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The Crimson Rivers(2000)
Veteran cop Pierre Niemans is sent to Guernon to investigate a bizarre murder near a legendary private school isolated in the Alps. And it's no ordinary murder; the killer has been very methodical, leaving twisted inexplicable clues to his motive. Complicating matters are the university administrators who are uncooperative and somewhat defiant to Niemans' questioning. Meanwhile Max Kerkerian, an impetuous young cop and former car thief, arrives at a desecrated grave yard 180 miles away. Someone has disturbed the grave of a child who died twenty years before. These two seemingly random events are about to collide as the separate investigations lead the detectives right to one another. The more experienced Niemans begrudgingly joins forces with the brash Max to track down the killer. Despite his ribbing and constant sarcastic banter, Max respects the older cop. For more about The Crimson Rivers and The Crimson Rivers Blu-ray release, see The Crimson Rivers Blu-ray Review Starring: Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès Director: Mathieu Kassovitz The Crimson Rivers Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Mathieu Kassovitz's The Crimson Rivers arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors Gaumont. Gaumont have struck a new HD transfer for this interesting film and the results speak for themselves. Contrast is strong, clarity and detail very pleasing, and the color-scheme rich but not artificially boosted (a lot of the indoor scenes looked quite lifeless on the French 2DVD "coffret" so this 1080p transfer certainly addresses plenty of issues as far as color saturation is concerned). Edge-enhancement and macroblocking are also not a major issue of concern. On the contrary, The Crimson Rivers looks fresh yet notably natural. This being said, the actual print used by Gaumont also appears to be in top-notch condition – I did not detect any disturbing debris, specks, or stains to report in this review. To sum it all up, the French distributors have put together yet another solid package that is well worth importing. (Note: This is Blu-ray disc is Region-Free. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location). The Crimson Rivers Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere are two audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Music/commentary DTS-HD HR 5.1. When The Crimson Rivers was first released on DVD in France, its DTS 5.1 track was amongst the best audio tracks the format boasted. Well, Gaumont are once again set to impress a lot of people with the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track they've included on this Blu-ray disc. This is an extremely aggressive track with a powerful and very effective bass and plenty of activity in the rear channels that enhance the viewing experience tremendously well. Indeed, there are a number of scenes – the chase scene at the stadium where one could literally feel Cassel collapsing as well as the avalanche scene at the end of the film – that will impress you. Furthermore, Bruno Coulais's atmospheric soundtrack is also a pleasure to listen to (I strongly suggest that you listen to the DTS-HD HR 5.1 music score where he also addresses a few of them). On the other hand, the dialog is crisp and exceptionally easy to follow. Finally, I did not detect any disturbing pops, cracks, and hissings to report here. For the record, Gaumont have provided optional French HOH and English subtitles that are split between the image frame and the black area below it.
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