, possibly exposing another source used on this section of the picture. Beyond that, dialogue exchanges are acceptable, with distinct dubbing. Music isn't crisp, but it supports the limited mood of the endeavor. Sound effects, including atmospheric changes and underwater visits, are appreciable.
There's about 45 minutes worth of story in the 112 minutes of "The Bermuda Triangle," which has the novelty of a John Huston performance and the premise of a tangle with the Devil's Triangle. Cardona Jr. doesn't offer nearly enough screen tension to make this a satisfying journey, dragging through a premise that demands more eeriness and intensity.
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