7.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
When a young rabbit named Fiver has a prophetic vision that the end of his warren is near, he persuades seven other rabbits to leave with him in search of a new home.
Starring: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson (I), Denholm Elliott, Roy KinnearDrama | 100% |
Animation | 26% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Martin Rosen's "Watership Down" (1978) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Australian label Umbrella Entertainment. There are no bonus features on this release. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
The New World
Presented in aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Martin Rosen's Watership Down arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
I did some direct comparisons with the North American release of the film that Criterion produced in 2015 and I thought that the basic characteristics of the two presentations are virtually identical (in this particular case, the slight difference in the framing is meaningless). If there are some nuanced but important discrepancies, then I most definitely missed them because when I played the discs I focused on delineation, depth, and color balance and on my system these areas looked identical. Some native fluctuations are visible, but these are the type of density fluctuations that I was also able to spot on the Region-A release. Finally, there are no distracting large debris, cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
The audio is clean, stable, and nicely balanced. There is a good range of nuanced dynamics that allow the soundtrack to further strengthen the dramatic atmosphere, and quite predictably it is in these areas that the most meaningful contrasts can be heard. There are no traces of age-related anomalies.
Unfortunately, there are no bonus features to be found on this Blu-ray release.
I compared this recent release of Watership Down from Umbrella Entertainment with the one that Criterion produced in North America a few years ago and I think that Australian fans of the film will be quite happy with it because as far as the technical presentation is concerned the two seem practically identical. What is missing on this release is a good selection of bonus features, but on the other hand it is very reasonably priced. RECOMMENDED.
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