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Year One Blu-ray Review

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Old 04-11-2009, 10:05 AM   #1
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Year One Blu-ray Review

Reviewed by Alan Paterson, 4th November 2009
The Jack Black comedy vehicle ‘Year One’ stumbles on to Region free Blu-ray with an excellent 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 transfer framed at 1.85:1. Colours are vibrant, contrast is great in a sharp, detail filled image that looks truly wonderful. The DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio is mainly front weighted for dialogue with little use of the surrounds or bass extension. A competent, if lazy mix. As a movie, ‘Year One’ isn’t the best comedy ever, joining the recent slew of forgettable outings that improve with the help of inebriation. The premise has a lot going for it with Black’s caveman character Zed involved in many Biblical situations, but it fizzles out quickly rather than sparkles. A fair selection of extras including an audio commentary by the director, Harold Ramis and the two stars (Black & Michael Cera) round off the package.


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Re: Year One Blu-ray Review

I agree with that.
Not the best comedy by any means but it is Ramis and the PQ is one of the best i have seen on Blu Ray.
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