{"id":22478,"date":"2019-12-10T22:31:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T06:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=22478"},"modified":"2021-02-24T14:52:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:52:07","slug":"review-it-4k-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/12\/review-it-4k-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"IT: Chapter Two 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>IT Chapter Two<\/em><\/strong> is slightly better than the first movie mostly because I found the visuals to be more interesting, though still not scary and while I liked this ensemble, never really found much of an emotional connection.<\/p>\n

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IT: Chapter Two<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural<\/span>
\nWarner Bros. | R \u2013 169 min. \u2013 $44.95 | December 10, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/10\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Andy Muschietti
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Stephen King (novel); Gary Dauberman (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd, Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: (4K\/BD) <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.38
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.38
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Defeated by members of the Losers’ Club, the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine, once again. Now adults, the childhood friends \u2014 Bill (JAMES MCAVOY), Beverly (JESSICA CHASTAIN), Richie (BILL HADER), Ben (JAY RYAN), Eddie (JAMES RANSONE) and Mike (ISAIAH MUSTAFA) \u2014 have long since gone their separate ways. But when people start disappearing, Mike calls the others home for one final\u00a0stand. Damaged by scars from the past, the united Losers must conquer their deepest fears to destroy the shape-shifting Pennywise (BILL SKARSGARD) \u2014 now more powerful than ever.<\/p>\n

Review: <\/strong>At this point I might be a broken record but is worth repeating that I\u2019ve never read a single Stephen King novel so going into any film or television series based on one of his works, I don\u2019t have any sort of preconceptions and judge based on the work instead of how characters are portrayed or who portrays them. With that said, after watching the first IT<\/em> movie released in 2017, I wasn\u2019t overly impressed finding it filled with the clich\u00e9d jump scares which weren\u2019t even all that scary, not to mention clowns are inherently creepy so can\u2019t give the filmmakers, or actor Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd, that much credit on that front either. However, the one big positive I did take away was the tween actors were all really good and did make the film somewhat tolerable.<\/p>\n

Now a couple years later, the second part, entitled IT Chapter Two<\/em><\/strong>, flashing forward 27 years, we meet the Losers now as adults, and although this second chapter wasn\u2019t all that great, and a bit lengthy too, I generally found the adult actors to fill the parts rather nicely, with perhaps Bill Hader almost stealing the show with a genuinely heartfelt performance. Even so, I did generally enjoy the other actors but, at least in terms of James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain, neither were what I\u2019d call tremendous in their respective parts, but I guess gave just enough to where I gave a damn about them. In terms of Skarsg\u00e5rd as Pennywise, it\u2019s more of the same, yeah he can be creepy but again, that sort of thing is built-in with clowns, still his interactions with the Losers was sometimes fun in a darkly way…<\/p>\n

Where this movie, albeit just barely, goes above its predecessor wasn\u2019t necessarily the story, it was serviceable enough, but instead the visuals I found a bit more interesting to watch, particularly during the finale but also some of the creatures, a few marking their returns. Not going to say it makes up for the lackluster plot which still doesn\u2019t make sense (kind of the norm nowadays for horror, no real set of rules to follow), and yet even with its astounding 169-minute running time, I can\u2019t say I ever was bored or looking at the clock, so it did keep my attention even if I wasn\u2019t fully engrossed in the plot.<\/p>\n

Andy Muschietti returns to the director\u2019s chair and the style, at least from memory, is pretty much the same, keeping the darker elements alive but not so dank and dark to where you can\u2019t see a damn thing. I haven\u2019t seen Mama<\/em> before so these to IT<\/em> movies are all I can base his talents, but he does possess some talent, though still has the bad habit of other horror directors of utilize the jump scares, and here he seemed to have kept it to a minimum, thankfully.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Discs 1 (4K UHD) & 2 (Blu-ray):
\n<\/strong>Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Director Andy Muschietti. I appreciate when directors provide commentaries on their long films and Muschietti is a pretty interesting filmmaker and breaks down developing the sequel, the story and working with the various actors as well as the challenges.<\/p>\n

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Disc 3 (Blu-ray):
\n<\/strong>The Summers of IT<\/em>: Chapter One: You\u2019ll Float Too (35:58)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 This featurette takes viewers behind the scenes of the first movie with audition tapes of the kids, costume designs including the one for Pennywise and the themes behind the film.<\/p>\n

The Summers of IT<\/em>: Chapter Two: IT<\/em> Ends (39:30)<\/u><\/strong> covers this movie has some more BTS footage and interviews with the cast and filmmakers.<\/p>\n

Pennywise Lives Again (9:55)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 This is a profile on the character for this second chapter with comments by Bill Skarsgard portraying him once again and the differences from one film to this.<\/p>\n

This Meeting of the Losers\u2019 Club Has Official Begun (8:12)<\/u><\/strong> is a closer look at the casting of the adults.<\/p>\n

Finding the Deadlights (6:18)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Here we get an interview, with behind-the-scenes footage of his cameo, as he talks about the process of writing the novel and the inspirations behind it (so to speak).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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4K VIDEO \u2013 5.0\/5, BD VIDEO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Warner Bros. releases IT: Chapter Two<\/em><\/strong> onto 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray where it\u2019s presented with a (as measured) 2.38 widescreen aspect ratio and 2160p and 1080p high-definition transfers, respectively. Although this is a dark tone of a plot, with a killer clown and all, detail still is nice and sharp throughout and colors generally were bright and vibrant courtesy of the HDR, while black levels were stark, no more evident in one scene as Pennywise tries to lure a little girl underneath some bleachers and at times can only see his face. Comparing the 4K with the Blu-ray disc, I didn\u2019t find a significant difference, perhaps not as sharp and an ever so slight drop in quality with the colors, but otherwise both of these look fantasic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs come with a Dolby Atmos track which does sound great. There\u2019s plenty to judge, with dialogue coming through with good clarity and the other channels being relegated for ambient noises (such as Pennywise taunting the Losers) as well as the, albeit unremarkable, score from Benjamin Walleisch, a composer I\u2019m not familiar with.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, IT Chapter Two<\/em><\/strong> is slightly better than the first movie mostly because I found the visuals to be more interesting, though still not scary and while I liked this ensemble, never really found much of an emotional connection. Still, guess it was a satisfying conclusion at least. This 4K UHD\/Blu-ray combo pack includes some decent features to go along with fantastic video and audio transfers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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