WALL•E Blu-ray

WALL•E

 (2008)

Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi



After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL•E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick- knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy.

For more details about WALL•E on Blu-ray, see the WALL•E Blu-ray Review

Starring: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Macintalk
Director: Andrew Stanton

WALL•E Blu-ray, Video Quality

 


Disney and Pixar have brought Wall-E to home theaters on Blu-ray in yet another of their remarkable direct to digital transfers. As is the case with digitally created movies, no film was used in the transfer process and as a result, we are treated to pristine and flawless video performance. Wall-E is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.40:1 and has been given a high-bitrate transfer using the AVC / Mpeg-4 codec that frequently maxes out the limits of Blu-ray video capabilities. As one would expect from a Pixar film, the results are simply stunning.

Wall-E begins with a rather bland and natural color palette that is well represented on Blu-ray. Earth’s mutated and hazy atmosphere in the film is presented without a trace of noise or digital artifacts. As is normally the case with computer animation, there is a tremendous amount of detail present in every shot and the Blu-ray encode does a stellar job of delivering this extreme detail as flawlessly as possible. As the story progresses, Wall-E finds himself in more colorful surroundings and this stellar Blu-ray presentation rises to the challenge by beautifully rendering the vibrant and lush colors that are presented. What else is there to say? Wall-E is as perfect and stunning on Blu-ray as anyone could have hoped. It’s another reference grade transfer and, again, Pixar sets the gold standard for picture quality and video performance. Wall-E is a must own title and easily earns my highest recommendation.

WALL•E Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 


As if not to be outdone by its tremendous video presentation quality, Wall-E includes a masterful, reference-grade audio mix. Presented in 5.1 DTS HD-Master Audio, Wall-E features a lively surround experience that is completely immersive and involving. Wall-E is a film with plenty of quiet passages, so don’t expect to be rocked out of your seat for a solid 90 minutes. There are plenty of opportunities present in Wall-E for more atmospheric passages where Thomas Newman’s outstanding score takes center stage as well as haunting scenes of near silence where Earth’s desolate wind blows in the distance. However, when the action heats up, be prepared for extreme low frequency bass and an abundance of surround activity.

Obviously, Wall-E is a film where the main characters essentially don’t really speak. So, the film’s limited dialogue isn’t as central to the storytelling here as in other films. Regardless, dialogue, when present, is expertly placed within the mix and the film’s robots come across in their digital-speak in a manner far more intelligible that what I experienced theatrically. The real key to Wall-E’s power from an audio standpoint, is in its use of atmosphere and sound effects. This comes across powerfully as the film successfully sucks the viewer into its world. Wall-E is a stunning and immersive experience.

WALL•E Blu-ray, News and Updates

• Blu-ray Excites WALL•E Director - November 7, 2008


• Final Specs for WALL•E Blu-ray - November 3, 2008


• Extra Features Released for WALL-E Blu-ray - August 25, 2008

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