[The News Bot]

Reviewed by Alan Paterson, 5th October 2009
‘Snakes on a Plane’ slithers on to Blu-ray with an excellent Region free, 1080p, VC-1 encoded transfer, framed at 2.40:1. The image is sharp and detailed throughout with good colour and contrast. There’s a fine veil of grain to remind us of its source.
The audio comes in an immersive Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround mix that places us at the centre of the action as screams, hisses and rumbles go on all around. Dialogue is thankfully clear throughout.
There’s a nice selection of extras including a lively group commentary track and a handful of Featurettes.
As a movie, it has its tongue firmly planted in its cheek as it robs every ‘Airport’ cliché in the book and milks it for all its worth, with Samuel L Jackson playing it straight from start to finish. Plenty of bumps but not meant to be taken seriously – a bit of fun.


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[Racquel Darrian]

The sound is a bit of let down for me as the DVD has an excellent 6.1 soundtrack. Why hasn't the Blu-ray got 6.1 or even 7.1 sound?

[IanS]

Originally Posted by Racquel Darrian

The sound is a bit of let down for me as the DVD has an excellent 6.1 soundtrack. Why hasn't the Blu-ray got 6.1 or even 7.1 sound?

On that subject, this was posted on another site regarding the UK release (not the US one reviewed here):

It has come to our attention that the recent Entertainment in Video release of Snakes on a Plane lacks the advertised Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack, and instead includes only a standard Dolby Digital 5.1 'lossy' soundtrack. Entertainment in Video are aware of the issue (which was apparently caused by an authoring error) and are in the process of replacing all current stock with corrected versions. If you have recently purchased a copy of the film you are advised to return it to your retailer for a full refund.

Snakes on a Plane BD Audio Issue (UK - BD RB) in News > Releases at DVDActive