I Am Number Four - Blu-ray Review

4.2 Stars (out of 5)

Synopsis

After nine aliens flee their home planet to find a peaceful life on Earth, their plans are shattered by pursuers who must kill them in number order. Number Four is a teen named John (Alex Pettyfer), who uses his extraordinary abilities to battle his enemies. John's guardian, Henri (Timothy Olyphant), aids him in his deadly fight while he tries to protect his human girlfriend, Sarah (Dianna Agron), and connect with the others who share his powers. (Buy Now $22.49)

Starring:

Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron, Teresa Palmer, Callan McAuliffe, Kevin Durand, Jake Abel, Jeff Hochendoner, Patrick Sebes

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Blu-ray Release Date:

May 24, 2011

Subtitles:

English SDH, French, Spanish

Rating

Overall rating weighted as follows:
Audio 40%, Video 40%, Special Features 20%, Movie - its just our opinion so take it with a grain of salt

Audio 4.6 Stars (out of 5)

Dolby and DTS Demo Discs used as basis for comparison
●        Subwoofer - 5.0 Stars
●        Dialog - 4.0 Stars
●        Surround Effects - 4.5 Stars
●        Dynamic Range - 5.0 Stars

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

I Am Number Four has an impressive audio mix that helps bring the action into the home. Subtle ambiance like birds chirping and leaves rustling are handled delicately. While heavier accents like thunder claps and a chainsaw in a haunted house are delivered powerfully. Even though dialog can sometimes be difficult to hear during the action scenes, the rest of the DTS Master Audio mix is near perfect. It shows off surround capability by filling the room with rainfall, or even lasers shooting from either side of the room. I would have to say the funniest audio moment of the movie is watching the final action sequence. The subwoofer gets much action and vibrates the couch to make the explosions and super powers even more super.

Video  4.7 Stars (out of 5)

Spears & Munsil Benchmark Blu-ray Edition used as basis for comparison
●        Color Accuracy  - 4.5 Stars
●        Shadow detail - 4.0 Stars
●        Clarity - 5.0 Stars
●        Skin tones - 5.0 Stars
●        Compression - 5.0 Stars

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC, Resolution: 1080p, Aspect ratio: 1.85:1, Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

The video persentaiton of this film is like eating fresh baked velvet cupcakes. It's warm, welcoming, and colorfull. What stands out the most is the detail of the picture. Each grain of sand sticking to the actors can be seen on their young freckled faces. Fine details like blades of grass and delicate textured clothing also display great clarity. However, there are a few dark scenes where some of the clarity is lost in the shadows, but all and all it's a good video transfer to Blu-ray.

Bonus Features 2.5 Stars (out of 5)

• Deleted Scenes (HD, 19 minutes): Six extended and deleted scenes.
• Becoming Number Six (HD, 12 minutes): Actress Teresa Palmer, hosts a featureatte focusing on stunts, super powers, and visual effects.
• Bloopers (HD, 3 minutes)
• Trailers (HD, 5 minutes)

Movie - 3.0 Stars (out of 5)

Review

I Am Number Four is a scifi action film meant for teens based on a series of popular books. However, because of its lack of charisma I drought this will become successful franchise. When I say that this film lacks charisma, it is mainly because of it's lead actor Alex Pettyfer. His performance is very monotone and emotionless. This made if very difficult to make is character likeable and made it nearly impossible to believe he had any type of love interest. However, the rest of the cast does a great job trying to take up the slack.

The plot and the original "super powers" the characters possessed kept my interest throughout the movie. However, a lot of time was spent setting up a possible next film and never plays a part in this film's storyline. This is a decent movie to watch with "tweens" in the family, it has good
action sequences, flashy special effects, and has enough going for it to keep your interest.