Outbreak (1995)

Relevant story line, engaging characters, scary plot

I saw this film years ago, and watched it on BD for the first time yesterday on a 42" Plasma and BD30K BD player. The storyline invokes the type of fear that is reminiscent of the best medical/disaster films, and the characters are real, and caused me to root for them. The acting was a bit over the top, but it was bearable, as the film was very suspenseful.

The history of the virus, military coverups and the ensemble cast create an exciting climax, and I mostly enjoyed the scenes between Kevin Spacey, Rene Russo and Dustin Hoffman in tracking down patient zero. For anyone that doesn't believe that this could happen, you are in denial. While we should not become victims of fear mongers and media-induced anxiety, the film paints a realistic "path" of how a virus could quickly spread.

I found the editing a bit abrupt in parts, and unfortunately, the transfer was not as clear as it would have been. Many sky shots and the colors were blurry the colors were not as vibrant. However, overall, if you like the action/disaster genre and enjoy films with a scientific/medical basis, this film will be entertaining and revelatory to you. 3.5 PQ, 5/5 AQ. November 9, 2008

Blu-break!!!

The killer virus movie Outbreak makes it's Blu Ray debut from Warner Bros,it looks and sounds great,better than the standard DVD!!! But it has no extras,but still it's a five star Blu Ray Disc,and one of the more affordable ones to boot!! Recommended!!! A+ November 1, 2008

Great Customer Service

I had problems during shipping with my item but the return policy was easy and they were happy to ship me another dvd. Very satisfied with my purchase and the movie was great. October 27, 2008

Outbreak

This one of my favorite movies. I got it in less than 3 days, and it was in perfect condition. October 20, 2008

Outbreak - Blu-ray Info

Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
VC-1 BD-25 / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 2:08:12
Movie size: 22,336,395,264 bytes
Disc size: 22,710,846,208 bytes
Average video bit rate: 14.99 Mbps

Dolby TrueHD Audio English 1685 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1685kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio German 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Japanese 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 192 kbps 1.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

Subtitles: English SDH / French / German / Japanese / Spanish
Number of chapters: 45
Extras: None September 4, 2008

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