Final Destination: Bloodlines 4K Ultra HD

In "Final Destination: Bloodlines," college student Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) is plagued by a violent recurring nightmare and heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle –– her grandmother, Iris (Brec Bassinger/Gabrielle Rose) –– and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all. (Gary Reber)

Special features include commentary by the movie's directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky, the featurettes "Death Becomes Them: On The Set" (HD 06:11), "The Many Deaths Of Bloodlines" (HD 07:26) and "The Legacy Of Bludworth" (HD 05:24) and a Movies Anywhere digital copy.

The 2.39:1 2160p HEVC/H.265 Ultra HD Dolby Vision/HDR10 picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, was photographed digitally using the Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera 6K, Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K, Sony Alpha FX3, and Sony CineAlta Venice 2 camera systems and sourced from a 4K master Digital Intermediate format. Picture quality is excellent, The setting is urban with superb realism and naturalness. Christian Sebaldt's cinematography and Rachel O'Toole' production design create suspense and anxiety, as well as grisly deaths. The color palette is nicely saturated with natural hues. No hue is overly saturated. Flesh tones appear perfectly natural. HDR contrast is excellent. Black are deep and solid. Shadow delineation reveals textural and shading dept. White levels appear natural with spot lighting that is brilliant against darker surrounding, such as in the scene at the hospital. Resolution exhibits superior detail throughout. Up-close facial features reveal skin pores, lines beards and hair. Structural features in exteriors and interiors are well defined. Objects appear realistic throughout with excellent textural detail. This is a very sharp and clear picture with excellent production values, (Gary Reber)

The Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1-channel soundtrack delivers exciting dynamics and sound effects that are intense and enhanced ith powerful deep bass. The .1 LFE channel is extremely active with bass extension to sub-26 Hz, which supports the varied sound effects and explosions. Atmospherics sound realistic and dimensional. Sound effects are often extremely powerful during the grisly death sequences. Foley sound effects are realistic and in sync with picture. Tim Wynn's orchestral score also is quite active and extends from the wide and deep soundstage to the surrounds for envelopment. Surround envelopment is strong and at times directional. During Death moments, the sound field explodes with disturbing impact. Dialogue is intelligible but often ADR produced and wanting in spatial integration.

The Immersive Sound element is comprised of a diverse and effective use of atmospherics, sound effects, music and dialogue in supportive segments to create an engaging height layer that does a superb job in creating spherical dimensionality. While there are some lapses that could have been treated, this is an effectively active height layer.

This is a well-crafted holosonic® spherical surround soundtrack that delivers adrenaline rushes during the horrific violent and grisly "accidents" orchestrated by Death. This soundtrack really excites an emotional reaction! (Gary Reber)