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Brazil(1985)
In the future, a clerk at the all-powerful Ministry of Information sticks to his ideals and ends up crushed by the system in this half comedy, half horror story from former 'Monty Python' animator Terry Gilliam. Like Orwell's novel '1984', which it echoes, the future is seen from a 1940's perspective. For more about Brazil and the Brazil Blu-ray release, see the Brazil Blu-ray Review Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Michael Palin, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm Director: Terry Gilliam » See full cast & crew Brazil Blu-ray, Video QualityAre we about to have another Spartacus sized controversy? Some readers thought I was too easy on Universal's Blu-ray of Spartacus, especially when compared to the Criterion (DVD) release, but I stand by that assessment as being fair, hopefully dealing with both transfers' pluses and minuses. That same comparative issue is no doubt going to rear its (ugly?) head with regard to Brazil, though in this case I think the Blu-ray results are a good deal more convincing. Encoded via AVC, in 1080p and 1.85:1, this new Universal BD of Brazil sports much more solidly saturated color than the nonanamorphic Criterion DVD, with a rather substantial uptick in clarity and sharpness, though any longtime fan of this film will know going in Brazil was never a model of sharpness, and indeed has always had a pretty soft overall image. The two issues that will probably trouble the most persnickety videophiles, however slight they both are in my own estimation, are the color timing and some moderate DNR (don't get apopleptic, keep reading). The BD sports more or less the same color timing as the Criterion DVD, though flesh tones are noticeably pinker in selected shots. The overall color spectrum is just slightly more lurid than on the Criterion DVD, no doubt largely due to increased saturation. While some moderate DNR does seem to have been applied, it is certainly nowhere near the levels of some of the other catalog releases we've seen from most of the majors. In fact some of the opticals, which of course are going to have increased grain, seem "natural" looking, by which I mean they're soft and a little dirty. The scrubbed ambience is slight, albeit noticeable, but it never approaches "smeary" levels. Black levels, while generous, do occasionally suffer from crush. Brazil Blu-ray, Audio QualityBrazil has been sonically upgraded to a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track, and the results are mostly convincing, if only because they're not skewed wildly in order to approximate immersion. The bulk of this film's soundscape is centered in the front channels, but there are some nice touches of surround activity, including some of the bombastic fireworks scenes when Tuttle's troops get involved in Sam's predicaments. Mostly, though, everything remains largely in the front (and occasionally side) channels, with sterling fidelity and an overall very artful mix. Dialogue is well handled, and is occasionally directional, though never very dramatically. The film does boast a moment or two of boisterous LFE, and Michael Kamen's score, as well as the repeated "Aquarela do Brasil," sound great. Brazil: Other Editions
Brazil Blu-ray, News and Updates• This Week on Blu-ray - July 12-18 - July 12, 2011 The Lincoln Lawyer may not have been the box office success its producers were hoping for, and it may not win any awards for originality, but if there is one thing today's Blu-ray release of the film does do, is prove that Matthew McConaughey can act. He has been ...
• Buy Two Select Universal Blu-rays at Amazon, Get $8 Off (Expired) - May 9, 2011 Amazon is currently offering customers who purchase two select Universal Blu-ray releases $8 off their total purchase price at checkout. The deal is notable in that five of the fourteen eligible titles are upcoming releases: American Graffiti, Legend, Billy Madison, ...
• Brazil Blu-ray Announced - March 30, 2011 Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Brazil for Blu-ray release on
July 12. This dystopian science-fiction movie, with 1984 overtones and touches of
pitch-black comedy, takes a highly imaginative and chilling look at a "perfect" future where
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