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Picture: As you'd expect from a 20-year-old film, the UHD Blu-ray picture is a 4K scan from 35mm celluloid. The result is quite simply fantastic. Planes are passing by overhead and this is all as we see the groups storm the beach. This particular scene is the utter definition of insanity as I said but it’s most importantly “ demo material” in terms of sound quality. Downright chaos on screen is accompanied perfectly by a sound mix to make you feel right in the middle of the action. I mean, 15 minutes we are only in, and at this point: this could earn a perfect rating, even if damn the credits were to roll. It’s hard to comprehend, as we live out our daily lives in today’s modern world of convenience, the kind of sacrifice that was asked of an entire generation of Americans not so very long ago. Seventy-four years seems like forever, but almost all of us have family stories of World War II, stories of the ways in which it impacted our grandparents and eldest relatives. We’ve had plenty of conflict in our day, to be sure, but no World Wars, no drafts. How would we respond to such events? How many of us today would be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedom? That’s the real genius of Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan. It would be difficult to sit through this film and not ask yourself, “What would I do, faced with that situation?” Music and Sound – 15 minutes with John Williams on the role of music, and Sound Designer Gary Rydstrom speaking on battle scenes being more authentic without music and his research into most realistic sound possible. According to the technical specifications on IMDb, “ Saving Private Ryan” was shot on 35mm film on a variety of cameras and lenses. The film, originally released in 1.85.1 aspect ratio theatrically, comes to us in its 4K UHD Blu-ray debut presented in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio, entirely filling the screen.
Saving Private Ryan 4K Blu-ray (Commemorative 20th
Introduction – 2 minutes with Spielberg sharing scenes from the World War II films he shot as a child, his fascination with the era, and the picture's place in film history for the veterans who fought in the war. Audio here (on the 4K disc) is presented in Dolby Atmos format and even features the ORIGINAL Dolby Digital 5.1 mix that was included on the first DVD release. It’s worth noting that even the previous Blu-ray didn’t include that original Dolby Digital 5.1 mix. They just included it for ole’ time sake, I guess. It makes for great comparison as well, versus the modern Atmos.
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Miller and his Platoon– A look at the group of actors and their never-ending praise for Spielberg and his film. We get some behind the scenes footage, but this is more of an 8 minute homage to Steven Spielberg. All of this refined but also dramatic HDR quality is elevated even higher with the 4K platter's Dolby Vision master. This offers more refinement in the brightness peaks, and even more subtlety in the expanded (though still stylistically stark) colours. This film on 4K UltraHD Blu-ray includes BOTH of the High Dynamic Range options available. That being: Dolby Vision and standard HDR ( HDR10). The Second Blu-ray Disc, “ Supplemental Material,” is where the ALL of the bonus materials are to be found. The film starts out with the scene of the man and his family walking in the park and already in comparison you can completely tell a difference in the color thanks to the use of HDR and see the darker areas highlighted more accurately now as well. There’s a very impressive amount of newfound detail in this 35mm print and thankfully film grain still is visibly intact. I can say that is the case throughout the entire film, as it still carries that gritty visual cinematic style, with film grain gloriously preserved in this absolute masterpiece of a motion picture.
Saving Private Ryan - 4K Ultra HD Zavvi Exclusive 3 Disc
The film starts on perhaps the most important day of the war – the D-Day invasion of Europe on June 6th, 1944. We watch as thousands of Average Joes storm the beach at Normandy, only to be cut to pieces in a hail of machine-gun bullets and mortar fire. In the ensuing chaos, small groups of men manage to make their way up the beach. And faced with the choice of fighting for a chance at survival by breaking through the German lines of defense, or simply dying on the beach, slowly the American and Allied soldiers claw their way to victory. Again, in comparison here to the original Blu-ray mix’s DTS-HD 5.1 MA, the Atmos is superior, in my own personal opinion. This earns every bit of a perfect rating and still carries the title of “ DEMO MATERIAL” in terms of audio presentations. This is one of the most in your face intense Dolby Atmos or atmospheric (including DTS:X) mixes that I have ever heard (to date). Once again, I want to emphasize something: Wow! A few other notes about Saving Private Ryan. The whole cast was sent to England to undergo basic training, all except Matt Damon (this was to get the actors to naturally “dislike” him), and all wanted to quit and go home after three days of this. All except Tom Hanks, who came out and gave the guys a pep talk, after which no one said a word and they finished their training without a hitch. Bottom line, Saving Private Ryan is a movie that you really should see. Not only is it well-made, has great acting and is superbly directed…but the subject matter ultimately has a very positive message and reminds us of how much we take our freedom for granted. Video: How does it look?About 48 minutes in roughly, whether “spoiler” alert, you’ll notice how Dolby Atmos mix delivers subtle use of the height speakers and rear channels to make you feel like you’re there. Gunfire sounds absolutely startling, especially unexpected sniper gunshots. 1 hour 6 minutes in echoes of the cathedral-like area bounce off the ceiling via the height speakers it seems, and around rear channels as well. I’ll stop here to avoid any actual “spoilers,” and to avoid writing an essay on audio. Internationally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg, is an unforgettable film achievement that has had a profound and lasting impact throughout the world. Winner of five* Academy Awards®– including Best Director (Spielberg) – Saving Private Ryan also garnered two Golden Globe™ Awards for Best Motion Picture (Drama) and Best Director.
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