IMAX: Rocky Mountain Express

A compelling narrative. Top-notch photography. One of the few movies I've regretted not watching in a theater.

So I am a budding train nut, having been interested in them as a kid, and then more recently re-discovered them when it was suggested by my fiancé that we put up a train around our Christmas Tree. As I do with all of my hobbies, I have gotten way into it, which has resulted in spilling over into real trains. I'm not quite a rail-fan level yet, but I do try to drive home past our local yard when I can, and rubberneck when we are in new towns and go by a train or yard. So obviously this is a film that would be up my alley.But it goes beyond that. Its a great story about a time of HUGE dreams and major risks, that all take their human toll. And the way the story is laid out, and the film is put together is just top notch. All the different camera angles that are on the trains give you the sense of speed and power that the old steamers had. Those and the shots from around the train in the air, using the amazing natural scenery as a back drop, and honestly a main character of the story, combined with unique and perfect music choices all make for an experience that grabs and holds your attention. I literally watched it on the edge of my seat the first time (no big surprise there, I'm a dork). The 2nd time I watched it was with my parents and fiancé. They were all captivated. My parents are retired and are looking into a train trip through Canada now as a result!I am a bit of an audio nut, too. My friends would say that's an understatement, though. From a technical standpoint, the audio was amazing. It was well balanced, and mixed by somebody who knows what they were doing. The lows were present and focused, but not overpowering. Just enough so you could really sense the train in front of you. From a video perspective, this was my first 4k title to purchase. I am not as much of a videophile as an audio one, but it does look great. The details and color are awesome. I went a little cheap on my 4k tv, though, so it doesn't have HDR, so really I'm probably not the best person to comment on the video quality.Ultimately if you are on the fence about buying this, don't be. Just get it and enjoy!

Excellent film! Ridiculously EPIC train scenes! Engaging story. Most of the music is terrific, even haunting!The sound though... I have a nice 7.1 setup (sadly no Dolby Atmos) paired with a 120" projection screen. With the volume turned up to just past full reference level... You! Are! THERE!!! The engine sounds are incredible and heavy, with crisp vivid and detailed layers of steamy metallic sounds mixed with thick solid weighty deep lows. This is quite literally the closest you can possibly get to a real steam locomotive without actually being there! There are a few memorable shots where the camera is placed above the wheels, or next to the pushrods, or mounted right on the side of the boiler that sound the best. The latter of those in particular (again with the sound cranked): as the train is racing through a forest-flanked track, you definitely feel like you're hanging on to that boiler and riding along! Even the credits and final 10 seconds of the film are a sonic delight!The main complaint I have with the film is that this would have been super spectacular in 3D!!! The fact that it wasn't filmed as such (when most other Stephen Low 'IMAXers' are) is both perplexing and disappointing. Other complaints would be that not unlike other Stephen Low 'IMAXers', some minor editing choices seem a bit questionable, and I didn't care much for that one jazzy song... But these complaints are minor (and the '500 Miles' song and sequence mooore than makes up for that jazzy bit), and neither detract from the overall viewing experience nor from my 5 star rating for the film! Do yourself a favor and GET THIS FILM!

As a companion disc to go with a brand new 4K bluray player that was given as a gift, to really show off what the player/tv combo was capable of, this disc came through in a great way. The images were crystal clear, at times we were joking we could count the fall leaves as they were falling to the ground beside the train.The narration is a bit dry and factual, this is for people who want to know the details of the history of the train, but given we have some train nuts in the family, that went over as well as the scenery for us.

20 years ago my young son and I used to ride our bikes down to the train station in our little California town of Moorpark. We would wait to watch for the freight trains come through as they rumbled through the station. Sometimes on a rare occasion an old steam engine would come through.He had g-scale trains and an electronic sound station train whistle played through our sound system. His older sister did not like that one bit!We had lots of train videos and watched them frequently. Today he is grown and I am an old guy, but I love technology.I saw this video and I had to have it to view with my son on our LG UHD TV through our nice sound system. I bought the 4k version that comes with a regular blu ray. I found out the hard way that my Sony and Samsung 4k upconverting blu ray players will not play the 4k disk. I was disappointed, but the blu ray was beautiful with great sound. So when the actual 4k players become more reasonable price wise, I'll get one. The history lesson and beautiful scenery was worth it!Update: 9-10..I finally bought my 4k player and it is certainly worth it. Everything is crystal clear and the sound is incredible. I can't understand any of the less than 5 reviews. If you don't like trains, buy it for demonstration purposes! The price has come way down too for the player and this documentary .

This is filmed with IMAX cameras so it is absolutely beautiful to watch and the story is well told. Only 45 minutes but worth every minute.

4K was made to bring the IMAX experience home. Beautiful. We loved it.

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Buena calidad de imagen y de audio. Tiene la opción para ver el documental con o sin HDR, y además viene en Dolby Atmos (en inglés) y en DTS-HD MA en español, con la voz de Damián Alcázar. Los trenes no solo se escuchan, sino que se siente que uno está arriba de ellos (bueno, teniendo un buen sistema de audio). Excelente documental.

Wonderful program. Superb cinematography of an incredible piece of railway. Thoroughly enjoyable.

El dvd no trae la opción de audio en español narrado por Damián Alcazar. En el anuncio de éste artículo, hacían notar que incluía el doblaje al español