The Quick And The Dead 4K Ultra HD SteelBook

In "The Quick And The Dead," a mysterious young woman (Sharon Stone) rides into the lawless town of Redemption to settle an old score thathad haunted her since she was a child. She becomes swept up in a deadly quck draw tournament and in order to win her revenge, must complete in a contest in which gunslingers from all over put their lives on the line for fame and fortune. (Gary Rebrr)

Special features include the featurette "The Reckoning: Writing The Quick And The Dead" )(HD 19:22) seven deleted scenes (HD 05:15), theatrical trailer and a Movies Anywhere digital copy.

The 1.85:1 HEVC/H.265 Ultra HD Dolby Vision/HDR10 picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, was photographed on 35 mm film using the Panavision Panaflex camera system and sourced from a 4K master Digital Intermediate format. Film gran is virtually non-existent, yet the picture retains the look of film. The setting is a deteriorating western town out in no man's land. The color palette is hued in earthy tones from natural grounds cover to the town's wood structures to the leather western costumes. Everything appears dusty, rough, rugged and worn, and distinctively realistic of America;s past. The imagery projects dimension and depth. The color gamut exhibits nicely saturated hues that are warm and rich with a prominent brown and tan tone, and reveals nuanced shadings, which enhance the realism. Flesh tones are warm, rough and dirty, at least amongst the men, but realistic. HDR contrast is wide with deep black levels, revealing shadows and brilliant white levels. The lighting design is dramatic and filmic, especially during interior scenes and darker segment. Resolution is excellent. Chipped paint, indentations, and scratches in doors; the texture of the town's dirt road; the rusty and weathered town clock that signals the start of every duel; and the fine engraving on the revolvers all look impressive. As for facial features, fine detail is exhibited in skin pores, lines, beard stubble, beards and hair. Costumes appear authentic with excellent fabric detail.The western building façades reveal fine texture, as well as objects, such as guns and holsters. This is an intense and violent Western with, at times, breathing natural blue skies and sunsets and sundowns. Dante Spinotti;s cinematography is wonderful. (Gary Reber)

The repurposed Dolby Atmose/Dolby TrueHD 7.1-channel soundtrack delivers an all-channel sonic blast with powerful music, and gunshots that sound realistic during the duels that make up the action sequences. Gunfire is the prominent sound effect along with a thunderstorm, lightening and rain, and intense explosions, all of which is impressively realistic. Atmospherics mostly consist of wind and buzzing insects. Foley sound effects perfectly heighten the realism of the action, both during the outside duels and in the town's saloon. Horses are heard with their powerful trampling sounds. The orchestra score is incredibly expansive and enveloping, stretching wide and deep across the soundstage and aggressively wrapping deep into the surrounds. Instrumentation is perfectly localized for excellent sound field imaging. Bass extension sounds natural and provides a dramatic foundation, reinforced at times with .1 LFE energy. Bass frequencies provide palpable sensations without sounding overly powerful. Dialogue is intelligible throughout with satisfying spatial integration,, though largely ADR produced.

The Immersive Sound element is comprised of an ideally aggressive extension of the orchestra score to the height layer, plus intense gunfire, effective atmospherics, some nuanced dialogue, powerful thunder, lightening and rain, explosions and other minor effects. The sonics are often directional. This is a wonderful height layer treatment that really enhances the three-dimensionality of the sound field. Other filmmaker should take note.

This is a well-crafted dynamic holosonic® spherical surround soundtrack with a terrific Alan Sivestri score and impressively realistic sound effects. (Gary Reber)