At its best, however, whites are more vivid and cleaner.
Such instances are likely related to the limitations of its original HD source and not the fault of the encode. But it can run fairly hot in other areas, creating a tad of trivial posterization, ruining some of the resolution quality and making a couple sequences appear mildly overcooked. However, resolution dips slightly in a few areas, and there is evidence of minor aliasing here and there.Ĭontrast is in a similar boat but also rather wonky and unstable, looking strong and well-balanced in several scenes and daylight exteriors. The stitching and detailing of the clothes is better, and facial complexions are revealing. It's not a night-and-day difference, but fine lines and objects are a bit more distinct from a distance. Still, the upscaled transfer shows a slightly sharper overall definition with excellent visibility in the streets, various buildings and in Bill Murray's ornately decorated mansion.
The movie was originally shot on a combination of traditional 35mm stock and full HD cameras, and those elements were later mastered to a 2K digital intermediate, which, by all appearances, is from where this 2160p picture was likely sourced. Thank goodness for the cardio warm-ups because the zombie apocalypse sprints towards Ultra HD with a good-looking if also somewhat mildly disappointing HEVC H.265 encode. At startup, the disc goes straight to an interactive main menu that changes screens when switching between the usual options while music plays in the background. The dual-layered UHD66 disc sits comfortably opposite a Region Free, BD50 disc inside a black, eco-elite vortex case with a glossy slipcover.
When redeeming said code, users have access to the 4K Dolby Vision version with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 audio. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment brings Zombieland to Ultra HD Blu-ray as a two-disc combo pack with a flyer for a Digital Copy, which can be redeemed via and Movies Anywhere. If the names weren't enough of a dead giveaway or the desecration of kitschy, mass-produced imitations of Native culture, the awesomeness of Zombieland is that it's also an ingenious zombie western flick.įor a more in-depth take on the film, check out our review of the 2010 Blu-ray HERE. They are also traveling west in a modern-day stagecoach towards a metaphorical El Dorado, a mythical place of richness, freedom and where they may begin anew. The script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (a partnership that also gave us two Deadpool movies) is essentially a reimagining of John Ford's 1939 classic Stagecoach, and the clashing personalities must learn to work together to survive zombies instead of Native people.
His first feature-length film is equal parts smarts and zany, cartoonish hilarity, just as much a spoof on horror tropes as it is a clever satire that borrows heavily from the western genre. In either case, the zombie comedy starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin remains easily Fleisher's strongest and finest work.
However, fans of Venom would probably beg to differ. In 2009, filmmaker Ruben Fleischer made his directorial debut with Zombieland and since then, hasn't really done anything of note.