The Bourne Supremacy Blu-ray

The Bourne Supremacy

 (2004)

Action | Adventure | Mystery



When his lover is murdered and he is framed for the assassination of a fellow agent, Jason Bourne finds himself on the run again. But as he closes in on his girlfriend's killers, he realizes his former handlers are back on his trail. After his fingerprints are found at the scene of a murder in Berlin, an ambitious CIA operative (Joan Allen) becomes determined to stop him once and for all. Haunted by debilitating fragmented memories as he navigates the labyrinth of international espionage, Bourne (Matt Damon) must outwit, outmaneuver and outmuscle some of the most powerful forces in the world just to survive.

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The Bourne Supremacy Blu-ray, Video Quality

 


No hyperbolic bones about it: The Bourne Supremacy's 1080p/VC-1 transfer is stunning. Color and contrast are impeccable -- be it the orange flash of an explosion, the sun-seared wares of a marketplace in India, or the bleak iron hues of a snowy Moscow morn -- and skintones, regardless of Oliver Wood's interior or exterior lighting, remain exceedingly convincing throughout. Blacks are deep and inky (albeit a bit too oppressive on occasion) and shadows are natural and absorbing. Better still, Greengrass' endless shaky-cam shots rarely take their toll on the technical image. It's next to impossible to snap a solid screenshot of an action sequence, sure, but it all looks amazing in motion. Detail remains sharp and rewarding no matter how intense Bourne's hunt becomes; textures range from refined to tempered to downright striking; and delineation is faithful to the director's at-times obscured visuals. And unlike the Blu-ray edition of The Bourne Identity, the presentation isn't at the mercy of contrast inconsistencies, edge enhancement, or errant artifacts. A veneer of moderate grain emerges as an integral component of Greengrass' style, but unintentional noise, macroblocking, aliasing, DNR, and other distracting anomalies are MIA. Only negligible crushing, every instance of which seems inherent to Wood's photography, undermines Universal's near-perfect transfer.

The Bourne Supremacy Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 


Universal's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track hits hard and hits often, leaving its mark regardless of how quiet or chaotic a scene becomes. Bourne's questions, whether muttered or barked, dominate the center channel, Landy's orders are crisp and clear, and Cox's measured snarls are as rich as they are autocratic. Moreover, gunshots erupt from every channel, encircling the listener at every opportunity and enhancing the realism of the already immersive soundfield. The furious cries of protesters in Berlin surge and relent as Bourne darts in and away. A traffic jam idles nearby as our wounded superspy stumbles through a crowd in Moscow. The dense foliage of a Goan jungle flap by as Bourne and Marie flee a pursuing assassin. But it isn't just rear speaker activity that proves itself to be aggressive and involving. LFE output is weighty and robust, embracing the roars of red-lined engines, the thunder of head-on collisions, and the muffled whumps of gut punches. And John Powell's score? It hurtles along with the overwhelming momentum of a doomed locomotive, its diligent rhythms driving the film along with fervor. To top it all off, dynamics are brazen, directionality is decisive and precise, and pans are transparent. By the time Moby's "Extreme Ways" announces the credits, The Bourne Supremacy has made its presence more than known, and fans will respond in kind.

The Bourne Supremacy Blu-ray, News and Updates

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