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Coach Carter [Blu-ray]
(Thomas Carter, 2005)
Review by Gary Tooze
Studio: Paramount
Discs: Region: FREE Feature Runtime: 2:16:20.172 Chapters: 26 Disc Size: 47,038,544,576 bytes Feature Size: 40,980,461,568 bytes Average Bitrate: 40.08 Mbps One dual-layered Blu-ray Case: Standard Blu-ray case Release date: December 16th, 2008
Video: Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Resolution: 1080p Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
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Coach Carter: The Man Behind the Movie (19:41)
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Product Description: Inspired by the true story of controversial Richmond, California basketball coach Ken Carter, who received both high praise and staunch criticism when he made national news for benching his entire team undefeated team for poor academic performance. Tension mounted as the Richmond High Oilers faced the upcoming basketball championship. The town was wild with excitement over their undefeated team and the bleachers were filled with cheering fans for every game. No one could imagine that on January 4, 1999 the community would erupt in dissention and so many lives would change forever when coach Carter padlocked the gym, refusing the players access for failing to keep up their grades...
The Film: “Coach Carter” tells the true story of one man’s commitment to bring a group of Richmond, California, high school basketball players into adulthood with a sense of achievement. In 1999, Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) reluctantly takes on a job as the high school basketball coach of his hometown school and finds himself face-to-face with boys who only dream of celebrity sports. For these young men, there is only a fantasy of the life of a sports star, not the reality of personal achievement.
Excerpt from Cinema in Focus located HERE
Image : NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
This Paramount MPEG-4 transfer is seems above-average and looks quite good in the Blu-ray format. The feature alone is almost 41 Gig in size and it shows some consistent grain and healthy detail. What I did note were quite a few scenes showing strong depth. Contrast and black levels are excellent as well. Surprisingly there were a few very minor speckles. Minor background noise exists but it never hindered my viewing. The dual-layered disc (of a whopping 47 Gig) portrays this film on Blu-ray quite impressively at times. It's not the transfer of the year but is strong enough that fans should have no reason to complain. I found no untoward manipulations (EE or DNR) and this image quality far exceeded my expectations.
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Gary Tooze December 6th, 2008
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