Sky Blue

4 star(s) from 4 reviews

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Released:23/06/2008

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Studio:Tartan Video

Director:Moon-Sang Kim

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Tags

Action/Adventure, Films, General, World Cinema / Japanese Animation

Reviews

5 star(s) - Great film, Excellent Message...

This film is great, and the blu ray transfer is pretty awesome. Fortunately it is region free so anyone on the planet can enjoy this film.

3 star(s) - Good Movie, Bad Print

Unfortunately this Blu-ray release tried to cram the movie, a Dolby True HD and DTS HD MA track onto a BD25 and the result is excessive banding in the image.

3 star(s) - Disc information posted below

Title: Wonderful Days (Sky Blue) (English dub)
MPEG-2 BD-25
Running time: 1:25:54 (h:m:s)
Movie size: 22,036,537,344 bytes
Disc size: 24,279,510,256 bytes
Total bit rate: 34.20 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 26.74 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 16-bit English
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps English

3 star(s) - somewhat deja vu

There's no doubt that 'Sky Blue' is a very impressive visual statement on blu ray. Loads of lovingly created detail in the futuristic cityscapes. Between the hectic action sequences there are some evocative dream-like sequences that linger in the mind; notably the motorcycle journeys across bleak landscapes that recur throughout the film. So, yes, on the visual side this is a major work worthy of your attention. Plotwise, however, you'll have seen it all before: impoverished and exploited underclass living on the margins wage war against the masters of the metropolis, plus a love triangle to add a little heartfelt emotional tension to the otherwise formulaic characterisation. The eco-message is well-intentioned but a bit flimsy. If you can overlook the obvious shortcomings in the plot there is much to marvel at.