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Worth upgrading to blu ray?

posted 8 years ago by cyro386
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I love this movie and own it on DVD. I'm also aware of its low budget nature. That being said, the video on the DVD is unbelievably bad. I don't normally notice those sorts of things, especially with a movie like this (not visually heavy), but aspects of the video are actually distracting at points.

I understand the blu ray is also not great, but is it any better than the DVD transfer?

Also, with the upcoming sequel, does anyone think we might get a improved-quality rerelease? If so, should I just wait and hold on to my DVD for now?

Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

[–] msegmx 8 years ago

Someone else on this board wrote that the Bluray doesn't have commentary and behind the scenes footage. I also own the DVD and it has both.

from Amazon : https://www.amazon.com/review/R3DKZVU7VZ91D9/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B002XJDV16&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=2625373011&store=movies-tv

As far as the video quality - save your money and buy the standard DVD. The BluRay quality was at best mediocre - I have standard DVDs that look better than this BluRay does. I would be amazed if this BluRay offers any improvement over the standard DVD - my guess is the BluRay is a simple copy of the standard DVD. Towards the end of the movie the video was not synchronized with the audio - I have never had that happen with a BluRay.

[–] Druffmaul 8 years ago

I have the blu ray, and the quality is pathetic. I can't imagine the DVD being any worse.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

That sucks.

[–] moviechatterer (15583) 3 years ago

Worth upgrading to blu ray?

NO it isnt !
This is a great movie but if you are watching this movie and giving a second thought to the quality of the image you are missing the point.