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Home Theater Movie Renter's Guide - September, 2011
- Written by The SECRETS Movie Review Team
- Published on 01 September 2011
- Home Theater Movie Renter's Guide - September, 2011
- Hanna (Blu-ray)
- Dexter Season 5 (Blu-ray)
- Good Will Hunting (Blu-ray)
- Scarface (Blu-ray)
- The Vampire Diaries Season 2 (Blu-ray)
- Blood Simple (Blu-ray)
- Nightmare Before Christmas 3D (3D Blu-ray)
- The Office:Season Seven (Blu-ray)
- A Fistful of Dollars (Blu-ray)
- For a Few Dollars More (Blu-ray)
- United 93 (Blu-ray)
- Thor (Blu-ray)
- The Magnificent Seven (Blu-ray)
- Return of the Magnificent Seven (Blu-ray)
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Blu-ray)
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Blu-ray)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (Blu-ray)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (Blu-ray)
- All Pages
"United 93" (Blu-ray) - Reviewed by Stephen Hornbrook
Synopsis
A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot. The movie starts the morning of 9-11 and follows the terrorists, the passengers and crew, and flight control throughout the events of the day.
Specifications
- Universal
- 2006, Color, Rated R, 1 Hr 51 min
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Codec: VC1
- 1080p
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Starring: J. J. Johnson, Gary Commock, Polly Adams
- Directed by Paul Greengrass
- Entertainment:
- Video:
- Audio:
- Extras:
- Violence: Graphic
- Sex: No
- Language: Yes
Commentary
United 93 is an intense movie to watch. The events that unfolded on that day are unforgettable and watching this movie forces you to think about what people went through and where you were that day. Greengrass does an excellent job of capturing the tension of that day, taking a more subtle approach than with Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center. United 93 is a must watch movie for everyone and this Blu-ray is the way to see it.
TechnicalPicture quality is mostly excellent and only drops in quality here and there. Some shots had gray blacks and a tad too much grain, but overall probably a good representation of the director’s intent.
The DTS-HD track was a nice improvement over the compressed audio on the DVD. LFE was tighter with more detail than I remember. This isn't really the kind of movie you pop in all the time as demo material, so it more than gets the job done for this piece.
ExtrasAudio Commentary with Paul Greengrass, United 93: The Families And The Film, Chasing Planes - Witnesses To 9/11, Memorial Pages, Twin Towers Documentary trailer, Flight 93 National Memorial
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