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Universal Studios brings Burn After Reading to the Blu-ray format with a 1080P VC-1 video transfer presented in a 85:1 aspect ratio. The video presentation here is whats to be expected from a Coen Brothers film. You can expect a thin layer of cinematic film grain throughout the feature presentation. The film grain is not intrusive, but I feel the need to warn Blu-ray purists who want the utmost clarity with no visible signs of heavy grain. Make no mistake here. You are watching a 35mm transfer for the most part that looks beautiful on the Blu-ray format. You still get the three-dimensional pop we all know and love, solid blacks, fine details and natural looking skin tones. In fact, you can see every pit and pore in the faces of actors. Like usual, this can be a good thing or a bad thing depending upon whom we are talking about. The film print is in perfect shape. I guess the only thing preventing me from giving this a higher video score is because of the film grain I did notice a few shots here and there that were not as sharp as I would have liked them to be. This is not a title that one would expect a demo-reference quality video transfer from but I stand firm in my assumption that one will find little reason to be disappointed here. Universal Studios delivers yet again with another DTS-HD 1 Master Audio surround track. Understandably so, since the main expectation of this comedic spy thriller would be the very crucial dialogue levels, I am very pleased to inform, that Universal delivers the goods with a very clear and intelligible track. This is so important because a Coen Brothers film like this survives on the merits of its dialogue track for its deliverance. I never found myself straining to make out any of the dialogue. Also, we have the wonderful score by Carter Burwell to enjoy throughout the film. Surprisingly, the low-end bass was thunderous at times in this DTS track. I say surprisingly because it was a comedy and I am so used to my subwoofer turning off for long periods at a time during comedic movie outings. The only thing that I was disappointed with was the under utilization of the rear channels. I would have liked to have heard more active engagement from them. After reviewing a batch of new in town little boots live Universal titles as of late, I guess you can say I have come to a expect a massive amount of special features being included on them. Unfortunately, that is not the case with Burn After Reading. Burn After Reading comes to the Blu-ray format with new in town little boots live three small featurettes and some BD-Live functionality to play around with. Happily, for me, all the special features are presented in High-Definition. That alone, allowed me to bump up the score a bit here. While we dont have new in town little boots live to hang around here within the post-film watching special features department, I am pleased that it is at least in High-Definition. I should also point out that there is not even an audio commentary track included here, disappointingly. So lets take a closer look of what is included here. Finding the Burn HD This quick 6-minute featurette allows viewers a glimpse into the making of Burn After Reading from inspiration to the big screen. DC Insiders Run Amuck HD Here we have a 12-minute look at the casting process of putting together an all-star cast to recreate the world of Washington, Welcome Back George HD This 3-minute piece focuses on George Clooney as he returns for his third collaboration with the Coen Brothers. BD-Live Access the BD-Live center through your Internet connected Blu-ray player and download bonus content, trailers and more. The BD-Live server for Burn After Reading was not available at the time of this writing. You can also explore My Scenes and collect your favorite clips from the movie and share them with your BD-Live buddies. If you are a fan of the Coen Brothers body of work, then this goes without saying; you should pick up the Burn After Reading Blu-ray on its release day. If you are a fair-weather fan or unsure about some of their movies, then I would highly recommend a rental here to make sure this is worthy of repeat visits before laying down your hard-earned cash. The movie starts out slow, but quickly regains pace as the action and comedic elements align beautifully until the unfortunate happens as I described above. I guess you are either on one side of the fence or the other when you are talking about a Coen Brothers film. From my experience, it seems that there are diehard fans that seem to support any body of work from the Coen Brothers. You know who you are. If you are indeed one of these, then without a doubt I feel no hesitation in saying you will love the Coen Brothers latest offering on the Blu-ray format. This Blu-ray release features a cinematic film experience, an intelligible dialogue track, several Hi-Def goodies and a smart comedic spy-like thriller that is guaranteed to please all the Coen Brothers fans. For everyone else, please dont overlook this spy comedy and at least give it a rental to see if it might be something you like because I dont believe this one will cater to everyones taste like a good ole summer blockbuster would. Remember, when you go into things with no expectations, sometimes you may come out pleasantly surprised as a result.