R.I.P.D. [Blu-ray]

R.I.P.D. 3D [2013] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD ULTRAVIOLET] Defending Our World One Soul At A Time!Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds headline this supernatural action-adventure as two cops dispatched by the R.I.P.D. [Rest In Peace Department] to protect and serve the living from increasingly destructive spirits hiding among the unsuspecting on Earth. When they uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, the new partners have to turn grudging respect into top-notch teamwork to restore the cosmic balance...or watch the tunnel to the afterlife begin sending angry souls the very wrong way.Cast: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephanie Szostak, James Hong, Marisa Miller, Robert Knepper, Mike O'Malley, Devin Ratray, Larry Joe Campbell, Michael Coons, Christina Everett, Michael Tow, Lonnie Farmer, Piper Mackenzie Harris, Ben Sloane, Duncan B. Putney, Michael Yebba, David J. Curtis, Kachina Dechert, Cheryl McMahon, Georgia Lyman, Matt McColm, Catherine Kresge, John Burke, Joe Stapleton, Michael Steven Costello, Naheem Garcia, Lance Greene, Tobias Segal, Toby Huss, Mike Judge, Jon Olson, Diana Afonso (uncredited), Charlie Alejandro (uncredited), Mel Alejandro (uncredited), Dale F. Appel (uncredited), Stephanie Atkinson (uncredited), Gregory Barbon (uncredited), Morgan Bernhard (uncredited), Clinton Blackburn (uncredited), David Boston (uncredited), Nicholas Cairis (uncredited), Danny Connelly (uncredited), Diane Curran (uncredited), Shawn Fogarty (uncredited), Jim Ford (uncredited), Jane Forrestal (uncredited), Jon Gould (uncredited), Tim Jacobs (uncredited), Jimmy Jules (uncredited), Rhet Kidd (uncredited), Joshua Koopman (uncredited), Daniel Lowney (uncredited), Jeff Martineau (uncredited), Andrea-Nichole Olivas (uncredited), D.J. Pierce (uncredited), Kathryn Shasha (uncredited), Matthew Spinale (uncredited), Franz Strassmann (uncredited), Ben Tanguay (uncredited), Jamie Christopher (uncredited), White Chris Whitney (uncredited), Jimmy P. Wong (uncredited), Tony Ramos Wright (uncredited), William Xifaras (uncredited) and Adam Zalt (uncredited)Director: Robert SchwentkeProducers: Alex Westmore, David Dobkin, Jonathon Komack Martin, Keith Goldberg, Michael Fottrell, Mike Richardson, Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur and Peter M. LenkovScreenplay: Phil Hay (screenplay), Matt Manfredi (screenplay), David Dobkin (story), Matt Manfredi (story) and Phil Hay (story)Composer: Christophe BeckCinematography: Alwin KüchlerVideo Resolution: 1080pAspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 Dolby Digital, English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo, French: 5.1 DTS-HD, French: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: 5.1 DTS-HD and Spanish 5.1 Dolby DigitalSubtitles: English SDH, French and SpanishRunning Time: 288 minutesRegion: All RegionsNumber of discs: 3Studio: Universal PicturesAndrew's Blu-ray Review: Brimming with wildly fantastic CGI marvels, extravagantly sensational action sequences that'll have eyeballs popping out viewers' heads, and a dazzling host of colourful characters, 'R.I.P.D.' 3D is a good shoot em' up film with plenty of action to add to the ambience of the film. It's a bizarre but admittedly imaginative blend of 'Ghostbusters' meets 'Men in Black' with heavy dabs of the supernatural, dashes of the western and a pinch of sci-fi that the 3D image makes the film look good.Very loosely based on the comic by Peter M. Lenkov 'Demolition Man' and the script by Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, the same tag-team that brought us such gems as 'Clash of the Titans.' The filmmakers inject the story with a series of excitedly over-the-top jokes, puns, and lots of visual gags. Yet, the entire film has at some parts of the film good humour and a witty spirit.Ryan Reynolds, who looks as if he's breezing through the role completely bored out of his mind. The generally reliable actor spends much of his time staring at action occurring around him with an uninterested gaze, as if he's confused about the reasons he agreed to be in this. In the few moments in which he suddenly wakes up and shows mild interest, it feels as if he's reminded that he signed on because the pay check was good. His usually a lively personality and impeccable comedic timing are missing entirely, walking from one scene to the next in a lifeless daze, making the character quite unlikeable. Even the attempt at having Nick Walker [Ryan Reynolds] is a crooked cop with a heart and a loving wife Julia Walker [Stephanie Szostak] does little to improve the actor's noticeably stale and listless performance.The only light at the end of this dark tunnel is Jeff Bridges doing a mix of Jeff "the Dude" Lebowski and Rooster Cogburn as Nick's new partner, Roycephus "Roy" Pulsipher. Showing him the ropes in the afterlife police force, such as how to expose "deados," where the dead trying to evade final judgment and with threats of Indian food, Jeff Bridges's surly, old-timey U.S. Marshal is a hoot, excited at the sight of ankles and sometimes incoherently grumbling moans about his physical death. He has just reason for hating those darn coyotes.The character serves as blatant comic relief but feels more like the main attraction, yet he's relegated to sidekick duties. Nick Walker dupes one of Roy's informants into revealing Bobby Hayes as his contact. They follow Bobby Hayes to Nick Walker's old house, where he "discovers" Nick's stolen gold. After arguing over the gold, R.I.P.D. Chief Mildred Proctor [Mary-Louise Parker] receives orders to remove them from the case and from active duty due to this exposure. Mildred Proctor [Mary-Louise Parker] learns from Eternal Affairs that the gold could be used to construct the “Staff of Jericho,” which will reverse the flow of souls from earth to the afterlife.Director Robert Schwentke does what he can with the material, like getting the best from Jeff Bridges, but also delivers a good chunk of the action and the story's most dazzling moments with little sense of purpose or urgency. The screen is a flurry and commotion of dazzling effects that ideally should excite and thrill, but much of it feels like a waste of energy because we don't care a lick for any of the characters, except for the wily Roy. Other than Ryan Reynolds' vapidly dry presence, we suffer an emotionless Mary-Louise Parker as useless commanding officer Proctor and Kevin Bacon is nothing more than a real dead weight and a really bad actor. 'R.I.P.D.' But overall despite all the reviews I have read gives it a thumbs down, but I personally enjoy it very much and had a few good laughs on the way, but what helps this film is the 3D on this Blu-ray disc, but when I saw it in 3D at the cinema it was so very bad and at times totally unwatchable, I wish I had seen it in 2D.Blu-ray Video Quality – 'R.I.P.D.' 3D Blu-ray with a first-rate 1080p encoded image that often amazes with a variety of highly-detailed scenes. Shot digitally, the freshly-minted transfer reveals the tiniest wrinkles in Jeff Bridges' aging face and exposes every pore on Ryan Reynolds' mug. Mary-Louise Parker, of course, looks flawless, but a couple negligible blemishes are apparent, especially in close-up. Every hair and whisker on various characters is razor-sharp, and fine lines in buildings, clothing and furniture are distinct. However, I also detected a smidge of aliasing around a couple objects here and there, a few scenes seem suspect of artificial sharpening, and some sequences are a tad softer than others. Presented in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, the video comes with a varied and full-bodied colour palette. Primaries are quite energetic, adding to the movie's comedic feel, while secondary hues are very bold with plenty of warmth. Contrast is generally spot-on and well balanced, but in several moments the highlights run a bit hotter than normal, which tend to clip the whites in a few spots. Black levels could have been much stronger as they are, for the most part, pretty dull and lacklustre. The high-definition transfer is not a complete loss, but it falls short of perfection, but the 3D helps to bring the action to the screen so much better, than watching it in 2D.Blu-ray Audio Quality – On the audio side of things, the supernatural comedy arrives with a highly enjoyable and often immersive 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. The surround speakers are often quite active and bustling with the noise of the city, the chatter of a crowd or the hurried pace of a busy afterlife police station. Many of the quieter scenes come with some mild effects for ambience, but the action sequences are the real showstoppers, as a diverse assortment of sounds spread all around and envelope the listener with discrete directionality. Debris from explosions spread overhead, bullets whiz by discrete from the front to the back of the room and helicopters circle the room with flawless panning. In the fronts, imaging is a broad wall of sound, aided by the engaging score of Christophe Beck, which spreads evenly across the entire soundstage. Channel separation is incredibly well-balanced, as activity moves from one side of the screen to the other smoothly, and dialogue reproduction remains crystal-clear and precise in the centre. The mid-range is not hugely impressive or exceptionally dynamic, but it's detailed and distinct, allowing for every clang, pop and crack to be perfectly heard. The low-end is probably the most disappointing aspect because it often seems lacking compared to the action on screen. There's still plenty of bass to give the scenes a bit of oomph and weight, but it also seems pretty mild and tamed. Nevertheless, many find it quite exciting and I sure did.Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:Special Feature: Alternate Opening No.1 [1080p] [4:36] This is an alternate opening to the film is presented here, with Jeff Bridges' character locating and dealing with a "Deado" to establish the parameters of the film's world. This opening actually works a lot better than the one that was used to open the theatrical cut.Special Feature: Alternate Opening No.2 [1080p] [5:29] This is another version of the alternate opening we just saw. This version gets a bit more involved and the confrontation goes a bit farther. But the end result is the same, and frankly, the first version works better.Special Feature: Deleted and Alternate Scenes [1080p] [7:15] Three alternate versions of existing scenes are presented here, along with one completely deleted moment. The material can be viewed individually or via a "Play All" option.Special Feature: Gag Reel [1080p] [3:47] Just under 4 minutes of takes are shown here, usually involving a physical gag going wrong, followed by the actors cracking up or breaking character to make appropriate comments on the situation.Special Feature: R.I.P.D. Motion Comics: Bringing the Avatars to Life [1080p] [6:08] This is really just a collection of animated storyboards for various sequences in the film.Special Feature: Nick's New Avatars [1080p] [1:00] This is just a collection of alternate punchlines for the film, involving what face will be given to Ryan Reynolds' character to allow him to move in the world of the living.Special Feature: Transferring and The Making of R.I.P.D. [1080p] [8:18] This is a basic feature about the origins of the film and the casting of the roles. Ryan Reynolds, who championed this film all along, notes how happy Ryan Reynolds that Jeff Bridges agreed to play the role assigned to him.Special Feature: Filming the Other Side [1080p] [6:29] This feature covers the CGI work done to establish the Rest in Peace Department as well as the various "Deados" in the film.Special Feature: Walking Among Us: Deados & Avatars [1080p] [7:25] This feature deals with the work done to create the various grotesque "Deados," and all also takes some time to talk to the two actors who play the "Avatars" for Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds' characters.Special Feature: Anatomy of a Shootout [1080p] [7:59] This feature covers the extensive work that went into the climactic confrontation between heroes and villains for this film.Finally, this is very loosely based on the comic by Peter M. Lenkov, 'R.I.P.D.' and is brimming with wildly fantastic CGI marvels, sensational action sequences, and a dazzling host of colourful characters. Unfortunately, the supernatural buddy-cop fantasy is a joyless, comatose mess with leaden performances from Ryan Reynolds, Mary-Louise Parker, and Kevin Bacon, leaving Jeff Bridges to carry the film as the story's only highlight. The film debuts on Blu-ray with excellent picture quality and a great demo-worthy audio presentation. Universal provides a decent but small assortment of supplements, most of which are exclusive to the format, which really makes this Blu-ray a fun film to have and again despite all the negative reviews I have read, I personally really enjoyed the film, especially in the lovely 3D, despite some of the more wooden actors that appeared in the film and I am pleased it has now been added to my Blu-ray Collection, especially with the wonderful stunning designed 3D slip cover. If you are not sure whether to purchase this Blu-ray disc, then I suggest you rent it out to see if you like it. Highly Recommended!Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film AficionadoLe Cinema ParadisoUnited Kingdom

Watched RIPD 2 after finishing this one

This was a fun movie. The sequel was not as fun.

Just what he wanted

Would watch again. Very fun movie!

R.I.P.D. is... a complicated thing. It's based on a Dark Horse comic, but it's also kind of a rip-off of Men in Black. Men in Black the film, not the comic. It looks like they intended to achieve the same success as the MiB not by following the same procedure and adapting the story in a way that'd be more fitting and interesting for its world, but by simply redoing MiB but exchanging "aliens" for "dead people".But I'm getting ahead of myself. The film stars Ryan Reynolds as Nick, a policeman who steals gold from a drug bust with his partner Bobby (played by Kevin Bacon, which sort of ruins any suspense into realizing who's going to be the villain), but then he gets second thoughts and wants out. Not wanting to take any chances, Bobby murders Nick in the middle of a firefight. After he hits the floor, Nick is lifted into a portal to the afterlife, where he is taken to the R.I.P.D., a place where he's given the opportunity to use his skills as policeman instead of going to purgatory. There, he's joined by Roy (Jeff Bridges), former Civil War fighter, as his new partner, in order to pursue and arrest "deadoes", renegade souls who refuse to go on and so turn into monsters. But then they're dragged into a plot by the deadoes to escape hell and invade the Earth and Nick's stolen gold is a key element.So, let's check onto the list of cliches, shall we? Buddy cops who can't stand each other at first but warm up to each other at the end? Check. Trigger-happy cowboy with an accent who shoots first and aks questions later? Check. Policeman runs into catastrophic scenario in his first day? Check. Guy who wants out from a crime and doesn't even suspect he might be killed for it? Check. Villain who lets himself be easily captured so he can wreak havoc at the heroes headquarters? Check. Kidnapping the hero's girlfriend at the climax? Check. And many, MANY more.Then there are the specific rip-offs. Besides the obvious MiB vibe, there are obvious plot points from Ghost, and the whole "dead souls refusing to move on and staying to wander on Earth, turning into monsters" is something I vividly remember from somewhere else, but it's killing me that I can't remember where it's from.But maybe I'm being a bit unfair. Movies take plot ideas or even entire scenes from other ones and put a new spin on them, or the characters are interesting enough that we don't care about the lack of originality. But the sad truth is that R.I.P.D. doesn't even try. The characters are all stereotypes played with no real interest by their actors. The situations are generic enough that you're easily able to predict the next thing with great accuracy. How about the comedy? Well, you need jokes and funny situations for that, and this movie only acts like there are, but most of the time, there aren't. Well, then, "What about the action?", you might ask. Unfortunately, that is lacking too. There are very few action scenes, and they're either uninteresting, downright boring or hard to look at seriously due to the terrible CGI. The very first scene in the film shows some CGI so bad you'd swear someone photoshopped a PSX cutscene in the middle of a live-action film.I'm not gonna lie, there are a couple of interesting ideas on the film. Dead people are unable to communicate with the loved ones who they are, so they look and sound different, and their speech mangles if they try to say who they are. They all appear to other people as different humans. Nick shows up as an old asian man and Roy as a blonde, attractive woman. Indian food reveals the monsters' true aspect. But in general, there's really not much good going on here. Reynolds looks completely uninterested and Bridges accent is so terrible it makes you uncomfortable hearing it every time.I really can't go and say this is a BAD film, since there's really nothing that's insulting, stupid or doesn't work for its premise, but there's an inherent laziness to the film. It's like a made-by-numbers movie, as if they chose the plot, characters, setting and dialogue by throwing darts at a board and so it's hard to recommend, but I can't just tell people to avoid it. It's really not hard to make an attractive film working almost exclusively with stereotypes (look at, say, Avatar), but you need to give your movie some appeal, which this film lacks. Ultimately, it's not a bad experience, but it's a forgettable one.

great entertainment

Molto carino in #D , purtroppo la versione 3D in Italiano non esiste, ma io ho provveduto a scaricare il film in rete da cui mi sono estratto e salvato il solo audio su una chiavetta usb.In questo modo quando mi vedo il film mi riproduco l audio sull impianto stereo e il gioco ė fatto....Pessima la scelta di Marketing di abbandonare il 3D , non c è paragone rispetto alla visione in 2 d.Vorra dire che mi terro il mio fantastico tv in 3D e mi gustero fino alla fine il mio archivio di bluray 3D che mi sto comperando a prezzi stracciati...

Il film racconta la storia di due poliziotti corrotti Nick Walker (Ryan Reynolds) e Bobby Hayes( Kevin Bacon) scoprono e rubano diversi pezzi d'oro durante un arresto. Nick sotterra i suoi pezzi in giardino, ma si pente dell'oro trafugato, così ne parla della cosa a Bobby sua collega. Così facendo firma la sua condanna a morte e durante un'operazione di polizia lo stesso Bobby uccide Nick. Il tempo si ferma e Nick viene trascinato in un vortice nel cielo, che si ritrova in un ufficio del Rest in Peace Department, un' agenzia celeste che recluta gli agenti defunti al fine di tornare sulla Terra - in corpi ben diversi dai loro - per controllare le attività di alcuni spiriti malvagi celati sotto sembianze umane.... chissà cosa scoprirà anche sul suo collega ! ... film carino con dei retroscena commoventi, ironici e tanta azione !! ... tutto impeccabile come sempre. :)

Mi dispiace moltissimo per la recensione negativa (forse la prima in tanti anni) ma purtroppo, la versione 3D non contiene l'audio in Italiano. Già possedevo la versione BD in 2D, l'ho acquistato esclusivamente per il 3D. Sebbene letto molto attentamente, nelle specifiche NON viene dichiarato che solo la versione 2D contiene l'audio in Italiano. Altri BD 3D versione Germania acquistati precedentemente, contengono audio in Italiano.

Ok, non è un film capolavoro però avrei voluto vederlo. Praticamente per vederlo occorre avere l'aggiornamento del lettore al 3 o superiore, il mio è un 2.Quindi non posso dargli 5 stelle perché non l'ho visto, ma un 4 perché è un errore mio.