Mo's Take: "It's you. You have all the weapons you need. And now...Fight!". Sucker Punch is a story of Babydoll (Emily Browning), Rocket (Jena Malone), Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), Amber (Jamie Chung) and Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish) who try to escape from a mental asylum run by Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorki (Carla Gugino) and the High Roller (Jon Hamm). Scott Glenn is their guide through the Dream world. In order to set themselves free they need 5 items, a Map, a lighter, a knife, a Master Key, and an unknown item. Babydoll's imagination takes the girls on a journey through time where they fight to survive and ultimately escape from the sad realities of the asylum. Director Zach Snyder does what he does best, uses his vision and superb imagery to create distant worlds and battlegrounds where the girls fight to aquire the 4 items and their freedom.
Equipment Used:
Sony KDL-55HX800, Pioneer Elite SC-35, Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD, MartinLogan Vantage (Fronts), MartinLogan Motif (Center), MartinLogan Depth-i (Subwoofer), and MartinLogan Montage (Surrounds).
Video:
The script itself is nothing special but the imagery is eye catching and the audio puts you right in the middle of all the action and provides a great movie theater ambiance in your home. The film flip flops between reality of the Asylum and imagination. I liked how the color palette switched every time Babydoll and the gang went into the Dream world. The image has great dimensionality and detail. The action is highly stylized and despite the presence of some film grain the image is spectacular, or should I say "eye candy".
Audio:
The DTS-HD Master Audio was decoded via Pioneer Elite SC-35. The audio bit-rate maxed out at 3.31 Mbps. My favorite scene on this movie is chapter 4. The entire battle sequence is choreographed to Bjork's "Army of me". That was the perfect song for this particular scene in my humble opinion. Through the Pioneer Elite SC-35 the sound stage was wide and deep. The surrounds were highly active with an impressive low-end that kept my room shaking. Low bass extension is system threatening and dynamic range is outstanding. Dialogue was clean and never became an issue even during intense battle sequences.
I also watched the movie with the PQLS engaged on Pioneer SC-35. In order for PQLS to work I needed to change the audio output on the Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD to PCM (Internally Decode). The sound with PQLS engaged was more open and the bass was less boomy. The quieter moments during the movie had less perceived background noise. I definitely prefer the PQLS for music but I am not sure if I prefer it for movies yet.
Conclusion:
I must admit that the main reason why I enjoyed this movie was because of the soundtrack and the stylized action. The video is absolute eye candy. I highly recommend that you first rent this movie because it is not for everyone. I on the other hand will be purchasing this movie because it is definitely a demo worthy movie. Oh, and one last thing..."If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything"....Scott Glenn/Sucker Punch.
Equipment Used:
Sony KDL-55HX800, Pioneer Elite SC-35, Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD, MartinLogan Vantage (Fronts), MartinLogan Motif (Center), MartinLogan Depth-i (Subwoofer), and MartinLogan Montage (Surrounds).
Video:
The script itself is nothing special but the imagery is eye catching and the audio puts you right in the middle of all the action and provides a great movie theater ambiance in your home. The film flip flops between reality of the Asylum and imagination. I liked how the color palette switched every time Babydoll and the gang went into the Dream world. The image has great dimensionality and detail. The action is highly stylized and despite the presence of some film grain the image is spectacular, or should I say "eye candy".
Audio:
The DTS-HD Master Audio was decoded via Pioneer Elite SC-35. The audio bit-rate maxed out at 3.31 Mbps. My favorite scene on this movie is chapter 4. The entire battle sequence is choreographed to Bjork's "Army of me". That was the perfect song for this particular scene in my humble opinion. Through the Pioneer Elite SC-35 the sound stage was wide and deep. The surrounds were highly active with an impressive low-end that kept my room shaking. Low bass extension is system threatening and dynamic range is outstanding. Dialogue was clean and never became an issue even during intense battle sequences.
I also watched the movie with the PQLS engaged on Pioneer SC-35. In order for PQLS to work I needed to change the audio output on the Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD to PCM (Internally Decode). The sound with PQLS engaged was more open and the bass was less boomy. The quieter moments during the movie had less perceived background noise. I definitely prefer the PQLS for music but I am not sure if I prefer it for movies yet.
Conclusion:
I must admit that the main reason why I enjoyed this movie was because of the soundtrack and the stylized action. The video is absolute eye candy. I highly recommend that you first rent this movie because it is not for everyone. I on the other hand will be purchasing this movie because it is definitely a demo worthy movie. Oh, and one last thing..."If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything"....Scott Glenn/Sucker Punch.
