5.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
After a shootout on a flight transporting prisoners, a stewardess must outwit a smooth-talking serial killer and land the plane herself.
Starring: Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Hector Elizondo, Rachel Ticotin, Catherine HicksThriller | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (locked)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Robert Butler's "Turbulence" (1997) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by Robert Butler moderated by filmmaker Joe Begos as well as vintage promotional materials for the film. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Turbulence arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release introduces an exclusive new 4K restoration of the film, which is also available on 4K Blu-ray. You can see our listing and review of this release here.
If you are reading this article, you probably want to know whether the Blu-ray release offers a dramatic upgrade in quality over ancient DVD releases of the film, and how the 1080p presentation of the new 4K restoration compares to the native 4K presentation of the same restoration. The 4K restoration is sensational and makes the entire film look brand new. It gives it an outstanding organic appearance, too. I viewed the 4K restoration in native 4K, but tested different areas of the 1080p presentation as well. I think that the 1080p presentation is excellent. However, in a few areas, I liked the tightness and fluidity of the 4K presentation a bit better. But this is just a small preference, so if the 4K restoration was made available only on Blu-ray, I would have been just as impressed with it. I really liked how the 4K restoration was graded, too. All primaries and supporting nuances are perfectly set and look exceptional. (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 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. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
Th comments below were included in our review of the 4K Blu-ray release of Turbulence.
I viewed the entire film with the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track and thought that it was terrific. Turbulence produces a lot of action material, and plenty of this material has dynamic movement of the kind that can test an audio system. There is great surround activity, bass activity, etc. The dialog is always clear, sharp, and easy to follow. I did not encounter any encoding anomalies to report in our review.
Turbulence is allergic to logic, and this is the source of everything that does not work in it, which is a lot. It looks pretty at times, but all of its pretending that it is a serious film is beyond exhausting. Kino Lorber's release introduces a marvelous new 4K restoration that makes it possible to experience the film in an entirely new way, so if it is one of your guilty pleasures, you should not hesitate to pick it up. The same 4K restoration is also made available on 4K Blu-ray. RECOMMENDED only to the fans.
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