{"id":29280,"date":"2024-10-25T13:29:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=29280"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:44:17","slug":"review-hitcher-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2024\/10\/review-hitcher-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hitcher 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Hitcher<\/i><\/b> arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Warner Bros. and given a commentary and an interview with the director.<\/p>\n

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The Hitcher<\/span>
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Genre(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller<\/span>
\nWarner Bros. | R \u2013 97 min. \u2013 $24.99 | October 19, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/25\/2023 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by:\u00a0<\/strong>Robert Harmon
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Eric Red (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Thomas Howell, Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh<\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K Ultra HD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\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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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/span><\/h3>\n
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When Jim Halsey (C. THOMAS HOWELL) stops to pick up a hitcher one rainy night, he is soon dying to turn back time. The man (RITGER HAUER) puts a knife to Jim’s throat as he tells him to pull past a stranded car on the side of the road. Its occupants have already been brutally slaughtered by the ominous stranger. Now a bloody game of cat-and-mouse is about to be played out in this desolate stretch of highway, and every poor soul who rides that road is going to take part whether they want to…or not!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with an\u00a0Audio Commentary<\/strong><\/span> with Director Robert Harmon,\u00a0Bullseye (49:21)<\/strong><\/span> an interview with Harmon and the\u00a0Theatrical Trailer<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4\u00be\/5, AUDIO \u2014 5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Warner Bros. releases\u00a0The Hitcher<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>onto 4K Ultra HD where it’s presented in the original 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 2160p high-definition transfer. In a word it’s another homerun from Warner where detail is incredibly sharp and colors nicely balanced with mostly earthy tones given the mostly desert setting. There are still bouts of color that does pop making it for a really nice transfer.<\/p>\n

The disc comes with a very strong and robust Dolby Atmos track which is a good surprise for a movie that’s nearly 30 years old. Dialogue does come across with excellent clarity and some amazing depth for the numerous action sequences not to mention the whirling winds of the desert.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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