{"id":7594,"date":"2014-06-18T22:36:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T05:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=7594"},"modified":"2022-01-01T11:04:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T19:04:24","slug":"review-machine-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2014\/06\/review-machine-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Machine Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Machine<\/em><\/strong> is actually a well made indie science-fiction flick with good performances, some respectable visual and make-up effects. I kind of hope the filmmakers behind the film could at least be a part of any \u201cGhost in the Shell\u201d adaptation because they did a damn good job with the material here which is more or less around the same concept.<\/p>\n

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The Machine<\/span>
\n(2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
\nXLrator Media | R \u2013 91 min. \u2013 $20.99 | June 17, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n <\/b>MOVIE INFO:<\/span>
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Caradog James
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Caradog James (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Toby Stephens, Caity Lotz, Denis Lawson, Sam Hazeloine<\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Featurette, Trailer
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>21.0 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SUMMARY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Deep into a second Cold War, Britain\u2019s Ministry of Defense wants a game-changing weapon. Lead scientist Vincent McCarthy (TOBY STEPHENS) has developed a cybernetic super-soldier dubbed \u201cThe Machine.\u201d When a programming bug causes the prototype to run amok, McCarthy takes his obsessive efforts underground. Soon he has perfected the ideal marriage of human and machine in his ultimate creation, a beautiful and dangerous being (CAITY LOTZ) that may be the key to ending the war, but a sentience stirring inside the machine puts everyone\u2019s plans in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Not much here except the Inside The Machine<\/em> (15:34)<\/strong><\/span> featurette, which has some behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, and the Theatrical Trailer (1:32)<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

XLrator Media unleashes The Machine<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer and 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio. The picture, surprisingly enough, looks good with fine detail levels, colors are purposely muted in keeping with a bleak future. I didn\u2019t notice any major instances of artifacting or pixilation.<\/p>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track has a fairly wide range from crisp and clear dialogue levels to some decently depth-filled action scenes making use of the front channels while the rear speakers are relegated for the score and ambient noises.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, The Machine<\/em><\/strong> is actually a well made indie science-fiction flick with good performances, some respectable visual and make-up effects. I kind of hope the filmmakers behind the film could at least be a part of any \u201cGhost in the Shell\u201d adaptation because they did a damn good job with the material here which is more or less around the same concept. The Blu-ray released by XLrator Media offers up good video and audio transfers while the bonus features are limited.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>06\/18\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Machine is actually a well made indie science-fiction flick with good performances, some respectable visual and make-up effects. I kind of hope the filmmakers behind the film could at least be a part of any \u201cGhost in the Shell\u201d adaptation because they did a damn good job with the material here which is more … Continue reading “The Machine Blu-ray Review”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,970],"tags":[3010,3009],"class_list":["post-7594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-caity-lotz","tag-toby-stephens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7594"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27831,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7594\/revisions\/27831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}