The Maze Runner (2014) The Maze Runner Blu-ray delivers stunning video and reference-quality audio in this enjoyable Blu-ray release Thomas wakes up in an elevator, remembering nothing but his own name. He emerges into a world of about 60 teen boys who have learned to survive in a completely enclosed environment, subsisting on their own agriculture and supplies. A new boy arrives every 30 days. The original group has been in 'The Glade' for two years, trying to find a way to escape through the Maze that surrounds their living space. They have begun to give up hope. Then a comatose girl arrives with a strange note, and their world begins to change. For more about The Maze Runner and the The Maze Runner Blu-ray release, see the published by Jeffrey Kauffman on December 13, 2014 where this Blu-ray release scored 3.5 out of 5. Director: Writers:,,, Starring:,,,,, ». The Maze Runner Blu-ray Review Critic pans labyrinth? Search the maze runner in YIFY Movies Engine and Download the maze runner YIFY Torrent in Faster Speed. The Maze Runner offers an intriguing premise. (1080p; 3:44) Ruin (1080p; 8:29) is available in both 2D and 3D formats with an optional commentary by director Wes. Maze.Runner.The.Scorch.Trials.2015.1080p.BluRay.AC3.x264-ETRG.torrent 페이지 정보 작성자 문자 작성일 2016-05-01 15:32 조회3,114회. 토렌트 메이즈 러너.The.Maze.Runner.2014.1080p.BRRip.x264.AC3-RARBG - 토렌트킴. Reviewed by, December 13, 2014 Many of us fathers with teenaged boys marauding through our lives might not complain that much (at least for a while) should our sons be transported to a sylvan encampment surrounded by an impenetrable stone fortress wall, where they could work through their hormonally charged behavior with impunity, quasi- style. There are no parental units in sight in The Maze Runner, a formulaic if involving thriller positing a teenager named Thomas (Dylan O'Brien), who awakens with a start inside a caged elevator that is being hoisted at a rather alarming rate of speed toward some unknown destination. Thomas is obviously completely disoriented (to the point that he initially doesn't even remember his name) and only becomes more so once the elevator hatch opens and he finds himself surrounded by other boys and young men staring down at him and laughing at the 'new greenie.' Thomas makes a mad dash for freedom, at least that is until he notices that there is no escape. He's in a huge field with a surrounding forest, with that aforementioned insanely tall stone wall backing the treed space. The other guys are now laughing even more heartily, and Thomas' consternation is complete. The Maze Runner offers an intriguing premise, one that plays upon well developed tropes of dystopian futures and teens coming to the rescue as have been well exploited in other young adult franchises like and. A lot has been written about The Maze Runner's supposed 'darkness', even in comparison to the not exactly cheery Hunger Games or Divergent, but ironically a lot of the film plays out in a kind of languid summery ambience that seems to suggest the boys are taking part in the latest installment of Survivor. There are hints of mayhem on the horizon, however, especially once Thomas becomes better informed about the predicament of the residents of the so-called Glade. For all of the ways that The Maze Runner is ostensibly different from its 'young adult' kin (like those two aforementioned franchises), curmudgeons may well be prone to seeing more similarities than variances in several key plot points. Thomas is a plucky outsider who's not afraid to tweak the rules and swing for the veritable fences (and/or mazes, as the case may be). He immediately gets on the wrong side of Gally (Will Poulter), and after Thomas doesn't just forage into the maze surrounding the Glade (something that's a definite no-no, due to marauding beasts the kids call Grievers), but has the audacity to survive and tell the tale, Gally is even more convinced that Thomas is going to spell disaster for what has become a relatively stable and peaceful existence for the kids. In other words, put Thomas through a sex change operation, give him a crossbow and arrows, and a certain Katniss Everdeen may spring to some minds. Interestingly, there's actually not the oppressive dystopian ambience of either The Hunger Games or Divergence on display— at least initially—in The Maze Runner, and instead the film details Thomas' slow acclimation to his new living conditions, as he becomes more and more obsessed with penetrating the labyrinth surrounding the Glade and solving the mystery of why they're all there in the first place. There are a number of subplots woven into the overall escapade, with a number of other boys playing various parts in Thomas' self-awakening. Ultimately a lone female named Teresa (Kaya Scodelario) appears in the Glade, and like any teenaged girl surrounded by a bunch of hormonal boys, she takes to the high ground with defensive capabilities. There's some intrigue about her appearance, as well as the fact that she seems to know Thomas, while Thomas has absolutely no recollection of ever having met her. The film offers a number of nicely executed action sequences, including a great showdown between Thomas and a Griever surprisingly early in the film. But for all of its CGI wonderment, The Maze Runner turns out to be something of a character study, detailing kids in a kind of organic Skinner Box who are frankly becoming annoyed with being some kind of lab rats. The biggest complaint some may have with The Maze Runner is that after an expected series of revelations shows up late in the film, it almost feels like the entire two or so hours of The Maze Runner has been nothing more than a mere prelude, a tease even, for what really seems to be going on, which will no doubt be elaborated upon in the film's already announced sequel. In other words, it's not just Thomas trying to make his way through some convoluted architecture to finally get to some answers. The Maze Runner is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.40:1. Shot digitally with a variety of cameras including the Red Epic and Arri Alexa, The Maze Runner features a very sharp and nicely modulated image that makes the most of the ironically beautiful Glade locations, as well as the dark and forbidding maze itself. A lot of the daytime imagery is suffused with a kind of buttery summer quality, with nice gradations of light dappling and excellent depth of field. Close-ups offer excellent to superb levels of fine detail, and the palette is natural looking, free from much if any overt color grading, aside from the overall yellowish tint to the outside scenes. Some of the nighttime material as well as much of the maze sequences don't offer a wealth of shadow detail or even basic detail at times, a no doubt intentional choice to up the angst level as Thomas and his cohorts attempt to find an escape route while dodging the spider like Grievers. There are no issues with image instability or any undue digital intrusion, and aside from minor detail deficiencies with the darkest moments, The Maze Runner looks stupendous in high definition. The Maze Runner's lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 mix delivers everything you'd expect from a blockbuster sci-fi action film. From the opening moments when Thomas is zooming headlong into who knows what aboard a rickety elevator, there's a glut of surround activity with things like whizzing motors and an ominous roar from some unidentified beast. Later, once Thomas arrives in the Glade, there are beautiful, weirdly tranquil, ambient environmental effects dotting the surrounds, at least that is until the peace is interrupted by the massive movements of the maze walls 'resetting' themselves or the even more disturbing howls of the Grievers. Dialogue is nicely directional as well and there are some great uses of discrete channelization when, for example, various boys are running through the maze. Fidelity is top notch, and there are no issues whatsoever on this track, which also offers fantastic dynamic range. • Audio Commentary with Director Wes Ball and Co-Screenwriter T.S. Nowlin offers some good background on things like the adaptive process as well as aspects of the shoot. • Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Wes Ball (1080p; 18:31) • Navigating the Maze: The Making of The Maze Runner (1080p; 42:29) is a good multi-part documentary that gets into some of the nuts and bolts of the production, including casting and special effects. • The Chuck Diaries (1080p; 5:29) focuses on the casting of Blake Cooper as Chuck, a process which involved Twitter. • Gag Reel (1080p; 6:43) • Visual Effects includes: • Visual Effects Reel (1080p; 30:19) includes optional commentary by director Wes Ball. • VFX Breakdown by Method (1080p; 3:44) • Ruin (1080p; 8:29) is available in both 2D and 3D formats with an optional commentary by director Wes Ball. • Galleries include: • Wes' Glade Photos (1080p) • Wes' Favorites (1080p) • Storyboards (1080p) • Theatrical Trailer (1080p; 1:50) Note: There is a Maze Runner comic book with a story called 'My Friend George' included in the keepcase. There's quite a bit about The Maze Runner that's overly familiar, and yet the film does manage to cast a rather creepy spell quite a bit of the time. Performances are generally quite good, though the supporting cast is perhaps more memorable than star Dylan O'Brien, who seems a bit predictable at times. Director Wes Ball keeps things moving along at a decent pace, offering good action interludes between character beats that help to establish the predicament of Thomas and the other boys (and, ultimately, girl). Some may still feel a bit shortchanged that all of the fuss and bother ends up pointing to something that's pretty much a cinematic version of 'to be continued.' Technical merits are first rate, the supplementary package is extensive, and The Maze Runner comes Recommended. Awakening in an elevator, remembering nothing of his past, Thomas emerges into a world of about thirty teenage boys, all without past memories, who have learned to survive under their own set of rules in a completely enclosed environment, subsisting on their own agriculture and supplies. With a new boy arriving every thirty days, the group has been in 'The Glade' for three years, trying to find a way to escape through the Maze that surrounds their living space (patrolled by cyborg monsters named 'Grievers'). They have begun to give up hope when a comatose girl arrives with a strange note, and their world begins to change with the boys dividing into two factions: those willing to risk their lives to escape and those wanting to hang onto what they've got and survive. I've never read the books, but I found this on Netflix and thought I'd check it out. The ratings were decent (when it came out), so I thought 'What the hey? I got nothing better to do'. I was actually surprised to find it very interesting. The idea, first of all, is cool. The maze, the glade, the fact that there are only teenage boys, surviving together in a massive cube. It's different, and different is good in today's world of cinema. The creatures, known as Grievers, are very well designed and unique, despite not being the most attractive in monster history, they're different. And once again, different is good. The characters are all fine and dandy. Sure, they aren't delved into as completely as they could have been, but that's why we need a sequel right? To make it feel like an actual story that takes place over a long period of time, over something quickly and sloppily put together and then farted out into theaters in the hopes of making a bit of cash during the opening weekend. It feels like the story is going to keep going, which brings me to my next point. I'm not going to spoil anything, but the Maze Runner sets itself up for a sequel. Unlike movies based off book series (like The Giver) that hastily solve the main conflict at the end and explain everything because they know that their movie sucks but that they'll make money on hype anyways, the Maze Runner is confident that it'll be a series that will continue, and thus keeps the viewer in suspense at the end, having only revealed a bit more about the mystery surrounding the maze, but still ending with a cliffhanger that leaves you confused but eager to see more. Overall The Maze Runner is a solid addition to the children-killing- each-other-for-the-benefit-of-some-weird-twisted-adults genre that has become more popular today. It's probably the best of this genre (thus far, at least), in my opinion. Other series, like the Hunger Games, just weren't interesting and lacked the mystery and intensity that the Maze Runner captures so well. I can certainly see the Scorch Trials coming out in the near future (it already has, and I've seen it), and am certainly interested in it. If your looking to start an intriguing movie series, then look no further then the Maze Runner.
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