{"id":4467,"date":"2012-07-08T23:46:42","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T06:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=4467"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T21:00:16","slug":"review-frequency-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2012\/07\/review-frequency-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequency Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Even with some necessary suspension of disbelief, Frequency<\/em><\/strong> is a well crafted film with fine performances from Jim Caviezel, Dennis Quaid and Andre Braugher. The story is finely written and the premise is certainly interesting and above all else, original.<\/p>\n

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\nFrequency (2000)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 118 min. \u2013 $19.98 | July 10, 2012<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:<\/span>
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Gregory Hoblit
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Toby Emmerich (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Andre Braugher, Elizabeth Mitchell, Noah Emmerich<\/p>\n

Theatrical Release Date: <\/strong>April 28, 2000<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>2 Commentaries, Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Galleries, Music-Only Track w\/ Commentary, Theatrical Trailer
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 7.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>31.7 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>All his life, Detective John Sullivan (JIM CAVIEZEL) has been haunted by one tragic event. When a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon of nature opens a mysterious channel to the past, John is stunned to discover that he is able to communicate with his dad Frank (DENNIS QUAID)… who\u2019s been dead for 30 years. But by changing the past, they set in motion a string of brutal, unsolved murders, with John\u2019s mother (ELIZABETH MITCHELL) \u2013 and Frank\u2019s wife \u2013 the next victim. Racing against time, the son and father must now find a way to stop the crime that could destroy the future for the both of them.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Whenever movies get into the realm of time travel, they mostly get into trouble with plot holes or inconsistencies but if the characters and\/or the story is engaging, then one can normally ignore any of the flaws that might arise. One example is, of course, the Back to the Future<\/em> movies (the second one especially), another is the 2000 drama-thriller, Frequency<\/em><\/strong>. This is a film that starts off as a drama before turning into a murder mystery and finally a thriller. It hits all the right emotional buttons (father\/son relationship) and while the ending doesn\u2019t make a heck of a lot of sense, on the whole it\u2019s effective and, most of all, entertaining.<\/p>\n

The acting is another aspect that makes this movie tick. Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid share great father-son chemistry despite never appearing on-screen together and having their scenes cut between while talking over a ham radio. It\u2019s a bit of a contrived situation as to how it all started, thanks to a young Michael Cera finding it in an old box under the stairs, but like everything else, it\u2019s well done and never feels off or forced. When we get into the back and forth between father and son, the movie picks up steam and you\u2019re enthralled with the premise even if the \u201chow\u201d isn\u2019t entirely believable (but hey, if I can buy Bill Murray inexplicably reliving everyday in Groundhog Day<\/em>, why can\u2019t the same be done here?).<\/p>\n

What drives Frequency<\/em><\/strong> is less about the mystery, which is solved rather quickly and becomes more of a cat and mouse game, but it\u2019s because of the performances from Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid who are commanding in their respective timelines; just an all around brilliant piece of casting. The supporting cast isn\u2019t bad either from the vastly underrated Andre Braugher playing essentially two sides of the same character depending on the timeline to Noah Emmerich (whose brother, Toby, wrote and produced) playing what\u2019s essentially the thankless role as the best friend, but he has so much charisma that it\u2019s hard to not like the character even if the screen time is limited.<\/p>\n

All in all, Frequency<\/em><\/strong> is the kind of movie you shouldn\u2019t think too hard about, especially towards the end. Instead, one can appreciate it for the acting, some solid writing and an interesting premise which, despite a few issues, is fascinating. This being my second viewing, it still holds up today as it had back in 2004.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

All the features from the \u201cNew Line Platinum Series\u201d DVD have been ported over.<\/p>\n

Feature Commentaries<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 There are two tracks, one with Director Gregory Hoblit, the other with Writer\/Producer Toby Emmerich and Actor Noah Emmerich. Each one provides a different info but both are fairly technical with Hoblit providing some more info and fills the time while the other there seems to be some more gaps. However, both tracks are good and worth listening to.<\/p>\n

The Science & Technology Behind Frequency<\/em> (TRT 37:59; SD)<\/span><\/strong> has multiple featurettes under this banner: \u201cSolar Science\u201d (6:48), \u201cHam Radios\u201d (8:37), \u201cTime Travel & Theoretical Physics\u201d (8:36), \u201cFighting Fires\u201d (7:54) and \u201cCreating Natural Phenomena for Film\u201d (6:04). Each one of these features members of the crew and some experts in specific fields.<\/p>\n

Conceptual & Solar Galleries<\/span><\/strong> include \u201cRough 3D Animation\u201d, \u201cAnimation with Lighting\u201d, \u201cComplex Animation\u201d and \u201cFinal Film\u201d. Not sure why they did these in individual features instead of doing a comparison of all 4 on one featurette…<\/p>\n

Music-Only Track with Commentary by Composer Michael Kamen<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 If you\u2019ve ever listened to these kinds of commentaries, it might not be entirely enthralling but if you enjoy listening to music scores you might find value in this. Generally, whenever there\u2019s a break in the movie without a score, Kamen fills the time talking about composing.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (5:37; SD)<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 There\u2019s a collection of 5 scenes that didn\u2019t make the cut but none of them are very interesting and would ultimately slow down the film.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailer (2:29; SD)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Frequency<\/em><\/strong> arrives on Blu-ray with a nice looking 1080p high-def transfer (MPEG-4 AVC encoding). The movie is presented with its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and looks sharp throughout. The color array is also nice and well balanced making for a theatrical like experience. Black levels are also impressive showing no signs of compression, artifacts or pixilation. It\u2019s not a transfer that will pop off the screen but certainly more than satisfying enough for the home theater audience.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Surprisingly enough, the disc sports a crisp 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track, which is a bit surprising considering there\u2019s not a whole lot of action outside of the opening sequence, a fire scene towards the middle and maybe a chase scene near the end. Otherwise, the film is dialogue driven with some ambient noises and Michael Kamen\u2019s nice score making use of the other channels. Like the video, I didn\u2019t feel it was an immersive experience but more than good enough for my ears.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, even with some necessary suspension of disbelief, Frequency<\/em><\/strong> is a well crafted film with fine performances from Jim Caviezel, Dennis Quaid and Andre Braugher. The story is finely written and the premise is certainly interesting and above all else, original. The Blu-ray offers up more than adequate audio and video transfers while the features have all been ported over from the DVD release.<\/p>\n

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The Movieman<\/em>
\nPublished: <\/strong>07\/08\/2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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