The last Blu-ray you bought (Round 3)
10-15-11 | 11:16 AM
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Re: The last Blu-ray you bought (Round 3)
10-15-11 | 07:50 PM
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Re: The last Blu-ray you bought (Round 3)
A day I've been waiting for: Someone was finally selling cheap blu-rays at a yard sale. Priced $3 each, but the guy agreed to do 5 for $10.
Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark Side
The Patriot
Public Enemies
Spider-man 3
Stir of Echoes (sealed)
Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark Side
The Patriot
Public Enemies
Spider-man 3
Stir of Echoes (sealed)
10-15-11 | 08:08 PM
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Re: The last Blu-ray you bought (Round 3)
From DVD Compare review:
Fans will no doubt we thrilled with this Blu-ray’s 1.66:1 1080p 24/fps AVC MPEG-4 encoded transfer. Fox spared no expense in cleaning up the image, giving it a full 4K/2K digital restoration from the original camera negative, resulting in a gorgeous image that drips right off the screen. The red lips that open the film are vibrant and lush, looking like they could jump right off the screen to plant one on you at any moment. Colors are appropriately subtle and muted during the opening of the film, but once Brad & Janet arrive at the castle, that’s when the kaleidoscope of colors kick into high gear. Everything becomes a sumptuous visual feast for the eyes. The costumes on the party guests, the outlandish décor of Frank-N-Furter’s castle, the laboratory and it’s myriad chemical colors filling the tank where Rocky Horror dwells… there’s something that pops off the screen with amazing clarity in every shot. Film grain is maintained at a healthy level, never appearing so faint that fears of DNR may be warranted (indeed, this image looks free from any sort of digital manipulations) but retaining enough to lend a fine structure to the 35mm image. Fine detail is exceptional – you can practically count the hairs on Curry’s inner thighs above his pantyhose-encased legs.
Here’s where I do have a problem, though. The intercut scenes of the criminologist (Charles Gray) look poor in comparison to the rest of the film. For one thing, I felt these scenes were mostly useless to begin with, only present to provide some unnecessary exposition on the goings-on in the film. But, what’s worse, they look like they were sourced from a videotape and then upconverted to high-definition. There is some detail in these scenes, but they often look soft, out of focus and hazy – a far cry from the masterful presentation given to the main bulk of the film. I don’t know why these look so much worse, but I can only assume it is a result of these being shot separately from the majority of the picture, possibly with different lenses, cameras and lighting techniques. Either way, they don’t ruin the whole of the image (I’d rather argue they slow the film down altogether), but it was immediately noticeable to me during the first such scene.
Fans will no doubt we thrilled with this Blu-ray’s 1.66:1 1080p 24/fps AVC MPEG-4 encoded transfer. Fox spared no expense in cleaning up the image, giving it a full 4K/2K digital restoration from the original camera negative, resulting in a gorgeous image that drips right off the screen. The red lips that open the film are vibrant and lush, looking like they could jump right off the screen to plant one on you at any moment. Colors are appropriately subtle and muted during the opening of the film, but once Brad & Janet arrive at the castle, that’s when the kaleidoscope of colors kick into high gear. Everything becomes a sumptuous visual feast for the eyes. The costumes on the party guests, the outlandish décor of Frank-N-Furter’s castle, the laboratory and it’s myriad chemical colors filling the tank where Rocky Horror dwells… there’s something that pops off the screen with amazing clarity in every shot. Film grain is maintained at a healthy level, never appearing so faint that fears of DNR may be warranted (indeed, this image looks free from any sort of digital manipulations) but retaining enough to lend a fine structure to the 35mm image. Fine detail is exceptional – you can practically count the hairs on Curry’s inner thighs above his pantyhose-encased legs.
Here’s where I do have a problem, though. The intercut scenes of the criminologist (Charles Gray) look poor in comparison to the rest of the film. For one thing, I felt these scenes were mostly useless to begin with, only present to provide some unnecessary exposition on the goings-on in the film. But, what’s worse, they look like they were sourced from a videotape and then upconverted to high-definition. There is some detail in these scenes, but they often look soft, out of focus and hazy – a far cry from the masterful presentation given to the main bulk of the film. I don’t know why these look so much worse, but I can only assume it is a result of these being shot separately from the majority of the picture, possibly with different lenses, cameras and lighting techniques. Either way, they don’t ruin the whole of the image (I’d rather argue they slow the film down altogether), but it was immediately noticeable to me during the first such scene.
10-19-11 | 05:17 PM
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Re: The last Blu-ray you bought (Round 3)
10-19-11 | 05:54 PM
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Re: The last Blu-ray you bought (Round 3)
Thanks to a $50 Best Buy gift card and the 'Trade & Save' program, I was able to go on a little shopping trip today after work.
Picked up:
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Cast Away
Straw Dogs
Friday 13th Part 1
and with the change left over on the gift card plus some I had on me, I picked up 'The Exorcist' Digibook for $13.99 out of pocket
Then stopped by WalMart and picked up 'The Hills Have Eyes' Unrated for $7 after using the coupon
Picked up:
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Cast Away
Straw Dogs
Friday 13th Part 1
and with the change left over on the gift card plus some I had on me, I picked up 'The Exorcist' Digibook for $13.99 out of pocket
Then stopped by WalMart and picked up 'The Hills Have Eyes' Unrated for $7 after using the coupon
10-20-11 | 08:28 PM
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Re: The last Blu-ray you bought (Round 3)
(5 3D disc Best Buy Exclusive)I just finished watching it. Great PQ and AQ (though I feel TF: DOTM has it beat in both respects). The movie is entertaining but not great. It feels like it had its budget slashed since the setpieces are so tame compared to what's come before in the series. The music this time around (except for some nice Spanish guitars) felt lazy and overcompensating all at the same time.
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10-20-11 | 11:05 PM
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Re: The last Blu-ray you bought (Round 3)
Jackie Brown
10-21-11 | 12:57 AM
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Re: The last Blu-ray you bought (Round 3)
Cars 2 (Best Buy Exclusive) Metalbox
Horrible Bosses: Totally Inappropriate Edition
Green Lantern (Best Buy) G1 Steelbook
Green Lantern (Best Buy) G1 Steelbook (Used)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D (Best Buy Exclusive)
Horrible Bosses: Totally Inappropriate Edition
Green Lantern (Best Buy) G1 Steelbook
Green Lantern (Best Buy) G1 Steelbook (Used)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D (Best Buy Exclusive)
