Tiempos Violentos (Pulp Fiction) [Edicion 1080p nacional]

[gonzalo MX]

Pulp Fiction Blu-ray, Video Quality



It probably won't come as any surprise to regular Blu-ray.com readers that we reviewers are second guessed on our assessment of video and audio quality roughly 200% of the time. (I jest, but only slightly). So it's with some slight gloating that I forewarn any naysayers that this AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1 was personally supervised and approved by Mr. Quentin Tarantino himself, so please aim your barbed comments his way. . .if you dare. From the first cafeteria scene, where Roth and Plummer sit in front of horizontal shades that could be a frenzy of aliasing in a less than spectacular transfer, it was obvious this was going to be a stellar effort every step of the way. While I'm sure there are going to be the usual questioners who will, for example, wonder why contrast is pushed in that selfsame opening sequence or why some shadow detail in the Jack Rabbit Slim's sequence disappears into the background blackness, this is one of the most filmically accurate transfers in recent memory, with beautifully variegated color, more than abundant fine detail (take a look at Travolta's puffy-weathered face for some great examples), excellent (if, yes, played with) contrast and solid black levels. There is some minor (as in minor) edge enhancement noticeable in a few extremely transitory moments, but it seems churlish to complain about that (though I have a feeling some will) since it is so incredibly minor.