The Social Network 4K Ultra HD

"The Social Network" is the stunning tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. Shot through with emotional brutality and unexpected humor, this superbly crafted film chronicles the formation of Facebook and the battles over ownership that followed upon the Website’s unfathomable success. (Gary Reber)

Special features include commentary with David Fincher; commentary with Aaron Sorkin and cast; featurettes: "How Did They Ever Make A Movie Of Facebook?" )HD 05:54"27), "David Fincher And Jeff Cronenweth On The Visuals" (HD 07:48), "Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter And Ren Klyce On Post" (HD 17:24), "Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross And David Fincher On The Score" (HD 18:55), "In The Hall Of The Mountain King: Reznor’s First Draft" (HD 02:30) "Swarmatron" (HD 04:28) and "Ruby Skye VIP Room: Multi-Angle Scene Breakdown" (HD 19:28); and a Movies Anywhere digital copy.

The 2.40:1 2160p HEVC/H.265 Ultra HD Dolby Vision/HDR10 picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, was photographed in digitally using the Red One MX camera system and sourced from a upscaled 4K master Digital Intermediate format, which was director-approved. The picture appears mostly soft in focus though at times can be sharp. The production design is on the Harvard University campus, studio sets with a conference room and exterior location settings. The overall appearance is natural and realistic. The color palette exhibits natural hues with respect to the settings. Hues vary from warm to steely tones that appear filmic. Flesh tones appear naturally hued. HDR contrast exhibits good black levels, revealing shadows, and realistic white levels. Resolution is generally soft. During closeups facial reveal lines and hair, structural features and objects show textural aspects. This is a picture depicting realism that is compelling. (Gary Reber)

There are two DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1-channel soundtracks, an unrated and theatrical version of the movie, The repurposed unrated Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1-channel soundtrack. The soundtrack is dialogue focused throughout. Atmospherics sound realistic and Foley sound effects are in perfect sync with picture. Sound effects are virtually absent. There are sequences of aggressive surround such as a noisy club scene with loud music supported with deep bass and dynamics. Dialogue sounds is intelligible throughout and generally well integrated spatially.

The Immersive Sound element is comprised of very limited and sporadic extension of the music to the height layer, as well as very limited atmospheric backgrounds and bits of dialogue. None of this really contributes to the experience and the soundtrack serves as a 7.1-channel experience just fine. The sound design lacks any real creativity in presenting a height layer with substantial content to have any impact on spherical dimensionality.

This is a satisfying ear-level holosonic® soundtrack that delivers a dialogue-rich presentation. (Gary Reber)