![]() They of course cover the costumes, sets, various locations (apparently they came across many war artifacts, such as shells and equipment left behind at Guadalcanal) and share many anecdotes, including an interesting one about the trouble in shipping guns to Australia, where they’re apparently banned. They talk about how the film was shot in many locations, including individual sequences between two actors, where one actor in the scene would be filmed in Guadalcanal and another in the same scene would have been shot in Australia. Characters would change from day to day, with one character becoming the focus one day, while another would get the focus another day. They go into great detail about Malick’s shooting style, which was, despite the script, mostly improvisational. ![]() While they do touch on Malick’s visual style, themes present in the film, and possible metaphors, this is basically a technical track, also having the three offering their memories of the shoot. Though I will say I was disappointed at first, I must admit there isn’t a bad feature on here.įirst is an audio commentary by cinematographer John Toll, production designer Jack Fisk, and producer Grant Hill. Just an incredible presentation.Īs expected Criterion has packed in a number of features, though they’re missing that analytical slant Criterion is usually known for and instead concentrate on the general production. In all it’s one of the best tracks I’ve come across on Blu-ray, and not just from Criterion, but from any studio. It’s haunting and perfect to the nature and mood of the film. Dialogue is primarily limited to the front three speakers (center mostly) but Hans Zimmer’s score just beautifully fills the room through all of the speakers. Quieter moments in the film also make great use of your sound system. The sound quality in all is very clean, there are fine details I’ve never noticed before, and the volume levels between channels is perfect. Bass is deep and the sub-woofer gets a large amount of work to do, but doesn’t overdo it. The battle sequences in the film present a lot of activity in all of the channels, with explosions, bullets, yelling, and other forms of chaos moving naturally between them, filling out the environment perfectly and vividly as if you’re right in the middle of the action. Though a reflective and more thoughtful film, in the end, it’s still a war film and it has some good doses of action in it which is where the track truly shines. It’s more than I could have possibly hoped for and it’s perfect for what is an unbelievably beautiful looking film.Ĭriterion of course includes a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track and this may be simply the best sounding audio track from them. ![]() In all it’s a stunner and I must say I’m just beyond impressed with it. The film is fairly new and was a big production so it should be no surprise that the source materials are in marvelous shape, with a few minor blemishes present. I was surprised by the average bitrate but this doesn’t seemed to have hampered it in anyway as the transfer doesn’t present any noticeable artifacts and I didn’t detect any obvious edge-enhancement on screen. Film grain is there, barely registering really, but when it is noticeable it’s natural looking. Blacks are inky and deep without losing any of the details in darker moments, presenting fine shadow delineation, and darker sequences present no noticeable artifacts to speak of. Colours are rendered beautifully, with striking blues and greens, as well as sharply rendered reds when they appear, either in explosions or the various forms of wildlife that appear throughout the film. The crispness of the image is incredible, presenting fine object detail with such shocking clarity. Just the opening shot of the crocodile slipping into the water gives you a clear idea of what you’re in for. Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line comes to Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection, who present the film in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 in 1080p/24hz on this dual-layer disc.Īs everyone has been already saying the image on here is absolutely breathtaking, certainly one of the best high-def transfers from Criterion so far.
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