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The HD Movie thread
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DarkJediKnight
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avaya said:
I think Universal has been planning since the Warner announcements.
People expecting brand new encodes will be out of luck. It's a certainty that Universal and Paramount will simply port the HD DVD transfers to Blu-ray.
That was me.Chemo said:
I watched Cast Away on my Pioneer i didnt notice any bad scenes. Ill have to rewatch it. I love that movie.
Also i hate to keep reasking so i guess this will be my last time, and if i dont get it o well.
Can anyone with a capture card(or a means to get a really nice shot of) get me a nice screenie from Ratatouille. Its that scene where Linguini gives Remy the red and white checkered cloth full of cheese and grapes then Remy unfolds it and sits on his back against the wall.
Would be much appreciated.
its at about 51 minutes into the movie.
SlaughterX
Banned
I hope they redo Spartacus, I really don't want to pay more for the SD-CC version...
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Askia47 said:
You can just play it on your dvd player, just in case you didn't know.
I own it too, and I can tell you that, while it is definitely a leap in PQ from HD DVD to dvd, it still looks pretty good on the dvd side.
Jill Sandwich said:Omg Transformers on Blu!
Oh.
Gah. When's animated Transformer movie for Blu-Ray coming out for the US? I checked Amazon and I see none in sight :/
Excited to see No Country for Old Men and Independence Day next month and in April its Predator! I still need to pick up Sunshine and probably Shoot 'em Up.
VanMardigan said:
It comes down to personal preference in many cases.
A note: double scale should only ever be used if you have a 1080i/p TV.
Double-scaling is basically exactly as it sounds. It is literally doubling the native resolution of a DVD (480p to 960p), and then boxing it in black to get it to a native 1080p resolution for TV compatibility.
Why do this? This is how anal the engineers working on PS3's media functionality are
. When doing standard upscaling (regardless of the algorithms/filters employed), you are going from 480p (once deinterlaced) to either 720p or 1080i/p. That is not an evenly divisible conversion, so NONE of the original pixels remain in the upscaled image. All pixels are interpolated. When doing double-scaling, all the original pixels still remain
with the newly interpolated pixels filling out the rest of the resolution.Basically, its for people looking for the most accurate image as compared to the original source material. On most material, I do find it subtly crisper but that is a bit hard to verify since the image size is smaller. Once I get a front-projector, I think this will be especially interesting to mess around with.
Normal is the more traditional upscaling setting. It will fill your screen to the contents aspect ratio. This is obviously all interpolated data as mentioned above, and may be ever so slightly softer due to the nature of interpolation). It is really quite good compared to standalone DVD players.
I actually went over some settings for a previous poster a little while back. Heres a link -> PS3 DVD Upconversion Settings
Basically, it comes down to your setup, specific DVD, and personal preference for some of the settings.
OokieSpookie
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careksims said:
Import it, it is good stuff.
Naked Snake
Member
Give me Apocalypse Now on bluray please. kthx bye.
tha_con said:Some scenes in that movie are mind bendingly stunning, all the fine lines of detail and floating text are really really impressive.
One of my favorite movies
So, what exactly is the deal with Universal and Paramount right now?
loved it. Even went out and bought a Timex Iron Man from the movie
chubigans said:
And they typically don't bother with lossless audio even if there is room ... on either format >_<
They need to get their shit together. I was hoping that once HD DVD tanked, I would be able to stop importing as many BD's (obviously there are foreign ones I'll still import) ... but if this shit continues, I'll be importing most of Paramounts releases that Warner distributes internationally.
They actually re-encode, and use lossless audio. :\
BTW - Are you sure the re-encoded to MPEG2 ... that doesn't really make any sense.
OokieSpookie
Banned
Some blu ray movies for 11.99 at j&r
http://www.jr.com/JRSectionView.process?displayAll=1&Nao=0&N=13326+3604+142&Ne=140
http://www.jr.com/JRSectionView.process?displayAll=1&Nao=0&N=13326+3604+142&Ne=140
Hey guys,
Question for Canadians.
Where do you guys do your blu-ray shopping? I bought a ton of blu-rays during the Amazon BOGO's which were awesome. But now since there hasn't been one lately and i do not want to pay 30-33 CDN for a new blu-ray at futureshop and bestbuy anywhere else to shop?
I have recently hit up my flea market in Edmonton and have found some great blu-ray titles for $15-20. $15 for old not popular blu-ray titles and $20 for new ones.
I just got Simpsons, Donnie Brasco, Departed & Man on Fire for $20 each.
Is this the best deal i can get in Canada or is there somewhere else i can go and get blu-rays for cheap?
Question for Canadians.
Where do you guys do your blu-ray shopping? I bought a ton of blu-rays during the Amazon BOGO's which were awesome. But now since there hasn't been one lately and i do not want to pay 30-33 CDN for a new blu-ray at futureshop and bestbuy anywhere else to shop?
I have recently hit up my flea market in Edmonton and have found some great blu-ray titles for $15-20. $15 for old not popular blu-ray titles and $20 for new ones.
I just got Simpsons, Donnie Brasco, Departed & Man on Fire for $20 each.
Is this the best deal i can get in Canada or is there somewhere else i can go and get blu-rays for cheap?
OokieSpookie
Banned
dabig2 said:
Well honestly it is more that it was decided in the other thread that since it is over and we can all focus on what is important we will try and get this thread steady now.
Lost on BluRay looked absolutely amazing.
I had just finished watching season 2 on my computer monitor (not quite the same as my HDTV, but still a nice little widescreen thing), so I wasn't quite ready for the quality difference.
I can easily say its the best looking HD disc I own (maybe next to the Fountain, but I'm biased towards that movie.) I was pretty jarred how bad the digital 1080i cable picture looked when season 4 started, not to say my cable looks bad, but the Blu-ray has it beat.
I had just finished watching season 2 on my computer monitor (not quite the same as my HDTV, but still a nice little widescreen thing), so I wasn't quite ready for the quality difference.
I can easily say its the best looking HD disc I own (maybe next to the Fountain, but I'm biased towards that movie.) I was pretty jarred how bad the digital 1080i cable picture looked when season 4 started, not to say my cable looks bad, but the Blu-ray has it beat.
DarkJediKnight
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I was just watching this today. Still a fantastic movie. As most of you know, I could give a rat's ass about picture quality. As long as it's decent, I'm good.
The sound. OMG the sound. For a lowly DTS track, the French track is stunning! Excellent placements of effects and low end thud that rattles the mini figurines on top of my sub. I just love the acoustic guitar score of this movie. Excellent pacing throughout. It falls a bit short in terms of polish and plot inconsistencies. A better director would have weeded things out.
So, it's no surprise that I ask that this movie be put on a Blu-ray disc, with all the extras from my 3disc set.
awesomeDarkJediKnight said:
I was just watching this today. Still a fantastic movie. As most of you know, I could give a rat's ass about picture quality. As long as it's decent, I'm good.
The sound. OMG the sound. For a lowly DTS track, the French track is stunning! Excellent placements of effects and low end thud that rattles the mini figurines on top of my sub. I just love the acoustic guitar score of this movie. Excellent pacing throughout. It falls a bit short in terms of polish and plot inconsistencies. A better director would have weeded things out.
So, it's no surprise that I ask that this movie be put on a Blu-ray disc, with all the extras from my 3disc set.
Mark Decascos is a nice guy. Met him once
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
DarkJediKnight said:
Universal doesn't have the rights to the materials from the 3-disc DVD.
The Main Event
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mackaveli said:
HD Movie Source is the best site I've ever used for my HD purchases. Use the code forum1 to get an additional 4% off. Their shipping is really quick and cheap (got American Gangster on Monday, a day before its release date).
Title: Juno (IMDb)
Starring: Ellen Page
Released: 15th April 2008
SRP: $34.98 (2-Disc)
Further Details:
Fox Home Entertainment has announced 1-disc ($29.98) and 2-disc ($34.98) editions of Juno which stars Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman. The Oscar nominated film will be available to own from the 15th April. Each DVD will include a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation, and English Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras on the 1-disc will include a commentary by director Jason Reitman And writer Diablo Cody, 11 deleted scenes, a gag reel, a Cast & Crew Jam, and screen tests. The 2-disc will include all that, along with 4 featurettes (Way Beyond Our Maturity Level: Juno Leah Bleeker, Diablo Cody Is Totally Boss, Jason Reitman For Shizz, and Honest To Blog! Creating Juno).
Also available from the 15th April will be a Blu-ray release of the movie. The Blu-ray disc will include a high-definition transfer, along with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio. The disc also includes a Digital Copy of the film, all of the above 2-disc special features, as well as additional Fox Movie Channel Presents: Juno World Premiere and Fox Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session features.
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Starring: Ellen Page
Released: 15th April 2008
SRP: $34.98 (2-Disc)
Further Details:
Fox Home Entertainment has announced 1-disc ($29.98) and 2-disc ($34.98) editions of Juno which stars Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman. The Oscar nominated film will be available to own from the 15th April. Each DVD will include a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation, and English Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras on the 1-disc will include a commentary by director Jason Reitman And writer Diablo Cody, 11 deleted scenes, a gag reel, a Cast & Crew Jam, and screen tests. The 2-disc will include all that, along with 4 featurettes (Way Beyond Our Maturity Level: Juno Leah Bleeker, Diablo Cody Is Totally Boss, Jason Reitman For Shizz, and Honest To Blog! Creating Juno).
Also available from the 15th April will be a Blu-ray release of the movie. The Blu-ray disc will include a high-definition transfer, along with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio. The disc also includes a Digital Copy of the film, all of the above 2-disc special features, as well as additional Fox Movie Channel Presents: Juno World Premiere and Fox Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session features.
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Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I finally go my 5 free Blu-Rays from my PS3 purchase back in November. I ended up getting.
The Prestige
Stir of Echos
The Patriot
Full Metal Jacket
Hart's War
The Prestige is really the only one I'd have ever bought but I like Stir of Echos, The Patriot, and Full Metal Jacket well enough. Never seen Harts War.
The Prestige
Stir of Echos
The Patriot
Full Metal Jacket
Hart's War
The Prestige is really the only one I'd have ever bought but I like Stir of Echos, The Patriot, and Full Metal Jacket well enough. Never seen Harts War.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I got the same movies, except Flight of the Phoenix instead of Hart's War. I plan to sell off (or trade) Flight of the Phoenix, Stir of Echoes, Full Metal Jacket (it looks stunning), and The Patriot. PM me if anyone's interested.
I saw Full Metal Jacket for the first time last night. I liked it well enough, except for the ending and the killing off of my favorite characters in the movie
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The PQ is amazing, the sound was great for an older movie, though it lacked bass, even in the war scenes.
I saw Full Metal Jacket for the first time last night. I liked it well enough, except for the ending and the killing off of my favorite characters in the movie
pyle and the DI
The PQ is amazing, the sound was great for an older movie, though it lacked bass, even in the war scenes.
After being a long-time PS3 owner and Netflix user, I finally actually bought my first Blu-ray movie: Pan's Labyrinth and Ratotwilly. Yes, I'm very proud. Never been much of a disc buyer even in the DVD era, but it's always good to have a few good movies to entertain friends, etc. And I'm always all over my favorite TV series, so looking forward to those.
OokieSpookie
Banned
No format war stuff in this thread folks, no matter how asinine it is :lol
OokieSpookie
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AstroLad said:
Two amazing choices
OokieSpookie
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Xater said:I am still waiting for those Michael Clayton and Run Lola Run impressions.
Well if you were able to get them.
Ack sorry about that, I did but ended up getting tied up last night.
Will definitely post some impressions when I get off of work tonight.
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