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Even so, the 1997 Special Edition of of 'The Empire Strikes Back' is the least offensive of the re - released trilogy, with 'Empire' not suffering from as many alterations compared to eps. IV & VI. Even with the scene replacements the film is all in all, still as powerful as the original 1980 cut. Fubar just does not like Star Wars based on comments I have read before.
My dad who my love for is beyond what I deserve from a relationship, got me a couple of BD's for Christmas as I have not managed to get to the flix all year with the exception of 'Logan' back in the spring.
As such he bought me copies of two of the years biggest and most critically acclaimed studio tent - pole releases.
'War For The Planet Of The Apes' (Dir. Matt Reeves) is a must see for anyone who has followed the unique story of Ceaser the ape over the 2 preceding films ('Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes' and 'Dawn Of The Planet If The Apes'). Despite the title, there was more full blonm 'war' in the second half of 'Dawn', with this instalment being even more character driven perhaps than its predecessors. If (like me) you were sucked in by the previous films that define this 'reboot' of the classic franchise of the late 60's / 70's then 'War' is an extremely well imagined and satisfying conclusion to Ceaser's story, mainly concentrating on the animosity between the king of the apes and 'The Colonel', an extremely aggrieved soldier who is attempting to reclaim the planet by playing God. Although, unlike 'Dawn' it was not shot in native 3D, it was photographed using the peerless 'ARRI ALEXA 65' which was then post converted for 3D presentation framed in 2.35:1 or proper cinema-scope, where as
'Dawn' was presented in 16:9 from its native stereoscopic source file.
Despite being above average for a 3D presentation, the most spectacular audio - visual experience I was treated to on the big day was 'Dunkirk' (Dir. Christopher Nolan') I love all of this man's films and his WWII drama is possibly the best film I have seen about the conflict since Clint Eastwood's 2006 'Letters From Iwo Jima' and is arguably hos best work yet. Due to the relatively short running time for a Nolan flick (his projects usually screen between 2.5 - 3 hours) and the small amount of dialogue, this film sees the best use of the IMAX format yet since he first started to experiment with their use in drama in 2008's 'The Dark Knight'. Over 75% of the film is shot using the IMAX format and as with previous Blu - Ray releases from the director, the aspect ration effortlessly shifts from the 2.35:1 shape of the 35mm footage to the IMAX shots, which, as in 'The Dark Knight', 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'Interstellar' are framed within the 16:9 shape of the TV. Although the IMAX footage is too tall for TV's and requires cropping at both the top and bottom, they still look better than anything I have seen in 1080p and as such is more than likely the closest that this wonderful footage will appear outside of a theatre until I can upgrade to 4K. The film itself is absolutely spectacular and the over the top description I have given of the home video transfer is to highlight how important it is to see this masterpiece in the best possible manner with regards to sound and vision. The narrative is very typical of Nolan's previous work with him again exploring time dilation to cross - cut between story elements and despite the focus on using visuals to tell the story, the enormous ensemble cast is still flawless. Perhaps Nolan's best film and an instant edition to the greatest WWII films of all time.
My favourite 3 films of the year so far?
Dunkirk
Logan
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Now to get over to the IMAX in Telford to grab a viddy of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'.
Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays x
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