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A Mighty Wind Blu-ray Review

Warner Archive Collection

Score: 73

from 2 reviewers

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A Mighty Wind's Blu-ray boasts superb presentation with a spectacular image, dynamic audio, and engaging extra features, capturing its unique nostalgic essence.

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DTS-HD MA

Video: 82

The 1080p Blu-ray presentation of "A Mighty Wind" is a remarkable upgrade from the DVD, offering excellent color, clarity, and detail despite its 16mm Super16 source. Warner Archive Collection's transfer achieves a high-quality image with finely rendered film grain, and deep cleanup efforts, making background details and expressions stand out.

Audio: 67

A Mighty Wind's DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio excels with front-oriented clarity and subtle effects, enhancing both dialogue and musical performances. While predominantly mid-range, the dynamic range and lossless quality particularly shine during concert scenes, providing natural resonance and a superior sense of space.

Extra: 61

The Blu-ray extras for "A Mighty Wind" present a rich array of content from deleted scenes and early TV appearances to engaging commentaries by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, providing a comprehensive look behind the scenes and at the development of the film and its characters.

Movie: 86

"A Mighty Wind" delights with its improvised mockumentary style, blending comedy and a loving ode to folk music, enhanced by a talented ensemble cast. The Warner Archive Blu-ray release is praised for its excellent presentation, capturing every intricacy of the quirky characters' eccentricities and the tribute concert's comedic nuances.

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