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Eden Lake(2008)
This decidedly British take on the likes of Michael Haneke's Funny Games and the French shocker Them finds young teacher Jenny (Kelly Reilly) and boyfriend Steve (Michael Fassbender) enjoying a peaceful holiday at the eponymous idyllic beauty spot. However, Jenny and Steve's tranquil break is thrown into anarchy when a group of teenagers surround their site and begin to victimise them... For more about Eden Lake and the Eden Lake Blu-ray release, see the Eden Lake Blu-ray Review Starring: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Jack O'Connell, Thomas Turgoose, Finn Atkins Director: James Watkins Eden Lake Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC, and granted a 1080p transfer, Eden Lake arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of UK-based distributors Optimum Entertainment. Optimum have really done a terrific job with the Blu-ray transfer for this recent film! The color-scheme is very impressive – blacks are rich and lush, greens are natural-looking, while the yellows, in all of their variations, are simply perfect. Contrast and clarity are also very pleasing. From the opening 15-20 minutes (mostly daylight footage) to the second half of the film (mostly nighttime footage) you would really have to look very hard to find something to be unhappy with. Furthermore, edge-enhancement is most definitely not an issue of concern here. On the contrary, Eden Lake reveals a smooth and very natural look, which I am certain you would be just as impressed with as I was. Macroblocking is also not something you have to worry about. I would also like to note that there are absolutely no traces of DNR manipulation whatsoever. Finally, I did not detect any specks, dirt, or debris to report here either. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" release which you will not be able to playback on your Region-A PS3 or SA. You must have a native Region-B, or Region-Free, device to access the disc content). Eden Lake Blu-ray, Audio QualityThe only audio track you will find on this Blu-ray disc is English: DTS-HD MA 5.1. This being said, I don't think that Optimum should have opted for anything else. The DTS-HD MA 5.1 track handles the moody ambient score quite nicely, and even though there isn't much of an activity in the rear channels the core of the mix is rock-solid. Those of you who have already seen the film are probably well aware that unlike Haute Tension, or the very recent Martyrs, where key audio enhancements are used to strengthen the shock effects produced by the action taking place on the screen, Eden Lake comes off as a rather subdued experiment in psychological horror. Yes, there are a few scenes where large pops are added to replicate that well known shock effect, but as a whole the audio structure of this film isn't as active as you might have expected it to be. Nevertheless, the DTS-HD MA 5.1 track does exactly what it should – it replicates plausibly what the creators of Eden Lake intended. For the record, I did not detect any pops, cracks, or hissing to report here. Also, Optimum Releasing have provided optional English subtitles for the main feature and they appear under the 2.35:1 image frame.
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