The Core 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

A tough, rugged grain structure factors in to Paramount's master. Luckily, the disc handles it well, maintaining a reasonable texture that can convincingly convey film. The Core can resolve fidelity as a result, enhancing close-ups and their texture. Wide shots look equally superb. Only the murky early '00s CG effects wane in their obvious composites (banding included from the underwater lights).

Less impressive is the color, staying on the murkier side, and that's especially true for flesh tones. They look pale, flat, and dry. Other primaries thrive on density instead of saturation, attractive and bold. Shots of Earth from space do handle a dazzling blue, and that's not the only primary to pop, but it's not consistent.

Pep in the contrast makes molten liquid super heated on screen. The overall brightness shines too, leaving no question as to this Dolby Vision's master power. Black levels perform excellently. Shadows deepen to a pure black.

Audio

Sustained bass kicks off with immediacy, the power showcased through a shuttle's engines and crash landing. Power isn't enough to match the top-end discs on this format, but the DTS-HD's potency isn't worth dismissing. Disaster on a global scale sounds appropriately beefy, enough to shake a room as lightning blows up Rome. When the ocean floor opens due to an earthquake, it's a spectacular jolt of bass.

While only 5.1, the soundstage widens to flawlessly track objects panning across the frame. Directionality pokes from every speaker. Debris bounces around, filling the theater from every direction. Rain effects sound wholly real.