5.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
A teenage girl discovers a box with magic powers, but it comes with a deadly price.
Starring: Joey King, Sherilyn Fenn, Elisabeth Röhm, Ryan Phillippe, Shannon PurserHorror | 100% |
Thriller | 29% |
Fantasy | 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, 24-bit)
Spanish: DTS 5.1
BDInfo verified. Spanish track is (48kHz, 768kbps, 24-bit)
English SDH, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Region A (locked)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
It is absolutely everyone's fantasy: to find that magic "genie in a bottle" and make those three wishes that everyone believes will make their lives a million times better. Maybe their wishes gravitate towards the selfish side: money, power, fame, sex. Perhaps the larger-hearted would wish for that elusive world peace or an end to hunger. Some may fall prey to wishing for something darker and more nefarious, like pain and suffering for an old enemy. But call it making a deal with the devil, comeuppance, karma...nothing in life is free, not even granted wishes. Strings are always attached, in some form or fashion, and in Director John R. Leonetti's (Annabelle) Wish Upon, one girl's granted wishes are most certainly not without repayment...in blood. The film is a fantasy turned into a horror, as granted wishes enhance one girl's life while destroying the world around her. It's a basic Horror film, sort of in the vein of the Final Destination films, in which a suddenly perfect world with seemingly limitless (OK, limited to seven) possibilities turn heaven into hell.
Wish Upon was digitally photographed and makes the transition to Blu-ray with no cause for alarm or outcry. The image's glossy texture is more or less restrained, presenting more stable and sturdy and less excessively smooth. Detailing is high, whether considering standard facial close-ups and clothing textures or additional, eye-catching elements, such as old wood around the house, objects in the attic, walls and lockers at school, or, of course, the box itself, which offers bountiful texturing on its Chinese lettering and general surface elements. Colors are pleasantly bold and punchy, offering rich diversity, plenty of natural pop, and no sign of over saturation or dullness. Black levels can push a shade or two too bright in some scenes; a nighttime shot around the 21-minute mark is a good example. Skin tones appear flush and accurate. Light noise may be found scattered about but never in excess. This is an agreeable, stable image from Broad Green.
Wish Upon features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack that grows more intense as the film moves along, though to be sure it has its moments prior to the bigger action and scare pieces in the later bits. The track offers some examples of substantial movement, depth, and element placement. Cars race past a character in one early scene and again later in the film. The track produces a prominent, stage-saturating low-end depth when the box first opens and begins playing its melodious but haunting music. Score is wide and clear, whether airy notes or more prodigious pieces during the film's more intensive sequences. Thunder cracks and filters nicely through the stage midway through. A large crash at the 62-minute mark delivers the most intensive single sound element in the film, making a huge impact that perfectly supports the accompanying visuals. Environmental din always satisfies, particularly in the busy hallways inside and exteriors around the school. Dialogue is always clear and precise with perfect prioritization and placement.
Wish Upon contains three featurettes and two brief motion comics. Two cuts of the film are included: the Theatrical Version (1:29:53) and the
Unrated Version (1:30:54). A
DVD copy of the film is included with purchase.
Wish Upon is a crude but serviceable, generic but watchable, Horror film. It combines common fantasy with bloody mayhem to passable and predictable result. It's a movie that simply goes through the monitions with little intrigue or creativity but some urgency as well as a few conceptually interesting kill and near-miss sequences. Broad Green's Blu-ray delivers quality video and audio, paired with a few brief extras. Rent it.
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