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

[SuperBeatBoy]

Picked up The Exorcist today, can't wait to watch that again. Love it, one of my favs.
Was going to pick up The Evil Dead, but i keep hearing mixed reports on the pal version. Has anyone got any impressions of it?
I already own the book of the dead dvd version, so don't know whether its worth picking up again or not especially if its not a great job.

[QualityChimp]

How many versions do you need?!

It's never going to be spotless because it was shot on cheap film stock. Surely the low-quality adds to the charm.

I'd keep your rubber book of the dead version and shout out "Klatuu Barada Nikto"...

[SuperBeatBoy]

Well i LOVE The Evil Dead. So the more versions the better.
From what i've heard the aspect ratio has been changed and it cuts off a bit of the picture. On the american release it has the original and the new aspect ratio. So i was just wondering if it is bad or what.

[Matt]

Even though it was shot on cheap 16mm stock, doesn't mean a HD version won't look far superior to a DVD version. Even if it's just blocking, the compression of DVD mpeg2 looks awful on a large screen. Modern codecs kick it's arse even if you match the file size, so imo, an Evil Dead BR upgrade is worth it

[Lyris]

Yes, lazy studios do a crap job with MPEG-2. It can actually look really good but it almost never does.

[CrispyXUK]

Even though it was shot on cheap 16mm stock, doesn't mean a HD version won't look far superior to a DVD version. Even if it's just blocking, the compression of DVD mpeg2 looks awful on a large screen. Modern codecs kick it's arse even if you match the file size, so imo, an Evil Dead BR upgrade is worth it

Of course it would, the theoretical res of 16mm is much higher than DVD and higher than 1080p.

[Roddie]

Anybody heard anything about the Grindhouse HMV exclusive? I just ordered it since its the presentation that was shown at the cinema!

Thanks, I hadn't heard this was coming out.

[spagmasterswift]

Seems to be only available in Europe and not coming out on DVD - strange decision imo, but I'm happy as been waiting for this since catching it at the cinema. Going to be a fun evenings viewing with the missus!

[Scythe]

Counting down the days to Anthology!

[Mad Gear]

Counting down the days to Anthology!

Tell me about it, cannot wait!

My How to Train Your Dragon and Thin Red Line turned up today. Had a quick peek at HTTYD and it looks excellent, region free too.
Watched Timecop t'other night and was pleasantly surprised at the transfer, a definite step up from previous releases. Haven't got round to looking at the legendary Bloodsport yet.

[Roddie]

Counting down the days to Anthology!

I just hope they are planning on releasing Alien on Blu-ray by itself; I don't want to be forced to buy the three unnecessary sequels.

[Mad Gear]

Aliens is the best one!!1

There's only one way to settle this............

[Shozuki]

a few nice US BD's arrived for me during the course of the week:



Superman/Batman Apocalypse was fantastic!!

[QualityChimp]

Martial Arts!
Spartans!
Superheroes!
Serial killers!
Gladiators!
Beauty and the Beast?!

LOL! Enjoy!

Has anybody heard the James Cameron commentary on the Aliens DVD that I presume will be on the Blu-Ray? Is it OK or a bit stale? Does he shout at anybody? Is it a proper commentary or snippets of cast/crew interviews just dumped on an audio track over the film?

[Scythe]

Aliens is the best one!!1

There's only one way to settle this............

Nope. Its Alien. Aliens is a VERY close second though.