8.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by a vicious jazz band instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Austin StowellDrama | 100% |
Psychological thriller | 45% |
Music | 15% |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
German: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English, English SDH, French, French SDH, German, Spanish, Turkish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Sony and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive UHD SteelBook release for Director Damien Chazelle's incredible 2014 film 'Whiplash.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.
For a full UHD video review, please click here.
For a full UHD audio review, please click here.
Sony's SteelBook is glossy and smooth; it will readily display handling fingerprints, particularly on the black background that covers much of the front
panel. The film's title appears in blood red top center, with the "I" and P" dripping down to reveal a pair of drumsticks. Actor names Miles Teller and J.K.
Simmons appear above in white. The drumsticks are positioned above a top-down view of a white drum with blood splattered all over the middle. The
rear
panel is a deep red color. All that's on it is a drumstick extending right to left a bit below center. Andrew is standing on the edge, perhaps contemplating
his future as a drummer and fate as a human being as he suffers under Fletcher's overbearing tutelage. The spine is a black color with the film's title
center in red reflective lettering. A white Sony logo has been placed at the bottom.
Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are situated on the right in
staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a simple metallic red scheme; there is no imagery of any kind.
For full coverage of the on-disc supplemental content, please click here; note that this link points to the 2015 Blu-ray. The UHD disc is
featureless.
Whiplash's SteelBook is practically perfect. It's subtle but captures the film's essence quite well. The lack of an interior print is disappointing but the outside is great, as is the UHD presentation. Very highly recommended.
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