We analyze in Cinemascomics the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray of Uncharted, the first film version of the adventures of Nathan Drake
At Cinemascomics we have analyzed the home edition in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray of Unchartedthe new Sony Pictures production in collaboration with PlayStation and Naughty Dog, starring Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home) as Nathan Drake.
The action-packed comedy is out now in stores on DVD, 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray, as well as being available for digital and rental. It can also be purchased in a limited edition in metal box (while stocks last, in a 4k Ultra HD + Blu-Ray combo). The Sony Pictures film (2022), a success at an international box office depleted by the pandemic (it has become the highest-grossing film and the one that has attracted the most viewers to Spanish theaters so far in 2022), is distributed in physical format by Arvi Licensing in our country.
The film is the first big-screen adaptation of the video game franchise of the same name, developed by naughty dog exclusively for PlayStation video consoles, being one of the most famous sagas of all time, which has 13 titles since its launch in 2007. Fans of the franchise will immediately recognize that the film is not based on any game in concrete (as already happened with another extensive saga of video games, as was Assassin’s Creed), but acts as a prequel in which he reveals the unknown origins of the characters. showing how its main characters, Nathan Drake and Victor Sullivan, met.
Tom Holland once again demonstrates his skills as an action hero by putting himself in the shoes of Nathan Drake, a cunning young thief. Nathan is recruited by veteran bounty hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg, Transformers: The Last Knight) to recover a fortune lost by the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago. But the mission will not be about a robbery to use, but the couple of protagonists will have to succeed in the face of endless deadly evidence placed to protect a treasure valued at more than 5,000 million dollars, as well as get ahead of their great competitor to obtain the coveted treasure, the ruthless Santiago Moncada (Antonio Banderas, Pain and Gloria), who believes that he and his family are its rightful owners.
Along with Holland, Wahlberg and Banderas also stand out in this film brimming with action and classic adventures, actresses with great talent and a bright future such as Sophia Ali (Truth or Dare) as Chloe Frazer, a skilled treasure hunter whose appearance is regular in the video game franchise, and Tati Gabrielle (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) as Braddock, the leader of a team of bloodthirsty mercenaries under the orders of Moncada. Behind the cameras is Ruben Fleischer, director of such iconic films as Venom or the two installments of Welcome to Zombieland.
The film is written by Rafe Lee Judkins, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. In the production we find Charles Roven, Avi Arad, Alex Gartner and Ari Arad; Ruben Fleischer, Robert J. Dohrmann, David Bernad, Tom Holland, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, Neil Druckmann, Evan Wells, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway serve as executive producers. The tape lasts approximately 115 minutes and is rated as not recommended for children under 12 years.
The movie is shown in its base 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray version with almost an hour of extras (not counting background commentary during movie playback), which we’ve reviewed for Cinemascomics readers. The analysis of the 4K UHD + Blu-Ray is completely free of spoilers, in case you haven’t had the opportunity to see the film yet and want to know what extras this film adaptation of the video game saga created by Naughty Dog contains.
Trailer:
Technical data:
BLU RAY:
- Audio in Spanish, English and French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; Turkish and Ukrainian Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subtitles in Spanish, English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian.
- HD movie, wide screen (2.39:1).
4KUHD:
- Audio in English Dolby Atmos (7.1 compatible); Spanish and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; Czech, Hindi, Hungarian, Polish and Ukrainian Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subtitles in English, English for the deaf, Spanish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish and ukrainian
- Movie in ultra high definition, wide screen (1.85:1).
Additional content:
Deleted and extended scenes (11 minutes):
Eight sequences deleted or lengthened compared to the footage released in theaters.
There Is No Boring: Stunts and Action (6 minutes):
For Tom Holland, who plays Nathan Drake and is also an executive producer, being lucky enough to shoot action scenes and see what they could and couldn’t do was very exciting for him; acknowledging that he had never shot such complicated action scenes. For her part, the actress Sophia Ali, who plays Chloe Ali, felt very badass shooting the dangerous scenes and when she saw herself she did not recognize herself. While the actress Tati Gabrielle, who plays Braddock, assures that Tom Holland filmed all the action that they let him do, for security reasons. In turn, actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays Victor Sullivan, asserts that the film raises the bar regarding the intensity of the action.
Director/Executive Producer Ruben Fleischer says they went to great lengths to get to the level of Uncharted video game action, hating that the action lacks character. Along with this, they explain how they prepared the stunts, while commenting that the filmmaker is good at shooting stunts and is very cooperative, interacting with the second unit, developing the execution of the scenes together.
But not only did Tom Holland go to great lengths in the stunts, we also see the hard training and choreography that Tati Gabrielle had to do to prepare for the film. The actress is an expert in martial arts, being a black belt. They go on to highlight the main action sequences and the problems and challenges they presented.
How to be Nathan Drake (4 minutes):
After seeing a comparison between the action scenes starring Nathan Drake in the video games and in the movie. Mark Wahlberg confesses that initially, he was going to play the protagonist, but when Sony finally decided to shoot it, they opted to tell the origins of Nathan Drake, who was played by Tom Holland, who says he played Uncharted 4 in the breaks of the filming of Spider-Man and that the collaboration of Naughty Dog during pre-production and filming was complete.
Next, they talk about the video game elements they used in the film. But the director also wanted to differentiate this adaptation from the video game stories, and be able to show new things about the character and surprise fans. While actor Nolan North, who voices Nathan Drake in video games and has a cameo in this film, approves of Tom Holland’s choice for the role, because he has charisma and the same enthusiasm for adventure as the protagonist.
Audio commentary (115 minutes):
The film can be played with background commentary by director Ruben Fleischer.
Villains, traitors and accomplices (4 minutes):
Producer Alex Gartner indicates that the most curious thing is the development of the antagonism of the story. The main villain is Moncada, and he is played by Antonio Banderas, being an educated, smart, cosmopolitan, charismatic, intimidating, dark and dangerous person; according to the manager. His right-hand man is Braddock, an assassin played by Tati Gabrielle, who describes her character as a psychopath, specialized in the karambit and has two henchmen created especially for the film.
Meanwhile, Chloe Frazer is a character that appears in several of the games and even starred in a spin-off of the saga. The actress who plays her, Sophia Ali, describes her as an Australian with a very sarcastic personality and a mysterious treasure hunter.
Charting the Path: On Set with Ruben Fleischer (5 minutes):
While we see behind the scenes how the filmmaker gave instructions to the actors between takes, the producers say that it is a pleasure to have Ruben Fleischer in the director’s chair, because he wanted to direct it and he really wanted to (even abandoning the project of Venom: There will be Carnage, being replaced by Andy Serkis). For his part, Mark Wahlberg was delighted with the choice, because it would give the film a good balance between humor, intensity and action. Likewise, the rest of the cast highlights how collaborative the filmmaker was during filming, accepting all kinds of suggestions from the actors in the construction of their characters and their dialogues.
The director himself adds that he loves history and archaeology. His favorite movie is Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark and that he came to study History as a career; so he loved the idea of directing a classic adventure film with a historical background. In addition, he comments on some of the easter eggs and cameos in the film.
The buddy system (4 minutes):
Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg try to encourage people who go to the cinema to see the film. But they do not stop making mistakes in their sentences. They continue talking about the relationship between Nathan and Sully. But also between Tom and Mark during the filming, and how they improvised lines that ended up in the film. Thus, they highlight the dynamics and chemistry that was created between them, giving rise to the solid friendship that we could see in video games.
Analysis of the biggest action: C-17 Globemaster (5 minutes):
The director comments that the bar was high regarding the action that the tape would have. So they had to meet the expectations of those who expected the level of action of video games. In this way, they show us how the dangerous scenes were shot inside the C-17, Moncada’s private plane. A laborious job that included the intervention of Stephen Dunlevy as stunt coordinator. Tom Holland himself acknowledges that the Uncharted scenes related to the plane were the hardest he has shot. And that has been Spider-Man for the last seven years.
Next, they show us how the sets were built. Production designer Shepherd Frankel tells us that he wanted to create a flexible set, but one that would allow for an interactive and exciting scene inside the cargo hold of the C-17, which they faithfully reproduced for the on-set shoot.
Music video (3 minutes):
Video clip of the musical theme ‘No Mind’, performed by the singer Milkblood.
Film Marketing (4 minutes):
Composed of the videos “A little information”, “Love of friends”, “Harry and Tom” and “Dangerous scenes”, to promote the film ahead of its release in theaters around the world.