7.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
An up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit.
Starring: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly (V), Abbie Cornish, Betty GabrielThriller | Insignificant |
Drama | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.00:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
German: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English, English SDH, French, German, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Amazon Prime's Jack Ryan looks nothing like its cinema counterparts. Rather than a contained story based strictly on Author Tom Clancy's various novels, this series serves as more of a re-imagining set in contemporary times (Ryan first appeared in Clancy's 1984 novel The Hunt for Red October) but building a Ryan who is instantly familiar: a young up-and-coming CIA analyst who is thrust into a world of danger brought by his dedication to and excellence in his profession. Season one is a winner, a comprehensive yet never overstrung work that drops the character in the middle of a terrorist plot that spans well beyond international borders. It builds a seamless universe of character depth, intrigue, and action and is both a fitting interpretation of the character and frenzied, violent examination of the dangerous modern world.
Jack Ryan: Season One was digitally photographed and, as expected, noise appears throughout the season, heavier in darker scenes but still visible in some well-lit locations. Otherwise, the image is extremely efficient, intimately detailed, and naturally colorful. Skin textures are terrific; check out an unorthodox interrogation scene in chapter five of episode one. The sweaty beads, the fine pores, and the facial hair are incredibly rich and alive, bringing the viewer intimately into the scene. Fine detail is exquisite throughout; it's consistently razor-sharp, yielding high end clarity across an entire spectrum of characters, clothes, and environments. There's not a texture that's nothing short of excellent. Colors are bold and satisfying, exploding with richly vibrant hues, again across clothes and various environments. Fireballs are intense, skies are naturally shaded, and blood pops with command. Skin tones appear perfect and black levels rarely show any signs of appearing overly raised or, on the other end of the spectrum, crushed. Technical bugaboos like aliasing and banding are kept to an absolute bare minimum. This is a first-rate transfer from Paramount.
Jack Ryan: Season One features one of the best Dolby Atmos soundtracks on the market. Music thrives. The opening 80s beats deliver excellent stage-filling notes and the regional score to follow is even more lively, alive with active surround and well-manicured overhead usage. Explosions to follow are seriously intense, with debris resultantly expanding through the chaos and jet fighters literally screaming overhead, in total one of the best pure Atmos moments the format has yet had on offer. Action scenes are superior. A firefight at the end of episode one delivers terrifying gunfire zip and depth. Shots ring out form all over the stage, explosions rock the listening area with rewarding and realistic bass, and several other high intensity action scenes throughout mimic the sensation, delivering high energy and high yield sonic excellence. Music throughout the season is very intense and engaging, making full, complex use of the entire sound system. Office atmospherics nicely filter through the stage, whether light office din or more involved and engaging city ambience at the 27-minute mark of episode one. Dialogue is clear and center focused. It is well prioritized for the duration, the proverbial feather in the cap of a reference quality soundtrack that spans eight of the most sonically polished television episodes in the Blu-ray library.
Jack Ryan: Season One only contains a few deleted scenes for four of the eight season one episodes. No DVD or digital copies are included.
This release ships with an embossed slipcover.
Disc One:
Jack Ryan is a narratively gripping, visually harrowing, and emotionally charged show that might feel a little familiar in spots, and rightly so, but it grows into itself and the characters are written and performed in such a way as to distinguish them from several contemporaries and offer just enough separation within a broader familiarity against previous screen Ryans to find its own path. It's brisk, well written, superbly performed, and its action scenes are amongst the best television currently has to offer. Paramount's Blu-ray is severely lacking extra content but video is solid and audio is of reference grade. Highly recommended.
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