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snipsnapsappy · 01-03-2007, 04:14 PM

The Descent (Blu-ray)

BD finally has its killer app. With incredible picture, 6.1 uncompressed PCM, 1080p deleted scenes, almost all the special features in at least 1080i, 2 commentaries, and what is possibly the best in-movie-experience yet, we finally get to see what the format is truly capable of.

I cannot say more positives about the picture. Although, in some of the long wide vista shots, there was some "artifacts/grain" in some of the far corners of the screen, almost every other shot was full of so much detail and color while still looking natural (unlike, say, a pumped up movie like Fast and the Furious). This was by far the most filmlike experience I have had in Home Theater.

However, as I am waiting for the new line of Denon recievers to come out with full HDMI 1.3 capability, I am still only using optical out from the PS3. I do not have the ability to listen to the uncompressed 6.1 PCM soundtrack, but the DD 5.1EX soundtrack was awesome, the atmosphere in the cave was just incredible as well as the bombastic fight scenes and scare sounds. Toggling between the stereo PCM soundtrack and the Dolby definitely whetted my appetite to how good this would sound with full 6.1 uncompressed.

The disc also has seamless branching of the unrated British cut as well as the R rated US cut. The British cut has a much, much, more satisfying ending. If you have only seen the American version of this movie, you have not seen it the way the director prefers. He went on a limb and tested it two ways in America and got a slightly better response for the ending in the US release. However, the UK ending is far and away cooler, more emotionally satisfying, ballsier, and completes the story arc of the movie, the US ending does not.

So on top of all the cool features, we get our first seamless branching HD title.
Kudos to Lionsgate for an incredible disc that truly takes the format where it needs to go.

Sucks to all those people with $1000+ Pioneer Elite and Sony BD players that are not advanced enough to play this disc.

01-03-2007, 04:14 PM	#185 (permalink)
snipsnapsappy Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Shell Beach, CA, USA	The Descent (Blu-ray) BD finally has its killer app. With incredible picture, 6.1 uncompressed PCM, 1080p deleted scenes, almost all the special features in at least 1080i, 2 commentaries, and what is possibly the best in-movie-experience yet, we finally get to see what the format is truly capable of. I cannot say more positives about the picture. Although, in some of the long wide vista shots, there was some "artifacts/grain" in some of the far corners of the screen, almost every other shot was full of so much detail and color while still looking natural (unlike, say, a pumped up movie like Fast and the Furious). This was by far the most filmlike experience I have had in Home Theater. However, as I am waiting for the new line of Denon recievers to come out with full HDMI 1.3 capability, I am still only using optical out from the PS3. I do not have the ability to listen to the uncompressed 6.1 PCM soundtrack, but the DD 5.1EX soundtrack was awesome, the atmosphere in the cave was just incredible as well as the bombastic fight scenes and scare sounds. Toggling between the stereo PCM soundtrack and the Dolby definitely whetted my appetite to how good this would sound with full 6.1 uncompressed. The disc also has seamless branching of the unrated British cut as well as the R rated US cut. The British cut has a much, much, more satisfying ending. If you have only seen the American version of this movie, you have not seen it the way the director prefers. He went on a limb and tested it two ways in America and got a slightly better response for the ending in the US release. However, the UK ending is far and away cooler, more emotionally satisfying, ballsier, and completes the story arc of the movie, the US ending does not. So on top of all the cool features, we get our first seamless branching HD title. Kudos to Lionsgate for an incredible disc that truly takes the format where it needs to go. Sucks to all those people with $1000+ Pioneer Elite and Sony BD players that are not advanced enough to play this disc. __________________ I balked, now the proud owner of both formats. I am now bi-partisan. I enjoy what both red and blue have to offer. My Theater MySpace Last edited by snipsnapsappy : 01-04-2007 at 08:24 PM.