Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale 4K 2017 Ultra HD 2160p

Storyline
In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn't have a full-dive function like its predecessors. Instead, it uses Augmented Reality (AR) to get players into the game. It is safe, user-friendly and lets users play while they are conscious, making it an instant hit on the market. The most popular game on the system is "Ordinal Scale" (aka: OS), an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma. Asuna and the gang have already been playing OS for a while, and soon Kirito decides to join them. However, they're about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn't all fun and games.

User Review
The concept behind SAO was genius but they squandered it worse than possibly anything I've seen from a television series before and it's quality dipped. I don't think it ever got bad but it paled in comparison to what it was within around 12 episodes.

This spinoff movie follows season 2 and tells an entirely new story and is considerably better than I expected. Due to the decline I thought this would be mediocre but I was sorely mistaken.

It tells the story of VR gamings popularity taking a dip as an AR device has become all the rage. Within the augmented reality players are able to game and battle foes in the real world but our hero Kirito simply isn't convinced. It doesn't take long before Kirito, Asuna and friends realize that someone is using the hardware for their own nefarious means.

Now the concept of AR is ludicrous, in the real world it isn't practical for anything more than catching pokemon. Anything legitimately strenuous or action packed would be a severe health hazard for the player and everyone around them. For this reason you really have to suspend belief and sadly that's not the only thing.

If you can get past the absurdities however what you'll find it a very enjoyable, well paced and visually fantastic anime movie that really delivers on near every front.

This is the SAO we need back! Good stuff.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (80.1 Mb/s)
Resolution: Upscaled 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1

Info Audio

#Japanese: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos 7.1
#Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1
#Japanese: DTS 2.0 (Commentary by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Tomohiko Ito)
#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Info Subtitles

English, English (Foreign), Chinese (Traditional), French (Parisian), German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish (Castilian).