View Full Version : What's the FINAL verdict on these BD imports ?


lgans316
10-10-07, 03:56 AM
1. Starship Troopers
2. Con Air
3. Air force one
4. The Rock [Already own it. Stunning PQ/SQ]
5. Face/Off [Already own it. Very good PQ/ Excellent SQ]

patrick99
10-10-07, 06:19 AM
ST: excellent PQ.

I don't have the others.

AaronSCH
10-10-07, 09:41 AM
You might wanna refer to existing threads. Do a thread search and you may find the answers you seek.

The first four have a very good chance of being released domestically so I am going to be patient. I recently picked up U-571, The Island, Lucky Number Slevin and Face/Off. All three look and sound awesome with the exception being that U-571 was incorrectly labelled as having an aspect ratio of 2:40 when I believe it is open matte 1.85.

nyg
10-10-07, 06:32 PM
1. Starship Troopers - average PQ, sounds good though
3. Air force one - ditto
4. The Rock - better PQ and great audio

Brajesh
10-10-07, 07:00 PM
'Starship Troopers' PQ has very good. Definitely better than 'average'. Better than the hi-def satellite MPEG2 capture I also have & noticeably better than the SuperBit DVD. My display is a 106" DLP front projection, so I can see the extra details in the BD compared to the DVD.

TV NooB
10-30-07, 04:57 AM
How is the PQ & AQ of Face Off and U-571? Can you be a little more details?
Any grain in those titles?

lgans316
10-30-07, 05:30 AM
Face/Off

PQ - 4/5

Pros : Excellent black levels and shadow detailing, Good Color Saturation
Cons : Post processing sharpening of Image in few scenes, some scenes tend to look soft

SQ - 5/5 (Reference)

Bombastic LFE
Perfect channelization of sounds

Wedlock
10-30-07, 07:02 AM
1. Starship Troopers : Great picture and fantastic Sound......WOW..

2. Con Air : Picture not that great; has a huge grainproblem throughout the movie, Sound is great though.

3. Air force one : Just like ST a winner with great picture and sound.

4. The Rock : I agree with you very good release.

Crimson Tide also looks great ; better than Con Air imo.

lgans316
10-30-07, 07:12 AM
Con Air : PQ - 4.5 / 5 - PQ extremely sharp but suffers from EE and noise.

Air Force One : PQ - 3.5 / 5 [Minus 0.25 for the dancing opening credits / Picture looks soft and flat, some scenes were sharp - in-flight scenes tend to look hazy owing to the consistent smoke layer], SQ - 10/5

The Rock : PQ - 4.5/5 [Slight grain] , SQ - 4.5 / 5 (Nothing great nothing bad either)

TV NooB
10-30-07, 07:42 AM
Thanks for the info
Any pictures??

lgans316
10-30-07, 10:24 AM
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11968905#post11968905
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11968908#post11968908

MovieSwede
10-30-07, 10:30 AM
Starship troppers looks like the version I saw in the theaters, nothing to complain at all.

PQ 9/10

The Rock, is a bit uneven, but the PQ is still great.

PQ 9/10

julyccc
10-30-07, 05:24 PM
are they region coded?

jkcheng122
10-30-07, 05:50 PM
supposedly The Rock coming to the US in jan has a 24bit pcm track instead of the 16bit on the UK BD. kinda makes me wanna up double dip, but i spent nearly $40 on the UK copy.

JE3146
10-30-07, 06:01 PM
Starship Troopers got unanimous "WOWs!" from the audience I had over to view it.

jkcheng122
10-30-07, 06:19 PM
Starship Troopers got unanimous "WOWs!" from the audience I had over to view it.

was it throughout the movie or just at the shower scene?

Amiable-Akuma
10-30-07, 07:15 PM
BTW, what's the final verdict on the Shaolin Soccer Uncut and Infernal Affairs imports?

rr6966
10-31-07, 07:58 AM
I have Starship Troopers as well, and the picture and sound are great, worth the $40 I spent. Much better than the SD-DVD IMO.

AdeTan
10-31-07, 08:08 AM
BTW, what's the final verdict on the Shaolin Soccer Uncut and Infernal Affairs imports?

I believe you are referring to Kungfu hustle and not Shaolin soccer . PQ and SQ is quite good for the japanese version. Infernal Affairs PQ is grainy and soft . SQ is good.

tsb
11-01-07, 10:04 AM
I believe you are referring to Kungfu hustle and not Shaolin soccer . PQ and SQ is quite good for the japanese version. Infernal Affairs PQ is grainy and soft . SQ is good.

damn, I had insta-wood when I saw Shaolin Soccer. KFH and IA are both good releases