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Black Rain
Video: 10/10
Audio(DD+ EX): 9/10
WOW! Since the original DVD release was little more than a laserdisc transfer, this is a most impressive release. It's the 1st catalog release I'd recommend as a reference disc. Maybe the most dramatic restoration since the Star Wars trilogy on DVD! The night exteriors are so clear and yes, three dimensional they'll make you cry. The audio is very nice as well(it says it's DD+ EX), bass deep and tight, dialog is extremly clear and there's even occasional surround usage. This is the most justified upgrade I've yet made to an older film on HD-DVD!
One weird thing about Paramount HD-DVDs, and this has only really happened with their releases(with exception to Bourne Supremacy). Sometimes, it's like the disc starts out on the wrong beat, and you get a skip about every 30 seconds, this happened with Black Rain. Easy fix, just eject the disc(verify it's flawlessness), start over and it plays perfectly. Minor annoyance.
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