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Casino 4K Blu-ray delivers stunning video and great audio in this excellent Blu-ray release
In early s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam “Ace” Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he’s a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con artist ex Lester Diamond, and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.


For more about Casino 4Kand the Casino 4K Blu-ray release, see Casino 4K Blu-ray Reviewpublished by Martin Liebman on September 13, where this Blu-ray release scored out of 5.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Nicholas Pileggi,Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro,Sharon Stone,Joe Pesci,James Woods,Don Rickles,Alan King
Narrators: Robert De Niro,Joe Pesci,Frank Vincent
Producer: Barbara De Fina

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Casino 4K Blu-ray Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman, September 13,

Universal has released Director Martin Scorsese's brilliant Crime saga 'Casino' to the UHD format. The new specifications include a stunning p/HDR video presentation and a DTS:X Master Audio soundtrack. The UHD disc includes no new supplements but the bundled Blu-ray, which is identical to that which Universal released in (with the exception of disc artwork), contains all of the legacy content.



For a full film review, please click hereto read Greg Maltz's take from the Blu-ray release.

Casino 4K Blu-ray, Video Quality 4K

   

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Bet the house on Casino's p/HDR UHD presentation. As is so often the case, the white lettering against a black background to begin the movie offers the first hint of the HDR color spectrum's excellence, honing blacks and presenting the whites with a dominant, high luminance intensity and crispness that blows away what the Blu-ray has to offer. And it takes little time to appreciate HDR's full impact on the presentation. Casinolooks brand new, and the movie greatly benefits from the HDR application. Lights at night on the Strip look fantastic. There's an authenticity, intensity, and luminosity that the Blu-ray simply cannot match. Someone really needs to release a UHD that's like those fire place videos but with various shots around Vegas or Times Square to allow viewers to soak in that extreme spectrum and multitude of colors. Indeed, for Casino, the spectrum appears more intense, more solidified, deeper yet brighter at the same time. And the nighttime black levels behind are perfectly dense and true. It's eye candy of the highest order that doesn't end there. Various blinking lights and assorted colors around the casino floor -- green felt, red carpet, chips of various value, and of course some of the colorful dresses and jewels -- are perhaps not quite so purely dazzling as the exterior lighting but they do offer a punchy refinement over the Blu-ray that takes full advantage of the added depth, range, and nuance. Skin tones appear accurate to any given scene's lighting influences and black levels, including lower light interiors and black suits, are terrific.

Casinowas shot on film. The UHD brings about a textural excellence that's pleasing and precise. To be sure, there's a bit of airiness to the image, various examples of diffuse shots and scenes that give the movie a more naturally soft and somewhat flat appearance, but for the most part this is a handsomely filmic, sharp, and refined presentation that breathes new life into the movie. Grain is light and complimentary, a constant companion that brings the movie to true, cinematic life with a stability and clarity that the Blu-ray cannot hope to match. Facial textures are exact, with pores and hairs and various lines and blemishes appearing with resplendent accuracy. High dollar suits and dresses are likewise precise down to the finest stitching and fabric details. Felt tables, slot machines, and so many of the finely appointed accents around the casino are clear and practically tangible. The movie looks nothing short of amazing. There's a stray speckle here and there, minor inconveniences in the larger picture of startling, striking visual excellence. This is one of the finer UHD catalogue releases Universal has so far put on the market.

Casino 4K Blu-ray, Audio Quality

 

Universal's DTS:X Master Audio soundtrack is not a roll of the dice. It's a dependable sure-fire winner, even if it's not endlessly active and wholly robust. The presentation is not subdued and does rise in intensity as needed, but the film is dialogue heavy and music intensive, and both of these key elements are presented in good working order. The track finds vitality and natural, expansive spacing to its soundtrack, both score and popular music alike. It's big and detailed and with some healthy, natural push through to the back channels and even some overhead atmospherics to better compliment the experience. To be sure, the front channels carry the bulk, but the other speakers are often engaged in some supportive capacity. Casino floor din is not quite as active, robust, and wholly immersive as one might expect, but vocal nuance, whether in-film or narration, is so vital it would be a disservice to amplify the din. Still, there's a good general sense of place, even if listeners won't feel fully immersed in the happenings around the Tangiers Casino. A few heavier action elements and sporadic one-off sound effects engage the low end, never with ferocity but certainly with enough depth to compliment any given moment. It's clear that the movie was not engineered to be a sonic powerhouse, but the collective sound elements play in good, complimentary harmony for the duration. This is not an expansive track or a reengineering but rather a carefully attuned experience that suits the film's sonic needs quite nicely, with clear, well prioritized, and naturally placed dialogue the primary driver.

Casino 4K Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation

 

More Scorsese on UHD, please. Casinois one of the director's best films and one of only a couple currently on the UHD format; Goodfellasis also out, albeit to very poor result (so poor this reviewer has abstained from taking the plunge). Universal, please get to work on a UHD of Cape Fear! Casinolooks terrific and sounds very good. No new extras are included, and the Blu-ray is a little unwieldy with the PiP bonuses, but at least all of that has been included one way or another. Highly recommended for the film and the A/V presentation.

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