5.3 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
After a scientific experiment aboard the space station involving a particle accelerator has unexpected results, the astronauts find themselves isolated. Following their horrible discovery, the space station crew must fight for survival.
Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl, John Ortiz, Chris O'DowdHorror | 100% |
Sci-Fi | 54% |
Thriller | 42% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
German: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Polish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: España y Latinoamérica; Portuguese Brasil
English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Thai
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Normal life is hanging by a thread.
Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane were both major motion picture events released
theatrically by
Paramount, one of the oldest and most revered studios in the world. The Cloverfield Paradox, the third film in the loosely connected series,
was made by Paramount, sold to Netflix prior to release, and was first advertised during the 2018 Super Bowl. And, surprise!, it was available for
Netflix subscribers to stream, in full, after the big game. About a year later
the film has made its way to Blu-ray, distributed by Paramount, but only on Blu-ray, despite the first two films in the series now being available on UHD. Regardless of technical specifications, the film shines on Blu-ray, offering
one of the format's finest A/V presentations yet.
The Cloverfield Paradox was shot on film. The picture is texturally rich and extremely highly detailed, a picture-perfect, filmic presentation that boasts big-screen cinematic results. Faces, uniforms and patches, various slick and electronic surfaces around the station, or the spartan walls and furnishings around a shelter seen later in the film all offer incredibly well detailed and precise textures in every shot. Clarity is wonderful, grain is fine and evenly distributed, and there's not a soft shot or corner to be found. Colors are exceptional, even if the station's background is a fairly standard steely blue-gray hybrid. The dull olive station uniforms are broken up by yellow vertical lines on the left shoulder, a blue "esa" patch on the right chest, and flags and station patches on the sleeves. The movie is not abundantly colorful, but what's here is very well saturated within the film's fairly spartan color parameters. Skin tones are exquisite and black levels are perfect. No source flaws or compression artifacts are to be found. Blu-ray does not get better than this.
The Cloverfield Paradox features one of the finest Atmos tracks yet released. A jolt of low end rumble rattles the stage minutes into the movie, which is accompanied by discreetly positioned radio chatter that emanates from all speakers. The stage is completely immersed in the sounds of machinery thereafter, with a substantial overhead component. It's one of the finer examples of raw sonic intensity and top end engagement yet for an Atmos track; the sense of total saturation into a loud, chaotic sonic environment is a joy. Opening title music is likewise intense, with a prominent low end in support of front dominant but still surround intensive score, boasting not just ample space but excellent orchestral fidelity. The track is incredibly potent, with thunderous bass and rewardingly detailed and high power sound effects like screaming jet engines, rushing water, and shrilly Horror strings. The review would be too lengthy to point out and praise every great sound effect or immersive sonic moment in the film, so suffice it to say the Atmos presentation is a thrill of a listen, a perfectly harmonious, all-inclusive extravaganza of clarity, stage saturation, movement, and depth. This is an early contender for best audio track of 2019 and it's easily one of the most purely fun ever to grace Blu-ray.
This Blu-ray release of The Cloverfield Paradox contains two featurettes. No DVD or digital copies are included. The release ships with a
non-embossed slipcover.
The Cloverfield Paradox lacks plot originality and characters worth caring about. The end surprise is nothing to write home about, either, but the film works well enough through an effective assemblage of familiar and tried-and-true genre nuts-and-bolts. The acting isn't bad, either, and neither are the visual effects. This is certainly the least of the Cloverfield films, but the first two did set the bar fairly high out of the gate; a little drop-off was all but inevitable. Paramount's Blu-ray does feature reference 1080p video and one of the most intense Atmos audio soundtracks on the market. Extras include two featurettes that together run about 30 minutes in length. Recommended.
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