Hi-Def Preview

Cast Away

Fox Home Entertainment

Released: 12/04/07

Review By: Joshua Noyes

Picture Quality – 4.75/5

Audio Quality – 5/5

Special Features – 2/5

Overall – 4.75/5

Comments: Fox did an EXCELLENT job with this transfer. This film is encoded using AVC on to a BD50 and used DTS-HD MA for sound. The colors are sharp and vivid and really "pop" off the screen. The film grain is minimal and I saw absolutely no noise or macroblocking. The daytime scenes were simply stunning, especially the greens of the trees and the blues of the skies and ocean. This is one of the best films I have seen in-terms of PQ in quite sometime, which was not an animated film.

In-terms of audio quality I would say this was a great representation of what DTS-HD MA is capable of. The Surrounds were used frequently, to the point of feeling you were on the island with Hanks. The LFE too was used to perfection and helped created the encompassing effect I spoke of before. The center channel is where this release excels. Dialog can be heard loud and clear, as if the characters of the film were in your living room with you.

This release was sparse of special features. We get the following:

Commentary By Robert Zemeckis And Crew

Trivia Track

Search Content

Personal Scene Selection

Theatrical Trailer In HD

In conclusion, if you are a fan of this film, I can highly recommend this purchase as the story is great and the picture and sound quality are top notch.

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