Ghostbusters: Afterlife [Blu-ray] [DVD]

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We Got One! Easter Eggs Revealed– Essentially a look at all the references found in the film, some obvious and others…not so much.

connection to the original film is just right. This is, in many ways, the Ghostbusters franchise answer to The Force Awakens (may whatever follows be better than The Last Jedi!). Afterlife is touching and fun. Its characters In listening to the Dolby Atmos mix I found it to be of the active variety that made steady use of the platform. Its use of sounds placed above is a mix of atmospherics and discrete effects. This is done well and creates an appreciable level of immersion when applied. Over the course of the film there are various sequences (such as the one where Phoebe and Podcast encounter the blue ghost/blob in the abandoned factory, followed by the chase through town) where environmental sounds, music cues and discrete objects are mixed to differing locations in the sound field, adding a head turning element to the viewing experience. Ghostbusters: Afterlife comes to Blu-ray Disc from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment featuring 1080p AVC encoded video and lossless DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound.Plot: What’s it about? Video: How’s it look? Audio: How’s it sound? Supplements: What are the extras? The Bottom Line Plot: What’s it about? Shot digitally - Ghostbusters: Afterlife crosses the streams with a terrific 2160p Dolby Vision HDR (and HDR10) transfer. Now, I’ve found a lot of conflicting info about the final digital intermediate either being a true native 4K DI or a 2K DI. Either native or upscale, regardless, this is a great-looking image. A shade or two darker than what I saw in theaters, albeit in a good way, but everything else with the image is terrific. Is this a perfect movie? No, not really. Is this a perfect Ghostbusters continuation now almost four decades removed from the A Look Ahead– If you wondered how this film was connected to the others, don’t worry – the screenwriters have done the heavy lifting for you. This explains it all (and oddly makes a lot of sense).

original film's magic, making use of old-fashioned special effects, characters and performances, locations and production design, costumes, and Special Effects: The Ghosts of Afterlife– Technology has improved visual effects since the original film came out, we get a look at some of the ghosts, new and old, and their place in the movie. a through-line of posthumous justice for its departed cast member which is absolutely the strongest element of this entire sequel When you’ve got a major studio in Sony with a high budget film franchise, as we do here, it all sets the stage for what we know – the picture will (or should) look stunning. And, of course, it does. Sony’s 2.39:1 HEVC 4K image is nearly flawless. There aren’t enough words in my vocabulary to explain all the little nuances, colors and all the things in between to showcase the picture. Contrast is spot on, detail is off the charts – if Paul Rudd ever decides to age, I’m sure a transfer like this would actually show a wrinkle or a grey hair (not so far, though). Let’s face it, Sony’s 4K offerings are among the best out there, if not the best. And this one is no exception. Audio: How’s it sound? streams and bridge the gap between the 80s version and today. The pacing is right, the story is right, the characters are right, and the level of

cognizant to build on that success rather than supplant it or, worse redefine it. The connections to the original are many but they are not forced.

Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.screen. Following on the classic original and the serviceable sequel, work was underway for a third picture that, for any number Summoning the Spirit: Making Ghostbusters: Afterlife (1080p, 19:50): Jason Reitman looks at the original idea, explores the Summoning the Spirit: Making Ghostbusters: Afterlife– Director Jason Reitman gives us the deep dive on the film, its legacy, how and why it was made and essentially gives us all we need to know in this segment. and that a powerful, long-dormant evil exists just beyond the realm of reality where the family's destiny awaits. the town. The gradually piece together that the truth that their grandfather was a Ghostbuster, that he has left various tools of the trade behind,

Ghostbusters: Afterlife comes to Ultra HD Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment featuring 2160pHEVC encoded video and lossless Dolby Atmos/TrueHD 7.1 channel sound.

Conclusion

Ghostbusters: Afterlife isn't steeped in sensory overload, instead delivering a surprisingly rustic, rural setting with wide open ranges and vistas. It's a very different look from 80's NYC (undoubtedly a controversial change in and of itself) but it allows the film to arguably better tread the line between the original adventures and this modern instalment as, despite being set in the present time, the setting is more sympathetic towards an old school adventure (c.f. the blandly modern streets of Matrix: Resurrections). The 4K makes the most of these wider shots, absorbing cloud detail and landscape nuances, with a very lived-in feel to the whole environment (that house is a character in and of itself), and a balanced, natural colour scheme that gifts a richness to the brown-dominated scenery, seeking to enhance it rather than make it otherworldly with pop. needed, a true torch passing picture that is well versed in both franchise mythos and well capable or forging its own identity and path forward for the Most all of the supplements, aside from a few trailers, are located on the Blu-ray disc. It seems that as technologically advanced as we are, we’re either unable or unwilling to put all the extras on one disc. There’s a lot done right in this one. It’s a far cry from the 2016 version which seemed to try to make more of a statement than an entertaining film. If you could change the locale of the original film and move it to the mid-west, this is most likely what you’d get. Director Jason Reitman has taken the reins from his father, Ivan, who helmed the original. And Reitman has helmed a few good films in his burgeoning career, notably Up in the Air, The Front Runner and Young Adult. In short, Ghostbusters: Afterlife gives fans more of what they want (or wanted), but also manages to spin things in a new direction. And with the critical and commercial success of the film, don’t be too surprised if there’s another one in the near future. Video: How’s it look?