6.6 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
After teenager Casey Newton comes across a pin that transports her to an alternate world when she touches it, she seeks out former prodigy and inventor Frank Walker, hoping he can shed some light on her discovery. Now considered a fugitive, Casey finds herself on the run and, along with Frank, journeys to the other dimension known as 'Tomorrowland', where she realises she may be the key to saving the world....
Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Darren Shahlavi, Judy GreerAdventure | 100% |
Family | 87% |
Sci-Fi | 39% |
Action | 27% |
Coming of age | 7% |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.20:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.20:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy
DVD copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Tomorrowland asks much of its viewers and offers little in exchange. Faith in story, belief in characters, and awe in setting altogether return a rather dull affair, surprisingly and unfortunately, in a movie that has its heart, and its budget, in the right place. Yet it ultimately fails to launch in a trajectory anywhere approaching a deeply meaningful destination. The picture has no problem blasting off and building momentum in its first act but it struggles to maintain it in the second. The third act's revelations tie the story together very well and nobly effort to bring some much-needed depth and insight to the story, but it's a case of too little, too late for a film with a burdensome weight and lethargy that are significantly more dense than the buoyant gravitational pull around it, too heavy to maintain uphill momentum, and certainly too bulky to make the otherwise startlingly beautiful visual effects more than ancillary curiosities. There's a better movie in here somewhere -- a leaner, more precisely shaped, more finely honed picture with story depth to spare -- but Director Brad Bird's (The Incredibles) film stutters more often than it soars, feels lost more often than it points true, seems content to bombard the senses but largely ignore the heart.
Revelations.
Impeccable. Tomorrowland's 1080p transfer is a magnificent example of Blu-ray at its absolute best. The image is startling in every facet. Clarity is amazing. The digital source photography leaves nothing to the imagination, bringing out the finest intimate details throughout the film, real or digital, simple of complex, near or far. Whether the tall, dense grasses outside of the future world, trinkets in a Sci-Fi themed shop, the clean lines of the future city, or the wear and tear around Walker's present day house, Disney's transfer yields an unending thrill ride of rich details that are accurate down to the absolute finest, most intimate level. General elements like skin and clothes are just as impressive, too. Every line and bit of stubble on Clooney's face is revealed. Each freckle on Raffey Cassidy's are countable. It's a breathtaking example of pristine definition that hugely impresses even approaching a decade into the format's lifespan. Colors are just as satisfying. The palette is diverse yet intimately accurate. Broad shades dazzle, and no matter the push -- whether future cool, 1960s warm, or modern day neutral -- the entire spectrum is absolutely breathtaking in accuracy, down to the finest little touches in the most inconsequential corners of every frame. Black levels are pristine, revealing perfect depth and detail. Flesh tones are likewise impeccable, influenced only by each scene's lighting scheme. The transfer never suffers from any banding or macroblocking, even in the toughest of conditions, like a dense, cloudy fog that's prominent in one early sequence. Minuscule amounts of noise are visible in lower light shots but hardly enough to merit a mention. This is a truly striking and unforgettable image from Disney.
Tomorrowland's DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 lossless soundtrack is every bit as impressive as its 1080p video counterpart. The track is endlessly active and precisely so. The big details dominate the experience. Things like jet packs zip and zoom around the stage with startling intensity and weight to the effect while maintaining an effortless flow that practically does away with the speakers and places the listener in the movie. Future gunfire is also hefty and precise, with the effects strikingly defined even with the added oomph. Music is beautifully presented. It plays with seamless stage immersion and impeccable detail in every note, high to low and in between. Ambient effects, like pedestrian chatter, PA announcements, and wavy grasses are perfectly immersive and positioned. Dialogue is lifelike and smartly positioned in the center (save for an opening "dialogue" sequence in which a second voice speaks off-screen to natural effect). Prioritization is never a problem. This is a dazzler of a listen from Disney.
Tomorrowland's extra content is comprised of various featurettes and several deleted scenes. A DVD copy of the film and a Disney digital
copy voucher are included with
purchase.
Tomorrowland is a decent enough entertainer, but it's a heavily flawed entertainer. The film's spectacle and visual majesty carry it well enough, as does an immersive opening act. A sluggish middle and a shrug-of-the-shoulders third -- damaged less by what it does and has to say and more by way of the empty characters and vapid middle stretch -- keep the movie down. A leaner pace, a more tightly developed character roster, and a bit less ambiguity before the end would have done wonders, but as it is Tomorrowland never quite gets over the hump (it does play better on a second viewing with a better understanding of where it's going and why). Disney's Blu-ray, however, is something special. Supplements are rather average but the 1080p video and 7.1 lossless audio stand at the top of the format heap. Tomorrowland isn't a bad watch, just a case in missed opportunity. It's a fairly enjoyable ride that could have been more. Worth a rental for sure and a purchase on a good sale.
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