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Vinyan: Lost Souls(2008)
A couple leaves the civilized world behind and descends into a living nightmare in this chilling horror thriller. Six months after losing her only child in the Southeast Asia tsunami, Jeanne is convinced she sees him in a film about orphans living in the jungles of Burma. While her husband is worried that she's losing her mind, he agrees to a search mission. Introduced to a dangerous gang of human traffickers, who leave them stranded, the couple descend upon a treacherous jungle and plunge into a supernatural kingdom where the dead never really die. For more about Vinyan: Lost Souls and the Vinyan: Lost Souls Blu-ray release, see the Vinyan: Lost Souls Blu-ray Review Vinyan: Lost Souls Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Fabrice Du Welz's Vinyan: Lost Souls arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Revolver Entertainment. I have not seen Vinyan: Lost Souls theatrically, but I suspect that the organic look the transfer reveals is intentional. There is plenty of shaky hand-held camera footage (quite similar to what one would see in Wong Kar Wai's early films), as well as drained of color scenes that enhance the overall very moody tone of the film quite well. Detail varies greatly - especially when the main protagonists enter Burma - as does clarity. Additionally, many of the close-ups reveal a good dose of grain, occasionally mixed with mild video digital noise. Finally, I did not detect any overly disturbing scratches, debris, or dirt plaguing the transfer. Unfortunately, however, I must report that Vinyan: Lost Souls does not appear on Blu-ray in its original aspect ratio - Revolver Entertainment have cropped it from 2.39:1 to 1.78:1 (which is rather surprising, given that the Belgian and German Blu-ray releases of the film apparently retain its OAR). (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your PS3 or SA regardless of your geographical location). Vinyan: Lost Souls Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere are two audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English LPCM 2.0. I opted for the English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track and later on did a few random comparisons with the English LPCM 2.0 track for the purpose of this review. The English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track found on this Blu-ray disc will not test the muscles of your audio system, but will surely impress those of you who pay close attention to detail. Once the main protagonists enter the jungles of Burma, there are a variety of excellent audio effects that enhance the overall moody tone of the film incredibly well (distant howls, heavy rain, winds blowing, etc). On the other hand, aside from a few of the more action-oriented scenes, your sub will remain mostly inactive. The dialog is crisp, clear and easy to follow. The English LPCM 2.0 track does a good job of allowing one to follow the film, but many of the special effects mentioned above are far less noticeable on it (the howls, in particular, are rather weak). Still, the dialog remains crisp and easy to follow. For the record, Revolver Entertainment have not provided optional English subtitles for the main feature. Vinyan: Lost Souls Blu-ray, News and UpdatesNo related news posts for Vinyan: Lost Souls Blu-ray yet. |
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