Why isn't "Iron Man" more BLU?
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bladerunner1
March 2008
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i watched this on a 56 INCH screen.
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bladerunner1
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John J. Puccio
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Maybe it's a difference in expectations. I saw the movie in a theater, and the Blu-ray video presentation is pretty much what I remembered. No, this is not a movie with typical comic-book colors that pop off the screen, nor has Paramount scrubbed the grain clean and left a waxy, super-clean, super-smooth appearance. But if that's what you expected, yes, you'll be disappointed.
I said in my review of the BD's video, "The best part about it is the realism of the colors, quite rich and true to life, never too bright and never too glossy. A natural film grain provides texture, and definition remains quite sharp in most scenes. I found the image a tad dark in some dimly lit shots, but it's a small quibble."
So, I think we're both seeing the same thing but interpreting it differently depending on our expectations.
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View profile »Waxy? I don't get.."waxy"? But i do get "super-clean" and "super-smooth". And i thought the whole idea behind the tech. was to give you that "You are there" vibe. In order to achieve this, things must be super-clean and super-smooth...but certainly not waxy. For example. "2001".
John J. Puccio
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No, the whole idea behind high-def techology is to give a viewer an accurate reproduction of a movie's original print. If there is grain in the original print, there should be grain in the high-def reproduction.
When a studio uses DNR or some other form of grain removal to scrub a print clean before transfer to disc, it often removes a good deal of detail along with the grain. Removing dirt, scratches, and noise from an old print is one thing, a good thing, but removing natural film grain is another, a bad thing, in my opinion.
Paramount video engineers recognized that the studio had filmed "Iron Man" on conventional film stock (not digitally), which means the movie had grain in it, which they chose to leave alone, a decision I applaud. But I'm afraid that no matter which direction studio engineers take in this matter, they are going to make some viewers unhappy. The purist in me says to take the high road.
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bladerunner1
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View profile »I guess I just don't like the film stock they used then. lol. The grain was only one of my gripes anyway, infact it really didn't bother me as much as the other stuff I mentioned up there. Oh well, it's still a keeper. Thanks for the chat John.
richiro33
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View profile »They have the cartoon iron man which has NO grain. Maybe then you can be less distracted when watching the movie, and be amazed by all the colors!