The Blu - Ray transfer is head and shoulders above any previous home - video presentation, expertly handling the
many night sequences and providing a nice level of detail all around, including on the robust Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround track.
Night sequences include crickets, day sequences have car horns and traffic noise; it's not showy, but it's immersive.
It's also a visually surreal open -
air night sequence, with characters taking the floor or disappearing into the background, masterfully held together by Thai director of photography (and Apichatpong Weerasethakul collaborator) Sayombhu Mukdeeprom.
But the true wonder of the image is displayed during
the night sequences, specifically when the Whitmans build a bonfire in the desert.
Colour fidelity is noticeably good, and image depth and detail are excellent in both day and
night sequences.
The reds of the considerable bloodshed are vibrant, and the darkness of
the night sequences has been preserved without sacrificing the visibility of other information in the image.