The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
02-11-12, 05:39 AM
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oh man so glad to hear this.
02-11-12, 01:03 PM
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02-13-12, 05:40 PM
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Re: The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
Originally Posted by Blu-ray.com
According to Wtf-Film, who's going through the disc and giving updates on Facebook:
"Initial impressions - low bitrate, 1080i, 16-bit LPCM audio. Only a few minutes in, but so far it's pretty unimpressive."
"Alright - some preliminary findings to chomp on while I get some screen grabs. This looks to be exactly the same transfer as the Synapse DVD, only excessively filtered to reduce noise. I need to compare more extensively before I come to any real conclusions, but right now the Blu-ray looks like it may actually be less detailed than the DVD. Hooray?"
"For you number crunchers, the average video bitrate for the AVC-encoded video is 13.6 Mbps. The feature + audio + commentary (just one for this disc) only takes up a little over 9 gigs."
"Initial impressions - low bitrate, 1080i, 16-bit LPCM audio. Only a few minutes in, but so far it's pretty unimpressive."
"Alright - some preliminary findings to chomp on while I get some screen grabs. This looks to be exactly the same transfer as the Synapse DVD, only excessively filtered to reduce noise. I need to compare more extensively before I come to any real conclusions, but right now the Blu-ray looks like it may actually be less detailed than the DVD. Hooray?"
"For you number crunchers, the average video bitrate for the AVC-encoded video is 13.6 Mbps. The feature + audio + commentary (just one for this disc) only takes up a little over 9 gigs."
02-13-12, 06:01 PM
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02-13-12, 10:27 PM
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Re: The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
Noir if you're going to quote a blu-ray.com quote you might want to post all of it:
I'm not liking this.
(Blu-ray top, DVD bottom. Blu-ray actual size, DVD upscaled to match; cropped to focus on clock.)
According to Wtf-Film, who's going through the disc and giving updates on Facebook:
"Initial impressions - low bitrate, 1080i, 16-bit LPCM audio. Only a few minutes in, but so far it's pretty unimpressive."
"Alright - some preliminary findings to chomp on while I get some screen grabs. This looks to be exactly the same transfer as the Synapse DVD, only excessively filtered to reduce noise. I need to compare more extensively before I come to any real conclusions, but right now the Blu-ray looks like it may actually be less detailed than the DVD. Hooray?"
"For you number crunchers, the average video bitrate for the AVC-encoded video is 13.6 Mbps. The feature + audio + commentary (just one for this disc) only takes up a little over 9 gigs."
Expecting full-res screencaps from Wtf-Film soon. But judging by that image of the clock, the DVD not only has more grain and detail, but it even appears to be compressed better. (Wtf-Film: "It is.") What.the.f***.
Sorry, Ted, but I'm saving my money and sticking to the Synapse DVD.
Looking forward to the comics and movie sequel, though.
Edit: And here are some caps https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0057198&type=3
(Click "Download" to view them full-sized.)
Concerned about 'em being on Facebook which compresses the hell out of images? Wtf-Film says, "Even Facebook's compression can't make these look worse." Oy!
This is so f***ing ugly:
I hope this isn't representative of what's to come from Elite Blu-rays in the future.
Good gravy, Ted! Pull the license from Elite somehow and give that sh*t back to Don May! ;p
(Blu-ray top, DVD bottom. Blu-ray actual size, DVD upscaled to match; cropped to focus on clock.)
According to Wtf-Film, who's going through the disc and giving updates on Facebook:
"Initial impressions - low bitrate, 1080i, 16-bit LPCM audio. Only a few minutes in, but so far it's pretty unimpressive."
"Alright - some preliminary findings to chomp on while I get some screen grabs. This looks to be exactly the same transfer as the Synapse DVD, only excessively filtered to reduce noise. I need to compare more extensively before I come to any real conclusions, but right now the Blu-ray looks like it may actually be less detailed than the DVD. Hooray?"
"For you number crunchers, the average video bitrate for the AVC-encoded video is 13.6 Mbps. The feature + audio + commentary (just one for this disc) only takes up a little over 9 gigs."
Expecting full-res screencaps from Wtf-Film soon. But judging by that image of the clock, the DVD not only has more grain and detail, but it even appears to be compressed better. (Wtf-Film: "It is.") What.the.f***.
Sorry, Ted, but I'm saving my money and sticking to the Synapse DVD.
Looking forward to the comics and movie sequel, though.Edit: And here are some caps https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0057198&type=3
(Click "Download" to view them full-sized.)
Concerned about 'em being on Facebook which compresses the hell out of images? Wtf-Film says, "Even Facebook's compression can't make these look worse." Oy!
This is so f***ing ugly:
I hope this isn't representative of what's to come from Elite Blu-rays in the future.
Good gravy, Ted! Pull the license from Elite somehow and give that sh*t back to Don May! ;p
02-13-12, 10:45 PM
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Re: The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
Can't even begin to say how pissed I am. Really, another great B-film completely ruined by complete ineptness, sheer stupidity during the authoring process.
An insult to the fans, Ted really screwed up licensing this to Elite.
Glad I DID NOT order this. What a screw-job.
Want to throw us another bone, Elite? No, empatically, no. I'm done forever with that company after this fiasco.
An insult to the fans, Ted really screwed up licensing this to Elite.
Glad I DID NOT order this. What a screw-job.
Want to throw us another bone, Elite? No, empatically, no. I'm done forever with that company after this fiasco.
02-13-12, 10:47 PM
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Re: The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
Now, I'm sure a proper release is out of the question, of course.
02-13-12, 11:09 PM
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Re: The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
Last I remember, Giles, Anchor Bay had the rights to reanimator.
and fuck, I wish I would've held off on buying this disc now. can't believe the DVD looks so much better.
and fuck, I wish I would've held off on buying this disc now. can't believe the DVD looks so much better.
02-13-12, 11:50 PM
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Re: The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
Elite had the rights, then Anchor Bay got them and released a dvd of Re-Animator... I think AB still has them but I don't know anymore. I just hope they license it out to someone that knows what they're doing.
02-14-12, 07:32 AM
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Re: The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
WTF-Film review is up
i'll be sending my blu-ray back to amazon and ordering the dvd for $1.50 more. never thought i'd say that.
i'll be sending my blu-ray back to amazon and ordering the dvd for $1.50 more. never thought i'd say that.
02-14-12, 09:42 AM
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Re: The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
Same here. Normally I'd say it isn't worth the hassle but I just ordered the DVD to replace the BR that's arriving today.
02-14-12, 09:49 AM
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Re: The Deadly Spawn - 2/7/12
yea i went ahead and ordered since apparently it's OOP and they only have 8 left in stock. i also finally caved and ordered THE GATE on dvd so i expect lionsgate to announce a blu-ray release of that any day now.
