Last HD Movie Watched

[plissken99]

Tropic Thunder

Video: 10/10
Audio(DTHD): 9.5/10

Love this movie, one of the funniest I've seen in a long time!

[esc]

Transporter 2 Blu Ray

Video: 9.5/10. Gorgeous, bright and pops right off the screen
Audio (DTSHD): 9/10

Originally Posted by esc in Feb 2007

King Kong HD-DVD Universal

Video 11/10
yes, 11 out of 10. That luscious 3Dpop, mmm mmm mmm colors, ultra detail that I didn't know my proj could produce. and this was only in 1080i. 1080p might kill me. Will Universal ever disappoint us with a transfer?

yes. yes they will.

[Derb]

The Tiger Blade (2005) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital - 7/10

[Derb]

7 Seconds (2005) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 8/10

Belly (1998) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 7/10
HD Audio dts-HDMA - 8/10

CJ7 (2008) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 10/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 9/10

The Counterfeiters (2007) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 7/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 8/10

[dugpa]

Get Smart (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 8/10
Dolby Digital 5.1 - 7/10

Zombie Strippers (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 7/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD 5.1 - 7/10

The Bank Job (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio DTS HDMA (core only) - 9/10

Iron Man (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD 5.1 - 10/10

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD 5.1 - 10/10

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD 5.1 - 7/10

[Derb]

Nobody has watched Wall•E yet?

[esc]

Originally Posted by Derb

Nobody has watched Wall•E yet?

ok

Wall - E Blu Ray

Video: 8/10
Audio: 8/10

Sue me, but I am not giving it a 10. I know people are going gah gah over it, but honestly, I didnt see it. The Earth scenes seemed soft and way overly gamma enhanced, the space scenes looked pretty good, but honestly I expected better. Black levels were excellent, but I have seen better from Blu Ray. I am wondering how Transporter 2 and No Country For Old Men can be just about the best looking things I have ever seen on my set up and something from a digital source can disapoint?

The audio in Wall-E was decent with bass giving you a kick in the stomach at just the right places, but the audio seemed somewhat lacking in other scenes.

Maybe its just time for a new projector and receiver.

It could be my shitty player that is giving me inconsistent results... ??

[dugpa]

Originally Posted by Derb

Nobody has watched Wall•E yet?

I wasn't really in a WallE mood last weekend. I'll probably watch it on Thanksgiving along with Sleeping Beauty for a little new and old animation festival.

[bembol]

Wall*E

AVC: 10/10
dts Master Audio: 10/10

Hancock

AVC: 10/10 (+1 Charlize Theron in High-Def).
DOLBY TrueHD: 9/10

[Derb]

Interesting esc. I figure sinse its Pixar HD, it should be nothing less than perfect.

The Doors (1991) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio dts-HDMA - 9/10

[Willh51]

Hancock

Video: 7/10 (some of this looked very good but there was some nasty black crush early on that was really noticeable)
Audio: 9/10

[Derb]

Wall•E (2008) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 10/10
HD Audio dts-HDMA - 9/10

[GaLvAtRoN187]

The Dark Knight

HD Video - 10/10: The closest thing to the IMAX release that we are ever going to get on a home format. There is a slight quality difference on the scenes shot on IMAX but the picture is all together fantastic.

Dolby TrueHD - 10/10:

[plissken99]

Hancock

Video: 9/10
Audio: 9/10

The whole movie has a very dark look to it, sort of like the entire movie is trapped in a Michael Bay stylistic shot(where bright exteriors are darker and colors are heavily saturated). Having seen it theatrically, I can tell you that is the look of the movie, so it's true to the source. However it does keep it off the showing of your HT list. The audio is superb for the most part.

[dugpa]

Wall•E (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 10/10
HD Audio DTS HDMA (core only) - 10/10

Sleeping Beauty (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 10/10
HD Audio DTS HDMA (core only) - 10/10

Rush: Snakes and Arrows Live (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio DTS HDMA (core only) - 8/10

Vantage Point (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD 5.1 - 10/10

The Happening (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio DTS HDMA (core only) - 8/10

Hitman (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio DTS HDMA (core only) - 9/10

[Derb]

Felon (2008) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 9/10

[SilentBob]

THE GOLDEN COMPASS

VIDEO: 9/10
AUDIO(DTS-HDMA): 10/10

[Willh51]

Wall•E
Video: reference
Audio: 9/10

Transformers
Video: 9/10
Audio: 9/10

[Derb]

Half Past Dead (2002) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

Korn: Live at Montreux (2004) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 10/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 9/10
HD Audio dts-HDMA - 10/10

Maximum Risk (1996) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

Nim's Island (2008) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio dts-HDMA - 9/10

[dugpa]

Knocked Up (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio DTS HDMA (core only) - 9/10

The Song Remains The Same (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD 5.1 - 8/10

Southland Tales (Blu-Ray)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD 5.1 - 8/10

[Derb]

Ouch, the first film I at least hoped would look better but what really disappointed me was the audio. The superbit has been mixed better by dts.

Starship Troopers (1997) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 8/10

Starship Troopers 2 - Hero of the Federation (2004) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 7/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 9/10

Starship Troopers 3 - Marauder (2008) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 7/10

[bembol]

Wanted


The Look and Sound of Reference. Universal continues to deliver and I thank them for it!

[plissken99]

Wanted

Video: 10/10
Audio: 10/10

Indeed, reference material all the way around. And a damn fun movie to boot!

[ganthc]

This is good to hear. I got that movie in today, and I plan on seeing it sometime this week.

[Derb]

Supernova (2004) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital - 7/10

The Ten Commandments (2005) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital - 7/10
HD Audio dts - 8/10

Wild China (2006) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital - 8/10

xXx: State of the Union (2005) (Blu-Ray)

HD Video - 10/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

[plissken99]

Technically I only saw the 1st 15 minutes of this, but since few have seen it, and many will only see as much as I saw, I feel I should review it.

Sukiyaki Western Django

Video: 9/10
Audio: 9/10

Netflix to my mind is made for movies like this, something that looks interesting but you probably won't make it through the 1st 20 minutes. Couldn't get around people with thick Japanese accents trying to do old West accents. And with regard to the opening scene; someone needs to tell Quentin Tarentino that he's not as cool as the movies he makes lol.

[plissken99]

X-Files: Fight The Future

Video: 8.9/10
Audio: 9/10

This is a hard one to gauge. It's grain is in keeping with the look of the show, and is probably largely intended. Still I can't help but feel it could look better. That said it trumps the old DTS 16:9 DVD, gone are the edge halos as thick as my arm, and fine object detail is nicely rendered(finally I can see some detail of the space ship at the end). Audio is also a large improvement, plenty of LFE and the surrounds are occasionally engaged when called for.

[bembol]

Home Alone


AVC: 10/10
dts Master Audio: 9/10



Even better, 20th Century Fox dropped the prices on Catalogs. I picked this up for $19.43.

[esc]

wow, Home Alone gets a 10 huh? very , uhm.. something.

but now on to the main event ...

The Dark Knight Blu Ray

Video - 2.40:1 - Reference
Video - IMAX - Beyond Reference
Audio - DD 5.1 - Meh
Audio - DD TrueHD - Reference

This is a new high watermark for any HD DVD or Blu Ray.
Just cant say enough. It wowed me. The blacks, the colors, the sound.


We also watched a lil sumthin called Wanted tonight

Video : 9.5/10
Audio : 10/10

it was a goood movie night

[Derb]

Damages: The Complete First Season - Disc 1 (2007) (Blu-Ray)

Pilot: Get me a Lawyer

HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

Jesus, Mary & Joe Cocker

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

And my Paralyzing Fear of Death

HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

Tastes Like a Ho-Ho

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

[Derb]

Damages: The Complete First Season - Disc 2 (2007) (Blu-Ray)

A Regular Earl Anthony

HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

She Spat at Me

HD Video - 7/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

We are not Animals

HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

Blame the Victim

HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

Do you Regret what we Do?

HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby TrueHD - 10/10

[SilentBob]

WANTED

VIDEO: 10/10
AUDIO(DTS-HDMA):10/10


Almost Reference audio but couldn't pull the trigger on the mark because of some centre channel difference in a scene or 2. Other then that if you have a good subwoofer at home prepare for a great workout. Oh and the video was also great and represented what i remember seeing in theaters. Great quality demo disc overall.

[Willh51]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Video: 8/10
Audio: 8/10
Film: 8/10

Wanted
Video: 9/10
Audio: 9/10
Film: 7.5/10

Band of Brothers Disc 1
Video: 9/10
Audio: 8/10
Show: 10/10

A Christmas Story
Video: 6.5/10
Audio: 7/10
Film: 6.5/10

[dugpa]

X-Files: I Want to Believe (Blu-ray)
HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio DTS HDMA (core only) - 8/10

[bembol]

THE DARK KNIGHT


VC-1: Reference!
IMAX: Masterpiece
DOLBY TrueHD: 10/10

I'm not surprised, I really wanted to give this Reference Quality but once again WB continues to disappoint in Audio (post HD DVD).

[Derb]

Originally Posted by bembol

THE DARK KNIGHT

I'm not surprised, I really wanted to give this Reference Quality but once again WB continues to disappoint in Audio (post HD DVD).

96khz 24bit would fix this.

[dugpa]

Originally Posted by bembol

THE DARK KNIGHT

DOLBY TrueHD: 10/10
I really wanted to give this Reference Quality but once again WB continues to disappoint in Audio (post HD DVD).

10/10 is a disappointment? What exactly is it missing?

[plissken99]

Shawshank Redemption

Video: 10/10
Audio: 9/10

Really excellent presentation, I don't think this movie can look or sound any better.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Video: 9/10
Audio: 9/10

Aside from a thin layer of grain throughout the movie, this one is nearly flawless. Not to mention Elizabeth Hurley in HD.

[Brikar99]

Originally Posted by dugpa

10/10 is a disappointment? What exactly is it missing?

IT SHOULD GO TO 11

[dvdcooler]

The Dark Knight

I found the switch from 2.40:1 to IMAX to be pretty seamless and breathtaking...but going from IMAX to 2.40:1 is where I became distracted and the astounding clarity of the IMAX footage almost hurts the rest of the film. If anyone knows what I mean..