Sucker Punch - Blu Ray - Should you get it? - 1080p Screenshots

[Curt]

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So, I was able to watch the "Sucker Punch" Blu-Ray tonight. This is my second time. The movie is still bad, but I have some different observations my second time through...

It is still one of the most visually astounding pieces of filmmaking I've ever seen. Nearly every frame has the composition and mastery of a grand painting.

Zach Snyder is a phenomenal and "visionary" director.... but a awful writer. He should not be able to direct anything he has written.

The movie fails, but on the second viewing, I feel the blame of course lies on Snyder. But after that.... Emily Browning. (Babydoll). She is an absolutely awful actress. She is gorgeous just like her namesake, but would make a better still ...model than actress. Her expressions are plastic like a doll, her smile is always weak and forced, and she recites the lines as if she was reading something from a menu a fast as she can.

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The best actor in this movie surprisingly enough.... The Pimp/Orderly "Blue Jones" (Played by Oscar Isaac). He was utterly detestable, he was loathsome, hateful, and downright repulsive. But he of all the actors in this film actually evoked the most emotion out of me. He did his job very well. He would rant and rave, and scream, and emote, pitch perfect. He nailed it. He delivered a phenomenal performance.

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Carla Gugino is beautiful, and I would have liked to have seen more from her. I have a gigantic crush on Jamie Chung, and I would have loved to see more from Jon Hamm (Dr. Don Draper). Jenna Malone was very pretty, and was an aggressive badass, she seemed to enjoy it. Her Character seemed like a very big ripoff of "Appleseed" that Hair is impossible for human beings.

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Another thing worth noting is there is a gigantic musical number that was shot but not used in the theatrical version. (I don't think), it is shown somewhat sporadically during the credit roll. I think it's pretty neat, doesn't really add anything to the film, but as usual is nice Eye Candy. (I Believe the un-edited cut of it is in the Special Features)

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The 1080p video quality is undoubtedly gorgeous, (note my screen captures had to be compressed for the web, they look much better uncompressed and on a HDTV) and I think serious film collectors should consider buying it, and *everyone* should at least give this movie a rental (Blu-Ray if possible).

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But I was a bit disappointed in the actual film Fidelity. The print contained a substantial amount of Film Grain, while not noticeable in the theaters and gives this digitally filmed movie a more "film-y" look, when transferred to a High Def... home device, it looks out of place, and detracts from the overall visual quality. Zach Snyder likes to use this grain effect on his films, in 300 it was massive, it was much much better in Watchmen, but in this one it is a bit much. I would have rather seen a RAZOR sharp crisp/non-molested digital transfer.

The Sound delivered a wide and exciting sound field, but I feel it lacked the necessary "punch" I would have liked and the surround effects were unsatisfying. For so many bullets and blades flying I would have really enjoyed having the sounds fly around my space (like Saving Private Ryan). And during certain epic shots like with the Chain Guns, I really feel the Sub should have kicked me in the pants. But instead it was barely there.

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The movie is technically bad. But it is also very good... It's worth viewing.

This movie does make me concerned about Zach Snyder's upcoming "Superman" reboot: "Man of Steel". His confidence I think is probably lacking, and I'm sure his hollywood financiers are probably sweating. Superman is in a weakened state, just... like the country and ideals he presents. Marvel is fucking with the tried and true superman ideals/costumes, the last Superman film was a massive dissapointment, and Superman is no longer the big super hero on the block. (Batman is). There will be a untested actor, and a tarnished director at the helm... This could very well be the death of superman. (of course he will come back after hiatus just like in the books). But I am very concerned. Luckily David S Goyer is at the writing helm, he wrote the little movies Batman Begins and the Dark Knight, and the Dark Knight Rises. So he is clearly the man for the job.

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As a sad note, I noticed during the credits that the movie is dedicated to Zach Snyder's deceased mother who passed away in 2010... It's a bit of a shame she will be remembered posthumously for one of her son's most notorious flops. :'(


Screengrabs: (Note Any JPEG Artifacting is because I didn't want to slam this thread with 30 Megs of PNGs. So any artifacting issues should not be present in the final release.)

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His themesong.

 

[Kristian Meller]

I thought it was a decent enough film. Exceptional Blu-ray release, of course.

 

[Taiso]

Overall, the movie is pretty fucking awful but I think the BD is worth a look. BD is a film buff's format and I'm very interested in the technical aspects. I want to see the anatomy of this movie from the ground up and the staff's reflections on what they were hoping to accomplish with this film.

But it will have to wait a week or so. LotR Extended on BD this week and three games to buy.

 

[clutch]

How did you make those beautiful screen-caps?

 

[SML]

It is still one of the most visually astounding pieces of filmmaking I've ever seen. Nearly every frame has the composition and mastery of a grand painting.

None of your pictures or character descriptions sounds anything like Once Upon a Time in The West. This confuses the hell out of me.

 

[Taiso]

None of your pictures or character descriptions sounds anything like Once Upon a Time in The West. This confuses the hell out of me.

A movie I didn't initially like but I watched it a second time and realized what a great film it was. One of the few westerns I actually wnat to own.

 

[hyper]

everything I've seen about this movie so far looks awful.

the trailer.. the commercials.. the premise.. the cast.. even the title. no, ESPECIALLY the title..

don't think even exploding war blimps/hordes of masked soldiers in 1080 could make me want to see this.. looks like it could be *almost* as bad as the punisher movies.

 

[NeoSneth]

While it is a good movie, it's not really entertaining.

 

[Magician]

When I read reviews saying, "candidate for worst movie of the year", that was enough to make me stay away from Sucker Punch. I'd be better off buying the LotR Extended Bluray collection.

 

[IcBlUsCrN]

i was wondering how is the audio track. Is it a good surround sound movie?

 

[neojedi]

Comments on the blu-rays mentioned in this thread:

Sucker Punch - Haven't seen it yet, but I'm picking it up and expect incredible eye candy and bad writing/acting.

Once Upon A Time in the West - Speculation is that similar to the Man With No Name trilogy, Mondo (Italian publisher) may release a remastered version later on which makes the US version look like shit. I'm waiting on US localizations of the Mondo version for both of these.

LOTR extended - The remastering of the picture was supposedly outstanding, but there is also a rumored error that a problem during the disc pressing applied green tint to the extended copies of FOTR. I cancelled my preorder for the set and I'm waiting for initial reactions to see how extensive this problem is.

 

[Hot Chocolate]

Waiting for a price drop

 

[ki_atsushi]

So what's this movie even about, anyway?

 

[hyper]

http://suckerpunchmovie.warnerbros.com/

Sucker Punch: Synopsis

Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared. ..[insert: for how bad it sucks!^^]

"Sucker Punch" is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what's real and what is imaginary. She has been locked away against her will, but Babydoll (Emily Browning) has not lost her will to survive. Determined to fight for her freedom, she urges four other young girls-the outspoken Rocket (Jena Malone), the street-smart Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), the fiercely loyal Amber (Jamie Chung) and the reluctant Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish)-to band together and try to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors, Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino) and the High Roller (Jon Hamm). Led by Babydoll, the girls engage in fantastical warfare against everything from samurais to serpents, with a virtual arsenal at their disposal. Together, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stay alive. But with the help of a Wise Man (Scott Glenn), their unbelievable journey-if they succeed-will set them free. Born from the creative vision of filmmaker Zack Snyder ("Watchmen," "300"), "Sucker Punch" features an ensemble cast of young stars, including Emily Browning ("The Uninvited"), Abbie Cornish ("Bright Star"), Jena Malone ("Into the Wild"), Vanessa Hudgens (the "High School Musical" films) and Jamie Chung ("Sorority Row"). The film's main cast also includes Oscar Isaac ("Robin Hood") and Carla Gugino ("Watchmen"), with Jon Hamm ("The Town," TV's "Mad Men") and Scott Glenn ("The Bourne Ultimatum").

 

[Curt]

Once Upon a Time in The West.

I have to see that.

How did you make those beautiful screen-caps?

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i was wondering how is the audio track. Is it a good surround sound movie?

I already wrote my quick synopsis up top, you didn't read it. Overall it was un-impressive.

 

[BigTinz]

I just wanna see the WWI scene again. It was incredible.

SUCH A SHITTY MOVIE though. Like, to an annoying degree. That war scene though....loved it.

 

[Neo Ash]

Those screen shots make it look pretty badass.

 

[Curt]

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1343444

AVS Just put up a grand review. The disc (not the film) got a 94. (that is incredibly good)

Ralph Potts always delivers the most spot on and meticulous reviews.

He heard it on DTS-HD, and said it was reference quality, I only heard it on downgraded DTS. I guess I need to hear it properly.

Also they mentioned there were 3 new scenes at 17 minutes, I honestly didn't even really notice them.

 

[Jedah Doma]

I always dug the Sucker Punch logo

http://573f4n.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/sucker-punch-logo.png

 

[P00t]

Watched this just over a week ago, movie was meh, but the eye candy kept me interested.

Emily Browning is very cuye, them blow job lips are amazing, she also looked so young in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, but pulls off maturity in this movie.

Those screen caps do not look like Bluray, close to the DVD image I have I'd say

 

[Curt]

Those screen caps do not look like Bluray, close to the DVD image I have I'd say

They're BD, it's all the film grain, and I compressed them for the web, it looks much better in motion.

 

[Jacen]

I was watching this movie yesterday, but I switched it off at the half way mark, it was that awful !

As far as the visuals go, I wasn't impressed at all, just your typical Michael Bay shakey cam action scenes where you can't fucking see anything, and everything seemed so dark.

 

[LoneSage]

So what's this movie even about, anyway?

It's a story within a story. Maybe even an allegory? A girl is sent to an asylum and plans escape with other inmates. The entire movie is basically the allegory, though - instead of an asylum, it's a 'gentleman's club' and they're exotic dancers instead of inmates. This is when it gets all Inception and goes even deeper - the fantastical segments are metaphors for how the girls (in their exotic dancer persona) get the items they need to escape.

I bumped the old Sucker Punch thread. Unlike Curt who think it's art and belongs in a museum or some shit, I think it's a legitimately great film. I've even used one of the lines to a guy in real life ("Don't write a check with your mouth you can't cash with your ass", said by that cool ass old dude from Backdraft and Vertical Limit -- man I was soooo glad to see him in this).

When the first trailer for this movie came out like a year ago and the whole internet was like 'holy shit this will be fucking AWESOME' i was the only dude who thought it'd be retarded. Now it's the reverse that I've seen it.

God help me, between this and that gay Owls movie, I think I'm turning into a Zack Snyder fan...

 

[Clessy]

Great review. You mentioned it used the fake grain like 300. I thought 300 was a pretty much unwatchable mess at home because the blu ray has the ablity to have such a stronger picture that it was ruined with fake grain. So I guess i'll be giving this a rental instead of a buy since you mentioned it used the same effect.

 

[dullbuoy]

Emily Browning is very cuye, them blow job lips are amazing, she also looked so young in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, but pulls off maturity in this movie.

she plays a comatose prostitute/sleepy hooker (lots of nudity including full-frontal) in her latest movie "Sleeping Beauty". google it.