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I recently watched my DVD copy of David Lynch’s classic and now having seen this new AVC encoded 1080p transfer the two really don’t compare. The picture quality is so decidedly better it’s like seeing the film anew. Lynch supervised the color correction and it is impeccable. One is stuck instantly by the deep blue of the velvet current that shimmers behind the opening credits. The color saturation is deep and moody. But now we also have the clarity. The sharpness creates more depth and detail. On DVD the picture was soft and murky throughout, but now it’s clean, which adds to the surrealism. Darker scenes do get crushed and edge enhancements are also noticeable, but overall the picture quality is a huge leap forward from DVD.

The lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 is up to the standard of the picture as well. Lynch often uses sound in a disquieting way. He subtly incorporates sounds that have no logic for the scene, but have everything to do with the mood. Listen for animal sounds rumbling on the LFE track or in the background. Angelo Badalamenti’s score was always haunting, but when it surrounds the audience it is even more unsettling. All the elements from the dialogue to the music to the sound effects are nicely mixed and given good directionality.

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Depression is an oppressive force. It filters all light through murky waters that the sufferer is drowning in. Lars von Trier finds a metaphor for it that seems so obvious and yet it comes off ingenious. A mysterious planet is headed for a collision course toward Earth. That’s a big weight on your shoulders.

Justine (Kirsten Dunst, SPIDER-MAN) is getting married. But she’s not really happy. Her new husband Michael (Alexander Skarsgard, TV’s TRUE BLOOD) seems to know that she suffers from bouts of depression, but he doesn’t understand the extents… or doesn’t want to admit it. Her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg, ANTICHRIST) is putting on the lavish event for her, but tells her that she hates her sometimes for how she acts to ruin things. Claire has the added pressure of being constantly reminded how much the wedding is costing by her husband John (Kiefer Sutherland, TV’s 24). When you meet Justine and Claire’s divorced parents Gaby (Charlotte Rampling, SWIMMING POOL) and Dexter (John Hurt, THE ELEPHANT MAN) you might understand why Justine is depressed.

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