Without a Paddle Blu-ray

Without a Paddle

 (2004)

Adventure | Comedy | Mystery



When childhood buddies Dan, a successful but neurotic doctor; Jerry, a business high-flier on the edge of burnout; and Tom,a Harley-riding wild child; reunite in Oregon at their friend Billy's funeral, their reunion kicks off more than a little nostalgia. While reminiscing in their childhood tree house, the trio discovers that Billy had been pursuing their boyhood dreams of finding legendary bank robber DB Cooper's $200,000 stash. Now with the map Billy left behind and a cereal box compass, Dan, Jerry and Tom decide to fulfill their friend's dream and go on acanoe trip to find Cooper's cash. But when they find themselves hassled by the sheriff at "the corner of Podunk andyou-got-a-purty-mouth," treed by a huge brown bear who mistakes one of them for her cub, chased by vicious Rottweilers named Lynyrd and Skynyrd, hunted as prey by potfarmers whose crop they accidentally destroy, and battling terrifying rapids down a raging river in a canoe about to plummet over a waterfall, they begin to wonder which oftheir ideas was worse--searching in the wilderness for Cooper's cash, or believing it ever existed in the first place.

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Without a Paddle Blu-ray, Video Quality

 


Without a Paddle navigates onto Blu-ray with a nice-looking 1080p, 2.35:1-framed transfer. Another solid effort from Paramount, the image delivers a clean, crisp, sharp, and colorful viewing experience. Most every scene impresses, with a nice bit of depth and detail in both foreground and background images. Most impressive are the frayed, dirty clothes worn by the drug runners; the grease, tears, and general grime that cover them appears clearly visible and lifelike in close-up shots. Colors impress, too, the many greens of the grass, trees, and foliage appearing bold and natural. There are plenty of random anomalies seen on the print, including a plethora of white speckles, but this one is fairly clear in most every scene, with grain presence minimal at standard viewing distances. Lastly, flesh tones impress with a stable, natural hue, and blacks appear sufficiently deep and true. Without a Paddle continues the tradition of quality releases from Paramount.

Without a Paddle Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 


Without a Paddle sinks onto Blu-ray with a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack. As to the pluses, the track features about what one might reasonably expect of a Comedy on Blu-ray. Primarily dialogue-driven, the spoken word plays crisply and clearly throughout. The track features a slight bit of ambience, primarily heard across the front. The rear speakers, generally, are used sparingly, though a few gunshots and sound effects spill into the back channels. The low end only comes to life once or twice, an explosion heard near the end of the film delivering the goods and serving as one of the more lively moments. Unfortunately, there is a lip synch issue that plagues a small part of the track. First noted around the 19-minute mark, dialogue is clearly a good half-second ahead of mouth movements. The disc was ejected from the player and re-inserted for verification, and the problem remained. A second copy of the film verified the problem. The issue appears much more prominent on a Panasonic BD-30 test machine but was also evident on a PlayStation 3 running the most recent firmware, though to such a lesser extent where it may not have even been noticed had the problem not occurred with the Panasonic. On both machines, the problem does not remain throughout the entirety of the film. Odd audio issue aside, the track delivers a decent listen that supports the film nicely enough.

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