Video Quality
John Wick: Chapter 2 is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of Lionsgate Films with a 2160p transfer in 2.40:1. This is another 4K UHD upgrade sourced from a 2K DI which shows noticeable if subtle improvement in detail and fine detail levels, but which perhaps gets some of its most alluring new visual information courtesy of HDR and slight but often quite evocative changes to the palette. There is noticeably better detail in many of the fast motion action sequences, notably the great chase that opens the film. Shadow detail is often markedly improved as well, something that helps show some of the information in the background in the car chop shop or, later, in the catacombs scene. That said, there are still some slight deficits in shadow detail scattered throughout the film, and once or twice John's jet black suit tends to blend seamlessly with shaded surroundings. There's an interesting new "burnished" quality to several sequences which almost verges on an amber quality at times (notice the slight golden hues accompanying John walking into the Continental for the first time for one example of this tendency). Other palette tweakings include a slightly more crimson quality for some blood that gets let in a deluxe looking bathroom tub. Some of the green grading later in the film, in what is probably an intentional callback to the look of the first film, has an interesting new teal undertone that's quite beautiful.
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Audio Quality
This release sports the same excellent Dolby Atmos track assessed in our John Wick: Chapter 2 Blu-ray review.
4K Bluray details
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265 (77.95Mbps)
Resolution: Upscaled 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Audio
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (448 kbps
Subtitles
English, English SDH, Spanish
Discs
4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD-100, 1 BD-50)
Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A (locked)