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    Thieves, The

    Featured In Issue 176, April/May 2013

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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Well Go USA
    (Catalog Number):
    WGU01388B
    (MPAA Rating):
    Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price):
    $29.98
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    136
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    2012
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    02/12/13
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Choi Dong Hoon
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    DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    It's The score of their lives—if they can pull it off. Five Thieves at the top of their game, and the crew is assembling for their biggest job yet. Popie's (Jungjae) the muscle and brains, Pepsee's (Hyesoo) the safecracker, Yenicall (Jun) climbs walls, Zampano (Soohyun) is the strategy man, and Chewingum (Haesook) is the master of disguise. But this new score—it's hot. Maybe too hot. But who can resist the Tear of the Sun: a 318-carat diamond, worth $20 million, and locked away in a casino. The vault is impenetrable, the location covered in cops, and everyone knows there's no honor among thieves—especially not the crew Macao Park (Yunseek), Popie's old partner, has forced their team to work with. As they gear up and stroll into the casino with a plan, skills, and a whole lot of nerve, they quickly learn that avoiding the cops may not be their toughest problem. What's Macao Park's real motive? Who will betray them all? And who will walk away with the diamond? (Tricia Spears)

    Special features include a making-of featurette (HD 05:51), the Meet The Thieves featurette (HD 04:33), the trailer, previews, and upfront ads.

    The 2.35:1 1080p AVC picture was digitally photographed with the Red Epic camera system. The picture is pristine and crisp but exhibits a very digital appearance. The color palette is generally naturally hued with vivid colors that pop. Fleshtones appear natural. Contrast is pushed with an accentuate brightness, though, blacks remain deep. At times the imagery appears washed out and lacks dynamic contrast. Overall, the visual experience is not cinematic but HD video. (Gary Reber)

    The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel Korean-language soundtrack is clear and nicely defined, especially the excellent recording of the music tracks, in which the soundstage sounds wide and deep. Surround envelopment is often subtle and restricted to atmospherics and music, though, at times the music in the surrounds is prominent. Of course, there is the intermittent special effect enhancements in the .1 LFE and the surrounds, but often the sound is frontal focused. Still, the ending scenes are extremely active with gunfire and explosions. Dialogue is quite forward, with poor spatial integration. This is a clean-sounding soundtrack, with nicely recorded elements. (Gary Reber)

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