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I'm not sure whether it is the vivid colours or the sharpness
of the image - even on a massive plasma screen - that you
notice first. Whichever, your eyes will fair love you to pieces
for giving them such a wonderful treat.
Milla Jovovich has never looked better - from the tip of
her multi-shades-of-red hair to her icy blue eyes.
The sets are even more impressive because of the sharpness
and when Bruce Willis starts shooting up the bad guys they
explode with surround-sound rumbles and blasts.
Mind you, the true test for a DVD system has to be the blue
Diva who looks a bit like a cross between a nautilus and Grace
Jones.
I have to say I have watched that scene five times straight
and never got the slighest bit tired of it - moving on only
because we wanted to see the Willis negotiation scene, one
of the funniest parts of The Fifth Element.
To start with, the picture is razor-like - almost sharp enough
to cut you - but the sound will have your inner tiny hammer
and anvil working overtime. As an opera buff, the clarity
of the Diva's vocal performance brings shivers down the spine
and when the techno cuts in it is enough to have everyone
reaching for a post-coital ciggie (metaphorically that is).
The sound proves its worth with excellent dialogue clarity
- much better than the original - and boosts the special effects
with terrific use of positional sound.
By the way, Superbit DVDs are more expensive than the usual
releases, however, they carry no extras and so can allocate
more disc space to presenting almost perfect images and sound.
Conclusion: Movie: 95%
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