Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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I thought the theatrical ending was good. I've read peoples comments that said they thought the "alternate" ending was lame.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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imgreenlantern 2 said -
Not biased? - Then why did you state this...
As posters5 (Eddie) and others have mentioned here recently, it's the I AM LEGEND Blu-ray that has -more- features than the HD-DVD version - and I believe both have similar mastering, so should look identical.
Also, the Blu-ray of BEOWULF (UK) does include a lossless audio track, whereas the Paramount HD-DVD edition for North America does not. Either are fine with me, but there is a difference between the releases.
There's also an Australian Blu-ray edition coming April 9, and a Dutch Blu-ray edition (with Dolby TrueHD lossless track) arriving the same time (and Dutch HD-DVD later).
-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Mar 26, 2008]
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"I'm not impressed with Blu Ray, and I'm not being bias."
Not biased? - Then why did you state this...
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EVEN after HD DVD's demise the quality of HDDVD's continue to outshine anything BluRay has to offer. Every review I have read gives the HDDVD version of Beowulf better ratings. Every review I read about I am Legend, shows their are more features with the HD DVD version, and visual and audio qualities are better.
As posters5 (Eddie) and others have mentioned here recently, it's the I AM LEGEND Blu-ray that has -more- features than the HD-DVD version - and I believe both have similar mastering, so should look identical.
Also, the Blu-ray of BEOWULF (UK) does include a lossless audio track, whereas the Paramount HD-DVD edition for North America does not. Either are fine with me, but there is a difference between the releases.
There's also an Australian Blu-ray edition coming April 9, and a Dutch Blu-ray edition (with Dolby TrueHD lossless track) arriving the same time (and Dutch HD-DVD later).
-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Mar 26, 2008]
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Let's not forget all these movies are available on DVD also. 
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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We know all those things, and so does everybody else in this board...the only difference with this new larger-capacity-CDs (yes, it's what they are) is the storage capacity, with HD DVD's 30 GB against blu-ray's 50 GB...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Prove me wrong...a blu-ray disc is a higher capacity CD...just like DVD is a higher capacity CD...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Hey, we just got through "I am Legend" and I must say that it seems they're getting better at this transfer thing (audio and video) on average with each passing month regardless if a new or catalog release (like that gorgeous "I Robot"
. I think we're going to see the day very soon when every new Blu-ray ends up in the top-tier, and we'll have to rethink our prior criteria for what's great.
That PQ was flawless, and I couldn't detect even a hint of edge enhancement artifacts (halos or ringing) or artificial "edginess" what so ever. Detail was excellent even though film grain was pretty much completely absent even in dark scenes, which is usually a contradiction in terms. There were times when I think I could see inside the pores on Smith's face during closeups. Not that this was a great thing...
But the audio was just as good if not better. My surrounds (and sub especially in the last part of the movie) were active all the time. It wasn't this "in your face" easy mix of simply putting one sound in your rear right, another one in your front left... etc. Some very talented people took a lot of time to mix something truly interesting here. Deer were running past me, and wavering calls almost made me open the drapes to see if birds like that morning dove were outside the house in real life. I kid you not. This was a great auditory experience. This was a top-tier TrueHD track IMO.
The movie itself? Hmm... well it was entertaining. I did really enjoy everything except for the last parts, but if I rant about it I'll definitely be giving away spoilers for sure. So I wont. The scenes of places I've actually been to and know well that had the wild grass, weeds, etc. growing out of the pavement and roads were very cool.
The visual and auditory experience of this and many other titles is so iimmersive though, I couldn't see myself thinking upconverted DVD was "good enough". Life is way to short!
I mentioned here we just listened to music last night. And coincidentally a lot of the music we choose for some reason was Peter Tosh and Bob Marley, including the titles chosen for the movie. We haven't sampled those song titles for months. That was weird!
. I think we're going to see the day very soon when every new Blu-ray ends up in the top-tier, and we'll have to rethink our prior criteria for what's great.That PQ was flawless, and I couldn't detect even a hint of edge enhancement artifacts (halos or ringing) or artificial "edginess" what so ever. Detail was excellent even though film grain was pretty much completely absent even in dark scenes, which is usually a contradiction in terms. There were times when I think I could see inside the pores on Smith's face during closeups. Not that this was a great thing...
But the audio was just as good if not better. My surrounds (and sub especially in the last part of the movie) were active all the time. It wasn't this "in your face" easy mix of simply putting one sound in your rear right, another one in your front left... etc. Some very talented people took a lot of time to mix something truly interesting here. Deer were running past me, and wavering calls almost made me open the drapes to see if birds like that morning dove were outside the house in real life. I kid you not. This was a great auditory experience. This was a top-tier TrueHD track IMO.
The movie itself? Hmm... well it was entertaining. I did really enjoy everything except for the last parts, but if I rant about it I'll definitely be giving away spoilers for sure. So I wont. The scenes of places I've actually been to and know well that had the wild grass, weeds, etc. growing out of the pavement and roads were very cool.
The visual and auditory experience of this and many other titles is so iimmersive though, I couldn't see myself thinking upconverted DVD was "good enough". Life is way to short!
I mentioned here we just listened to music last night. And coincidentally a lot of the music we choose for some reason was Peter Tosh and Bob Marley, including the titles chosen for the movie. We haven't sampled those song titles for months. That was weird!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Ok guys, it is time to get out the SWITCH and spank this clown. Time to banish all fools from this site!!!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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I've said it before & I'll say it again...When BR has the quality & features of HDDVD, I'll buy it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.... who cares what u do? Hd-DVD lost. Move on.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
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EVEN after HD DVD's demise the quality of HDDVD's continue to outshine anything BluRay has to offer. Every review I have read gives the HDDVD version of Beowulf better ratings.
Maybe because there is no North American Blu Ray version of Beowulf?
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Every review I read about I am Legend, shows their are more features with the HD DVD version, and visual and audio qualities are better.
Really? Cause I'm not finding a SINGLE HD DVD review of I am Legend yet. I just used DVD Basen to search ALLL LOCALITIES. All that comes up? The Blu Ray and the SD SE. Links, please?
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My friend brought his PS3 over to my house to try and convince me his version of Superman Returns was better than the HDDVD version I have (Disturbia and M:I-III as well). I don't know if its the shitty BluRay player in the PS3 or the movies, but HDDVD versions "Blu" every one of them out of the water.
Hi Def Digest is saying the two transfers of Disturbia (with different encodes) look the same...disappointing. They also say the MI III discs look reference quality. So maybe it's your friends set up that's a problem, not the discs?
Jason, bullshit hater
