Andromeda Strain SE: When did this come out?
04-16-03, 12:21 PM
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Andromeda Strain SE: When did this come out?
Just saw Savant's review. This came out 4/1 and I havn't seen it on a store shelf anywhere. Does anyone have it? Is it sweet?
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I've not seen it in a store either. Saw board members talking about it a couple weeks ago, & went to DDD and ordered it. A great deal for under $10. One of my favorite movies. Contains a making of that seems to combine 1970s interviews with new ones. Picture looks great (to me, anyway). Can't go wrong for the price!
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Re: Andromeda Strain SE: When did this come out?
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Just saw Savant's review. This came out 4/1 and I havn't seen it on a store shelf anywhere. Does anyone have it? Is it sweet?
Just saw Savant's review. This came out 4/1 and I havn't seen it on a store shelf anywhere. Does anyone have it? Is it sweet?
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OK, I just read Savant's review. While it is a good read, I have to take issue with his technical observations of the DVD...
> "Universal's deluxe disc of The Andromeda Strain belies its low price. The transfer is sharp and brilliant, greatly enhancing the enjoyment of this movie's designs - the aluminum rooms and shiny white lab instruments."
The transfer is generally very good for the source material but is not sharp and brilliant. It's miles better than the last disc but in no way is it brilliant. Black levels are low in some scenes, there's a lot of grain in others, etc... Some scenes are rock solid however... But not all of them.
> The audio is in 5.1 only, and there are English and Spanish subtitles
The audio is 2.0 mono only... I'm 99.9% certain that I didn't have auditory hallucinations during my viewing... I will check it again this evening.
> "Universal's deluxe disc of The Andromeda Strain belies its low price. The transfer is sharp and brilliant, greatly enhancing the enjoyment of this movie's designs - the aluminum rooms and shiny white lab instruments."
The transfer is generally very good for the source material but is not sharp and brilliant. It's miles better than the last disc but in no way is it brilliant. Black levels are low in some scenes, there's a lot of grain in others, etc... Some scenes are rock solid however... But not all of them.
> The audio is in 5.1 only, and there are English and Spanish subtitles
The audio is 2.0 mono only... I'm 99.9% certain that I didn't have auditory hallucinations during my viewing... I will check it again this evening.
