{"id":23817,"date":"2020-09-09T19:22:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T02:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23817"},"modified":"2021-08-20T22:04:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T05:04:21","slug":"review-dead-zone-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/09\/review-dead-zone-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dead Zone Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Dead Zone<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t quite enter into classic territory for me, but I did generally find it entertaining thanks to a charismatic enough performance from Christopher Walken who actually plays the lead fairly straight.<\/p>\n

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The Dead Zone<\/span>
\n(1983)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Horror<\/span>
\nParamount | R \u2013 103 min. | September 15, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/09\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>David Cronenberg
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Stephen King (novel); Jeffrey Boam (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Martin Sheen<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>None
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, French
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>23.74 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>29.37 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Paramount provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>When Johnny Smith (CHRISTOPHER WALKEN) awakens from a coma caused by a car accident, he finds that years have passed, and he now has psychic abilities. Heartbroken that his girlfriend (BROOKE ADAMS) has moved on with her life, Johnny also must contend with his unsettling powers, which allow him to see a person’s future with a mere touch. After shaking the hand of aspiring politician Greg Stillson (MARTIN SHEEN), Johnny sees the danger presented by the candidate’s rise and resolves to kill him.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: The Dead Zone<\/em><\/strong> is a movie I had never seen before doing this review, albeit heard of it thanks to the television series. My first viewing is pretty much on par with many of the Stephen King adaptations, meaning it\u2019s mostly well made but not especially memorable, which is kind of strange considering this was directed by David Cronenberg, not exactly known for making standard cinema, and featuring Christopher Walken, not known for playing relatively normal characters, even one with the supernatural telepathic abilities, he\u2019s pretty straight forward. The film itself is engaging enough I suppose and fun seeing Martin Sheen playing a sleazy politician, a far cry from this turn on The West Wing<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Not saying The Dead Zone<\/em><\/strong> ranks all that high on my list, comparatively it\u2019s one of the better Stephen King adaptations, albeit behind The Shining<\/em> which King absolutely hated (no idea what his thoughts were on this). There\u2019s nothing that really stands out except for an interesting premise, but the finale at least does have some tension and a satisfying ending.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This is one of the movies in the Stephen King: 5-Movie Collection. No features were included for this movie.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The Dead Zone<\/em><\/strong> marks its debut on Blu-ray presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. For the most part the picture here does look adequate enough, detail is relatively well defined but it\u2019s not exactly a fine grain level of sharpness and colors were at least decent enough. That being said, I did notice some instances of some specs and dust marks so clearly this did not undergo any sort of restoration, but these flaws weren\u2019t especially distracting, however would be nice if a company like Arrow or Shout Factory would undertake a new transfer along with some special features down the line.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The film comes with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which I found serviceable, especially since the bulk of the movie is dialogue driven. There is some modest depth for the crowd scenes during the campaign parts of the movie, including idle chatter and such, but otherwise most everything was generally centrally located.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, The Dead Zone<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t quite enter into classic territory for me, but I did generally find it entertaining thanks to a charismatic enough performance from Christopher Walken who actually plays the lead fairly straight, same goes for Cronenberg\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n

As of this writing, the film is only available in high-definition through the Stephen King: 5-Movie Collection<\/em> though for fans, I would hold out for Shout Factory to release a \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d with a restored video and some bonus features.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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