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Transit (Blu-ray)
[Blu-ray]
Blu-ray B - United Kingdom - G2 Pictures Review written by and copyright: Samuel Scott (6th October 2013). |
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The Film
 ***This is a technical review only. For reviews on the movie from various critics, we recommend visiting HERE.*** Just out of prison, Nate (Jim Caviezel - The Thin Red Line, The Passion of the Christ) needs to regain his family's trust and takes them on a road trip. His plans take a turn for the worst when a group of criminals covertly stash four million dollars from a deadly bank heist in his car; with the aim of collecting it once through a road block up ahead. Nate's family complete their unknown task and speed off down the highway; but the criminals need their money, and will stop at nothing to reclaim it. Transit is a high-octane, explosive action thriller from the legendary action producer Joel Silver (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Matrix) and After Dark Films also starring James Frain (Tron: Legacy, True Blood), Diora Baird (30 Days of Night) and Harold Perrineau (Lost, The Matrix Reloaded). Fasten your seatbelts, this is going to be one hell of a ride...
Video
G2 Pictures presents Transit for British audiences in the original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 which is 1080i/50hz and uses an AVC MPEG-4 codec. Unfortunately it is not a great transfer, with several deep flaws, but, it is just about passable. The biggest problem with Transit's transfer, is it suffers from a lack of consistency from scene to scene. Take for example the sun-drenched driving scenes when the criminals attempt to bypass the road block in their vintage American muscle car which has various faded shades of black paint. The sharpness and clarity between these blacks is rather stunning, and the slight orange tint in these sunny scenes are perfectly used. Move forward a few minutes, and our targeted family are parked up outside a gas station. This scene has a distinct lack of detail, with brickwork lacking sharpness, and the colours of the 4x4 resulting in disappointing clarity in comparison to the muscle car. In later scenes, you can see detailed scratches in the muscle car, and then almost immediately after, some minor blocking in the same areas. There is also some noticeable aliasing throughout, and a little bit of edge enhancement, not to mention the problems with interlacing thanks to the 1080i/50hz transfer. Later scenes which take place in the wooded area look quite nasty, with particularly poor distinction between colours, and a surprising lack of clarity for such a new movie. Approach this one with extreme caution. The disc is BD25, and the feature runs 84:18.
Audio
Whilst the video quality just about scrapes through, the audio is much more of a delight on the senses. There is just a single track available on this disc: - English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 From the get-go, this is a surprisingly aggressive track, with the screeching of tyres and a couple of gunshots in the opening scenes making full use of both the surrounds and the LFE. Directionality is good throughout, especially as the vehicles power down the empty back roads. The score is rather basic and formulaic, but really boosts the adrenaline when required. I noticed no damage to the audio at all; no dropouts, background hiss, or scratches. G2 Pictures have been known in the past not to include subtitles on their releases, but I'm pleased to say this has changed in recent months. Transit includes optional English subtitles.
Extras
Start-up Trailers: - "Dragon Eyes" (3:47) - "Tape 407" (2:33) Theatrical Trailer (2:06)
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