Zero Dark Thirty 4K Blu-ray

Zero Dark Thirty 4K

 (2012)

Zero Dark Thirty 4K Blu-ray delivers truly amazing video and audio in this excellent Blu-ray release
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy SEAL Team 6 in May, 2011.


For more about Zero Dark Thirty 4K and the Zero Dark Thirty 4K Blu-ray release, see Zero Dark Thirty 4K Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on January 9, 2018 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer: Mark Boal
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler
Producer: Mark Boal

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Zero Dark Thirty 4K Blu-ray Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman, January 9, 2018

Sony has released Director Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar-winning film 'Zero Dark Thirty' to the UHD format, following up on a very well received 2013 Blu-ray release. The new disc features 4K/HDR video and a new and powerful Dolby Atmos soundtrack. No new extras are included.



For a full film review, please see the listing for the original 2013 Blu-ray release here.

Zero Dark Thirty 4K Blu-ray, Video Quality 4K

   

1080p

 

The included screenshots are sourced from a 1080p Blu-ray disc. Watch for 4K screenshots at a later date.

Zero Dark Thirty was reportedly shot at a resolution of 2.8K and finished at 2K. This upscaled UHD delivers an image that's impressively complex and capable despite a lack of a "true" 4K experience, boasting a solid increase in detail and color over the previously released, and very well received, 1080p Blu-ray version. Sony's UHD delivers improved sharpness and textural intricacy, noticeable right off the bat in the opening integration sequence. Pores, facial hair, sweet, wounds, and blood reveal superior clarity over the Blu-ray, all of them adding to a greatly more stabilized and organically complex image. Such increases remain throughout, with various locations, in any number of lighting conditions -- from brightly lit Pakistani markets to the dimly lit interior at the Usama Bin Laden compound -- boasting at times heavily improved textural significance. The HDR-enhanced color palette remains true to the film's essential, innate appearance. Shades are boosted with added depth and brilliance, but never to the alteration of core colors, simply adding finer punch and sureness to everything from hair to explosions, with even earthy terrain and camo displaying added firmness and authenticity. Black levels are absorbingly deep and pleasing, with only the nighttime raid at the end pushing a hair bright and gray. Flesh tones appear true. No major encode or source issues are readily evident. This is a rock-solid UHD, a very nice improvement over a reference 1080p image, and one of the finest upscaled 4K images on the market.

Zero Dark Thirty 4K Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 

Zero Dark Thirty's Dolby Atmos soundtrack offers enough refinements to make itself reason enough to upgrade from the Blu-ray. As with the boost in picture, the improvements to the audio side are evident right form the outset as emergency call recordings filter around the stage with haunting positioning and prioritization. The sense of place in the interrogation room to follow is most impressive; the stage opens considerably, front, back, and top alike, to accommodate the reverberations, heavy creaks, screams, and dialogue that define every moment within. It's amazing how the Atmos track almost literally transformers the listening environment into an impressively authentic location much bigger than the home theater. Gunfire pops and zips with commanding realism. A barrage of shots in chapter four delivers intensive depth and authentic command of the weapon's report, yielding amongst the top handful of most realistic gunfire ever heard on a home video release. Helicopter rotors heavily slice through the stage with enough balanced heft and rattle that the listener can feel them. The entire raid sequence to end the film -- the chopper crash, breaching explosions, and gunfire -- play with a startlingly intense command of the elements. Music is full bodied and well detailed at every turn. Environmental effects are full and engaging. Dialogue is firm and clear with natural front-center positioning and seamless reverberation as locations allow. This is a reference track from start to finish.

Zero Dark Thirty 4K Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras

 

Zero Dark Thirty's UHD disc contains no supplemental content beyond Sony's cast and crew still photo tab and collection of categorized "Moments" (2160p/HDR/Atmos), here featuring Maya, Award Worthy, Military Action, and The CIA. The bundled Blu-ray does carry over all the extras from the 2013 BD release. Below for convenience is a list of what's included. This set also contains a fresh UV digital copy code.

• No Small Feat
• The Compound
• Geared Up
• Targeting Jessica Chastain

Zero Dark Thirty 4K Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation

 

Zero Dark Thirty remains an intensive, absorbing watch that is only enhanced by Sony's high-yield UHD release. Razor-sharp picture quality and reference Atmos sound contribute to a highly satisfying viewing experience. Supplements remain sparse, but this set nevertheless comes very highly recommended.

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