Crimson Tide (1995)

 Crimson Tide
An excellent movie. Top notch performances from Gene Hackman, Dentzel Washington and supporting cast make this movie worth watching time and again. Hans Zimmer's musical scores add depth. This movie looks outstanding on Blu-ray. I also had the regular WS DVD. March 3, 2008

 "War itself is the Enemy..." That and Stupidity
The Sub action is o.k. but once again the plot involves a courageous young rebel daring to "Speak Truth to Power" about how Nuclear war is destructive and to be avoided at all costs. The nexus of the supposed "tension" in this film is that "Oh my God, he's going to launch Nuclear Missiles when he doesn't have to!!!" Gene Hackman's character is so ridiculous and such an over the top example of "blind obedience" that he might as well be a cartoon. We are asked to believe that he won't even bother to confirm a garbled message to see whether or not he should launch Nuclear weapons! Fortunately, our young hero manages to get the Sub crew to mutiny and the Horror is averted. My goodness gracious, just how blood thirsty and stupid are we Military types supposed to be?? February 26, 2008

 A Sure Winner For Your Collection!!!! Beautiful Transfer. Great Sound. Lot's Of Fun!!!!
Blu-Ray has been releasing some great looking titles as of late. Sure there were exceptions last year. Even a few uneventful releases this year too. But, this title is sure to please. First off, I viewed this movie on my 40" Sony XBR4 LCD. Calibrated with the Digital Video Essentials disk. Using Monster HDMI cables. Audio was through a Sony 910, 7.1 receiver. Speakers were Bose Acoustamass 16 series 2. I used a Sony PS3 for playback. So with that said, this is a great flick. Very good cast. Hackman and Denzel play a great goodguy vs badguy. Or should I say old school vs new school. Hackman is the old guard. Denzel is the new guy. Tons of action. Just as you would expect from director Tony Scott. He also directed Top Gun, True Romance, Enemy of the State, Man on Fire, and Day's of Thunder to name a few. So if you like his action adventure style. This will surely please.

The picture is Very, Very clean. No visible dirt, scratches, blemeshis. No edge enhancement of note. It truely appears to be reference quality. Details are very sharp. This is a dark movie. Shot entirely under water. The blacks are very, very black and true. There is not much color in this movie to talk about. Submarine movies are not a tropical paradise. But a beautiful film none the less.

Next is the sound. Very clear voices. Clean through and through. Battle scenes have great base. Once again, reference quality. Your subwoofer will hit hard several times. No crackling at all. My sound system is not a " Huge " setup. So for all you audiofiles out there. You will get more out of it than I did.

So.... Overall the picture is an A. Sound an A also. So, buy and enjoy!!!!

February 11, 2008

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