{"id":6556,"date":"2012-11-06T19:34:57","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T00:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/?p=6556"},"modified":"2014-10-22T15:37:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T15:37:43","slug":"the-killing-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/?p=6556","title":{"rendered":"The Killing (Blu-ray)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFilm Synopsis (courtesy of imdb)<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em>
\nIn Seattle, Det.\u00a0Sarah Linden<\/strong> is on what is supposed to be her last day on the job. She and her son Jack<\/strong> are supposed to leave that evening to join her fianc\u00e9 in Sonoma. Her replacement, Det.\u00a0Stephen Holder<\/strong>, is ready to take over but they answer a call from a patrol car who has found a bloodied sweater in a field. When the missing girl, Rosie Larsen<\/strong>, is found in the trunk of a car at the bottom of a lake, it turns out the car is registered to the campaign committee for councilman Darren Richmond<\/strong>, who is running for mayor. Linden<\/strong> delays her departure for what she hopes will be only a few days.<\/p>\n

My Take:<\/em><\/strong>
\nFrom writer, executive producer and series show runner Veena Sud<\/strong> (\u201cCold Case<\/em>\u201d) The Killing<\/em> is a crime drama that ties together three distinct stories around a single murder including the detectives assigned to the case, the victim’s grieving family, and the suspects. The Killing<\/em> is a well-written show that relies heavily on the effectiveness of its characters to convey the thematic weight of its subject matter. The plot is simple, a teenage girl disappears and is found murdered.\u00a0 Although the tagline is \u201cWho Killed Rosie Larson?<\/em>\u201d the entire season one is concentrated more on the \u201cwhy\u201d than the \u201cwho\u201d.
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\nThe storyline is intriguing, the main casts are rather powerful. Picture and sound quality are at par with many other crime drama TV series although nowhere as stylistic as the CSI<\/em> franchise (and thank God for that). However, the supporting casts are simply bad. I\u2019m not talking about good actors with bad direction. The supporting casts are just plain awful. It\u2019s akin to watching a high school production cast. Truly detracts me out of the story. I find myself wanting to fire the entire supporting cast and the casting director for casting them.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s worth buying can truly be judged by you. To me, the story is intriguing enough that although the supporting casts can be substituted by a bunch of donkeys, the series work well by itself. If you don\u2019t like donkeys hee-haw-ing scattered around the strong main casts and storyline, buy something else.<\/p>\n

Equipment used for this review:
\nAnthem<\/strong> MRX-700<\/em> Receiver
\nGrandviewscreen<\/strong> 96\u201d 21:9 matte-white 1.0-gain screen
\nKimber Kable<\/strong> 19e HDMI<\/em> cables
\nPSB<\/strong> Century 300i<\/em> (front and surround speakers)
\nPSB<\/strong> Image C5<\/em> (centre speaker)
\nPSB<\/strong> Subseries 300<\/em> (subwoofer)
\nPanasonic<\/strong> PT-AE7000U<\/em> projector
\nPioneer<\/strong> BDP-62FD BD<\/em> player
\nUltralink<\/strong> Ambiance MKII<\/em> speaker wires<\/p>\n

Viewing room is as per THX<\/em> and SMPTE<\/em> recommendation with 45-degree Field of View<\/p>\n

Audio:<\/em><\/strong> 8\/10
\nVideo:<\/em> <\/strong>8\/10
\nStoryline:<\/em><\/strong> 8\/10<\/p>\n

GENERAL INFORMATION
\nStudio and Year:<\/em><\/strong> 20th Century Fox – 2011
\nMPAA Rating:<\/em><\/strong> TV-14
\nFeature running time:<\/em><\/strong> 587 minutes
\nGenre:<\/em><\/strong> TV\/Crime Drama
\nDisc Format:<\/em><\/strong> BD-50
\nEncoding:<\/em><\/strong> AVC (MPEG-4)
\nVideo Aspect:<\/em><\/strong> 1.78:1
\nResolution:<\/em><\/strong> 1080p\/24
\nAudio Format(s):<\/em><\/strong> English DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
\nSubtitles:<\/em><\/strong> English SDH, French, Spanish
\nStarring:<\/em><\/strong> Mireille Enos, Billy Campbell, Joel Kinnaman, Michelle Forbes, Brent Sexton
\nDirected by:<\/em><\/strong> Various
\nMusic by:<\/em><\/strong> Frans Bak
\nWritten by:<\/em><\/strong> Veena Sud & Soren Sveistrup
\nRegion Code:<\/em><\/strong> A<\/p>\n

Blu-ray Disc release Date:<\/em><\/strong> March 13, 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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