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The Pink Panther Blu-ray
Sony Pictures | 2006 | 93 mins | Rated PG | Jan 20, 2009
The Pink Panther(2006)Comedy     When a star soccer coach is murdered and his priceless Pink Panther diamond stolen, France is in an uproar. Fortunately, Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) is on the case. He doesn't have a clue, but for Clouseau, that's just a minor detail. With his partner, Gilbert Ponton (Jean Reno), he careens from one misadventure to the next, leaving mayhem in his wake from the boulevards of Paris to the streets of New York. Will he seduce the pop diva, Xania (Beyoncé)? Will he push Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Oscar winner Kevin Kline) over the edge? Will he catch the killer and recover the diamond? With Inspector Clouseau, anything is possible. For more details about The Pink Panther on Blu-ray, see The Pink Panther Blu-ray Review The Pink Panther Blu-ray, Video Quality  Presented in 1080p utilizing the AVC codec (at an average bitrate of 25Mbps), Pink Panther has pleasing visual qualities for a comedy, but remains average next to other Blu-ray releases of films made within the past three years. As a whole, fine-object detail is reproduced well in the transfer. There’s still the occasional scene that appears a tad hazy, but taken as a whole the level of detail is fairly impressive. Distance shots usually create the greatest detail-related problems in a transfer, but even wide shots of the streets and buildings in France show sufficient depth and clarity. Black levels also offered adequate depth, and I didn’t notice any instances of edge-enhancement, digital noise, artifacting, or aliasing. The only two items that collectively brought down the video score, were colors and contrast. There’s an unnatural level of brightness in several scenes that tends to wash out colors and create some problems in delivering satisfying levels of contrast. It gives the film a drab appearance at times, which is unfortunate given the colorful subject matter. Fortunately, it doesn’t dominate the entire film and there are still plenty of lush colors to be found on the disc (the vivid green grass in the soccer match at the beginning of the film is a perfect example). The Pink Panther Blu-ray, Audio Quality There’s quite the collection of audio tracks included on the disc (scroll to the top of this review to see a list), but I chose the primary Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track in the native language of English for my listening experience. Similar to the video quality, the audio on the disc is impressive for a comedy, but not something you’ll pick to show off your surround sound system to friends. Highlights on the track include the soccer game at the beginning of the film, the recording session with Beyonce, and the musical number performed by Beyonce during the ending sequence. In particular, the soccer game offered dynamic spatial separation, allowing the viewer to feel as if they were sitting in the middle of thousands of roaring fans. I’m left with the impression the track is completely capable of handling surround separation, but there simply isn’t much material in the film itself to warrant a great deal of back speaker use. Thankfully, the dialogue is appropriately balanced (a must for any comedy film), though it remains firmly grounded in the front soundstage and offers minimal side to side differentiation. The Pink Panther Blu-ray, News and Updates• The Pink Panther Specs Revealed - November 14, 2008 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of the 2006 remake of 'The Pink Panther', which is due to hit store shelves on January 20th. This Steven Martin film will be presented in 1.85:1 ... • Sony Bows Pink Panther Remake for Blu-ray - November 10, 2008 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the 2006 remake of 'The Pink Panther' to Blu-ray on January 20th. Steve Martin stars in this film which receives a sequel next year. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a ... The Pink Panther Blu-ray, Forum Discussions
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