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directed by Marc Forster
USA 2001
This is truly one of the biggest surprises of the past few years. Marc
Forster's profound drama "Monster's Ball" is - in my opinion - the
best film of 2001. It tells the story of two lonely, desperate people who
find each other under worst possible circumstances. |
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Theatrical Release: November 11th, 2001
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment Region 1 - NTSC |
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Runtime | 1:52:32 | 1:52:42 |
Video |
2:35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
2:35:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Bitrate: SD |
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Bitrate: (Blu-ray) |
NO BITRATE GRAPH FOR Blu-ray YET!
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround 2.0) | English (DTS HD Master 5.1) |
Subtitles | English, Spanish, none | English, English (SDH), Spanish, none |
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Release Information: Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 24 |
Release Information: Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
2:35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Edition Details: • Four Deleted Scenes (4:04)
• On the Set (4:21) Chapters 16
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disc. ADDITION: Lions Gate Blu-ray - October 08' - We have a very impressive image on the new Monster's Ball Blu-ray from Lions Gate. Wow. I think Carsten was correct about the DVD being good but the compared captures below blow it right out of the water. I've done my best to match his grabs and may be off my a frame or two on some - but the vast improvement is obvious. Colors take notable shift to realism and detail is dramatically sharper. There is a shade more information in the frame with the Blu-ray. Everything about the new image is superior and this supports our theory of age of films being put to 1080P (although this is not always an absolute truism.) This Blu-ray debut looks so good at times - I was zooming in to seek edge-enhancement but came up empty - it looks clean - no DNR either. So what else? Well, a new track - a DTS HD Master 5.1 that sounds as tight and crisp as one would want. It's not an aggressive score and the rear speakers don't get a lot of dynamic action but it's the subtleties that I appreciate. Asche & Spencer's original score sounds fabulous and suits the film to a 'T'. So, the Blu-ray sounds as good as it looks. Extras are almost the same - we seem to lose one tidbit (Sundance Channel Presents Anatomy of a Scene) but gain 4 deleted scenes, an 8 minute bit on the music and a short piece entitled 'On the Set'. Most importantly the good commentary remains with director Marc Forster and screenwriters Milo Addica and Will Rokos. So this $20 Blu-ray from Lions Gate eclipses the old SD on every front. It was perfect time for me to re-watch this film and made me wonder why I had not done it sooner. The symbolic references in it are almost amusing they are so obvious but it works very well with the incredible performances. Thornton is always good but even his charisma seems toppled by Berry - who evolved herself, in Monster's Ball, into a highly respected actress. This Blu-ray is strongly recommended! ***
ON THE SD-DVD:
This is
what I consider a really good DVD. The picture is very sharp and
clear, absolutely nothing to complain. Anamorphic, progressive and
tight lines. Colors appear un-manipulated. While this film is certainly dialogue-driven, the 5.1 track adds depth to the great soundtrack. |
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