6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
American boy, Cody, whoose parents have died, lives in Australia with his guardian, Gaza. Cody is very imaginative, inventive, and inquisitive. He comes accross some strange events happenning in Devil's Knob national park associated with an aboriginal myth about "frog dreamings". Cody tries to investigate...
Starring: Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Rachel Friend, Tamsin West, John EwartDrama | Insignificant |
Family | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Fantasy | Insignificant |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Brian Trenchard-Smith's "Frog Dreaming" a.k.a. "The Quest" (1985) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the disc include audio commentary by director Brian Trenchard-Smith, editor Brian Kavanagh, costume designer Aphrodite Kondos, and director Mark Hartley; video interviews with actors Henry Thomas, Rachel Friend and Tamsin West; and more. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
"First you dance with the Devil. Then you find out about Donkegin."
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, The Quest arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
This film was restored in 4K a couple of years ago by Australian label Umbrella Entertainment. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from the same 4K master that Umbrella Entertainment used to produce this release in 2018. (In the land down under the film was distributed under the alternative title Frog Dreaming).
The film looks very healthy and vibrant. During the outdoor footage delineation, clarity, and depth are typically very strong, so if you view your films on a larger screen you will be quite pleased with the quality of the visuals. Density is very good as well, though as I mentioned in our review of the Australian release this is the one area where there is still some room for improvement. Background nuances are nicely exposed, but I am certain that in native 4K there will be more to see and appreciate. In 1080p from time to time some of the blacks can be just a tiny bit thicker than they should be. Colors are stable, healthy, and nicely balanced. There are no traces of problematic digital tinkering. Image stability is good. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
If you have seen our review of the Australian release of The Quest then you probably already know that I really like the lossless 2.0 track. It has a tremendous dynamic amplitude and there is quite a bit of interesting movement (sounds and effects) in the more atmospheric sequences. It is a bit surprising that a 5.1 mix was not created, but I think that the 2.0 is very solid and serves the film really, really well. There are no encoding anomalies to report in our review.
The Quest made its Blu-ray debut in 2018 after the folks at Australian label Umbrella Entertainment restored it in 4K. This release is sourced from the same 4K master and has all of the then-exclusive bonus features that were produced for the Australian release. The Quest was inspired by The Goonies and E.T., but I think that it has an identity of its own and even some pretty special tricks. It is a classic summer film that you can see with your family, or if still possible a group of friends. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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