BAYWATCH 4K ULTRA HD REVIEWED
“Baywatch” is the kind of movie that comedy shows used to parody. Such a self-aware, yet soulless attempt to capitalize on a popular show. Some might bring up “21 Jump Street”, but at least that was funny. Baywatch desperately wants to live up to that kind of comedy. Dwayne Johnson does his best at New Era Mitch, but he’s just posing his way through this movie. The same can be said for Zac Efron, but he seems to have the motions down.
Did you like the old show? Well, some people did and there is a great deal of fan service played to that. What hurts the movie is how bad it wants to be above the material, yet slavishly focuses on every detail from the show. Crimes are too big for the beach? Keep calling attention to it and then mock the lifeguards. Eventually, they’ll save the day in a rather brutal manner. But, just keep making fun of everyone trying to move the plot forward.
Are you laughing yet? Why aren’t you laughing? The cinematic geniuses behind Identify Thief want to know why this didn’t work for you! I’ve been dragging ass a bit on these reviews, so I got to see The Rock have a slight meltdown over critics not enjoying the film. I know that the stupid person’s response is to bad mouth criticism and act like general mouth breathers attending the cinema are a mark of improvement. In a way, it colors the future of this film. “Baywatch” will become the kind of movie that plays on Comedy Central during the weekends.
The 4K presentation is pretty stunning. While I notice a few weird shimmering moments during the night scenes, the Atmos presentation is reference quality. Baywatch looks good in 4K, is it that surprising? Anymore, I expect every major release to have an amazing 4K presentation. Yes, this time I had the HDR setup. But, I choose to watch everything via Dolby Vision. If you don’t know what these terms mean, then have your local Best Buy rep try to sell you a 4K monitor. Then, buy this flick.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Extended and Theatrical Cuts
- Featurettes
- Deleted & Extended Scenes
A/V STATS
- 2.39:1 2160p transfer
- Dolby Atmos
