Midthunder rises to the challenge of a juicy lead vehicle, and frequently holds her own alone, enjoying a number of innovative, frequently subtle, throwback nods to the first classic Predator entry (the swamp sequence is superbly shot) and even the second (the musket), whilst lions and bears provide fearsome threats that are respectfully handled with pretty competent effects work. aspect ratio, and uses 10-bit video depth, a Wide Colour Gamut (WCG), High Dynamic Range, and is encoded using the HEVC (H.

The Dolby Atmos surround track is awesome creating an engaging surround field and pummelling you with its bass. The only extras carried over to the actual 4K UHD discs are the commentary tracks; everything else can be found on the included Blu-ray discs for each respective film.Much like its spiritual sibling, Alien, it spawned a series of sequels, with filmmakers desperate to tap into the Box Office potential of further tales of this strange intergalactic warrior tribe. The source is grainy and dirty, as ever it was; no doubt it won’t appeal to grain haters, but to purists this is how Predator should always have looked, and to my eye it is amazing!

Even so, I always have a blast when I sit down with Predator, even after countless viewing sessions. When we dropped the peak white level to a measured 200 nits brightness and turned the SDR Colors sRGB option on we still saw the full DCI color gamut when an HDR signal was present.Highlights, meanwhile, are gorgeous, really pushing the picture, sunsets, rain sheen and pyrotechnics are spectacular. By avoiding any mention of the franchise mashup films, this one got to go back to basics and strike out some new territory with some new characters. Moving the action from the tropical jungle to the urban jungle of Los Angeles is a logical choice, and the biggest change from the original, while setting the film slightly in the future (of 1997) giving the protagonists the time needed to build the weaponry needed to combat the alien.

At these high speeds, blur was a non-issue because G-Sync ensured a complete absence of frame tears. It increases black levels with dark boost technology, and fine tunes gamma levels to offset darker contrast areas to better distinguish objects in dim areas.Predatorfeatures — may come with a few visual delights, but saying it's about as good the AVPspinoffs is not much of a compliment. The picture displays crisper, more radiant whites in the various light fixtures throughout while allowing slightly better detailing within the hottest spots. Digitally there are no issues to contend with and the source has been cleaned up nicely, while still retaining the grain.