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| Registered: June 27, 2007 |  Posts: 2,049 |
| | Posted: | | | | I my Eyes it's "Blade Runner - The Final Cut".
The picture is much clearer and the Sound in Dolby True HD enhances the Soundfield so incredibly..
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,595 |
| | Posted: | | | | I just watched Blade Runner - The Final Cut on Blu-Ray last night and it knocked my socks off  . The Picture quality was a world away from the DVD...absolutely astounding. I particularly loved the scenes where they overflew the city. The detail was incredible on my Plasma. The sound was awesome as well. Another good one is Serenity on Blu-Ray. I watched that last night as well. The Firefly never looked better in Hi-Def  . The sound was was incredible as well. | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,486 |
| | Posted: | | | | Baraka 2 disc special ed.. will be the last BD disc you'll need to buy to especially impress your friends with your setup...  " Simply put, MPI's Blu-ray release of Baraka is a landmark achievement for the format. It belongs in the collection of EVERY Blu-ray fan - something to play when you really want to dazzle your family and friends with the format's capabilities. This disc will ensure the film's legacy for years to come, and should expose a whole new audience to its delights....." Bill Hunt | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting surfeur51: Quote:
"Sleeping Beauty". The difference is amazing... From what I have seen in terms of screenshots, I am surprised to agree with surfeur, because I really didn't think classic animation would be able to benefit that much from BD. I am looking forward to getting a hold of BD deck so i can do an actual, personal head-to-head. So much so does Sleeping beauty benefit from BD that I am looking forward to the eventual release of Walt's Masterpiece...Fantasia to BD Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting surfeur51: Quote:
"Sleeping Beauty". The difference is amazing... I agree. | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | The Longest Day Blu-ray is one of the best I've seen that is a huge step up from the previous DVD versions. It looks absolutely fantastic in blu-ray, and this is a black and white movie that came out in 1962! I popped in the old 2-disc DVD release and it looks absolutely horrid...the image is dark and blurry. The blu-ray image is sharp as a tack, and the background detail resolution and contrast improvements must been seen to be believed. DVD Beaver review here with screen shotsQuoting 8ballMax: Quote:
I just watched Blade Runner - The Final Cut on Blu-Ray last night and it knocked my socks off . The Picture quality was a world away from the DVD...absolutely astounding. I particularly loved the scenes where they overflew the city. The detail was incredible on my Plasma. The sound was awesome as well. I agree, it looks great. It only took me 3 replacements sets before I finally got the correct 1st disc in the set...as the first three had a duplicate of Disc 5, even though the bad disc was even labelled correctly as Disc 1. Warner has some of the worst quality control in the industry.  | | | | Corey | | | | Last edited: by Katatonia |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | The Blu-ray of Flash Gordon (1980) looks amazing. For a film that's now 30 years old, it looks better than many recent theatrical films that come to Blu-ray. The level of detail and colors are truly stunning. And the DTS HD Master Audio isn't too shabby either.
I thought the old "Saviour of the Universe Edition" transfer looked pretty good as far as DVD goes, but this blows that away.
I'll keep my R2 SteelBook "Silver Anniversary Edition" for the extras, but that transfer is simply obsolete now. | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 24, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,044 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Katatonia: Quote:
The Blu-ray of Flash Gordon (1980) looks amazing. For a film that's now 30 years old, it looks better than many recent theatrical films that come to Blu-ray. The level of detail and colors are truly stunning. And the DTS HD Master Audio isn't too shabby either.
I thought the old "Saviour of the Universe Edition" transfer looked pretty good as far as DVD goes, but this blows that away.
I'll keep my R2 SteelBook "Silver Anniversary Edition" for the extras, but that transfer is simply obsolete now. I agree with you Kat, the colors and sound were phenomenal. I too have the "Saviour of the Universe" edition and thought it was pretty darn good. Between the two there is no contest. (Gave my SotU edition to my grandson.  ) The Blade Runner Final Cut was also awesome. Rory | | | DVD Profiler for iOS as of 3/5/2013
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,774 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Prof. Kingsfield: Quote:
So much so does Sleeping beauty benefit from BD that I am looking forward to the eventual release of Walt's Masterpiece...Fantasia to BD
Skip Fantasia is on my wishlist, too.  And, most wanted, James Cameron's "The Abyss". The non-anamorphic DVD is not what this movie deserves. According to interviews with Van Ling a new HD transfer is ready (afaik since almost two years), but as long as Cameron doesn't give his seal of approval to it, we have to wait.  |
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| Registered: February 23, 2009 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,580 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have to agree with Stephan that Blade Runner is one, if not the, release that shows the biggest difference in terms of PQ from DVD to Blu-ray. It's the definition of what a remaster should be.
Honorable mentions also for Star Trek The Original Series. This series was beautifully remastered with seamless branching allowing you to select the original or remastered FX and a beautiful 7.1 DTS HD MA soundtrack. For a series of that age, it was magnificently cleaned up and remastered.
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- The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PQ & AQ)
- The Ultimate Matrix Collection (PQ & AQ)
- Paprika (great upgrade over the DVD version)
- Minority Report
- First Blood
- Stargate 15 Anniversary Edition
- Toy Story 1 & 2
As mentioned by Skip and Surfeur, not just movies, TV-series and 3D animation can benefit greatly from the upgrade, but classic 2D animation as well and maybe in some cases even the most (Sword of the Stranger is also a nice example). | | | Blu-ray collection
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting stephan.klose: Quote:
I my Eyes it's "Blade Runner - The Final Cut".
The picture is much clearer and the Sound in Dolby True HD enhances the Soundfield so incredibly.. I own it (b locality), didn't see it yet, scheduled for July. Quote:
What movies did you think benefited most from BD? The Towering Inferno looked quiet good. But in my view most of the BD (re-re-) releases perform only mediocre compared to an equally well restored and saved DVD. Overall I'm disappointed. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,486 |
| | Posted: | | | | Didn't you once post your 15" TV sitting on two chairs in the Kitchen? or was that someone else ... ??  | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Taro: Quote:
Honorable mentions also for Star Trek The Original Series. This series was beautifully remastered with seamless branching allowing you to select the original or remastered FX and a beautiful 7.1 DTS HD MA soundtrack. For a series of that age, it was magnificently cleaned up and remastered. I agree that for a series of that age it was magnificently cleaned up and remastered. Get it. Nevertheless this topic is about BD to DVD Version. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | I put in My Bloody Valentine (the original) the other night and was amazed at the PQ. | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
Didn't you once post your 15" TV sitting on two chairs in the Kitchen? or was that someone else ... ?? No, that was me. The TV was sitting on the table and the two chairs were the seats. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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