Behind Enemy Lines (Blu-ray Review)

June 22nd, 2008 Blu-ray-au Posted in Blu-ray Movie Reviews | Comments Off

Behind Enemy Lines (Blu-ray Review)

Should you disobey orders and risk it all for a copy of ‘Behind Enemy Lines’ on Blu-ray?

I’m not going to let that kid die out there while we sit around on this
ship!

If there is one truism I’ve encountered over my years of watching movies, it’s that
if a movie has
Gene Hackman (Crimson
Tide) in it,
there
is reason to watch it. He’s proven himself time and again to be one of the finest,
most
naturally-gifted actors of our time, and he once again earns my respect with his perfor…

Video

Behind Enemy Lines flies onto Blu-ray in a very nice looking 1080p,
2.35:1 framed
transfer. The detail here is remarkably real. Look at chapter two when the pilots
are eating a
meal in the ship’s cafeteria. Their uniforms look so natural in both color
reproduction and detail
that they may as well be hanging on a hanger in front of my television. This same
scene does
exhibit some print anomalies, including black specs and a rather large white
blotch that was
visible…

Audio

Behind Enemy Lines rocks Blu-ray with a relentless DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack. This
disc offers a natural, engaging listen in both the quieter, dialogue-driven scenes and the
numerous action extravaganzas scattered throughout the film. The football scene
at the
beginning of the movie features a surround presence that is so natural and
flawless that I was
100% convinced that my sofa was on the deck of the Carl Vinson.
Likewise, every time
a jet takes off from the ca…

Supplements

Behind Enemy Lines infiltrates Blu-ray with two commentary tracks and a
few trailers, but
nothing else. The first track features director John Moore and editor Paul Martin
Smith. Despite
both participants being hindered by a head cold, they waste no time in discussing
edits, changes to the
pictures, what worked, what didn’t, and the like. Both prove fun to listen to, and
this film’s target
audience will likely enjoy listening to this track. The second commentary track …

Final Words

I make no apologies for Behind Enemy Lines being one of my favorite
guilty pleasure
movies. It’s far from the stuff of cinema legend, but it’s an entertaining action
extravaganza sure
to please its target audience, of which I am unashamed to be a part of. Slick, silly
action movies
are, have been, and always will be right up my alley, and they serve as a
wonderful departure from
the likes of The English Patient, The Remains of the Day, and
even more highb……

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