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View Full Version : OFFICIAL Spiderman 3 discussion/issue Thread private Angus 10-10-07, 01:13 PM Place all Spiderman 3 Review links and comments here. -Doc (Apologies to private Angus) theone2 10-19-07, 08:36 AM http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review.php?id=31070 Spider-Man: Having not seen the first film in a few years, I was shocked to discover that it's framed at 1.85:1. I had to double check that this wasn't some kind of mistake, but no, that's how it was shot and exhibited, and that's what we get here. And the fact that it's in OAR is about the best thing I can say about it. This is the worst high-profile transfer I've seen since the early days of Blu-ray. The brightness in dark scenes have been jacked up, turning the blacks into murky blues. I often saw stray flashes of colors where they weren't supposed to be, perhaps breaking up the solid color of a wall or girder. Detail is extremely low, to the point where I felt like I was watching a DVD, and maybe not even an upconverted one. 2 Stars. oregoncalfroper 10-19-07, 08:46 AM This guy gave Transformers perfect and gave Spiderman 1 two stars for the picture? what BS Adam Tyner 10-19-07, 08:52 AM This guy gave Transformers perfect and gave Spiderman 1 two stars for the picture? what BSHe gave Spider-Man 2 4 stars for its video quality and Spider-Man 3 4.5, so I don't think your insinuation has any merit. Damnationdoormat 10-19-07, 08:52 AM This guy gave Transformers perfect and gave Spiderman 1 two stars for the picture? what BS So? It's not like he gave SM 2 and 3 poor video quality ratings, so this adds a ring of validation to his comments on SM1 to an extent. badboi 10-19-07, 08:56 AM Well all three looked good to me so I don't care what a reviewer says. To me SM2 was the best looking of the trio, followed by SM3 and then SM1. Vipper IV 10-19-07, 09:02 AM Spider-Man's DVD releases (Superbit and standard) were never all that good, either, so this review doesn't surprise me. And I'd take a review from DVD Talk any day over reviews from other sites. degas 10-19-07, 09:06 AM I don't agree with that reviewer at all - concerning the PQ of SM1. I agree that pt 2 and 3 look better, but SM still looks really, really good. lgans316 10-19-07, 10:19 AM Totally misleading review of SM1. Looks like the reviewer had watched the SD DVD or the Superbit version. The only problem with this transfer is the poor shadow details in the climax scenes. http://avplay.avforums.com/?showmediareview=9057 http://avplay.avforums.com/?showmediareview=9063 ISEEDUMBPEOPLE 10-19-07, 10:31 AM Had a brief look at the Irish release earlier.. Have some issues with the Spiderman 2 disc though on PS3 playback.. Both the first and third one play fine.....looks great, sound even better (especially the third one - shame about the movie).. Anyway, surprised to see the PS3 displays an icon of the BD disc in the video menu.....very nice....however, the PS3 was having difficulty reading the Spiderman 2 disc. PS3 was left grunting at me, as it continued in vain to ID the disc..:confused::confused: Only on the 5th or 6th attempt did the PS3 succesfully playback the disc. I had actually bought two copies today, so I tried the 2nd copy's Spiderman 2 only to run into the exact same problem..........having difficuly reading the disc and a long delay registering an eject request.. This was with an EU PS3 updated with the latest firmware (almost reminds me of the Matrix Reloaded combo issue I still have with my XE1 :mad:). Fortunately I also have a Japanese PS3 which had no trouble playing back both copies of the disc. I would be all to willing to blame the EU PS3 (considering both copies have issues) but considering the fact this is the first problem I have ever had playing back a BD (film or game) on either device, I'm wondering if there is a disc/player marginality issue about to rear its head.. Just wondering if anyone else has tried either the EU or Aus release of Spiderman 2 on EU PS3s or ran into any other problems.. Ive been through all three movies now on the PS3. No problems with playback, loading times were fast. badboi 10-19-07, 10:32 AM Could be their equipment. :p Dave_6 10-19-07, 11:02 AM I got my trilogy yesterday. Im gonna try to watch part of the first one tonight and see for myself how it looks. Its got to look better than the SD DVD :confused: Garman 10-19-07, 11:16 AM Well from the review the quality went up a ton, maybe the transfer is better on Spidy 3.. I haven't received mine yet, but I am looking forward to the films on Blu-Ray.. Dave_6 10-19-07, 11:18 AM ^Spidey 3 looks fantastic. bigdaddymars 10-19-07, 11:25 AM everyone knows that dvdtalk preferes hd dvd over blu-ray i think the first spider-man has a decent picture - still much better than the original dvd.... Kuma79 10-19-07, 11:32 AM Could be their equipment. :p Hey, i have that setup. Its my primary TV in my Home Theatre, and while no, it doesnt have HDMI, the component setup gives a crisp clear picture. Id happily spend the 4,999$ on it again. :D DM2006RI 10-19-07, 11:39 AM This guy gave Transformers perfect and gave Spiderman 1 two stars for the picture? what BS It's not if you've actually seen it. SPIDEY 1 is not impressive at all. degas 10-19-07, 11:45 AM It's not if you've actually seen it. SPIDEY 1 is not impressive at all. I disagree totally. It looked great (though obviously not as good as the SM2 and 3) on my 110" screen. vurbano 10-19-07, 11:47 AM Wow, Looks like another robocop fiasco according to the review. How did Sony screw this up so badly? Maybe the master for SP1 is just poor quality. Kris Deering 10-19-07, 11:47 AM I don't know about 2 stars but it definitely isn't on par with the other two. If you compare it to SM3 it does look pretty bad, and it ain't just shadow detail that's lacking. Jeffroy 10-19-07, 12:14 PM I very much disagree with this assessment. Aside from the slight red push and a few dark scenes that are just a little too dark, the overall transfer is MUCH improved from the Superbit. I'd say 3.75/5 for S-M1. degas 10-19-07, 12:17 PM I very much disagree with this assessment. Aside from the slight red push and a few dark scenes that are just a little too dark, the overall transfer is MUCH improved from the Superbit. I'd say 3.75/5 for S-M1. I agree. :) vurbano 10-19-07, 12:22 PM That reviewer guy is one of the dumbiest person I just come across this week. I'm not a fant of HD-DVD, but i'm giving PQ:4.5 and AQ: 4/5 for Transformers. Umm you spelled dumbest wrong and I wont even touch the rest of that sentence or the next one. :rolleyes: John Ballentine 10-19-07, 12:23 PM I very much disagree with this assessment. Aside from the slight red push and a few dark scenes that are just a little too dark, the overall transfer is MUCH improved from the Superbit. I'd say 3.75/5 for S-M1. The Superbit was a HUGE disappointment. This release has simply gotta be an improvement. BTBuck1 10-19-07, 12:25 PM sometimes you have to keep the DVD up until you get the new BD/HDDVD versions of this stuff just to keep yourself in check. I have occassionally thought that some HDM wasn't better than the DVD, until I put in the DVD and compared it back to back with the HDM version. Even the most bashed High Def disc: House Of Flying Daggers is noticeably better in every way to the DVD. I look FWD to seeing this for myself soon. badboi 10-19-07, 12:27 PM All 3 movies look great to me. Personally I think 2 is the best transfer, while 3 comes in second and the first is last. Not bad, but not up to what the other two are. It is what it is. You certainly won't confuse it with Pirates or Apocalypto, but it's not bad at all. Certainly better than my Japanese Superbit version of the same title. Most people will not be disappointed. dalamchops 10-19-07, 12:43 PM DVDTown Review (http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/spider-man-3/5273) 'nuff said Dead.Horse 10-19-07, 12:45 PM Sounds like the same thing people were bagging on PoTC for, even though I think the picture is excellent. BStecke 10-19-07, 01:35 PM 4 Stars (http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/138938/) 4 Stars (http://upcomingdiscs.com/?p=5063) Mel2 10-19-07, 01:51 PM Other review sites are giving it stellar reviews. I just watched the 2nd and 3rd flicks last and both are 5/5 for a/v. sometimes there is one, I mean ONE critic out there that is wrong. it happens. by the way, robocop is a fantasic release. much better than the sd version. robocop aint' ever looking any better. BTBuck1 10-19-07, 01:55 PM *************** shows great screen cap comapro's check it out: http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372514-spideydvd01.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372398-spideybd01.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372523-spideydvd02.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372423-spideybd02.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372530-spideydvd03.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372432-spideybd03.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372537-spideydvd04.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372440-spideybd04.JPG Apparently, much better than a a DVD or Upscaled DVD for that matter. JTYoung 10-19-07, 02:20 PM It appears the problem is people are comparing it to the SD/Superbit release of the movie. Of course when you compare it to that you are going to get a much improved product, esp since the resolution difference between the two - 480 vs 1080. You can't compare it to an SD release to rate the product, if you are going to compare it to something you need to compare it to the other 2 movies in the trilogy. BStecke 10-19-07, 02:27 PM I see your point, but they were also filmed 2 and 4 years after the first. I agree DVD is not a benchmark for comparison. JTYoung 10-19-07, 02:37 PM I see your point, but they were also filmed 2 and 4 years after the first. I agree DVD is not a benchmark for comparison. I don't know that the age of the source matters that much, we are getting great transfers from material that is much older than that. It is just a fact that there will be poor transfers and many times they likely will be related to the quality of the encode and not necessarily the source material. Rieper 10-19-07, 03:11 PM It appears the problem is people are comparing it to the SD/Superbit release of the movie. Of course when you compare it to that you are going to get a much improved product, esp since the resolution difference between the two - 480 vs 1080. You can't compare it to an SD release to rate the product, if you are going to compare it to something you need to compare it to the other 2 movies in the trilogy. The original review for this thread stated: Detail is extremely low, to the point where I felt like I was watching a DVD, and maybe not even an upconverted one. So according to you, we should all dismiss a comparison and accept his gospel as truth...:rolleyes: The comparison shots showing Blu-ray to SB/DVD just shows the reviewer is clearly either an idiot, blind, or both. JAG1977 10-19-07, 03:34 PM So Spiderman 1 gets 3.5/5 or 4/5 on the majority of sites, yet people focus on the low score that stands out like a sore thumb. No wonder some sites like to be controversial, i.e. HDD giving Halloween 1.5/5, it certainly gets them more hits. fronn 10-19-07, 03:39 PM Not really sure why the lowest score is automatically the one that's accurate. Much like Halloween and stuff -- the majority of purchasers disagree with the lowest. Spiderman 1 is getting mostly 4s from what I've seen (3.5-4, but I've seen 3 4s)... I see no reason to believe it's actually a 2/5. JTYoung 10-19-07, 03:43 PM The original review for this thread stated: So according to you, we should all dismiss a comparison and accept his gospel as truth...:rolleyes: The comparison shots showing Blu-ray to SB/DVD just shows the reviewer is clearly either an idiot, blind, or both. He said he felt like he was watching a DVD instead of a BD. He didn't say it was an SD. He had a comment about the quality of the product he was watching. He also made comments about the colors, but you chose to ignore that comment. He gave his opinion on the movie. I understand some of you fanbois are critical about anything negative when it comes to your format of choice. This is the opinion of the person who has taken the time to watch all three movies. I don't see how you can disagree with him having not seen the movies yet. Some people want their view of something to be right so bad that they are quick to dismiss anything that disagrees with their opinions. I haven't seen the movies yet, so I don't know if I would agree with his review or not. He did give the other 2 good reviews so to call him blind and/or an idiot is asinine. wipron 10-19-07, 04:13 PM Hasn't it been pretty well established that these new HD movies can only look as good as the master that is being used? Who cares what some reviewer says. I mean if a reviewer tells me a movies is not good, I usually like it. If it looks good to you, that should be enough! p.s. How did you all get HD copies already? suprmallet 10-19-07, 05:39 PM Hey guys, I just want to mention that my criteria for rating a review does not include "Looks better than the DVD." These are 1080p high definition discs. They SHOULD look better than DVD by default. Especially a film with as notoriously bad of a home video history as Spider-Man. It gets a 2/5 in comparison to other much better HD discs on Blu-ray, including the other two films in the set. Also, I'm surprised people are saying those screenshots are indicative of a "much better" transfer. To me, the detail still looks very low. I would like to see those Blu-ray shots compared against the Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3 shots. I think those would be much more eye-opening than shots compared against a DVD. Also, I'd like to point out that even with what I considered to be a low quality transfer, I still raved about the quality of the next two films and gave the whole set a Highly Recommended. degas 10-19-07, 06:17 PM It gets a 2/5 in comparison to other much better HD discs on Blu-ray, including the other two films in the set. . You are of course entitled to an opinion, but most people (and other reviewers) seems to disagree with you. Myself included. suprmallet 10-19-07, 06:24 PM Which is fine, of course. I'm not forcing anyone to agree with me. I saw it, I had my reaction, I wrote it down. I was really, really disappointed with Spider-Man. Also, remember that at DVD Talk 2.5 stars is considered "average" and I considered Spider-Man to be a lower than average transfer. Hence, 2 stars. Hmerly 10-20-07, 01:28 AM There is a definite difference in PQ from Spiderman 1 to Spiderman 3. Its natural, one being several years old now, with 3 being very recent. However, I wouldn't say the PQ in Spiderman 1 is bad, just not as good. Dan Hitchman 10-20-07, 02:03 AM So, is the lower resolution because Spidey 1 was just filmed and/or telecined poorly or is it because Sony used an older 1080i transfer to get it out the door quickly? Dan oink 10-20-07, 03:15 AM BTW everyone, the DVDTalk reviewer in question is the SAME guy that blessed us with that insightful review of Apocalypto not long ago. suprmallet 10-20-07, 06:34 AM So, is the lower resolution because Spidey 1 was just filmed and/or telecined poorly or is it because Sony used an older 1080i transfer to get it out the door quickly? Dan I'd say it was initially telecined poorly (considering there's never been a good transfer out on home video), and when it came time to do this box set, Sony just took whatever they had for 1 and 2 and slapped it on a disc. In the case of 2, they had very good elements because they had to make an all-new HD transfer when 2.1 came out earlier this year. But 1 was out of luck. BTW everyone, the DVDTalk reviewer in question is the SAME guy that blessed us with that insightful review of Apocalypto not long ago. If you recall, I gave very high marks to the A/V of Apocalypto. Considering no one here is debating the cinematic merits of Spider-Man, I don't see how this comment is at all relevant. Oh wait, now I remember. You didn't like one review I did so now, every time I write a review you disagree with, my opinions are immediately invalidated. Tell me, were you so quick to jump in and call me out when I gave stellar reviews to many other Blu-ray discs, including Halloween, Dead Man's Chest, and Underworld? Hmm, don't remember seeing you running around complaining in the threads about those films. Or anyone, for that matter. Or perhaps you're bitching because I gave very GOOD reviews to Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3. Which is it? lgans316 10-20-07, 08:05 AM I recently sold both superbit as well as the standard version coz I found the difference to be night and day. I would rate the PQ of SM1 on par with Hellboy. Earz 10-20-07, 09:15 AM http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/138938/ http://dvd.themanroom.com/dvd-review.php?id=550 http://upcomingdiscs.com/?p=5063 Earz 10-20-07, 09:45 AM http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/138940/ http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/139014/ Blumoon 10-20-07, 09:52 AM Of course... this is sony's baby, they would undoubtedly get it perfect. lgans316 10-20-07, 09:57 AM http://avplay.avforums.com/?showmediareview=9063 Mr. Cinema 10-20-07, 10:02 AM BTW everyone, the DVDTalk reviewer in question is the SAME guy that blessed us with that insightful review of Apocalypto not long ago. no need to get emotional about it. it's just a movie. relax. Earz 10-20-07, 10:37 AM http://www.hidefpreview.com/Spiderman%20Trilogy.html And yet another 4.25 for Spiderman. Earz 10-20-07, 10:51 AM Its far more than just suspect that five other reviews have this one at 4.0 or higher. :rolleyes: xbdestroya 10-20-07, 10:57 AM I think the HomeTheatreSpot comparison pics are quite indicative of the improvement going to Blu-ray vs the Superbit DVD. The detail increase is quite dramatic. gandley 10-20-07, 11:10 AM spidey 3 for me was the best looking and it beats out transforners for clarity, and the sound is superb again beating out transformers. spidey 2 was not so good as these two, but was still good picture with good sound. for me 1 looked a distant 3rd place, but still good but nothing special. Spidey 3 was fantastic in my theatre room. Earz 10-20-07, 11:26 AM I think the HomeTheatreSpot comparison pics are quite indicative of the improvement going to Blu-ray vs the Superbit DVD. The detail increase is quite dramatic. I couldn't agree more, and its much easier to compare to the dramatic difference between the SB and BD, than to rely on memory of the theatrical version. AaronSCH 10-20-07, 11:54 AM Sony is getting it right 98% of the time these days. I watched a double feature of "From Hell" and "Hollow Man." Fox and Sony impressed with both titles. Rob Tomlin 10-20-07, 12:07 PM BTW everyone, the DVDTalk reviewer in question is the SAME guy that blessed us with that insightful review of Apocalypto not long ago. Aww, you beat me to it! BTBuck1 10-20-07, 02:33 PM I recently sold both superbit as well as the standard version coz I found the difference to be night and day. I would rate the PQ of SM1 on par with Hellboy. Hellboy looked :eek:Damn good to me!!! You just got me all excited again over my spidey box pre-order:D javry 10-20-07, 02:40 PM went by Virgin yesterday and HMV. Niether one had it. Went on Amazon.uk and ordered it along with a bunch of other stuff. The Virgin store [Ashford] had only 3 BD titles total and no HD DVD. The HMV store seems to be better. Supermans 10-20-07, 03:15 PM You mean this one? http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=28311 Notice how all of the DVD reviews by others on the same site recommend the DVD version? http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=28197 http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=28232 http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=28140 Reviewers like Daniel need to find something else to do if they are going to allow their opinion on the directors personal beliefs cloud their reviews of films. I would go as far to say that Daniel Hirshleifer is a bigot. What a shameful review of Apocalypto. That is is the last review I read from Daniel... whippersnapper 10-20-07, 03:28 PM *************** shows great screen cap comapro's check it out: http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372514-spideydvd01.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372398-spideybd01.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372523-spideydvd02.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372423-spideybd02.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372530-spideydvd03.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372432-spideybd03.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372537-spideydvd04.JPG http://www.***************.com/fusionbb/fbbuploads/1192372440-spideybd04.JPG Apparently, much better than a a DVD or Upscaled DVD for that matter. Thanks for posting these screen caps. The Superbit DVD versions look similar to a bit-rate starved encoding on HD-DVD. In anycase, the Blu-ray versions are very obviously far superior. Arpeggi 10-20-07, 03:31 PM lol at a 2 page thread because some irrelevant reviewer gave your precious Spidey 2/5 stars. badboi 10-20-07, 04:13 PM lol at a 2 page thread because some irrelevant reviewer gave your precious Spidey 2/5 stars. Yeah, silly ain't it. Imagine how many pages it would be if it were about Transformers or Evan Almighty. :) grommet 10-20-07, 04:57 PM The Superbit DVD versions look similar to a bit-rate starved encoding on HD-DVD. In anycase, the Blu-ray versions are very obviously far superior.Nice pointless comment about HD DVD. No, it looks like lower resolution MPEG-2... because it is. Yes, the BD looks better than a DVD can... but the source material just isn't as good SM 3 or any 'reference discs' on BD. 49er fan 10-20-07, 05:06 PM Nice pointless comment about HD DVD. No, it looks like lower resolution MPEG-2... because it is. Yes, the BD looks better than a DVD can... but the source material just isn't as good SM 3 or any 'reference discs' on BD. That is a given, since that movie is a couple of years old and SM3 is a lot more recent. suprmallet 10-20-07, 05:09 PM Reviewers like Daniel need to find something else to do if they are going to allow their opinion on the directors personal beliefs cloud their reviews of films. Where did my personal opinion of Sam Raimi cloud my review of Spider-Man? What does Apocalypto have to do with Spider-Man? I watched the movie. I was disappointed with the PQ. I am entitled to my opinion and I'm glad so many other people have been able to enjoy the transfer. I'm not doing it to dog Sony, otherwise I wouldn't have given high marks to the other two films in the set or to many more Sony and Blu-ray releases. I just didn't like the PQ on Spider-Man 1. Nothing more nefarious than that. Arpeggi 10-20-07, 05:39 PM Don't worry guys, he'll raise the score by .5 stars when Sam Raimi comes out and says "the Blu-ray PQ is close to my original intent". He has done it before. javry 10-20-07, 06:31 PM Thanks for posting these screen caps. The Superbit DVD versions look similar to a bit-rate starved encoding on HD-DVD. In anycase, the Blu-ray versions are very obviously far superior. ya think?:D sbarrier 10-20-07, 09:01 PM Received my BR Triology today and have watched parts of Spidey 3. I must say that many of the scenes were quite grainy. These scenes were pretty much limited to the ones that Sandman was in. :p Overall it was a great transfer, very pleased. cybersoga 10-21-07, 05:34 PM Spider-man 1 looks the best i've ever seen it at home, much better than DVD. Is a little soft compared to spider-man 3, which some of the best picture quality i've seen on blu-ray. Fanboyz 07-15-08, 08:40 PM Just to get it out of the way, Yes- my center channel is a Klipsch Rc62 and my receiver is an Onkyo 805, and I watch movies at 20 from THX reference. Some say klipsch are bright to begin with. But I think their fine. I was flipping through StarzHD b/c we just got StarzHD added, starz was showing Spiderman 3 and I noticed that the dialog was loaded with ringing type distortions- like in a 70's movie. I put in my BD tried both the PCM and the DDtruHD track, still there. Mind you only somebody on AVS forum could pick up this flaw. The biggest offender regardeds to brightness- is the scene in Osborn's home when he returns from the hospital and is welcomed by his butler. The rest of the movie still has some brightness but not as noticeable. Anyone else notice any Spiderman 3 brightness? Is my Rc62 defective? thebland 07-15-08, 08:47 PM Horns can sound bright mainly due to the horn tweeter.... Unless your room has some acoustical treatments, those speakers will get a bit hot at higher levels. Just the nature of the beast and some soundtracks will exacerbate the problem more than others.. I have similar speakers and Klipsch Surrounds. My room is completely treated and with the speakers, it needs to be. charles0424 07-15-08, 09:29 PM This is a "bright" soundtrack. I have the same exact speaker as you and I noticed this as well. On top of everything I think the surrounds on this one are way to over powering, to the point where there distracting. MSmith83 07-15-08, 09:33 PM I found this mix to be on the bright side as well, but nothing severe. As such, it was a bit difficult to dial it in at the appropriate volume. I listened to it using speakers from the Energy reference series in a somewhat acoustically treated room. Fanboyz 07-15-08, 09:37 PM This is a "bright" soundtrack. I have the same exact speaker as you and I noticed this as well. On top of everything I think the surrounds on this one are way to over powering, to the point where there distracting. thank god. I am used to that kind of brightness, but its almost exclusively from 1970-early 80's movies or Troma films. Personally, I think klipsch are not "bright" just extremely neutral. I mean warts and all neutral. Like studio monitors times a million. apodaca 07-15-08, 10:03 PM Sounded just fine on my Martin Logans which I have measured in room to be fairly flat. As someone sais room treatment is a must especially when dealing with the off axis response of some speakers. tiger_qc 07-16-08, 07:27 PM Hey guys this is a little off topic but does anyone heard of spiderman 1 & 2 as a single disc release? I got the third one with my PS3 and want the first two but not the whole trilogy. thanks. HDMe2 07-17-08, 04:36 PM Hey guys this is a little off topic but does anyone heard of spiderman 1 & 2 as a single disc release? I got the third one with my PS3 and want the first two but not the whole trilogy. thanks. I keep wondering about that myself. I don't have a PS3 so not a problem for me.. but as soon as I saw the marketing last year (Spidey3 by itself, Spidey 3 with PS3, and Spidey Trilogy) I immediately thought it was crazy. Folks that bought a PS3 would be penalized by being forced to buy another copy of Spidey3, which renders the free one with the PS3 moot. Frankly, I'm surprised to have not already seen Spidey 1 & 2 released either as individuals or at least in a 2-pack. tiger_qc 07-19-08, 08:03 PM I keep wondering about that myself. I don't have a PS3 so not a problem for me.. but as soon as I saw the marketing last year (Spidey3 by itself, Spidey 3 with PS3, and Spidey Trilogy) I immediately thought it was crazy. So do I, I'm sure they're others people like me, who will never buy the trilogy if they already have the third one. I know a lot of people don't give a rat ass of double dipping (even hd format) but I don't. Columbia made a huge mistake by leaving the 40 go PS3 owners left behind. I will not get the trilogy even if that's what they want us to do! I could double dip my SD-DVD of this franchise but as long as they does'nt sell the first and second individually, I won't buy. HDMe2 07-19-08, 09:37 PM So do I, I'm sure they're others people like me, who will never buy the trilogy if they already have the third one. I know a lot of people don't give a rat ass of double dipping (even hd format) but I don't. Double-dipping would be one thing... but this would be literally buying the exact same movie twice. My understanding is that the 2-disc Spidey3 Blu ray are exactly the same in the trilogy box set as in the Spidey3 by itself... not even different artwork or anything. I admit that I've sometimes fallen for the double-dips to get something new... but when it is exactly the same, that's just not right. tiger_qc 07-20-08, 02:12 AM Well I guess I double dipped a little too much myself... SD-DVD to HD media 12 blu-rays 29 hd-dvds At least I get something more! HDMe2 07-20-08, 07:28 PM I've upgraded a few myself... I never, however, upgraded my Spider-Man 2 DVD to the "2.1" release... so I saved one double-dip there by waiting to soon get the Blu trilogy since that has both 2 and 2.1 with branching features. I bought Serenity twice (DVD and HD DVD). I didn't buy the "deluxe" DVD though. I try not to just double-dip for the heck of it. There is a short list, however, of movies (things like Star Wars and Star Trek come to mind as examples) that I will double-dip on Blu ray whenever they come out.. but I've got a lot of movies that frankly are good enough on DVD that I'm not running or lining up for Blu ray until we get to the point years from now that Best Buy starts having $5.99 Blu ray deals! :) xzebra 08-18-10, 08:37 PM Today watching Spiderman 3 Blu-ray I had ran into a problem with the video glitching up and occasionaly the audio break ups as well. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what can cause this issue? (Playing through an Onkyo TX-SR 608 using a Panasonic DMP-BD30 blu-ray player. Thank you! :confused: Turrican4D 08-19-10, 02:31 AM The reviewer from "DVD talk" was right: Spidey 1 looks like ****. It has enormous edgeenhhancement all over the place, very poor contrast and the whole picture has a milky touch to it. xzebra 08-19-10, 06:00 PM Today watching Spiderman 3 Blu-ray I had ran into a problem with the video glitching up and occasionaly the audio break ups as well. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what can cause this issue? (Playing through an Onkyo TX-SR 608 using a Panasonic DMP-BD30 blu-ray player. Thank you! :confused: Anyone have an idea? |