I don't know what to think of this DVD quality-wise. I just got through the first disc and, without commenting on its content, I thought the colors were very well done. The video does shimmer quite a bit (for example, the kitchen scene between the parents and the kid about to prove his dad is invulnerable, or the end sequence when Elijah rolls his wheelchair into his office which has black and white tiled floors). Also, during the end sequence after David and Elijah has shaken hands, there is a transparent band at the bottom of the letterbox frame whenever the camera is on Elijah in his wheelchair. The transparent band disappears whenever the camera is on David. I have no idea what caused that but it doesn't appear to be the lighting in the room. Anyway, that horizontal band is out of place. And then there is the grain, which is rather noticeable on video that shimmers so much because the static backgrounds appear to be moving. I still haven't started on Disc 2 yet, though.

...well... one review I read has this to say about the transfer:

""Unbreakable" comes crashing onto DVD courtesy of Buena Vista Home Entertainment, with a fantastic THX-certified transfer. The film has been letterboxed at 2.35:1 and the image is enhanced for 16x9 TVs. The picture is practically flawless, showing little to no grain and no onscreen noise. There is some slight distortion with horizontal lines, such as Venetian blinds, but this only happens for a very brief period. The image is very clear, which necessitates excellent color reproduction. As mentioned above, color is very important to this film. The vast majority of the film has a cold, dark look, which is perfect for the DVD medium, as the reproduction of a true black gives the picture a vast amount of depth. But, when a bright color shows up, these look vivid and natural as well. Overall, this is a very good transfer."

...while another review says:

"Unbreakable is a Buena Vista Home Video release and the first of their so-called Vista Series. The movie is presented in anamorphic widescreen using the film’s original 2.35:1 aspect ratio. It’s a two-disk set with the feature included on Disk One, which is a single-sided, dual layered disk containing both an English Dolby Digital and a DTS 5.1 Surround sound soundtrack. Also included are two more Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks, one in French and one in Spanish.

Buena Vista had this disk THX certified and as most serious videophiles know by now, that means very little to the most discriminating eyes. Having said that, the video quality on this disk is very good, but far from perfect. In fact, I had a great deal of hesitation when it came to assigning a grade.

The print itself is close to being flawless with only the odd white spot popping into an isolated frame here and there. There were no distracting marks to be found although I was surprised to see a modicum of grain. As previously mentioned, this is a somewhat dark, moody film with a lot of blue hues and many night scenes. That means that good black level is the key component for enjoying this film and Buena Vista has done an outstanding job on that front allowing us to see all sorts of shadow detail and never struggling to make out objects in the background.

The color palette is very subdued primarily because there are few brightly lit scenes. Notwithstanding the lack of color brilliance, transitions and delineation between similar shades are handled very well giving the overall appearance a smooth image.

Compression artifacts are minimal, but there is some edge enhancement to deal with in this feature. Realizing that we look at many of these films on a 10’ wide screen with incredibly high resolutions, I have to temper my criticism since most people will not be prone to seeing it or having it bother them. However, it is there in several highly contrasted scenes and I have to conclude that a lot more of it would have been visible if the film contained more bright scenes. There is also some minor shimmering and pixelation, but not a sufficient amount to be considered a problem. Overall, the picture is very solid."

...while a third review succinctly states:

"Video: Widescreen enhanced with a wonderful picture. No complaints at all."

...and so it goes...

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I noticed the transparent band too. During the scene where Willis is showing Glass to his seat at the stadium.

The worst part of this movie was the kid not shooting him. Plus Willis throughout the whole movie seemed asleep. The best part was the end when they shook hands. I wasn't expecting that. Kind of a Sixth Sense thing.

I thought this movie both looked and sounded fantastic.

The whole movie is about tone, and the look of it fit perfectly. Its the action movie without any (or at least much) real action.

Both my wife and I just looked at each other after we were done watching it and agreed that it was a terrific movie.

I'd highly recommend this DVD. Its a keeper.

Here's my review of the DVD

http://ereview.topcities.com/unbreakable_dvd.html

I'm with you on this one!

The only thing I'd change is the info. presented at the beginning of the film.... I'd would rather they left that for the end. We would have been a little more shocked by the events as they unfolded.

However this is but a minor gripe. Glad to have it, glad to keep it!