The transfer is flawless. I mean it, it's perfect. I couldn't believe it when I was watching it. The combination of the day time exteriors and John Mathieson's (Gladiator) cinematography make it the most visually impressive experience I've witnessed on both formats.
BTW, the movie isn't too bad either.
BuckNaked2k
11-29-07, 08:40 AM
BTW, the movie isn't too bad either.BTW, Eva Green's not too bad either ;)
MrDeets
11-29-07, 08:56 AM
I hated the theatrical cut of this movie, but a friend twisted my arm and got me to watch his Director's Cut blu-ray. That extra time really smoothed out the choppiness that bugged me and I ended up buying a copy for myself. Beautiful transfer, good movie.
cleaver
11-29-07, 08:58 AM
My review of KoH is everything is great about it except for the plot.
Doughboy
11-29-07, 09:07 AM
It was my first Blu-ray purchase about 11 months ago. Beautiful transfer, although it's from Fox so naturally they left off all the extras except for the trailer. :mad:
The Bus
11-29-07, 09:20 AM
It looks and sounds great but it's taken me 4 viewings so far to get to through the first hour. The movie's just a bit dull, unfortunately.
Giles
11-29-07, 09:43 AM
It looks and sounds great but it's taken me 4 viewings so far to get to through the first hour. The movie's just a bit dull, unfortunately.
you and me both
slop101
11-29-07, 10:15 AM
Nice to look at, but yes, unfortunately dull. And that goes for the director's cut.
tonymontana313
11-29-07, 10:26 AM
Nice to look at, but yes, unfortunately dull. And that goes for the director's cut.
Now now, this isn't Alexander we're talking about. -wink-
aeron
11-29-07, 11:11 AM
I think KoH is a great film--vastly underrated. Roger Ebert was one of the few critics who had it right...Good acting, rousing score, great visuals...and I think it had a good, relevant message about religion and coexisting peacefully.
WMAangel
11-29-07, 11:12 AM
It was my first Blu-ray purchase about 11 months ago. Beautiful transfer, although it's from Fox so naturally they left off all the extras except for the trailer. :mad:
Besides the standard response given to their bare-bones discs that "it IS Fox after all", I think one of the main reasons for the lack of extras is that it is a three hour movie and they used MPEG-2 for it....honestly, with better AVC (or VC-1) compression, they could have been able to put some standard def extras on there...
kefrank
11-29-07, 11:35 AM
Besides the standard response given to their bare-bones discs that "it IS Fox after all", I think one of the main reasons for the lack of extras is that it is a three hour movie and they used MPEG-2 for it....honestly, with better AVC (or VC-1) compression, they could have been able to put some standard def extras on there...
based on Fox's track record, i don't think it was a space issue. i mean, if they wanted to, they could have made it a two disc set with everything that the four-disc DVD had.
Doughboy
11-29-07, 12:13 PM
Besides the standard response given to their bare-bones discs that "it IS Fox after all", I think one of the main reasons for the lack of extras is that it is a three hour movie and they used MPEG-2 for it....honestly, with better AVC (or VC-1) compression, they could have been able to put some standard def extras on there...
Even with MPEG-2, they could've put the commentaries on there.
rexinnih
11-29-07, 12:24 PM
I've been on the fence about this one. I'll wait till the next round of sales and pick this one up.
starseed1981
11-29-07, 12:47 PM
I actually think this is one of, if not the, most underrated epics in the last several years. Although I can see how a movie with that type of ending would not play well given the current political state the nation is in.
MoviePage
11-29-07, 02:26 PM
I really like this movie, but I do think it would be immensely better and recognized as such if it had a remotely interesting or engaging actor in the leading role, rather than Orlando Bloom.
GreenMonkey
11-29-07, 04:16 PM
The Amazon details/reviews was making me think that this had some of the special features. *sigh*. I should have known better, from Fox.
Artman
11-29-07, 04:33 PM
Really like the movie, I just wish the BD had some extras on it... I'll probably cave and get it the next time it's under $15.
FeydAway
11-29-07, 05:25 PM
I already have the SD of this cut, so I guess I've got all the extras. Can't wait to grab this transfer at a good price.
The theatrical cut is pure puke. But, this DC was award worthy. A really excellent epic.
trespoochies
11-29-07, 10:16 PM
I just picked this up from Fry's for $13.99. It's definitely worth it for that price for a great HD picture, and the sound is house shaking. For that price, I don't mind as much that they would release a bare bones edition if they were regularly that price. No way in hell would I have shelled out $34.99 for the movie only. And dammit, they have all those extras on the 4 disc DVD set, why can't they stick them on a second disc....
I haven't been reading up on Fox releases, but is it becoming a standard to have the sound only in DTS HD 5.1 and not even have an English Dolby Digital 5.1? They have Spanish or French in 5.1.
Frozenhamster
11-29-07, 11:39 PM
No way in hell would I have shelled out $34.99 for the movie only.
Actually, in Canada that's about where the price is for this film. more like $30 actually. But I will still buy this for sure. Kingdom of Heaven the Director's Cut is easily one of my favourite films and in my opinion one of the best films made in the last decade or so. $30 isn't too much to pay for such a fantastic film in beautiful HD.
DVD Polizei
11-30-07, 12:21 AM
Now now, this isn't Alexander we're talking about. -wink-
Oliver Stone needs to make a Oh I Fucked Up Three Times But The 4th Time's A Charm And Here's The Chronological Final Cut Edition. The movie is utterly ridiculous. Gave me a headache. I would've kept my stomach contents if it was chronological, instead of going back and forth from one stone age to the other.
Oh, but it looks great in HD. :p
Daytripper
04-27-08, 04:38 PM
Just watched the BD from Netflix and I couldn't agree more PopcornTreeCt. The picture is stunning to say the least. And I enjoyed this movie a great deal. Wasn't bored at all! I'd give the movie a 9/10 and the PQ 10/10.
bunkaroo
04-27-08, 05:53 PM
This was my first ever viewed Blu-Ray (and HD disc in general), which set my expectations quite high. Not many have beat it.
Moleman1138
04-27-08, 06:22 PM
It's my favorite movie of all time. As soon as there's a deal or massive drop. I buy for the 3rd time.
Mr. Cinema
04-27-08, 06:35 PM
It's my favorite movie of all time. As soon as there's a deal or massive drop. I buy for the 3rd time.
Target had it on sale for $19.99 this past week. It's been on sale before at Amazon.
Daytripper
04-27-08, 08:35 PM
Target had it on sale for $19.99 this past week. It's been on sale before at Amazon.
Crap, I was just there. I saw several titles for $19.99. Didn't realize this was one of them. Do you know how long sales Target last?
Mr. Cinema
04-27-08, 09:04 PM
Crap, I was just there. I saw several titles for $19.99. Didn't realize this was one of them. Do you know how long sales Target last?
This sale ended yesterday. They go from Sunday - Saturday.
DVD Polizei
04-27-08, 09:22 PM
Will be one of the first titles I get when I get my Blu-ray player.
Daytripper
04-27-08, 09:38 PM
This sale ended yesterday. They go from Sunday - Saturday.
Crap! I was pissed to see "I, Robot" also on sale for $19.99 after finding it the lowest at like $27.99 last week.
Frozenhamster
04-28-08, 11:33 AM
One of the best films of the new century with one of the most beautiful transfers yet to grace Blu-ray. Highly recommended in every way.
Michael Corvin
04-28-08, 12:54 PM
Crap! I was pissed to see "I, Robot" also on sale for $19.99 after finding it the lowest at like $27.99 last week.
Damn. I missed that too. :(
The Bus
04-28-08, 01:34 PM
Heh. I got it for $15. I traded it for Fifth Element with a member here.
Daytripper
04-03-09, 10:18 PM
Just watched this again tonight on BD. It is truly one of the most visually stunning movies I've ever seen. Also, I think I enjoy it now more than "Gladiator". It definitely feels more epic.
LickTheABCs
04-03-09, 11:37 PM
I've had the thing for like 7 months and still haven't opened it.
I don't know who told me but they said it was jaw-droppingly gorgeous.
kk725
04-04-09, 12:51 AM
The transfer is flawless. I mean it, it's perfect. I couldn't believe it when I was watching it. The combination of the day time exteriors and John Mathieson's (Gladiator) cinematography make it the most visually impressive experience I've witnessed on both formats.
BTW, the movie isn't too bad either.
Thanks for the tip. Have been meaning to pick up the DVD for a while, now. Glad I waited. :) Amazon still has it for $19.99. Hopefully it'll stay that way long enough for me to get my gift certs.
DVD Polizei
04-04-09, 05:47 AM
The transfer is flawless. I mean it, it's perfect. I couldn't believe it when I was watching it. The combination of the day time exteriors and John Mathieson's (Gladiator) cinematography make it the most visually impressive experience I've witnessed on both formats.
BTW, the movie isn't too bad either.
Believe it or not, I think it could be better. I bought this a while back and finally have it playing, and the scenes with fire in the night could have much better. We're talking compression issues here, not noise or anything else. The reason is because the bitrate is lower due to some dumbass wanting to put this entire goddamn film on one disc AND...more dumbassness putting this on a MPEG-2 codec. The worst of both worlds.
It should've been on a BD-100 if it was MPEG-2 if they wanted it on one disc. Or two BD-50's.
This movie is way too long to be served HD justice on a single BD-50 with the MPEG-2 encode. If you guys take a closer look at black levels and black colors in general, you'll see what I'm talking about. The compression fucks it up. Of course daylight scenes will be great. You don't need a high bitrate for this at all. Shit, you could get away with just over 12Mbps and nobody would be the wiser. But darker scenes (and switching from dark to light especially) require a lot more data to push the blacks in their proper perspective.
So, out of 10, I'd give this transfer a 7.5. This could have been MUCH better. I'll watch the film entirely but the first 30mins sure didn't impress me much.
Daytripper
04-04-09, 09:54 AM
Thanks for the tip. Have been meaning to pick up the DVD for a while, now. Glad I waited. :) Amazon still has it for $19.99. Hopefully it'll stay that way long enough for me to get my gift certs.
Go to Half.com or Ebay. I'm sure you'll find a new copy cheaper.
trespoochies
04-04-09, 10:49 AM
I bought it at Fry's for $13.99 back during the format war days. I love this movie so I probably would have paid more. I agree with most everyone else, both picture and sound are definitely worth showing off. My only gripe is that they excluded every extra from the DVD releases. Now i Have 3 copies of the movie. I still hope they re-release a 2-disc set SE and bring those back.
DVD Polizei
04-04-09, 03:17 PM
You can get this at inetvideo for cheap if you wait for their free shipping sale and get a few extra other titles. I got mine for around $13 I think.
Btw, when Orlando Bloom is in the shadows...his head of dark hair goes completely black, revealing no detail in his hair at all--except for when you see a lighted background on the edges of his head, and then you ascertain he has a few strands of hair versus wearing a black cap.
That's compression for yah. This title is not a great title to show off for video quality. I disagree with anyone who says it is (Well, I take that back because if nobody knows the difference...then knock yourselves out). Personally, I thought it was going to be a good transfer, but now, after watching it entirely...it could have been MUCH better.
whomod
04-04-09, 04:56 PM
With my luck, the second I go out and buy it, they'll announce the 2 disc Blu-Ray special edition is down the pike.
aintnosin
04-04-09, 06:46 PM
With my luck, the second I go out and buy it, they'll announce the 2 disc Blu-Ray special edition is down the pike.
I hung onto my 4-disc DVD with all of the the extras so I don't care what they do with the blu down the road.
mzupeman2
04-04-09, 07:50 PM
I wanted to eventually get this film since I never saw the better version of the film, but I guess I'll wait to see if anything better gets released for it in the future.
DVD Polizei
04-04-09, 09:48 PM
I'd recommend renting the Blu-ray version.
PopcornTreeCt
04-06-09, 01:42 PM
The point was to not only highlight the Blu-ray but also the cinematography in the movie. Crank may technically look better on Blu-ray. But who fucking cares?
Mr. Cinema
04-06-09, 02:04 PM
Target has marked this down to $17.99.
Anubis2005X
04-06-09, 03:36 PM
I'd wait for the eventual double dip of this. The DVD had two discs worth of bonus content, plus it was pretty neat to have the Intro and Intermission music...
droidguy1119
04-06-09, 04:07 PM
The point was to not only highlight the Blu-ray but also the cinematography in the movie. Crank may technically look better on Blu-ray. But who fucking cares?I care. And the movie doesn't just look better, it's probably the best-looking BD I currently own.
trespoochies
04-06-09, 04:42 PM
I'd wait for the eventual double dip of this. The DVD had two discs worth of bonus content, plus it was pretty neat to have the Intro and Intermission music...
And the DVD of the threatrical cut had the Pilgrim's Guide during the movie (trivia facts), and the second disc has some A&E docs and behind the scenes stuff that's not included in the extras in the director's cut set.
DVD Polizei
04-06-09, 08:21 PM
The point was to not only highlight the Blu-ray but also the cinematography in the movie. Crank may technically look better on Blu-ray. But who fucking cares?
I like my cinematography free of posterization. But that's just me.
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