Not exact matches
The Quality The anamorphic
widescreen transfer looks fantastic with some bright, vivid color (especially in the jungle of Nool) and some impressive detail, with the opening
shot being one of the most realistic pieces of computer animation I've ever seen.
Vadim
shoots it in earthy color and CinemaScope and the disc preserves both in an anamorphic
widescreen transfer.
The 2.40:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer is a disciplined rendering of volatile elements, as evidenced by the «control group» of those two or three
shots that don't induce seizures.
The film over which this is heard is exhibited in both 2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen and fullscreen
transfers on opposite sides of the platter; although the picture was
shot in Super35 (as opposed to «scope), there is more horizontal information restored and less vertical information cropped than usual for the format, making the decision to stick with letterbox a definite no - brainer.
THE DVD Fox releases Dying Young on DVD in a vanilla 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen presentation long on Schumacher's over-saturated colours and short on subtlety, which is, of course, not the
transfer's fault; its softness — that impression that the lens has been smeared with Vaseline, «Glamor
Shots» - style — is something you can't really win by being faithful to.
The Warner disc sports a gob - smacking 2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer whose image is only a little compromised by over-sharpening and the blooming of whites, the latter problem limited to transitional
shots from live - action to animation.
Making his feature debut, director Richard Wong
shot on digital video but
transferred the final product to a 2.35:1
widescreen frame, and he uses it with amazing finesse, emphasizing wide, empty spaces and dramatic positioning within.
Though the 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer of the film (full - frame version sold separately) starts out looking scuffed, the speckles clear up after the opening credits — but then edge - enhancement intrudes, and there's a bizarre lapse in quality during chapter 6, when intermittent
shots lose so much definition as to suggest second - generation VHS.
It was
shot on Genesis cameras and thus there is a digital look to the 1.78:1
widescreen transfer, but it's befitting the material with its slightly hip, nearly grunge styling.
THE DVDs by Bill Chambers Fox issues The Clearing on DVD in a nice but erratic 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer: Although I wouldn't have minded the shifts in definition so much if they were more aesthetically grounded, sometimes the crispness of the image varies between consecutive
shots.