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Gimme Some Blu-ray 'Sugar'
The baseball movie that debuted at Sundance earlier this year will hit a homer on high-definition this fall. Sony will bring the baseball flick 'Sugar' to Blu-ray on September 1. The Blu-ray will feature... | More >
'Hardware' is Coming to Blu-ray
Richard Stanley's stunning apocalyptic cult classic is gunning for high-definition this fall. Severin will be bringing the sci-fi horror film 'Hardware' starring Dylan McDermott to Blu-ray on September... | More >
Details Revealed for the 'Girl Next Door' Blu-ray
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Superman Returns (LPCM/Dolby TrueHD Audio) (Blu-ray Review)
A 2008 reissue that offers an upgraded audio package...
As I perused Blu-ray.com's ever-shrinking list of backlog titles -- releases that somehow slipped through the cracks without ever receiving an official review -- I realized my eventual write-up would post on July 4th. It occurred to me that I needed to review a film that screamed baseball, fireworks, and warm apple pie... a sliver of American culture so distinct, so iconic that its Blu-ray case could come topped with chintzy plastic flags and no one would bat an eye. I needed a film that dealt...Video
Ouch. Minted for a 2006 release (when Blu-ray had first emerged from Sony's primordial ooze), Superman Returns' 1080p/VC-1 transfer has lost whatever luster it may have once had. Singer and cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel's amber-drenched palette remains fairly strong and stable, but inconsistent contrast leveling and dull, muddy skintones continually flatten the image. Dimensionality and detail is hit or miss as well. At times, Routh's pores take center stage... at others, his fa...Audio
When Superman Returns first arrived on home video in 2006, Warner (at that point struggling to provide comparable sonic experiences between the HD DVD and Blu-ray releases of their films) produced two distinctly different audio mixes: a rousing, lossless Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround track for the HD DVD version, and a generally satisfying 640kbps Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track for the Blu-ray version. While both releases bested their DVD counterparts, the HD DVD's TrueHD track was much mo...Supplements
Both the 2006 Blu-ray release and 2008 re-release of Singer's Superman Returns boast the same supplemental package as the 2-disc Special Edition DVD. However, don't make the mistake of shrugging your shoulders at the seemingly shabby list of features adorning the rear coverart: Warner's BD-50 disc includes a massive, all-inclusive, three-hour documentary of legendary proportions. Granted, it's presented in standard definition (God knows what the film itself would have looked like had th...Final Words
Superman Returns isn't the crowd-pleasing reinvention many hoped it would be, but it is an above average genre pic that boasts a pair of exceptional performances from Routh and Spacey. Currently, there are two Blu-ray editions available on the market: Warner's original 2006 release (with standard Dolby Digital mix), and a 2008 re-release with lossless and uncompressed audio tracks. Both releases feature the same troubling video transfer and the same enthralling supplemental package. Ul......
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