Faster—Blu-ray Review
Mo's Take: I am pretty sure Director, George Tillman Jr. was trying to do "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" thing here. Dwayne Johnson, Driver (The Good), is released from prison after 10 years and right from the beginning you can see he wants to Avenge his brother's death........Faster. Billy Bob Thornton (The Ugly), is a "bad" cop who is investigating the death toll left behind by Driver. Killer (The Bad) is a bounty hunter who has a contract on Driver. His phone ring even has the "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" ring tone.
Equipment Used:
Sony KDL-55HX800, Denon DBP-2012UDCI, Pioneer Elite VSX-33, MartinLogan Vantage (Fronts), MartinLogan Motif (Center), MartinLogan Montage (Surrounds), and MartinLogan Depth-i (Subwoofer).
Video:
If you like action movies and like me are sick of the look that most action movies these days suffer from then FASTER is the perfect cure. I am talking about that Tony Scott, Ala Unstoppable, Domino, Man on Fire, type of movie look with an almost unnatural high contrast and sharp/edgy picture quality with lots of film grain. That style of film making was good on movies like True Romance, but now almost all action movies these days seem to have that same visual style.
Faster is dark with lots of fine detail throughout the movie. Colors have a natural tone. I thoroughly enjoyed the darker look and feel of the movie aided by superb black levels and shadow detail. I would compare the look and feel of "Faster" to "Taken".
Audio:
This was the first movie I watched on my new Denon DBP-2012UDCI and it was a blast. The DTS-HD Master Audio mix is very aggressive with lots of surround imaging and deep bass. The sound stage is wide and very engaging. The gunshots, especially, from Dwayne Johnson's gun (not sure what it is) are loud and bass heavy. The overall sound design is very natural without being over the top. In my opinion it had enough dynamics to make the movie enjoyable and did little to distract from the film.
Conclusion:
I really enjoyed this film on blu-ray. I was not expecting much from this movie, but was pleasantly surprised. Dwayne Johnson was perfect in this role because he did not have to talk much, just shoot people up..........Faster
Equipment Used:
Sony KDL-55HX800, Denon DBP-2012UDCI, Pioneer Elite VSX-33, MartinLogan Vantage (Fronts), MartinLogan Motif (Center), MartinLogan Montage (Surrounds), and MartinLogan Depth-i (Subwoofer).
Video:
If you like action movies and like me are sick of the look that most action movies these days suffer from then FASTER is the perfect cure. I am talking about that Tony Scott, Ala Unstoppable, Domino, Man on Fire, type of movie look with an almost unnatural high contrast and sharp/edgy picture quality with lots of film grain. That style of film making was good on movies like True Romance, but now almost all action movies these days seem to have that same visual style.
Faster is dark with lots of fine detail throughout the movie. Colors have a natural tone. I thoroughly enjoyed the darker look and feel of the movie aided by superb black levels and shadow detail. I would compare the look and feel of "Faster" to "Taken".
Audio:
This was the first movie I watched on my new Denon DBP-2012UDCI and it was a blast. The DTS-HD Master Audio mix is very aggressive with lots of surround imaging and deep bass. The sound stage is wide and very engaging. The gunshots, especially, from Dwayne Johnson's gun (not sure what it is) are loud and bass heavy. The overall sound design is very natural without being over the top. In my opinion it had enough dynamics to make the movie enjoyable and did little to distract from the film.
Conclusion:
I really enjoyed this film on blu-ray. I was not expecting much from this movie, but was pleasantly surprised. Dwayne Johnson was perfect in this role because he did not have to talk much, just shoot people up..........Faster
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