Weapons 4K Ultra HD

In "Weapons," when all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. (Gary Reber)

Special features include the featurettes "Director Zach Cregger: Making Horror Personal" (HD 06:15), "Weaponized: The Cast Of Weapons" (HD 08:53) and "Weapons: Texture Of Terror" (HD 06:49) and a Movies Anywhere digital copy.

The 2.39:1 2160p HEVC/H.265 Ultra HD HDR10/Dolby Vision picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, was photographed digitally in anamorphic Master Scope using the Arri Alexa 35 and Canon K35 camera systems and sourced from a 4K master Digital Intermediate format. The setting is a suburban community and housing track. Both outdoor and interior scenes are captured with realistic imagery. Outdoor scenes appear naturally illuminated, including night scenes ,while interior scenes cast a lot of lurking shadow in darkened rooms. The color palette exhibits natural hues. No colors excessively pop with the exception of Gladys' colorful attire and bright red wig. The overall appearance is greenish due to the earthly tones of grasses and trees surrounding the houses. The other environments that provide to some extent vividness are the colorful school classrooms and a neon-lit bar where Justine meets Paul. HDR contrast exhibits deep blacks and shadows that create mystery and suspenseful intensity. White levels appear realistic. Resolution reveals detail in facial features such as skin pores, lines beards and hair. Houses and roads are all well resolved and realistic. Objects are detailed, This is a peculiarly strange horror picture which builds to horrific violence and terror that is scary. (Gary Reber)

The Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1-channel soundtrack is dynamic sounding with an intense small-orchestra and synthesizer score supported at times with deep, sub-25 Hz bass and intense .1 LFE energy. Atmospherics sound realistic with at times panned channelization. Sound effects are used to excite and intensify the horrific events. As well, sound effects create realism as with cars charging with tires squealing through streets and their road noise they create. Foley sound effects effectively enhance the realism. The music is often intensely rhythmic and powerful and spread across the soundstage wide and deep with aggressive extension to the surrounds. Surround envelopment overall is aggressive. Dialogue is intelligible throughout with generally decent spatial integration.

The Immersive Sound element is comprised of an extension of the music to the height layer, a school meeting with speakers and parent audience uproar, background TV commercial, car on road sounds, instances of atmospherics, intense rain, nuanced dialogue, sounds of horrific chaos and violence, and various sound effects. This is an effective dimensionally enhanced height layer.

This is a holosnic® spherical surround soundtrack that builds in intensity as the story unfolds with horrific outcomes. (Gary Reber)