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Road to Perdition(2002)
Twelve-year-old Michael Sullivan Jr is curious about what his father does for a living, and one night decides to hide in his car as he goes off to work. It soon transpires that the elder Sullivan is a hitman for the mob, and when young Michael witnesses a killing carried out by the gangster boss' son Connor, it starts off a chain of events which will mark Michael's life forever. For more about Road to Perdition and the Road to Perdition Blu-ray release, see the Road to Perdition Blu-ray Review Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Daniel Craig, Stanley Tucci Director: Sam Mendes » See full cast & crew Road to Perdition Blu-ray, Video QualityIt's almost criminal to give Road to Perdition's fantastic and wonderfully faithful 1080p transfer less than a perfect score, but wobbly opening title credits and some random pops and speckles over the image prove just enough to knock the total down a half-notch. Don't let those nitpicks detract from just how gorgeous Paramount's high definition presentation truly is, though. Road to Perdition isn't one of those eye-popping, three-dimensional, brightly-colored, and impeccably-detailed Pixar-type transfers. Quite the contrary, Conrad Hall's photography is often dark and slightly soft, and it's captured in all its film-like glory here. Films like Road to Perdition truly define the Blu-ray experience. Here's a transfer that's so faithful and so beautifully filmic that it's easy to get lost in the nuances of the image. Grain is handsomely retained over the screen, but that's not the only area whereby this transfer does its part to transform a home theater into a well-cared-for cinema. Fine detail is exceptional, even through the many shadows and softer elements found throughout the picture. Brighter scenes fare best -- the smallest details seen on character faces during the picture's climax is nothing short of stunning -- but even black trenchcoats and hats seen in the picture's more dark and unforgiving scenes prove exceptionally detailed. Though the picture is absent an aggressive color scheme, the Blu-ray handles Hall's and Mendes' palette brilliantly; shadow detail remains excellent, and blacks are pure and absorbing to just the right level. As with other stunningly film-like Blu-ray transfers, the only real shortcoming here lies not with the quality of the image, but instead the fact that the movie and its Blu-ray presentation demand a viewing on the largest of surfaces. For lovers of fine filmmaking and Blu-ray discs that are reflective of the filmmakers' original intent, Road to Perdition is among the finest available in both regards. Road to Perdition Blu-ray, Audio QualityRoad to Perdition's Blu-ray release features a reference-quality DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Paramount's latest offering is consistently smooth and seamless in presentation. Thomas Newman's (Revolutionary Road) Oscar-nominated score enjoys a warmth and richness that blends seamlessly with the visuals and seems to float into the soundstage with no effort and with a realism that's hard to top. The track features exceptionally-realized atmospherics, too. Whether more gentle elements such as gusty winds and rolling waves or more aggressive elements like the rumbling of an elevated train or driving rain, this DTS track delivers a potent but altogether natural and, just as importantly, seamless environmental support structure. The track's bread-and-butter, though, comes from its devastatingly powerful and sonically frightening gunfire. Whether the rat-a-tat of Michael's Thompson machine gun, the boom of Maguire's Winchester shotgun, or the reports of Michael's 1911 .45 pistol, the track delivers the realism of a firing range and with it the sense of danger and devastation wrought by each weapon. Supported by problem-free dialogue reproduction, Road to Perdition delivers one of the year's finest soundtracks to date. Road to Perdition: Other Editions
Road to Perdition Blu-ray, News and Updates• This Week on Blu-ray: August 3-9 - August 3, 2010 Every young boy goes through a phase where, to their mother's dismay, they tie on a bed-sheet cape and run around the house pretending to be their favorite superhero. Every superhero-inspired film released is accompanied by boat-loads of toys that help to enhance ...
• Road to Perdition Blu-ray Announced - May 3, 2010 Paramount Home Entertainment has announced Road to Perdition for Blu-ray release on August 3. This crime movie from Dreamworks SKG, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Tom Hanks, Jude Law and the late Paul Newman, received multiple Academy Award nominations and ...
• Road to Perdition Blu-ray Coming Soon in Europe - February 9, 2010 Confirming earlier reports indicating that the Sam Mendes gangster movie Road to Perdition would come out on Blu-ray soon, British retailer HMV already has that title up for preorder, with a release date of May 24. No release details are available at the moment. ...
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