I, RobotBlu-ray.com Review
Perfect Overall Score!!!!5.0 of 5.0Movie4.0 of 5.0"An entertaining and thought-provoking picture makes for a spectacular Blu-ray."
Video5.0 of 5.0This 1080p, 2.35:1 framed transfer from Fox is hands-down one of the very top transfers to hit Blu- ray yet. I'm tempted to say it's the best, but several other discs would definitely have something to say about that. Suffice it to say, however, what you're looking at here is probably as close to perfection as we're going to see for a while. It doesn't hurt that I, Robot is a slick, glossy looking movie to begin with, and this Blu-ray edition reproduces every single frame with darn near perfection. This image features absolutely fantastic and robust color reproduction, perfect skin tones, and extremely high detail. The opening close-up shot of Will Smith is stunning, and the disc never looks back. The imagery of future Chicago is first-rate. A distance shot of the city is crystal clear with nary a fault to be seen. The print is meticulously clean and absolutely free of any noticeable defects. This is one of the most natural and beautiful images yet on Blu-ray. In fact, it very well may be the best. Black levels are spot-on perfect. Even the leather on Will Smith's jacket looks glossy and clear as day; the intricate details in the material itself are clearly visible. The image is impeccably sharp and clean from edge to edge and top to bottom, never soft. The special effects hold up very, very well in this one. Simply stated, if you are looking for the perfect demo disc to show off that fancy new 1080p television set and your Blu-ray player, picking up and using this movie is a no-brainer.
Audio5.0 of 5.0The good folks over at Fox and DTS have done it again. I, Robot is reference material through and through. As strikingly beautiful as the video quality is, the audio matches it frame for frame, making for perhaps the finest audio/video combination yet on the young Blu-ray format. Right from the opening credits listeners are treated to spectacular sound envelopment, and you'll feel like you're underwater. Musical reproduction is excellent, sounding clean and bright with a striking realism that puts the orchestra in your living room, playing live. The surround channels are used almost incessantly in both action and standard fare scenes. For instance, a public address announcement plays over your shoulder as Spooner first enters the U.S. Robotics building early in the film. Of course, they're also filled with the sounds that accompany the action as well as some pulse- pounding music and effects. Effects pan well, and imaging is excellent, creating an immersive and complete 360-degree sound field. Of course, no movie of this category would be complete without a few rumbles of the subwoofer, and in that area, I, Robot delivers, big time. Like that found on another recent Will Smith movie to hit Blu-ray, Independence Day, this LFE track is first-class. Machine gun fire in chapter 11 sounds out of this world good, almost devastating on the ears at reference level, pounding the chest like few other soundtracks do. In chapter 15, when the home wrecker robot goes to work, bass is so strong that almost any superlative you want to throw out there will do justice to what we hear. The entire scene is a home theater seller, and perhaps one of the best yet. Of course, there are several other absolutely stunning sequences throughout the film, too many to list here, but listening to this disc is definitely a feast for the ears. I'm simply dumbfounded by the quality of these DTS-HD MA releases from Fox. It is my favorite of the three high definition codecs, and I hope more and more players get the capability to play them back so more users can hear it. This is stunning stuff.
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