BLU-RAY REVIEW

Stomp The Yard

Featured In Issue 122, July/August 2007

Picture	4
Sound	NR
WSR Score	2

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(Studio/Distributor):

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

(Catalog Number):

18955

(MPAA Rating):

PG13

(Rating Reason):

For a scene of violence, some sexual material, and language

(Retail Price):

$38.96

(Disc Type):

Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)

(Widescreen Edition):

Yes

(Full Screen Edition):

No

(Running Time In Minutes):

104

(Color Type):

Color

(Chaptered/Scene Access):

Yes

(Closed Captioned):

Yes

(Regional Coding):

A

(Theatrical Year):

2006

(Theatrical Release):

Yes

(Direct-To-Video Release):

No

(Disc Release Date):

05/15/07

(THX® Digitally Mastered):

No

(Director):

Sylvain White

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(Disc Soundtrack):

Dolby TrueHD 5.1

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After getting arrested in Los Angeles, DJ (Short) thinks he may be well on his way to "Stomp The Yard" in prison, but his mom has other plans. Sending him to live with relatives in Atlanta, he becomes a student at Truth University, a historically African-American college, but finds he does not fit in so well. But that changes when he discovers that the campus fraternities hold an annual "stepping" competition...and our boy DJ has a move or two to bust out. (Jack Kelley)

Special features include filmmakers' commentary; a 18-minute featurette, Battles. Rivals. Brothers., that takes you into the world of stepping; three deleted/extended scenes; a two-minute gag reel; and previews, which are also shown as up-front ads.

The Blu-ray Disc's H.264 AVC-encoded picture can look very good, with well-captured details and deep blacks. The finest details are not as well resolved as in the best high-definition releases, and some colors are not as well saturated, especially greens that can look too pale. Still, the image is generally very pleasing. (Danny Richelieu)

For the first time in a Blu-ray Disc release, Sony has included both an uncompressed linear PCM and lossless Dolby TrueHD 5.1-channel encoding. For the first time we are able to directly compare two different lossless encodings. Both, naturally, provide improved fidelity over the DVD, with tighter bass and better articulation. The intense mix benefits greatly from this improvement, as distinct images around the room are easier to localize. The improved clarity does show off deficiencies in the dialogue, which can often sound spatially incoherent and edgy. Differences between the two encodings are incredibly difficult to distinguish, showing the power of the lossless TrueHD codec. (Danny Richelieu)

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