Blu-Ray Best Of The Best - for discussing releases only

[Number45]

http://bluray.liesinc.net/

They're pretty good as a rule, but it's not showing up yet. Wait for release and check out there or AVForums is probably the best idea.

[JP]

Isn't it because it has a different publisher in the UK.

[Lyris]

Yes, Warner in Europe and Paramount in America.

Given their past reputations on video quality, I'd be tempted to wait for the Paramount version.

[ezee ryder]

Does anyone know what the deal is with Sweeney Todd? Play have it listed for a 19-05 release but there seems no region A anywhere. I checked dvd pacific, Movietyme and bluray.com and none of them have it listed at all. If it's only coming out in europe, how can I find out if it's region free or not?

Yes, Warner in Europe and Paramount in America.

Given their past reputations on video quality, I'd be tempted to wait for the Paramount version.

I believe both WB and Paramount Blu-Ray movies are region free.

[Sane]

Yes, Warner in Europe and Paramount in America.

Given their past reputations on video quality, I'd be tempted to wait for the Paramount version.

Would they actually make their own transfer then? Seems strange since there already is one.

[JP]

It depends, some companies do while others go for the cheaper and sometimes worse option.

I suppose Pan's Labyrinth is one of the most obvious examples of different regions getting very different results.

[Lyris]

Would they actually make their own transfer then? Seems strange since there already is one.

They'd probably do their own encode, based on a copy of the same tape the other studio would. The reason being that they'd want to get the file size right suited to their own disc's collection of extras/trailers/dubbed language tracks.

But that encoding process is the stage where it can often go wrong...

[Sane]

Hmm interesting, guess I should read up on the different versions then before I buy Blurays, I always assumed the video quality would be identical. Are there any sites that do comparisons?

[Lyris]

Some people on the AVS Forum take screen grabs and compare them.

[Strider]

saw some of sweeny todd on friday and I wasn't too impressed with it. There's absolutely loads of shimmering on it that's really distracting

[Sane]

saw some of sweeny todd on friday and I wasn't too impressed with it. There's absolutely loads of shimmering on it that's really distracting

That's not what I wanted to hear . Let's hope the US one will be better then.

[Strider]

there was a fiar amount of detail on offer, but large open spaces (especially clothing) literally never stopped moving. As I said though I only watched it for about ten minutes, but that was the first thing I noticed.

It's interesting because someone at work complained that they just watched 30 days of night and think that it's the worst looking Blu-Ray ever. They were moaning about loads and loads of grain and night scenes being literally covered in the stuff.

I've got the US version and was really impressed with the picture. Granted I only have a TV that's capable of doing 1080i, but surely there's not that much difference between i and P?

[TonyDA]

I thought the picture quality for 30 Days of Night was brilliant, personally. Yes, there is grain present, but I thought that was part of the style of the film - it's very washed out, where the film-makers have gone for a comic-book style. Close ups of the actors at times were stunning.

I watched the first 20 mins of Sweeney Todd last night. I wasn't that keen on the picture quality either - but I couldn't decide whether that was also due to the washed-out colour palette used in the film. It's as if Tim Burton wanted the picture faded out and as close to black and white as possible, accentuating the deep red used for the blood (of which there is plenty!).

[Strider]

I thought the picture quality for 30 Days of Night was brilliant, personally. Yes, there is grain present, but I thought that was part of the style of the film - it's very washed out, where the film-makers have gone for a comic-book style. Close ups of the actors at times were stunning.

I watched the first 20 mins of Sweeney Todd last night. I wasn't that keen on the picture quality either - but I couldn't decide whether that was also due to the washed-out colour palette used in the film. It's as if Tim Burton wanted the picture faded out and as close to black and white as possible, accentuating the deep red used for the blood (of which there is plenty!).

yeah unfortunately a lot of people are under the impression that grain=rubbish
they're under the impression that every film should look like Casino Royale...

[RLench]

I don't know if it's been posted yet but Rambo is region-free The other films are too and there's a Rambo 1-3 boxset released in a week - Movietyme are selling it for about £25