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Old 09-23-08 | 12:30 AM
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Got my Tower copy today. Very disappointed with the PQ. The scene where Peter is checking in to the hotel looks atrocious. Mila Kunis' tanned face actually looks like it's blending into the wall behind it. There's macroblocking in several scenes, and blacks are really poorly defined. The whole film is soft, but some scenes are so soft that they actually look fuzzy. The sound is pretty much as I remember it from the theater. I'm super excited to dig into the special features, but the PQ is some of the worst I've seen in a Blu-ray in a long time.
Aaah, I hope I get mine tomorrow. Did you pay for expedited or just do standard shipping?

Sucks about the PQ. It didn't look great in the theater but it sounds pretty bad from how you described it.
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Old 09-23-08 | 01:37 AM
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I just used regular shipping. Surprised it got here so fast.
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Old 09-23-08 | 03:20 AM
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Has anyone watched the visual commentary? An interesting cameo happens about 53 minutes in. Came as a bit of a surprise.
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Old 09-23-08 | 07:43 AM
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What is macro blocking?
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Old 09-23-08 | 10:11 AM
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Got my Tower copy today. Very disappointed with the PQ. The scene where Peter is checking in to the hotel looks atrocious. Mila Kunis' tanned face actually looks like it's blending into the wall behind it. There's macroblocking in several scenes, and blacks are really poorly defined. The whole film is soft, but some scenes are so soft that they actually look fuzzy. The sound is pretty much as I remember it from the theater. I'm super excited to dig into the special features, but the PQ is some of the worst I've seen in a Blu-ray in a long time.
Do you think the dvd pq may be better than the blu ray?
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Old 09-23-08 | 10:13 AM
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Has anyone watched the visual commentary? An interesting cameo happens about 53 minutes in. Came as a bit of a surprise.
oh do tell ... please?
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Old 09-23-08 | 10:19 AM
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Old 09-23-08 | 10:29 AM
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Do you think the dvd pq may be better than the blu ray?
Yeah, that sounds pretty bad. If so, I may just pick up the DVD and save $10, as I thought the movie was just OK anyway.
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Old 09-23-08 | 10:41 AM
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Does the Bluray have any exclusive extras not on the 3-disc SD release?
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Old 09-23-08 | 10:47 AM
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Does the Bluray have any exclusive extras not on the 3-disc SD release?
# Cast & Crew Video Commentary (BD Exclusive)
# BD-Live (BD Exclusive) (which has the missing 3 Disc DVD extras available)
# MyScenes (BD Exclusive)
# U-Control (BD Exclusive)
# Karaoke (BD Exclusive)
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Old 09-23-08 | 01:47 PM
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And sorry to ask for information that is probably elsewhere in the thread, but what is the Blu-Ray missing that the 3-Disc has?
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Old 09-23-08 | 01:58 PM
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And sorry to ask for information that is probably elsewhere in the thread, but what is the Blu-Ray missing that the 3-Disc has?
About 4 features...cant' remember everything though.
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Old 09-23-08 | 03:36 PM
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Hopefully we'll have the option to download them as HD too.
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Old 09-23-08 | 03:54 PM
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# Cast & Crew Video Commentary (BD Exclusive)(sounds interesting)
# BD-Live (BD Exclusive) (which has the missing 3 Disc DVD extras available)bullshit feature
# MyScenes (BD Exclusive)bullshit feature
# U-Control (BD Exclusive)bullshit feature
# Karaoke (BD Exclusive)bullshit feature
So just one real exclusive, really, with the lame excuse of the BD-lived covering for the missing features. Lame.

I'm going for the SD on this one - if studios are wondering why BD sales have plateaued, it's because of shit like this.
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Old 09-23-08 | 04:13 PM
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So just one real exclusive, really, with the lame excuse of the BD-lived covering for the missing features. Lame.

I'm going for the SD on this one - if studios are wondering why BD sales have plateaued, it's because of shit like this.
Pretty much. I'd rather thave the missing extras then a stupid Karaoke feature or My Scenes
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Old 09-23-08 | 04:15 PM
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Hopefully we'll have the option to download them as HD too.
It goes live on September 30th.

I hope its HD...but so far I don't think even Sony has offered any of their "BD-Live" extra features in HD (Vantage Point, Starship Troopers). Considering the average BD-Live player probably only has 1-2GB of space (besides the PS3), I would guess and say they will be in SD. But nothing I have indicated either way.
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Old 09-23-08 | 06:53 PM
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My copy arrived today from Tower. At least I got something early from them.
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Old 09-23-08 | 06:55 PM
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I should start ordering more often... i cant believe how many people have gotten their's early.
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Do you think the dvd pq may be better than the blu ray?
I doubt it. If they put so little effort into the BD, I don't see why they'd put more effort into the DVD.

And for those curious, the surprise cameo in the visual commentary is:
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Macauley Culkin
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Old 09-24-08 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I doubt it. If they put so little effort into the BD, I don't see why they'd put more effort into the DVD.

And for those curious, the surprise cameo in the visual commentary is:
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Macauley Culkin
I saw this last night, ugh. the cameo I mean.
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Old 09-24-08 | 08:52 AM
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I doubt it. If they put so little effort into the BD, I don't see why they'd put more effort into the DVD.

And for those curious, the surprise cameo in the visual commentary is:
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Macauley Culkin
Well I figured since they spaced all the extras across 3 discs, the PQ would be improved for the movie itself
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Old 09-24-08 | 09:20 AM
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Well I figured since they spaced all the extras across 3 discs, the PQ would be improved for the movie itself
The Blu-ray is only 1 BD50 disc (the 2nd is simply the digital copy).
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Old 09-24-08 | 09:27 AM
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Watched this last night and thought it looked pretty good. Comedies aren't known for their vivid picture quality. Of the more recent comedies, Superbad has looked the best to me. I saw FSM in theaters and remember it looking a little drab. It's not going to look any better on any other format.
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Old 09-24-08 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
The Blu-ray is only 1 BD50 disc (the 2nd is simply the digital copy).
I know, I was referring to the dvd being spread out over 3 discs (or 2, with a digital copy on the 3rd).
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Old 09-24-08 | 02:53 PM
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Watched this last night and thought it looked pretty good. Comedies aren't known for their vivid picture quality. Of the more recent comedies, Superbad has looked the best to me. I saw FSM in theaters and remember it looking a little drab. It's not going to look any better on any other format.
It's not the filming style I have a problem with (even in the theater those Hawaii shots weren't particularly mind blowing), but the obvious compression artifacts.
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