7.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A young woman goes on a 1,700 mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with her four camels and faithful dog.
Starring: Lily Pearl, Mia Wasikowska, Philip Dodd (I), Fiona Press, Daisy WalkaboutBiography | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English SDH
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Nominated for the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, John Curran's "Tracks" (2013) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Entertainment One. The only bonus feature on the disc is a large collection of filmed interviews with cast and crew members. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
"I will walk alone..."
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.40:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, John Curran's Tracks arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Entertainment One.
The film truly looks quite astonishing on Blu-ray. Indeed, Mandy Walker's impeccable lensing captures the beauty of rural Australia in ways which at times make it difficult to believe that one isn't looking at moving paintings. There are a couple of sequences during the final twenty or so minutes, in particular, that look absolutely incredible. Clarity occasionally fluctuates, but there are specific optical effects -- natural light is captured in a variety of unique ways -- that are part of the film's original cinematography. Color reproduction is outstanding. There are no stability or transition issues to report in this review. Also, there are no encoding anomalies. All in all, this is an excellent technical presentation of Tracks which I am convinced will remain the film's definitive presentation on the home video market. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. For the record, Entertainment One have provided optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The film has a fantastic audio design, though you should not expect to have the muscles of your audio system tested. What is likely to impress you are the rich and beautiful ambient music and the exceptionally crisp nature sounds. Once Robyn enters the outback, the lush and superbly mixed soundtrack gives the film an entirely new identity. I viewed the film with the 5.1 track and encourage you to do so as well -- it is clearly superior and boasting a wider range of nuanced dynamics. On both tracks the dialog is equally crisp, stable, and easy to follow.
I liked everything about John Curran's Tracks. Having read Robyn Davidson's book, I only wish the film had preserved some of its ambiguity. The atmosphere and the visuals, however, are absolutely phenomenal. British distributors Entertainment One's technical presentation of Tracks is enormously impressive and I will make sure that their Blu-ray release appears on my Top 10 list at the end of the year. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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