Evil Dead Rise

And as such, this translates perfectly over onto this disc – a scan of the playback information shows that the maximum light level is only 608 nits, with a Max Frame Average Light Level of just 70 nits…and...

Audio stings actively wash over the entire soundstage, front to back, side to side, in a breathtakingly seamless way and overall, if you have a fully pimped Atmos set up, this is one of those discs that...

The commentary is an easy, engaging listen – Cronin is so in love with the franchise that he’s a hugely enthusiastic talker – while the short film is nice little chiller about two men revisiting an abandoned...

It's easy to pick holes in some of the logic around the Necronomicon – the notion of the vinyl, if not a dig by Cronin into dippy hipsters, feels just a step too far, even for this franchise – but even...

So long as your crowd doesn’t mind all that blood… Studiocanal’s 4K disc delivers an outstanding, demo-worthy audio track and deals with all that tricky darkness admirably....

Perhaps the biggest difference is in shadow detail and black levels, which are rendered cleanly here with almost no perceivable levels of crush or blooming, while adjacent colors also "pop out" nicely...

Armed with a full-bodied Dolby Atmos mix, Evil Dead Rise goes all-in on its oppressive sonic atmosphere during critical moments, heightening tension with excellent use of side, back, height, and LFE channels...

This two-disc release ships in a dual-hubbed keepcase with poster-themed cover artwork, a matching matte-finish slipcover, and a Digital Copy redemption code....

Nonetheless, this blood-soaked exercise in claustrophobic horror feels like it achieves a decent balance of appealing to die-hard franchise devotees, total newcomers, and people like myself (AKA "somewhere...

It does a number of things extremely well: the pacing is tight (aside from the bookending segments, which are frankly pointless), Alyssa Sutherland's performance is bananas and, perhaps most importantly,...

Flesh tones pop better than expected considered, drained only in the coldest moments when the entire design skews cool....

The opening Warner logo is equivalent to one of the classic Dolby THX demos, with flies buzzing overhead and a sweeping wind effect through every speaker....

Absolutely nothing, which is absurd, but knowing this franchise, there are a minimum of five special editions coming in the future....

Therein lies Evil Dead Rise’s success, because in the studio system, where the demand for ever larger spectacle and gore rule, this fifth entry subdues itself in scale....

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The peaks and valleys are almost the same, but it does look like this release has the cleaner encode with a slightly higher Mbps average - not enough though to make a distinctive difference though....

The bigger moments with fire and the climactic sequence toward the end of the film are flawless which allows for the natural reverb and spacious echoes that are used....

It may not be as raucous as some of the cast and crew commentaries of the first films, but Cronin holds his own detailing the complex shoot while never failing to highlight the little franchise Easter...

Sure, the lack of up-front action with Bruce Cambell (even though he did some voice work and was a heavily involved producer) was a bummer, but director Lee Cronin managed the nigh-impossible task of not...

Depending on how you feel about the franchise, Evil Dead Rise may be either the fourth or fifth-best film of the series - those first three will always be tops....

The addition of high dynamic range added a pleasing visual element that enriched both natural and artificial light....

In listening to the Dolby Atmos surround mix I found it to be of the active variety that makes steady use of the entire platform....

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, the action moves out of the woods and into the city of Los Angeles, and tells a twisted tale of two estranged sisters, played by Sullivan and Sutherland, whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing...

It arrives on Blu-ray from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in this Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray/Digital Combo Pack featuring excellent overall video quality, terrific lossless surround sound, which includes...

Depth: Depth of field is pretty strong and showcases some nice pushback, especially with some of the more playful lensing on display....

Low Frequency Extension: The subwoofer hits with good impact when things implode, slam on doors, musical jump stings, floors imploding, chainsaws buzzing, shotguns booming and more....

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The two of them yin and yang it and really help drive the performance aspect of this, kicking ass and also making everyone else in scenes better....

As much as I like the movie and as good as the presentation is, pick this up when it goes for a low sale price....