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P nstead unknown to the general public, real critical success when it debuted in 1997, Absolute Power, brilliantly directed by Eastwood, is being published in Zone A (Warner), and very recently in our area B. Devoid of any supplement, this edition offers a beautiful soundtrack encoded, against all odds, in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, 24 Bit, and with an audio bitrate of 4069 Kbps significant on average. We are very familiar with this film amazing, long, meditative at times, but profoundly successful, sort of amplified thriller suffused with a surprising moral and political dimension, for what it is (the Cahiers du Cinema regarded at the time as a masterpiece), but also for his soundtrack to the mix sparkling. He also made our second purchase Laserdisc AC3 format in its time. And if the Dolby Digital (384 Kbps) it contained at that time will never rival with a sound track proposed DTS-HD Master Audio today already put it in a light mix cleverly composed, lively on the back (into the beautiful music of Lennie Niehaus, a former collaborator of the great filmmaker before that it was he who composed the scores for the full original soundtrack of his works), subtly set in the smallest space sequences, and not only when of the roughest. Of hours spent listening to what, at that time still, was the discovery of the revolution "5.1" (in 1997) allowed us to know every detail of this film very delicate, and to appreciate the subtlety of gesture staging, in part, and sound. So great news that this reissue, especially since the film is very little (if not ever) telecast. A boon to the (re) discover, in a very low price .

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CODEC VIDEO: VC-1
1080p
FORMAT: 2.35:1
Warner Bros. (Blu Line), maximum recommended selling price: 15 €

If the first few sequences leave fearing the worst (very light effect VHS), then improves dramatically, giving the film a unique visual adornment. Color saturation is sometimes over very advanced, but the flavor is consistent with our visual memories of the theatrical release. The definition and sharpness proves generally very successful, particularly during outdoor sequences. Contrast, genuine, allow optimum readability, and it will be the same for brightness, subtly adjusted, with some effects "sticker" on a few planes, the edge part. The compression is up to the task without a hitch, and all breathe the good silver. What about if not that great photo of Jack N. Green shows himself brilliantly restored, and the staging of the master continues to impose, via images retyped, without having been completely remastered. To end a title catalog, the result will be amazed by its fine and restitution by the subtle textures that inhabit each plan. At no doubt.

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DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1: French & French Dolby Digital 5.1 ... etc. (-4dB)
24 Bit, 48 KHz, 4096 Kbps
OFFSET: n / a

Acoustic rendering finally overcomes the agony of compression imposed by the publisher to its Dolby Digital anemic during the era of the DVD. The previous incarnation of the video film on DVD, only rarely benefited from the potential of multi-channel sound, and, worse, had a muffled sound stage and off, compressed field dynamics. The track DTS-HD Master Audio available here very clearly and favorably corrects the shot, giving the film and its strong mix of soul in terms of its dynamic qualities. Thus, the spatial frontal supports and dramatically broke through the surface of your speakers. In his large ensemble, the sound will appear swifter, bigger, faster and more realistic, with more textures and sound momentum acoustic field. Intelligibility and premium dominates above all, and the bass section.

The key sequences of the film (burglary and leak-Eastwood Luther) enjoy crisp and clean spatial frequency that grant to the superb score by Lennie Niehaus a dynamic and expressive power hitherto unsuspected. The bass are present, with a few runs short but sensitive, and the entire audible spectrum responds to the demands of orchestral support Niehaus. Behind the scene, rather secondary, does exist, even in the reproduction of the orchestra. Mutliples the urban atmosphere make up for in presence as well as spatial dimension. Moreover, the dynamics is seen fully reinvested over the laserdisc edition, small peaks reaching here liveliness energetic. As for the dialogues, their reproduction is very clear, open, not burdened by any worries of intelligibility. They are armed with a clarity of listening and a force that often exceeds, and happily, many contemporary productions ...

The sequence of the coffee "Alonzo" boasts stunning textures, where serious and sub-bass with a live top end untied, natural, no side ever in the artifice, and suggesting an appropriate fulfillment of the soundstage. The clarity of sound, yet very few remastered, it is readable from beginning to end, and the extra clarity offered by 24 bit depth signal, and the choice of uncompressed digital audio, will show optimal offering audible results from the start of the film, which gains considerably not open sound field, heat and transparency. A result that, overall, we were amazed, and have worked with us intelligently and finely in the rediscovery of this film subtly managed. Very highly recommended.