Signs [Blu-ray] by M. Night Shyamalan, starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Cherry Jones, Patricia Kalember, M. Night Shyamalan: DVDNear.com

Signs [Blu-ray]

Signs [Blu-ray]
by M. Night Shyamalan

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Actor: Cherry Jones, Joaquin Phoenix, M. Night Shyamalan, Mel Gibson, Patricia Kalember
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Cinematographer: Tak Fujimoto
Composer: James Newton Howard
Editor: Barbara Tulliver
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-06-03
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Touchstone / Disney
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Format: Blu-ray
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Movie Reviews of Signs [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: Impressed with Blu-Ray transfer; pretty good movie also
Summary: 5 Stars

When reviewing Blu-Ray movies, I almost feel like two reviews are needed. One review for the Blu-Ray and quality of the audio/video transfer, and another review for the movie itself. Right now, I am focusing more on the Blu-Ray audio/video quality with some mention about the movie. Mainly because when I am shopping for Blu-Rays, I already have a pretty good opinion in mind about the movie itself. I am more interested in the quality of the audio/video transfer before I fork out the increased dollars to purchase a Blu-Ray over a standard def DVD.

So, here it goes. I actually was quite impressed with the audio and video quality of this Blu-Ray. That alone made it a joy to watch. Throw in that Signs is a pretty good suspenseful movie anyways, and the result is a 5 star rating for this Blu-Ray.

This Blu-Ray transfer appeared to be very clean. The picture did not appear to have any distortions nor artifacts that I could detect. As an earlier reviewer accurately described, this movie does not leap off the screen with bright colors. The impressive nature of this Blu-Ray is in it's depiction of it's darker colors and blacks. My guess is that is by design as it matches the mood of the movie. The sharp and clean rendering of these dark colors was downright impressive in my opinion.

The audio was crisp. To me, the audio further enhanced viewing of this film. The crisp sounds coming through in the surround system added to the suspense and aided in some of those startle moments. All in all, I think that the audio added to the movie.

As I mentioned above, my assumption is that most who are looking for Blu-Rays in the near future are likely video and audiophiles who already have an idea about the movies that they are interested in purchasing. As such, I really won't provide much of a movie review. I will simply state that this is a suspenseful movie with good acting. Some "darker" themes are explored that add at least a little depth to this movie. Would I say that this movie is perfect? No, not at all. I would say that this is at least a good movie that is entertaining and suspenseful. The good movie combined with the excellent quality of the Blu-Ray result in my rating this Blu-Ray movie 5 stars. To say it another way, I'd give the movie itself a B. I would then rate the audio/video quality of this Blu-Ray an A. I consider this Blu-Ray an excellent edition to my collection.

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Summary of Signs [Blu-ray]

Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 06/03/2008 Run time: 137 minutes Rating: R

This B movie with noble aspirations is the work of a gifted filmmaker whose storytelling falls short of his considerable stylistic flair. While addressing crises of faith in the framework of an alien-invasion thriller, M. Night Shyamalan (in his follow-up to The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable) favors atmospheric tension over explanatory plotting. He injects subtle humor into expertly spooky scenes, but the story suffers from too many lapses in logic. The film's faults are greatly compensated by the performance of Mel Gibson as a widower whose own crisis of faith coincides with the appearance of mysterious crop circles in his Pennsylvania cornfield... and hundreds of UFOs around the globe. With his brother (Joaquin Phoenix) and two young children (Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin), the lapsed minister perceives this phenomenal occurrence as a series of signs and portents, while Shyamalan pursues a spookfest with War of the Worlds overtones. It's effective to a point, but vaguely hollow at its core. --Jeff Shannon

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Signs [Blu-ray]