7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Veteran cop Pierre Niemans is sent to Guernon to investigate a bizarre murder near a legendary private school isolated in the Alps. And it's no ordinary murder; the killer has been very methodical, leaving twisted inexplicable clues to his motive. Complicating matters are the university administrators who are uncooperative and somewhat defiant to Niemans' questioning. Meanwhile Max Kerkerian, an impetuous young cop and former car thief, arrives at a desecrated grave yard 180 miles away. Someone has disturbed the grave of a child who died twenty years before. These two seemingly random events are about to collide as the separate investigations lead the detectives right to one another. The more experienced Niemans begrudgingly joins forces with the brash Max to track down the killer. Despite his ribbing and constant sarcastic banter, Max respects the older cop.
Starring: Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès, Dominique Sanda, Jean-Pierre CasselForeign | 100% |
Crime | 9% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 5.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Mathieu Kassovitz's "The Crimson Rivers" (2002) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Via Vision Entertainment. The supplemental features on the release include audio commentary recorded by Mathieu Kassovitz, Vincent Cassel, and Jean Reno; multiple featurettes focusing on the production of the film; storyboards comparisons; archival promotional materials; and more. In French, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, The Crimson Rivers arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Via Vision Entertainment.
In 2009, we reviewed this French release of The Crimson Rivers that was produced by Gaumont. Via Vision Entertainment's release is sourced from the same master that was used to prepare the French release.
Even though the age of the master is starting to show, I think that The Crimson Rivers still looks quite good in high-definition. For example, delineation and clarity range from good to very good, while depth is almost always very pleasing. There are some nuances in brightly lit and darker footage that could be more convincing, especially if you view your films on a larger screen, but the overall quality of the visuals is still very good. (I took screencapture # 22 so that you can see exactly what type of nuances could be more convincing). Color saturation and color balance are very good. I think that an improved dynamic range with an expanded color palette would make many visuals look better, but a new 4K master and native 4K presentation would be needed. Image stability is excellent. I did not encounter any serious encoding anomalies to report in our review. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they split the image frame and the black bar below it.
Revisiting The Crimson Rivers brought back some great memories. Nearly fifteen years ago, Gaumont's release of The Crimson Rivers was one of my most impressive 'imports'. I used to play this release to different friends to demonstrate how great the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track was and virtually all agreed that it was a prime example of 'reference quality'. I have a different system now, but the other night I revisited the film and again thought that the lossless track was sensational. Admittedly, the film's sound design is outstanding too, but some of the effects on the lossless track are just phenomenal. If you pick up this release for your collection, crank up the volume of your system.
Nearly fifteen years ago, The Crimson Rivers was one of my most impressive 'imports' because I thought that it had an incredible lossless 5.1 track. I just revisited the film and must say that the lossless 5.1 track still sounds quite incredible. Also, I had forgotten how spooky the film is, and to be honest, I think that I like it quite a bit more now. Via Vision Entertainment's release has all of the great bonus features from the French release but with English subtitles. This is great because some of them, like the archival audio commentary and the featurettes, are excellent. The release is included in After Dark: Neo Noir Cinema Collection Two, a seven-disc box set. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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