BLU-RAY REVIEW

Operation: Endgame

Featured In Issue 149, July/August/September 2010

Picture	3
Sound	NR
WSR Score	1

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(Studio/Distributor):

Anchor Bay Entertainment

(Catalog Number):

BD21749

(MPAA Rating):

R

(Rating Reason):

Strong violence and pervasive language including sexual references

(Retail Price):

$34.98

(Disc Type):

Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25)

(Widescreen Edition):

Yes

(Full Screen Edition):

No

(Running Time In Minutes):

82

(Color Type):

Color

(Chaptered/Scene Access):

Yes

(Closed Captioned):

Yes

(Regional Coding):

Not Indicated

(Theatrical Year):

2010

(Theatrical Release):

No

(Direct-To-Video Release):

Yes

(Disc Release Date):

07/27/10

(THX® Digitally Mastered):

No

(Director):

Fouad Mikati

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(Disc Soundtrack):

Dolby Digital 5.1

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Based on the original screenplay by Brian Watanabe, "Operation: Engame" centers around two rival teams of government assassins, who work out of a top-secret underground facility and use code names from the Tarot deck. When new hire "The Fool" (Anderson) joins the group, he arrives for his first day only to discover that the boss has been murdered and the office has been locked down and turned into a ticking time bomb. He must survive his ambitious co-workers, find the killer, and discover a way out before the whole place explodes. (Gary Reber)

Special features include a behind-the-scenes featurette (SD 10:29), an alternate opening (SD 02:57), an alternate ending (SD 0:28), and the theatrical trailer.

The 1080p AVC picture is desaturated throughout, except for the odd TV screen glimpses that are injected. Fleshtones appear lifeless for most characters under the interior florescent lighting. Yet at times, black levels are solid and deep, and shadow delineation is revealing. Resolution is generally good, especially during close-ups of facial features and object textures. But overall, this is not a particularly engaging picture experience. (Gary Reber)

The uncompressed PCM 5.1-channel soundtrack is plagued with poor dialogue spatial integration. Except for the music score, the sound is monaural focused. The music score is generally well recorded, though. At times low-frequency energy is solid in the .1 LFE channel, especialy during the ending scene. Overall, however, the sound is not an engaging experience, but mediocre, with limited surround envelopment provided by a most subtle, but at times, aggressive, music presence. (Gary Reber)

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