bmateijsen
18-11-2001, 19:39
Hierbij een review van tomb raider... ook te vinden op www.widescreen.com ....
De review is wild enthousiast over de surround mix.. helaas geen DTS... maar de dolby track is gewoon vreselijk goed gemixt.
Weer qua specs een DVD-Topper.
Story Synopsis:
Lara Croft (Jolie) is a resilient, sexy, armed adventurer who was born into wealth and trained at the most elite schools. Traveling to dangerous and mysterious locales around the globe, Lara is in constant search of rare, lost crypts and long-forgotten empires. Now she must face her greatest challenge yet: to find two halves of an ancient artifact buried in space and time. Once whole, this ancient object gives the bearer the godlike power to control time and even undo the past. But to get there, Lara must first take on a dangerous secret society, the Illuminati. The fate of mankind rests in the hands of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture exhibits rich hues, accurate fleshtones, and deep, pure blacks. Images are sharp with nicely rendered definition, though at times the picture appears somewhat plugged-up and wanting in clarity. There are instances in which edge enhancement is noticed, but most of the movie is free from its distraction. Pixelization can give the picture a “digital” quality at times, but otherwise images are smooth. The source element is revealing of film grain in a few scenes. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The audio presentation for this Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack is excellent, with first-rate fidelity. This is simply another one of those “must haves” for those who favor soundtracks with liberal surround sound engagement, and for those who are always in search of the next “hot” DVD with movie sound worthy of an all-out home theatre demonstration. The distribution of the music and effects throughout the soundstage is exceptionally compelling at times, with a very palpable sense of
space and involvement. This can be appreciated both during heightened moments, and also when the soundfield is subtly active. The music is a superb recording, and its presence within the listening space is such that is seems to just nicely float amongst the other elements of the sound mix. The stereo surrounds are exploited very effectively, imparting an impressive sense of depth in the surround hemisphere. This soundtrack also translates very well to the use of back surround decoding, as many instances were noted where “real” center surround imaging would be especially beneficial. The low-end, as might be expected, is characterized by clean rumbles and pulses of low frequencies with occasionally aggressive use of the .1 LFE channel. Some of the low-end content can be quite intense at times. Voices have a hint of the ADR-type sonic characteristics, but otherwise sound impressively natural. This film’s audio simply seems to excel in all of the essential attributes of an effective sonic presentation. (Perry Sun)
De review is wild enthousiast over de surround mix.. helaas geen DTS... maar de dolby track is gewoon vreselijk goed gemixt.
Weer qua specs een DVD-Topper.
Story Synopsis:
Lara Croft (Jolie) is a resilient, sexy, armed adventurer who was born into wealth and trained at the most elite schools. Traveling to dangerous and mysterious locales around the globe, Lara is in constant search of rare, lost crypts and long-forgotten empires. Now she must face her greatest challenge yet: to find two halves of an ancient artifact buried in space and time. Once whole, this ancient object gives the bearer the godlike power to control time and even undo the past. But to get there, Lara must first take on a dangerous secret society, the Illuminati. The fate of mankind rests in the hands of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture exhibits rich hues, accurate fleshtones, and deep, pure blacks. Images are sharp with nicely rendered definition, though at times the picture appears somewhat plugged-up and wanting in clarity. There are instances in which edge enhancement is noticed, but most of the movie is free from its distraction. Pixelization can give the picture a “digital” quality at times, but otherwise images are smooth. The source element is revealing of film grain in a few scenes. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The audio presentation for this Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack is excellent, with first-rate fidelity. This is simply another one of those “must haves” for those who favor soundtracks with liberal surround sound engagement, and for those who are always in search of the next “hot” DVD with movie sound worthy of an all-out home theatre demonstration. The distribution of the music and effects throughout the soundstage is exceptionally compelling at times, with a very palpable sense of
space and involvement. This can be appreciated both during heightened moments, and also when the soundfield is subtly active. The music is a superb recording, and its presence within the listening space is such that is seems to just nicely float amongst the other elements of the sound mix. The stereo surrounds are exploited very effectively, imparting an impressive sense of depth in the surround hemisphere. This soundtrack also translates very well to the use of back surround decoding, as many instances were noted where “real” center surround imaging would be especially beneficial. The low-end, as might be expected, is characterized by clean rumbles and pulses of low frequencies with occasionally aggressive use of the .1 LFE channel. Some of the low-end content can be quite intense at times. Voices have a hint of the ADR-type sonic characteristics, but otherwise sound impressively natural. This film’s audio simply seems to excel in all of the essential attributes of an effective sonic presentation. (Perry Sun)