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The Secret of Moonacre(2008)Set in the 1840s the story follows Maria Merryweather, a 13-year-old orphan on her journey to the mysterious Moonacre Manor. There she finds herself in a crumbling house of secrets and mystery in a world caught up in time. Maria discovers that she is the last Moon Princess and she has only until the next full moon to undo the misdeeds of her ancestors and save the Moonacre estate from disappearing forever. Although she is aided by a stable of wonderful characters and magical beasts, it is only by self-sacrifice and perseverance that she will be able to reunite lost loves and warring families, and bring peace to the magical world of Moonacre. For more about The Secret of Moonacre and the The Secret of Moonacre Blu-ray release, see the The Secret of Moonacre Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on September 21, 2010 where this Blu-ray release scored 3.0 out of 5. Director: Gabor Csupo Writer: Elizabeth Goudge Starring: Dakota Blue Richards, Ioan Gruffudd, Natascha McElhone, Tim Curry, Juliet Stevenson, Augustus Prew Producers: Michael Cowan, Simon Crowe, Simon Fawcett, Meredith Garlick, Samuel Hadida, Victor Hadida » See full cast & crew The Secret of Moonacre Blu-ray, Video QualityThe Secret of Moonacre is a mixed bag on Blu-ray, delivered via an AVC codec in 1080p and a 2.40:1 aspect ratio. First off, the film is deliberately blanched a great deal of the time, leaving fleshtones on the pasty white side, with deliberately low contrast and an emphasis on the black to blue end of the spectrum. This gives Moonacre a very cold and frankly uninviting appearance some of the time, perhaps redolent of the moon, but not the stuff of which classic children's fantasy films are made. Detail is exceptionally sharp at times, however, which at least partially offsets the color issues. Every weathered line on Curry's face is noticeable, perhaps to the actor's chagrin. Unfortunately, this excellent resolution also points out the film's production design shortcomings. While the costumes are quite opulent and shine through magnificently here, some of the sets just look cheaply made, and not just because the Merryweather castle is a sort of dilapidated Beauty and the Beast affair. CGI is also highly variable here. The opening fantasy sequence with the Moon Princess looks decent enough, and the ghostly white horse which haunts Maria's dreams is quite fetching, but the black lion is laughably bad, and the final moon-ridden sequence doesn't have the crispness videophiles have come to expect from fare like this. The Secret of Moonacre Blu-ray, Audio QualityThe Secret of Moonacre fares considerably better with a nicely immersive lossles DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. With an abundance of different environments through which Maria traipses, we're offered a neat variety of ambient sounds. Best here are several segments in the forest, where everything from fluttering leaves to "devil dog" Wrolf's howls to the pitter patter of ruffian feet enter from various surrounds to create a very evocative soundfield. Attention to detail crops up throughout this film, including one of the final sequences, when Maria and Andrew enter a hollow in a giant tree which becomes the entrance to a cave. Reverb and echo detail here are exceptional and the increasingly claustrophobic environment is recreated admirably. The best aural moment of the film is at the climax, when a towering wave of unicorns is presented with some really thundering LFE. The Secret of Moonacre: Other Editions
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