Sector 7 2011 BluRay3D Full SBS 1080p AC3 x264 INFERNO

Plot

On a rig several miles off the coast of Jeju island, a team of drillers and scientists are struggling to find oil at their latest dig site. The company sends Jeong Man (Ahn Sung-kee) out to tell them to pack it in, but he caves to the determination of his niece Hae-jun (Ha Ji-won) that there is oil to be found, and with a renewed energy from a second chance, the core team (seven drillers, three scientists, plus Jeong Man) finally strikes black gold. Unfortunately, success is accompanied by a mysterious breed of tiny sea creatures, which turn out to be only a hint of what's about to board their ship

Cast

Director:
Ji-hoon Kim
Writer:
Je-gyun Yun
Stars:
Ji-won Ha, Sung-kee Ahn and Ji-ho Oh


Notes

Aesthetically, Sector 7's 1080p, 1.85:1 MVC 3D presentation is not so much "best 3D" as it is "most 3D." Shot mostly on greenscreens and featuring CG in nearly every shot, it's easy for the filmmakers to add depth and dimension between "objects" (say, the plate of the actors and the digital backdrop) that never occupied the same space to begin with. It provides plenty of depth, but personally, exploiting a loophole provided by a limited budget isn't what I really want out of a 3D movie. Sector 7 is also absolutely a "character in 3D movie uses cane to gesture at things" kind of movie: when you see a grid of pipes on the deck of the rig, you know it's there so characters can hide in the pipes, the pipes can fall down, etc. Other implementation ranges from clever (a glass "whiteboard") to iffy (there are surely flecks of matter in the ocean, but, again, the mere existence of depth without any meaning or style is not really my idea of great 3D). There are also some minor issues with the image that may have to do with the 3D process, including heavy aliasing during most of many long sweeping shots that fly in from the sea and pan around the platform (look at the railings on the rig) and a hint of edge enhancement. The image also looks a little 120hz Motion-y. (A comparison check of the 2D version doesn't show the same aliasing or the edge enhancement.)

Korean DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 is strong but not phenomenal. Just as the film shows its visual seams, I felt this mix was more "by the numbers" than "exceptional," providing the expected action surround pyrotechnics when the creature starts rampaging through the rig, and plenty more during an explosive finale. Dialogue is sharp as a tack, and well-balanced amongst the chaos (well, when anyone is talking instead of just running and screaming), and the music is nice and filled out. English subtitles are provided, of course, as well as a Korean Dolby Digital 5.1 mix and an English 2.0 dub


Disc Info

General
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Movie name: Sector 7 2011 BluRay3D Full SBS 1080p AC3 x264 INFERNO
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