Die Hard [4K Ultra-HD + Blu-ray] [1988]

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Die Hard was shot on 35 mm film using Panavision cameras and anamorphic lenses, save for limited effects shots which were done in 65 mm. The original camera negative has been scanned in native 4K, graded for high dynamic range (in HDR10) and it’s presented on Ultra HD at the proper 2.39:1 theatrical aspect ratio. It’s safe to say that this image has never looked better. Fine detail and texturing are excellent, though with the usual amount of anamorphic softness around the edges of the frame. There’s a steady wash of light-moderate grain remaining that gives the image a pleasingly cinematic appearance. The HDR grade is restrained, but deepens the shadows nicely while giving highlights, police lights, gunfire, and explosions a nice bright gleam. Colors are natural but slightly restrained, consistent with this film’s unique character and overall look, yet they pop when necessary and show much more nuance than ever before. This is a dark film by nature, so the transfer doesn’t quite have the showiness of the best 4K presentations on this format, but it’s certainly reference quality for this particular film. Fans should be quite pleased with the image here. character of John McClane and how perfectly Bruce Willis embodies him, particularly his sarcasm and everyman-ness. The "yippee-ki-yay" one-liner gets Unfortunately, Fox has not upgraded the audio on this release to either DTS:X or Dolby Atmos. Instead the same DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix that

occurred to me as I watched Die Hard again that I could query the all knowing internets as to what is up with the decidedly odd,

For the week that ended on June 9th, Twentieth Century Fox's A Good Day to Die Hard took the top sales position on the Blu-ray-only chart. This fifth installment in the Die Hard franchise was the series' most critically lambasted entry, though it still performed ... John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. The cynical critic part of me, however, totally gets what's going on here. Fox doesn't want to eat into the Blu-ray sales of A Good Day to Die director Renny Harlin. There's nothing new to learn here, really, but it's a decent retrospective overview of the series. terrorism and toward robbery. This discussion moves progressively through the sequels, with input from various cast and crew members, including

And there are plenty of other characters and mini-stories to keep your interest when McClane is off-screen. From Reginald VelJohnson’s Sgt. Powell, William Atherton’s sleezebag journalist Richard Thonberg, Paul Gleason’s Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson or Bonnie Bedelia’s tough Holly Gennaro, it's a terrifically acted film. good as well. Some of the increased resolution occasionally provides some minor surprises, as what for me was a new noticing of how Bruce Willis Starring: Bruce Willis , Bonnie Bedelia , Reginald VelJohnson , William Atherton , Mary Elizabeth Winstead , Aldis HodgeMy guileless side really doesn't understand this new Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Collection. With A Good Day to Die Hard—the