Director: Dexter Fletcher
Actors: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
Plot: A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Disc Release Date: 27 August 2019
Rocketman was shot digitally using Arri Alexa Mini cameras with a resolution of 3.4K and was finished as a 2K DI which has used for this Ultra HD Blu-ray release. The disc presents an up-scaled 3840 x...
The Dolby Atmos track is simply sensational, using all the channels to really immerse you in the surround environment. The musical numbers are wonderfully realised with a cacophony of sound from all directions,...
There is nothing on the UHD and we have been unable to view the extra features on the Blu-ray, here is the list from advertised material. Sing-along version Extended Musical Numbers Deleted and Extended...
Much like most music biopic pictures, from The Doors to Bohemian Rhapsody, tonight’s feature, Rocketman pays only lip service to the truth, but unlike those films, it is upfront and obvious in its fiction...
Director Dexter Fletcher’s Rocketman is less about the telling of the story of rock legend Elton John’s early life as it is about show business and addiction, and it uses the star’s songs as a narrative...
Note: Rocketman is presented in 4K UHD courtesy of Paramount Pictures with a 2160p transfer in 2.39:1. For some technical information on the shoot as well as a link to an interesting interview with cinematographer...
Rocketman features an extremely effective Dolby Atmos mix which takes full advantage of all the surround channels for the often fantastically energetic musical sequences. Even in some of the more "introspective"...
The 4K UHD disc boasts no supplements. The supplements outlined in our Rocketman Blu-ray review are of course included on the 1080p Blu-ray disc included with this release....
If you were a nerdy little piano player in the 1970s (ahem), chances are you had at least two then newly minted Top 40 heroes to emulate: Elton John and Billy Joel. I haven't seen any announcement of a...
As might have been gleaned from my opening statement above, I was indeed a nerdy little piano player in the 1970s and I completely idolized both Elton and Billy, along with a host of other fantastic keyboard...
Rocketman splashes onto 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with an upscaled 2160p 2.40:1 transfer. The film was apparently shot at 3.4k and finished on a 2K Digital Intermediate. On that front, I have to admit that some...
Holy hot momma, this is one hell of an effective Dolby Atmos mix! I love the juxtaposition from the quiet and easy-going conversational moments, where there is almost no sound, to the booming vibrant song...
Rocketman comes loaded with some pretty decent bonus features! A lot of it is typical EPK stuff, but the content is pretty good. There's a lot to pick through here and should keep you occupied for a bit...
Stars rise from the ashes. Or in the case of Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Taron Egerton), humble beginnings. Very humble. A piano prodigy at a young age, Reginald grew up in a strict household under the thumb...
I may not love biopics, and I certainly don't enjoy most musicals, but Rocketman worked. It was solid entertainment with some of Elton John's best tunes and terrific performances. It's not my favorite...
Color reproduction is consistent, with primaries like blue, red, and green appearing richer, even a bit more delineated. During interior sequences whites are emboldened, detailed and bright, especially...
In many respects the track retained the feeling of being front focused, however when called upon its ability to render acoustics, point to point imaging and expanding the breadth of the soundstage never...
Disc 1: Rocketman Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc 2: Rocketman Blu-ray • Extended Musical Numbers: o Introduction by Dexter Fletcher o The Bitch Is Back o Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) o Breaking Down...
Growing up in the seventies and eighties I have clear recollections of Elton John, his entertaining flair onstage, the popularity of the music he played and, only bits and pieces of some of the difficulties...
It comes to Blu-ray from Paramount Home Media Distribution featuring top notch Ultra HD video, engaging lossless surround sound, including a solid Dolby Atmos immersive listening experience and a worthwhile...