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Matinee(1993)
A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props and actors in rubber suits in this salute to the B-movie. For more about Matinee and the Matinee Blu-ray release, see the Matinee Blu-ray Review Starring: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin Director: Joe Dante Matinee Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Joe Dante's Matinee arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors Carlotta Films. Aside from some sporadic softness, the high-definition transfer is very good. Outside and inside the theater detail is good, clarity pleasing, and contrast levels stable. There are no traces of overzealous sharpening. Some minor denoising corrections, however, have been applied, though while viewing the film they are practically impossible to spot. (If I had to, I would speculate that they were inherited, because obviously the high-definition transfer was not struck during the last year or two). Color reproduction is very pleasing. The variety of reds, blues, greens, browns, and blacks are stable and look unmanipulated. There are no serious banding or aliasing issues. The high-definition transfer is also free of large damage marks, scratches, and debris. All in all, the presentation is very pleasing. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content). Matinee Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere are two audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: English LPCM 2.0 and French LPCM 2.0. For the record, Carlotta Films have provided optional French subtitles for the main feature. The English lossless audio track is very good. It has a wide range of nuanced dynamics that open up the entire film quite well. The final third of the film, in particular, where things go wrong has some excellent sequences (check out the one where the balcony collapses). Award winning composer Jerry Goldsmith's score also benefits from the lossless treatment, though its role is mostly to enhance the unique atmosphere in the film. The dialog is crisp, stable, and very easy to follow. For the record, there are no sync issue or audio dropouts to report in this review. Matinee Blu-ray, News and UpdatesNo related news posts for Matinee Blu-ray yet. |
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