Django
06-12-07, 03:29 AM
HighDef Digest's reviewer thinks it is a good transfer. :)
http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/breach.html
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
'Breach is as cold and steely-eyed as the villain it portays. Bathed in deep blues and silvers, the cinematography by Oscar-winner Tak Fujimoto ('The Silence of the Lambs'), 'Breach' is certainly not an eye-popping, rainbow-hued presentation, but given its intended stylistic effect, it looks great.
This 1.85:1 widescreen transfer is presented in 1080p/VC-1 video. As is expected for a new release, the source is impeccable, with no print issues or other blemishes. Blacks are rock solid, and though contrast appears intentionally muted, depth holds up well. Colors again are desaturated to the point where the film often veers on the monochromatic, but hues remain stable, with little noise and fleshtones about as accurate as is possible. Detail is nice and supple, if slightly softer than brighter, less muted recent HD DVD releases. My only major complaint is a slight edgy look to the transfers, with halos visible around hard-edges. (It's worth noting that the HD DVD side of this DVD combo release is certainly preferable to the flipside -- the standard-def version looks even more noticeably processed with edge enhancement, and detail is significantly weaker.)
The Audio: Rating the Sound
Universal provides another English Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 surround track (at 1.5mbps) for 'Breach.' And while the film's sound design is not particularly dynamic, with limited surround effects, the overall level of atmosphere remains high.
Dialogue is certainly the star here, and is expertly reproduced. Volume levels are always spot on, so balance problems don't interfere. The rears, however, are only sporadically engaged, with genuine discrete effects are reserved only for a few suspense moments and some nice integration of the low-tones of Mychael Danna's moody score. Imaging is tight, though, and the accuracy of directed sounds is nicely done. Low bass is tight and above par for a talky picture such as this, though again the soundtrack is not particularly dynamic in terms of sonic highs and lows.
http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/breach.html
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
'Breach is as cold and steely-eyed as the villain it portays. Bathed in deep blues and silvers, the cinematography by Oscar-winner Tak Fujimoto ('The Silence of the Lambs'), 'Breach' is certainly not an eye-popping, rainbow-hued presentation, but given its intended stylistic effect, it looks great.
This 1.85:1 widescreen transfer is presented in 1080p/VC-1 video. As is expected for a new release, the source is impeccable, with no print issues or other blemishes. Blacks are rock solid, and though contrast appears intentionally muted, depth holds up well. Colors again are desaturated to the point where the film often veers on the monochromatic, but hues remain stable, with little noise and fleshtones about as accurate as is possible. Detail is nice and supple, if slightly softer than brighter, less muted recent HD DVD releases. My only major complaint is a slight edgy look to the transfers, with halos visible around hard-edges. (It's worth noting that the HD DVD side of this DVD combo release is certainly preferable to the flipside -- the standard-def version looks even more noticeably processed with edge enhancement, and detail is significantly weaker.)
The Audio: Rating the Sound
Universal provides another English Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 surround track (at 1.5mbps) for 'Breach.' And while the film's sound design is not particularly dynamic, with limited surround effects, the overall level of atmosphere remains high.
Dialogue is certainly the star here, and is expertly reproduced. Volume levels are always spot on, so balance problems don't interfere. The rears, however, are only sporadically engaged, with genuine discrete effects are reserved only for a few suspense moments and some nice integration of the low-tones of Mychael Danna's moody score. Imaging is tight, though, and the accuracy of directed sounds is nicely done. Low bass is tight and above par for a talky picture such as this, though again the soundtrack is not particularly dynamic in terms of sonic highs and lows.