The Sixth Sense 4K Ultra HD

"The Sixth Sense" is one of the greatest ghost stories ever filmed. When Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis), a distinguished child psychologist, meets Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment,), a frightened, confused, eight-year-old, Dr. Crowe is completely unprepared to face the truth of what haunts Cole. With a riveting intensity, the discovery of Cole's incredible sixth sense is thoroughly chilling,. This leads them to mysterious places with unforgettable consequences! (Gary Reber)

Special features include six featurettes: "Reflections From The Set" (HD 39:14), "Between Two Worlds" (HD 37:21), "Moving Pictures: The Storyboard Process" (HD 14:52), "Music And Sound Design" (HD 06;38), "Reaching The Audience" (HD 03:31) and "Rules And Clues" (HD 05:59); five deleted scenes (HD 14:55); publicity and a digital copy.

The 1.85:1 2160p HEVC/H.265 4K Ultra HD Dolby Vision/HDR10 picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, photographed on Eastman 35 mm film stock using the Panavision Panaflex Millennium camera system and sourced from a new restoration in 4K master Digital Intermediate format. Film grain is very smooth and never objectionable. The picture is beautifully natural with extremely realistic imagery. The color palette appears nicely saturated with warm and rich hues with nuanced shadings. The colors are so very realistic. Still, there are few moments in the film where color brightness appears over what is mostly a dim stylistic film. Flesh tones are perfectly natural. HDR contrast is excellent. Black are solid and shadow delineation is dark and at times poorly lit but generally revealing. The black frames that separate segments are inky black. White levels are perfectly illuminated. Resolution is excellent with images that are sharp and clear. Facial features reveal fine detail, especially during closeups, skin pores, lines and hair. Clothing fabrics exhibit good textural definition. Object textures can be finely resolved or softly focused. This is a wonderfully colorful theatrical filmic picture that exhibits naturalness throughout. (Gary Reber)

The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1-channel soundtrack is dialogue focused. The sound design is full of atmospherics that enhance the realism of the interior and exterior settings. As such, the sound elements are very nuanced, yet surround extension manages to emerge constantly. In one scene, the surrounds energize from subtle levels to loud levels of dead ghost voices in a tape recording. Resolution is excellent. Sound effects are limited but engage in sharp transient attacks yet never become overbearing or the focus of the visual scene. James Newton Howard's orchestral score is beautifully composed and expresses a soft but haunting emotion. The music occupies a wide and deep soundstage with extension to the surrounds. Dialogue is intelligible throughout with good spatial integration. This is a very satisfying holosonic® presentation. (Gary Reber)