The Corner Penthouse

Warner Brothers recently released the Contagion (2011) 4K UHD. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

When Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) returns to Minneapolis from business in Hong Kong, what she thought was jet lag takes a virulent turn. Two days later, she's dead in the ER and the doctors tell her shocked and grieving husband (Matt Damon) they have no idea why. Soon, others exhibit the same mysterious symptoms: hacking coughs and fever, followed by seizure, brain hemorrhage... and ultimately, death. The numbers quickly multiply as the contagion sweeps across all borders, fueled by the countless human interactions that make up the course of an average day. A global pandemic explodes. As the death toll escalates and people struggle to protect themselves and their loved ones in a society breaking down, one activist blogger (Jude Law) claims the public isn't getting the truth about what's really going on and sets off an epidemic of paranoia and fear as infectious as the virus itself.

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:46:24. The movie has been rated PG-13 for disturbing content and some language. Audio languages include English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Czech. Subtitle languages include English SDH, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found the UHD disc.

• The Reality of Contagion (11:29) - A look at the threat of real world pandemics, the very limited tools mankind currently has at its disposal, the relationship of fear and the media, and the men and women who would be tasked with combating any emerging virus.
• The Contagion Detectives (4:57) - Consultants, CDC officials, scientists, journalists and investigators lend the filmmakers and actors their expertise.
• How a Virus Changes the World (2:01) - A quick and comical overview of the life and times of a deadly virus in the modern world.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

A digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard one-disc black UHD case.

[ NOTES ]

Contagion (2011) is available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD. Each disc is sold separately, there are no Combo Pack releases for this title, unfortunately. I really wish Warners would go back to producing the 4K+Blu-ray Combo Packs.

When this movie was first released back in 2011, it seemed like Hollywood fiction. Now in 2024, it is a sad reminder of a reality we all faced four years ago. That said, it is still a top-notch thriller and very much worth watching. The only negatives I have about this new 4K UHD release is the lack of a Blu-ray disc and that horrible cover art. Do we really need a face mask as cover art? Maybe if they chose to do what was done for the Mask of the Ninja DVD, in which the slipcover was the "mask" (with a cut-out area for the eyes) that went over the ninja's face on the DVD cover underneath.

This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.