A Walk in the Sun Blu-ray Screenshots (Patreon)
Content
Video
Carefully restored, remnants of a damaged source print remain. Minor distortion serve as a remnant, noticeable but not severe. Scratches and dirt stick around too, but nominally. The result? Pure, refined imagery, grain intact and easily resolved.
Natural sharpness in the film stock shines through on this Blu-ray, resolving exquisite detail. Cinematography quirks of the day aside, Walk in the Sun shows determined texture. Dirt and grass on the battlefield backdrops look just as stable as the facial texture in close.
Gray scale is a touch lean, restricting both extremes, if potent enough to drive dimensionality. Firm contrast suggests the exterior sun successfully regardless, and at their deepest, black levels keep shadows thick. Smooth gradients help though.
Audio
Static runs under the audio, a fair compromise to keep the fidelity smooth. A marginal toughness in the dialog and top-end treble sounds organic to the period. Time hasn't degraded much, and this PCM track preserves the source.