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Romancing the Stone Blu-ray
20th Century Fox | 1984 | 105 mins | Rated PG | Oct 14, 2008
Romancing the Stone(1984)Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance     All alone, a romance novelist (Kathleen Turner) sets out to rescue her sister from kidnappers and meets up with a handsome fortune seeker (Michael Douglas) who convinces her to beat the bandits to the treasure they seek. The peaceful existence of romance novelist Joan Wilder is abruptly turned upside down when she receives a map in the mail from her recently murdered brother-in-law. She soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous jewel-hunt in the wilds of Colombia. For more details about Romancing the Stone on Blu-ray, see the Romancing the Stone Blu-ray Review Starring: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Alfonso Arau Director: Robert Zemeckis Romancing the Stone Blu-ray, Video Quality  Romancing the Stone comes to life on Blu-ray like never before with an impressive 1080p, 2.35:1-framed transfer. The film's opening moments in the arid desert look fabulous; sweat glistens off of the heroine and the foe; detail is high; blacks are deep; and the imagery is sharp and well-defined. Once the film breaks from the fantasy world of Joan Wilder's novel and returns to the real world, various shots of her apartment are equally impressive in their own right. The image takes on a paler look than what was seen in the bright, orange- and brown-tinted desert, but the lighting scheme shows off a realistic flair to the interior of the apartment. All of the knickknacks, furniture, and the fireplace look clean and realistic, with a nice texture and depth about the entire set and sequence. The image further impresses in a myriad of subsequent scenes throughout the runtime of the film. Take, for example, the bus Joan first boards in Colombia. The tassels on the window curtains, the wear and tear on the seats, and even the grime as seen on the exterior of the vehicle all add their own small details to the film that bring it alive and create throughout the picture a definitive film-like cinematic experience. Colors are exceptional as well. The greens of the jungle, the multi-colored side of the aforementioned bus, and even the brown dirt of Colombian terrain is impressive. Flesh tones remain accurate throughout, and only a few select scenes appear excessively soft. Romancing the Stone offers viewers another high-quality catalogue title from Fox. Romancing the Stone Blu-ray, Audio Quality  Romancing the Stone fails to impress sonically despite the inclusion of a DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack. From the film's opening moments, it becomes apparent that the sound is muffled and is presented with a harsh edge about it. The sound always comes across as undefined and lacking in clarity, perhaps a limitation of the original elements but is certainly more cluttered and jumbled than one might expect. It feels cramped and seems constantly struggling to be let loose and make a better impression. Make no mistake, it's loud and forceful, just not as natural and free-flowing as one might expect. Guns shots ring out with volume but little-to-no definition or oomph. Bass is lacking, and surround speakers offer little in the way of either discrete effects or environmental ambience in scenes ranging from the bustling streets of New York to the jungle locales of Colombia. Atmospherics are pronounced across the front, but the track never creates the immersive atmosphere one might expect to find in a film taking place in a dense jungle or urban environment. A heavy jungle rainstorm in chapter seven is front heavy and the sounds of the thunder, rain, and a mudslide become jumbled together with absolutely no definition, just a barrage of sound at a volume that's too high and the segment in question, fun from a visual perspective, is worsened thanks to the lack of even a decent audio presentation. These are but a few examples from early in the film, and the track never demonstrates any kind of improvement. Romancing the Stone Blu-ray, News and Updates• Today on Blu-ray - October 14th - October 14, 2008 As a franchise, Indiana Jones is one of the most successful ever brought to the silver screen, so it was of little surprise that Paramount decided to green-light another installment in the popular series. Almost 20 years after he went on his "Last Crusade", Harrison ... • Fox Announces Romancing the Stone; Jewel of the Nile for Blu-ray - August 22, 2008 Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas film 'Romancing the Stone' and its sequel 'Jewel of the Nile' to Blu-ray on October 14th. Both titles will come on a BD-50 featuring 2.35:1 1080p AVC video accompanied ... Romancing the Stone Blu-ray, Forum Discussions
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