Blu-ray Review: The 6th Day

THE MOVIE: 4 stars out of 5
In The 6th Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Adam Gibson, the co-owner of what can best be described as an air limo company that ferries skiers and snow boarders to the local mountain ski areas. The film is set in the near future where cloning of humans has been outlawed. However, unbeknownest to all, a corporation has been set up that actually clones humans and is used to clone Arnold’s character. When Mr. Gibson returns home, he finds that he is already there and he flees a group of assassins who are sent there to kill him. Mr. Gibson races against time to not only save himself, but to save his family who have been kidnapped to draw Adam Gibson into a trap where he can be killed to protect the corporation’s dirty little secret. Filled with numerous little twists, I found The 6th Day to be an excellent sci-fi thriller filled with social commentary concerning genetic engineering and well worth a look. Recommended.

THE VIDEO: 4 3/4 stars out of 5
The 6th Day is encoded with AVC and is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2:40:1. How does it look? In a word, excellent. I really enjoyed this transfer which is graced with excellent and very natural color reproduction. The colors are bold and vibrant and perfectly saturated. Skin tones are spot as well. Detail and shadow detail is excellent and is the black level which really gives the image on the screen excellent depth of field resulting in a totally three dimensional image. Clarity is excellent as well although the clarity does suffer just a tad in the night scenes which are just a wee bit softer than the day time and interior shots. All in all, this is an excellent encode which will no doubt thrill fans of the film. I know I sure enjoyed it.

THE AUDIO: 4 3/4 stars out of 5
Encoded with Dolby True HD 5.1, the audio reproduction here is as good as the video. The 6th Day boasts and nice immersive sound field with the surrounds actively engaged throughout the film, placing the viewer right in the middle of the action. Dialogue is crisp, clear and distinct and never gets lost in the mix, even during the action sequences. Bass is deep and tight with gunshots, in this case suped up up tasers, and explosions having the appropriate amount of heft to give your sub and room a nice workout. The overall sound is smooth and open with excellent separation and depth. Crank this one up and enjoy the ride. I sure did.

IN CONCLUSION
The 6th Day is a very original and thought provoking film about science, cloning and genetic engineering with some great action sequences thrown in to boot. The audio and video presentation on this release are both excellent and well worth a look. Recommended.

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