Face/Off (Import From UK)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Released: 10/01/07
Review By: Joshua Noyes
Picture Quality - 4/5
Audio Quality - 4/5
Special Features – 2.5/5
Overall - 4/5
Comments: Buena Vista did a solid job with this transfer. This film is encoded in AVC, averaging a bitrate in the high 20's to mid 30's Mbps. 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. Many of this film’s outdoors scenes, especially during the daytime look STUNNING. The greens of the grass/trees and the blues of the sky explode off the screen. For a film of its age I am more then impressed. In-terms of AQ I would rank this slightly higher then average of what BV has been recently releasing on Blu-ray. I listened using the PCM 5.1 4.6 Mbps option and was impressed. The Surrounds were used nicely, but semi-frequently. The LFE however was not used much at all. The center channel is where this release excels. Dialog can now be heard loud and clear, of which this is a nice improvement over the DVD version of this film. Without a doubt this is one of BV’s better recent catalog releases and I can confidently recommend a purchase of this new Blu-ray release.
*Note – This same movie will be available on 10/30/07 from Paramount on HD-DVD. We will do a comparison of both versions by that time.*
