Parents may agree that this franchise is getting a bit long in the tooth - I should really make a sabretooth tiger joke here - but odds are good that household members under age 13 will find plenty to enjoy in Collision Course.
DOLBY ATMOS DEMO BLU RAY DISC MOVIE
For more, read Joe's movie review.įox | Buy Now | Dolby Atmos available on 4K Ultra HD only With this new Atmos mix, you can actually hear the parachute flutter and land in a branch just above and behind Katniss. When Haymitch sends her a much-needed tin of salve for her wounds, it's delivered to her tree via parachute. My favorite sonic moment is a subtle one and it's when Katniss is stuck on a high tree branch, avoiding some other tributes who are camped out at the bottom. The film sounds bigger and more spacious than it did on the previous Blu-ray and the new overhead channels are used frequently and to great effect. Lionsgate already released this film on Blu-ray with a great DTS-HD soundtrack, but now they've re-released it (and the other three films) on 4K Ultra HD featuring a new Dolby Atmos soundtrack and the results are incredible. Although the books were arguably superior, Lionsgate did a bang-up job with all four films in Suzanne Collins' dystopian future franchise - and it all started with The Hunger Games. Remember what I just said about books that sell a zillion copies? Here we have Exhibit B. Lionsgate | Buy Now | Dolby Atmos available on 4K Ultra HD only The overhead speakers are primarily used to extend the reach of the front left and right, but a few scenes, such as Professor Langdon's lecture hall speech towards the beginning of the film, take advantage of the discreet height channels to make the listener feel he's in a much larger space. The dialogue-heavy film isn't a sonic tour de force, but it's subtly effective with a wide and spacious soundstage. The Atmos mix is, like the film, extremely capable if somewhat unremarkable. To celebrate the film's 10th anniversary, Sony has released a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray featuring a new Dolby Atmos soundtrack. Ron Howard's film adaptation is capable and faithful - to a fault, one could argue - but 2.5 hours is an awfully long time to stare at Tom Hanks' worst movie hairstyle to date. Sony | Buy Now | Dolby Atmos available on 4K Ultra HD onlyįact: when a novel sells a zillion copies, Hollywood takes notice and within a few years, you'll be able to say, "the book was better." Need proof? Look no further than Dan Brown's bestselling novel about a murder at the Louvre and the elaborate, religion-fueled mystery it precipitates. I hope to cover several of the above titles soon but here's what I've been listening to recently.