The new HD master (derived from a 4K scan) represents a monumental leap over the DVD era.
While the "True Lies HD" keyword focuses on video, the audio upgrade deserves a standing ovation. The film features a legendary score by Brad Fiedel (who also did The Terminator). The old DVD had a compressed Dolby Digital 5.1 track.
The new Blu-ray features a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track that is aggressive. When the horse in the hotel stairwell neighs, the rear channels lift the sound above your head. When the Aztec terrorists fire their Uzis in the mall arcade, the ricochets ping across your room. true lies hd
Subwoofers get a workout during the vertical takeoff of the AV-8B Harrier. The bass rumble of the jet engines shaking the bathroom tiles in the Tasker household is deep and authoritative, without distortion.
"True Lies" is an action-comedy film directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, and Bill Paxton. It was originally released in 1994 and has since been re-released in various formats, including HD. The new HD master (derived from a 4K
No discussion of True Lies HD is complete without addressing the elephant in the room. When the 4K master first streamed on Disney+, some fans complained of "Digital Noise Reduction" (DNR) that smoothed faces too much. There was a brief panic that Cameron had scrubbed the film clean (as he controversially did with T2: Judgment Day).
The good news: The physical Blu-ray release is a different encode. While it is brighter than the original theatrical release (a Cameron trademark), the heavy-handed DNR of the initial streaming version appears to have been dialed back. The Blu-ray retains more grain and detail. Trust the disc, not the meme. The old DVD had a compressed Dolby Digital 5
Jamie Lee Curtis’s character, Helen Tasker, goes through a massive visual transformation. In SD, her "boring housewife" look and her "secret agent" look felt similar. In HD, the contrast is stark. You see every subtle shade of makeup, the weariness in her eyes during the hotel room interrogation, and the sheer terror when she realizes the handcuffs are real.