Seeking Justice (Blu-ray) (2011) |
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General | Extras | ||
Category | Thriller |
Main Menu Audio & Animation Featurette-Behind The Scenes |
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Year Of Production | 2011 | ||
Running Time | 104:50 | ||
RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
Start Up | Ads Then Menu | ||
Region Coding | 4 | Directed By | Roger Donaldson |
Studio
Distributor |
Roadshow Home Entertainment |
Starring |
Nicolas Cage January Jones Guy Pearce Harold Perrineau Jennifer Carpenter IronE Singleton |
Case | ? | ||
RPI | $49.95 | Music | J. Peter Robinson |
Video | Audio | ||
Pan & Scan/Full Frame | None |
English DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 English Descriptive Audio Dolby Digital 2.0 |
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Widescreen Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 | ||
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Video Format | 1080p | ||
Original Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 | Miscellaneous | |
Jacket Pictures | No | ||
Subtitles | English for the Hearing Impaired | Smoking | No |
Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
Action In or After Credits | No |
I recently reviewed the DVD version of this film, and have used the same plot synopsis here...feel free to skip if you read my previous review.
Nicolas Cage has been remarkably busy lately, seemingly in every second film that gets released from Hollywood. The results of all this work have been somewhat variable and this particular film was panned by critics and took less than $500,000 at the US Box Office. So, is it really terrible? No, it is actually not a bad little thriller. Sure it is nothing too special but it is perfectly serviceable entertainment and provides thrills, suspense and action in equal measure.
Will Gerard (Cage) is an English teacher in New Orleans, teaching in a predominantly black neighbourhood. He lives with his wife, Laura (January Jones) who is a classical cellist. One evening on her way home from rehearsal, Laura is attacked and raped. She ends up in hospital suffering from the attack and the beating she sustained. As Will waits in the hospital, he is approached by a man who calls himself Simon (Guy Pearce) who offers Will a deal. The organisation Simon represents will make sure the rapist gets 'taken care of' if Will agrees to do a favour for them in the future. In his emotionally heightened state Will agrees to the deal and before long photos of the dead rapist are given to him along with a necklace his wife was wearing during the attack. Will and Laura try to return to their normal life however, six months later, Will gets contacted by Simon who asks him to push a child pornographer off a bridge. Will he do it? Will Simon leave him alone if he doesn't? Who is really behind Simon's activities?
Australian director, Roger Donaldson, helmed this well put together thriller, which although it requires a fair bit of suspension of disbelief does provide some good entertainment. The basic plot idea is quite interesting and I haven't seen a film with a similar idea behind it. The story is a bit farfetched at times but this is fictional entertainment rather than a documentary. There are certainly lots of twists and turns and you are never sure who Will can or should trust. The acting is quite good with Cage seeming to be more engaged with this role than some of his other recent ones. Interestingly, this film was produced by Tobey Maguire.
Worth a look for thriller fans.
The video quality is excellent and a significant step up from the DVD.
The feature is presented in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio which is the original aspect ratio. It is 1080p using the AVC codec.
The picture was very clear and sharp throughout. Shadow detail is significantly improved over the DVD.
The colour is excellent on this disc, another significant step up from the DVD.
There was some minor shimmer to be seen on clothes and screen doors.
There are subtitles in English for the Hearing Impaired which were clear and easy to read. I did notice one spelling mistake.
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The audio quality is very good for Blu-ray and a big step up from the DVD.
This disc contains an English soundtrack in DTS HD-MA 5.1 plus a Descriptive Audio track in Dolby Digital 2.0.
Dialogue was clear and easy to understand throughout.
The music did its job, adding to the tension and suspense.
The surround speakers were used throughout for immersive atmosphere but were not up with the best of Blu-ray in surround sound terms.
The subwoofer was used to support the music and action.
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The menu featured music and motion.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
The Region A version of this Blu-ray is basically the same except that the main soundtrack is in Dolby True HD rather than DTS. Call it a draw.
The video quality is excellent.
The audio quality is very good.
The one extra is pretty minor but a Blu-ray exclusive in this region.Video | |
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Review Equipment | |
DVD | SONY BDP-S760 Blu-ray, using HDMI output |
Display | Sharp LC52LE820X Quattron 52" Full HD LED-LCD TV . Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. This display device is 16x9 capable. This display device has a maximum native resolution of 1080p. |
Audio Decoder | Built into amplifier. Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. |
Amplification | Marantz SR5005 |
Speakers | Monitor Audio Bronze 2 (Front), Bronze Centre & Bronze FX (Rears) + Sony SAW2500M Subwoofer |