{"id":23050,"date":"2020-03-15T10:59:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23050"},"modified":"2020-03-15T10:59:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:59:59","slug":"review-1917-4k-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/03\/review-1917-4k-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"1917 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>1917<\/em><\/strong> is a rare movie in these times and even rarer ones taking place during World War I. The performance from George MacKay is great but the biggest takeaway is the one-shot concept from director Sam Mendes which was pretty impressive.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

1917<\/span>
\n(2019)<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>War, Drama<\/span>
\nUniversal | R \u2013 119 min. \u2013 $44.98 | March 24, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/15\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Sam Mendes
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Featurettes
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: (4K\/BD) <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\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
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0The screen captures were taken from the Blu-ray disc and\u00a0do not<\/span> represent the 4K Ultra HD transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

THE MOVIE \u2014 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Movies about World War I don\u2019t get made very often anymore, at least on a grand scale as I\u2019m sure there have been lower budgeted ones, and it\u2019s a time that sadly doesn\u2019t receive a whole lot of attention. 1917<\/em><\/strong> is a fantastic film from Sam Mendes who also co-scripted, apparently inspired by the stories told by his grandfather and his time in the war. This is an incredible film from top to bottom and although I still have no problem with a movie like Parasite<\/em> taking the Best Picture award, this is probably my personal favorite of 2019.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The draw for the film is a one-shot like style with only, from what I can tell, one clear cut. It is an interesting choice rather than going the traditional route and no doubt a bit complicated as, while there were cuts, the actors still had to get through a take that could last several minutes without missing a beat, not to mention the choreography during the warfare scenes. And it\u2019s not very often one takes note of the cinematography, but when Roger Deakins is involved, it deserves to be noticed; Deakins took home his second Academy Award following Blade Runner 2049<\/em> after a string of snubs (including 2008 when he was nominated twice, No Country for Old Men<\/em> and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The film might not have a massive core cast with George MacKay of Captain Fantastic<\/em> and Marrowbone<\/em>, more or less carries the film with Dean-Charles Chapman from Game of Thrones<\/em> coming in second, though his character tragically, and underpinning the perils of war, exits probably a little less than a halfway through. In very small roles, Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch were pretty much cameos, neither onscreen for more than a few minutes, both are very fine actors of course, though their appearances probably here to help sell the movie to, mostly, United Kingdom audiences.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Directed with his usual precision, as demonstrated in Skyfall<\/em>, 1917<\/em><\/strong> is a work of near perfection in terms of direction, at least. While I may have no qualms with Parasite<\/em> taking home Best Picture, I truly believe Mendes was more deserving for Best Director, and one only have to watch the behind-the-scenes featurettes on the monumental, and ambitious, task to bring this to the big screen.<\/p>\n

In the end, 1917<\/em><\/strong> is a great war movie that is worth checking out as its equally thrilling as it is harrowing.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

This release comes with a matted and slightly embossed slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. All bonus material available on both 4K and Blu-ray discs.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n