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The World's Fastest Indian(2005)
In the late 1960s, after a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world, Invercargill, New Zealand, to clock his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all odds against him, Burt puts his irrepressible kiwi spirit to the test, braving the new world on a shoestring budget. He makes fast friends of many he encounters along the way who find themselves swept up in his energy and singular determination. Burts quest culminates in an unlikely conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community to this day. For more about The World's Fastest Indian and The World's Fastest Indian Blu-ray release, see The World's Fastest Indian Blu-ray Review Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodríguez, Aaron Murphy, Annie Whittle Director: Roger Donaldson » See full cast & crew The World's Fastest Indian Blu-ray, Video QualityThe World's Fastest Indian was shot and projected at theaters around the world in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Somewhat surprisingly, however, the director of the film Roger Donaldson decided to alter the film's aspect ratio to 1.78:1 for the home entertainment market and as a result the BD/DVD/and HDDVD releases all ended up receiving the director's preferred version. Given the large panoramic vistas I mentioned in the synopsis above I am somewhat torn as to whether or not this was a sound decision but it is what it is 1.78:1 is what the director settled on and we are simply going to have to respect his wish. Plan and simple. This being said, Magnolia Pictures offer The World's Fastest Indian encoded in MPEG-2 and boasting a solid 1080p picture quality. Colors here are incredibly well-rendered and truthful to the theatrical look of the film. Contrast is also pleasing maintaining good balance between the greener scenes from New Zealand and the salty white fields of Utah. Film grain is also intact and as far as I am concerned DNR has not been extensively applied to this transfer. The actual master print on the other hand must have been in top-notch condition as what this BD offers is an all around clean and very tight image quality. In fact, as the story progresses you shall notice a subtle difference in detail (particularly between the softer night scenes and sharper daylight scenes) which is once again truthful to what the theatrical print reveals. To sum it all up, the BD produced by Magnolia Pictures is of exceptionally high quality maintaining the film's nuanced look perfectly. There are no issues to report here whatsoever. The World's Fastest Indian Blu-ray, Audio QualityMagnolia Pictures have provided two tracks for this disc: English: DTS-HD Master 5.1 and English Dolby Digital 5.1. Of course, the preferred mix here is the DTS-HD Master 5.1. When this disc was initially released a lot of the BD hardware on the market was not capable of decoding the advanced audio coded but suffice to say a lot has changed since then. There is also a lot that audiophiles were missing at the time a deep and roaring bass during the testing scenes, excellent activity with the rear speakers, crisp and clear dialog. The main difference you shall notice between the two tracks, however, is most easily detectable during the second half of the film. As I noted earlier, the Utah scenes is where it becomes obvious how superior the DTS HD Master audio is. To test and hear a good example of a noticeable difference between the two tracks compare the record-setting scene where Hopkins approaches the final pole and falls off the Indian. This being said, I could not detect any disturbing hissing, cracks, or pop-ups. Optional English and Spanish subtitles are provided.
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