'The 6th Day' - High-Def Digest Review

[Attebery]

Peter's review of 'The 6th Day' is up. He says it's a decent sci-fi action flick, but far from one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's best. This Blu-ray looks and sounds great, with above-average quality for a catalog release. The extras and BD-Live bonus materials are pretty lacking however. If you like the flick and want an appreciable upgrade over the standard DVD version, this is worth considering.

Full review here:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1349/6thday.html

[beyondmediaonline.com]

Did anyone pick this one up?

[Hi-Def Steve]

Yeah I picked it up. Looked and sounded great imo.

[Terry]

Don't find the BD-Live bonus!!!
But I have Dewey Cox and I see them on it (with my PS3). Why not on 6th day ??

[Pimboli]

I picked this up as Im a big Arnie fan as it got good AQ/PQ scores. In no way a good film but this is the only time I will have to buy it on Blu as the transfer is about as good as it will get and unlike the Commando/Predator that I have resisted buying it wont be double dipped and is reasonably priced.

If your an Arnie fan like me its worth the buy if not dont waste your money, get Terminator instead.

[bfellow]

I hate reviving this but I just watched it again and would give it 2.5/5 for the movie itself. However the PQ is awful in the "Repet" scene and that parts that look like unintentionally grainy unless the director wanted their face to appear fuzzy for no apparent reason. So the PQ should be brought down to 3.5/5

[Thulsadoom]

I know it's digging up an oldie, but I just picked up a copy of this... Can't believe it got such a mediocre review. I always thought this was one of Arnie's best later movies. A lot of fun shades-of/nods-to Total Recall). Really good fun in every department, and I think I'd disagree with about every negative in the review lol! And who can't love the Whispercraft, designed by the always brilliant Ron Cobb?

As for saying it's a film that's borrowed all its ideas from other stuff... name a movie that hasn't. On the other hand, there have been next-to-NO movies based around the idea of cloning. Sure, plenty use it as a straight forward plot device, but none use it in a real-world context and deal with the potential consequences and arguments the way the 6th day does.

I also always loved the way it never took the easy way out. Most cloning movies always use the easy route of saying that clones are somewhat lesser copies of the original, therefore it's easy to say it's bad/wrong. Whereas the 6th Day doesn't go the easy route, and you get the harder questions... what if the clone is every bit the same, in every way? There's far more to it than most action movies these days, and it's probably the best film about cloning so far.

[eastx]

I agree, Thulsadoom. People just call it derivative because it does feel too much like Arnold's older stuff. Still, it's not like they make tons of old-school sci-fi action flicks these days, so I see no harm in that.

[cheez avenger]

The supporting cast was always great; Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rooker, and Michael Rappaport.

[britevalue]

Originally Posted by Attebery

Peter's review of 'The 6th Day' is up. He says it's a decent sci-fi action flick, but far from one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's best. This Blu-ray looks and sounds great, with above-average quality for a catalog release. The extras and BD-Live bonus materials are pretty lacking however. If you like the flick and want an appreciable upgrade over the standard DVD version, this is worth considering.

umm I think it's not worth watching
I've bought it and regret it
just another ordinary "full body contact" action movie (with Arnie on it) and bad cinematography

[Thulsadoom]

Originally Posted by eastx

I agree, Thulsadoom. People just call it derivative because it does feel too much like Arnold's older stuff. Still, it's not like they make tons of old-school sci-fi action flicks these days, so I see no harm in that.

Oddly enough, I actually found that a big plus. This came out recently enough, that all the other action movies were post Matrix (Not the proper Arnie original either lol!), and you couldn't take a step into the cinema without getting a kung-fu wire stunt in the face, where people get hit a thousand times and keep fighting with no bruises or blood (And unfortunately we're still in that place, action-film wise).

Like you said, it's not like they make a ton of old-school action films these days, and it's good fun being able to enjoy a few action scenes with a classic hero who looks like he really could win against the bad guys lol!

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

The supporting cast was always great; Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rooker, and Michael Rappaport.

Unlike the review, I actually thought the relationship between Arnie and his friend played by Rappaport was really quite good, and rather humourous in places.

[Thulsadoom]

Originally Posted by britevalue

umm I think it's not worth watching
I've bought it and regret it
just another ordinary "full body contact" action movie (with Arnie on it) and bad cinematography

I can appreciate everyone has different taste in movies, and a lot of people don't like Arnie-style action films, but bad cinematography? I thought this was quite excellent in places, and had a very consistent overall feel and atmosphere.