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Blu-ray

posted 9 years ago by puirt-a-beul
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I've been hoping this film's Blu-ray would get a remaster.

The disc we've got isn't too bad, but the video transfer is from the very early days of Blu-ray (ported over from the HD-DVD releas, I believe) and its age really shows. It could look a lot better, without the over-compression, edge enhancement and constricted colour palette.

And then, of course, there's the audio. Zimmer's score is lush, and could really soar with the extra presence a lossless audio track would provide. WB does some great releases in terms of video, but really lags behind on recognising what audio can contribute to a film.

Maybe this film hasn't sold enough copies for WB to be willing to invest in a better Blu-ray release, but we can always hope.

You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

[–] kizersosay28 9 years ago

Agree 1000%. Just watched it on bluray for the first time. Thought it would be a reference move for my home theater, but it is sadly lacking. More so in the sound quality I thought. I had to make a lot of adjustments to my sound system to get some good lows. Thought it would look a bit better too. Hopefully they will remaster it.