Stripes 4K Ultra HD SteelBook

In "Stripes," Bill Murray plays an irresponsible goof-off who has just lost his job, his girl, his apartment and his car. As he ponders his fate, it occurs to him that enlisting in the Army seems to be a sensible career move. He persuades his friend (played by Harold Ramis) to join him and soon they find themselves in boot camp surrounded by misfits.

Bothe the theatrical version (02:02:55) and the extended version (02:22:55) are available. Special features include the featurette "40 Years O Stripes With Bill & Ivan: That's The Fact, Jack!" (HD 20:30); "40 Years O Stripes With Bill & Ivan:Lighten Uo, Francis" (24:18); "Stars And Stripes––Part One" (HD 28:14); "Stars And Stripes––Part Two" (HD 27:29); 17 deleted and extended scenes (HD 29:10);1983 TV version of Stripes (SD 01:43:58); heatrical trailer and a Movies Anywhere digital copy.

The 1.85:1 2160p HEVC/H.265 Ultra HD Dolby Vision/HDR10 picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, was photographed on 35 film stock and sourced from a 4K master Digital Intermediate format. Film grain is smooth but generally not objectionable. The settings are New York City, Army's Fort Arnold training grounds, a Columbian jungle and European locations.. The imagery is realistic. The color palette exhibits nicely saturated hues. The wide color gamut exhibits fine nuances, Flesh tones are perfectly natural. Colors feature earth tones and the dark green drab fabrics of the Army uniforms. HDR contrast is generally good. Black levels are deep and solid. Shadow delineation is excellent. White levels are brightly illuminated. Resolution is good to excellent with revealing skin pores, complexions, and hair. Army grounds and backgrounds appear realistic. This is a very natural looking picture that, a bit old in appearance, will thrill fans of this comedic classic/ (Gary Reber)

The repurposed Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1-channel soundtrack sounds dated with distortion. At times, the sound is dynamic, especially during the women's wrestling match with pounding music and .1 LFE support. Light atmospherics are supportive of the settings. Sound effects, such as the sound of tanks, missiles, artillery and mortar shell fire, a powerful thunder storm, rocket fire and other explosions, are intense with supportive deep bass. Foley sound effects are perfectly in sync with picture. Surround energy is enveloping, Elmer Bernstein's orchestral score is very active and forward sounding. Dialogue is forward sounding, at times detached and bright sounding. The ADR aspect is generally good.

The Immersive Sound element is comprised of an aggressive extension of the music, atmospherics, some dialogue and sound effects. This is a a very active height layer that effectively enhances spherical dimensionality.

This is a fun holosonic® spherical surround soundtrack that, while sounding dated and distorted, sill will thrill fans. (Gary Reber)