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Old 03-02-10 | 08:55 PM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

Slick lookin' slip on this
Old 03-02-10 | 10:31 PM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Its a DVD/DC disc in the USA. Both one one disc. DVD Beaver is based out of Canada and he obtains all his copies from retailers/rental stores and for some reason, Warner only does DC and not DC/DVD combo discs in Canada.
My copy of The Final Destination has a DVD/DC disc - both on one disc - bought in Canada...and the case for Wild Things indicates it should have this configuration as well.
Old 03-02-10 | 11:28 PM
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I was hoping this would have a fantastic HD transfer, but it's merely good...
Old 03-03-10 | 04:28 PM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

Originally Posted by slop101
I was hoping this would have a fantastic HD transfer, but it's merely good...
Hard to believe that's the quality we're getting this far into the format.....especially considering this movie is brand new.
Old 03-03-10 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
I was hoping this would have a fantastic HD transfer, but it's merely good...
Isn't it most likely related to the original film elements tho? I didn't read anything about edge enhancement or compression issues.
Old 03-03-10 | 05:51 PM
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No, the image doesn't have problems like those, it's just kinda drab - it was a little like that in the theater, but yet more vivid than the blu-ray is.
Old 03-04-10 | 08:58 AM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

Originally Posted by slop101
No, the image doesn't have problems like those, it's just kinda drab - it was a little like that in the theater, but yet more vivid than the blu-ray is.
I recently saw the film theatrically and to my eye it looked nowhere as drab as those DVDBeaver screencaps.

For example, if you look that screenshot where Max is standing on the table, it's quite obvious there's a lot of digital chromatic noise present, and also what looks like very coarse color subsampling. It's especially noticeable on the kitchen cabinets. There's definitely something wrong with the Blu-Ray transfer that's not the fault of the filming conditions or the "intended look" of the film.
Old 03-04-10 | 10:17 AM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

Originally Posted by Tyler_Durden
I recently saw the film theatrically and to my eye it looked nowhere as drab as those DVDBeaver screencaps.

For example, if you look that screenshot where Max is standing on the table, it's quite obvious there's a lot of digital chromatic noise present, and also what looks like very coarse color subsampling. It's especially noticeable on the kitchen cabinets. There's definitely something wrong with the Blu-Ray transfer that's not the fault of the filming conditions or the "intended look" of the film.
No, there's something wrong with DVDBeaver's screen cap process. This has been discussed at length on AVSForum in many different threads about many different DVDBeaver reviews. Artifacts like that are not present on the disc.

As for the complaints about being "drab," check your calibration. This disc looks excellent.
Old 03-04-10 | 10:23 AM
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That's good to hear! Hopefully the people at DVDBeaver have been informed of the issue.
Old 03-06-10 | 12:49 AM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

Is anyone else missing the Digital Copy code with their Blu-ray set?
Old 03-06-10 | 03:34 PM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

Anyone manage to make it through the short film? I lasted about three minutes...
Old 03-06-10 | 05:27 PM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

After this being sold out everywhere for the past few days, I finally found a copy at Hastings for $22.99 + a free copy of the book.
Old 03-06-10 | 06:11 PM
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^Yeah, I can't find it anywhere... I wonder if sales are that good, or just small shipments... Is the slipcover art different from cover art?
Old 03-06-10 | 09:47 PM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

The Best Buy where I live was sold out as well, but Target had plenty. No slipcover, but there's a sticker that says it has the DVD and digital copy.

For some reason, Target had all of their Blu-ray copies in security cases, but not the DVDs. no other Blu-rays that I saw were in security cases.
Old 03-06-10 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by hasslein
^Yeah, I can't find it anywhere... I wonder if sales are that good, or just small shipments... Is the slipcover art different from cover art?
Id wager small shipment based on stores in my area. When it came out, most stores here only had a short stack available on the shelves
Old 03-09-10 | 02:37 PM
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Re: Where The Wild Things Are - 3/2/10

Originally Posted by Artman
Anyone manage to make it through the short film? I lasted about three minutes...
I suffered through the whole thing, only because I had to for my review. It's really, really terrible.

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