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Studio and Year:<\/strong> 20th Century Fox – 2011 [singlepic id=39 w=214 h=317 float=left]Synopsis (courtesy of imdb.com)<\/strong>: My Take:<\/strong> This is a blu-ray with a solid high definition presentation that is indicative of a newer release film. Image details such as crisp edges, defining sharpness, and depth that enhances dimension is quite a showcase in my theatre room<\/a>.\u00a0 However shadow details are not always as detailed as I remembered watching at the Mann\u2019s THX Chinese Theatre in Hollywood although colours are beautifully rendered with revealing delineation and tonal warmth. The long range shots of the earth toned colors of the rolling hills and countryside look amazingly filmlike without any hint of over-processing that tend to plague newer movies.<\/p>\n The surround sound design features definitive front channel separation and opulent clarity. Steering and imaging across the left, right and center channels is quite good. \u00a0If your front speakers are not properly set up, you will hear detached steering from one speaker to the next.\u00a0 The surround channels effectively add spatial ambience, directional pans and discrete sound placement. Dynamics and the occasional yet well placed LFE truly test the clarity of your room\u2019s bass response. The combination between the two truly enhances the movie\u2019s active segments and results in a subtle yet proper surround sound experience.<\/p>\n Equipment used for this review:<\/strong><\/p>\n Anthem MRX-700 receiver Audio:<\/strong> 9\/10
\nMPAA Rating:<\/strong> PG-13
\nFeature running time:<\/strong> 120 minutes
\nGenre:<\/strong> Drama
\nDisc Format:<\/strong> BD-50
\nEncoding:<\/strong> AVC (MPEG-4)
\nVideo Aspect:<\/strong> 2.35:1
\nResolution:<\/strong> 1080p\/24
\nAudio Format(s):<\/strong> English DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, Spanish\/French Dolby Digital 5.1
\nSubtitles:<\/strong> English SDH, Spanish
\nStarring:<\/strong> Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christophe Waltz, Hal Holbrook
\nDirected by:<\/strong> Francis Lawrence
\nMusic by:<\/strong> James Newton Howard
\nWritten by:<\/strong> Richard LaGravenese based on the novel by Sara Gruen
\nRegion Code:<\/strong> A
\nBlu-ray Disc release Date:<\/strong> November 1, 2011<\/p>\n
\nAcademy Award winners Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz join Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga) for this epic tale of forbidden love based on Sara Gruen’s acclaimed best seller. Against all odds, a veterinary student (Pattinson) and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era (Witherspoon), meet and fall in love through their shared compassion for a special elephant. But their secret romance incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband (Waltz).<\/p>\n
\nHaving read the novel and loved it, I eagerly awaited its arrival on blu-ray to see how well the film adaptation would hold up. My mother took me to the circus when I was around 5 years old and she insisted that the circus was something that every child should experience. She was absolutely right and I loved it. At the very least, the storyline brings back great memory of watching the circus with my mother a long long time ago.<\/p>\n
\nDSPeaker 8033s Anti Mode subwoofer room EQ
\nGrandviewscreen 96\u201d 21:9 matte-white 1.0-gain screen
\nPSB Century 300i (front and surround speakers)
\nPSB Image C5 (centre speaker)
\nPSB Subseries 300 (subwoofer)
\nPanasonic PT-AE4000U projector
\nPioneer BDP-LX55 BD player
\nUltralink Ambiance MKII speaker wires
\nViewing room is as per THX and SMPTE recommendation with 45-degree Field of View<\/p>\n
\nVideo: <\/strong>8\/10
\nStoryline:<\/strong> 7\/10<\/p>\n