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Die unendliche Geschichte aka The Neverending Story comparison *PIX*

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3/12/10 at 4:01pm
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XylonHD, YouTube Channel, @XylonHD

 

First a word of warning make sure you have the volume of your audio system at lower level. I have to jump up and reach over for my remote to mute my system because I tought the elevated bass (LFE) level on this disc is going to damage my drywall. There are more LFE energy on the opening credits than the whole of 2012 I like "bassy" movies but this is just ridiculous Please studios I warned you No Jagr while mastering blu-ray transfers!


The fine details are obviously better than DVD. But the color timings and brightness and contrast is way overdone. A majority of the movie is tinted with orange and yellow hues that sucked out the rest of the colors visible on the DVD. Some dark scenes that has some elements barely seen or even invisible compared to DVD. The Dutch release however did not suffer any of these anomalies, but the transfer is very dirty. If you can lets all just wait for the remastered version with the director involved. Assuming he is not going to William Friedkin on us.

Warner has been doing great so far with catalog titles recently but this one is botched job.


Edited by Xylon - 9/17/12 at 11:07pm
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Dutch Blu-ray File size: 20.70 GB

Bitrate: 27.91 Mbps VC-1

Code:
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Title                                                           Codec   Length  Movie Size      Disc Size       Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track                          Secondary Audio Track
-----                                                           ------  ------- --------------  --------------  ------- ------- ------------------                        ---------------------
00002.MPLS                                                      VC-1    1:33:56 22,315,192,320  22,394,191,808  31.67   27.91   DTS 5.1 1509Kbps (48kHz/16-bit)           DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps
Code:
DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     NEVERENDINGSTORY
Disc Size:      22,394,191,808 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No
BDInfo:         0.5.3

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00002.MPLS
Length:                 1:33:56 (h:m:s)
Size:                   22,315,192,320 bytes
Total Bitrate:          31.67 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
VC-1 Video              27911 kbps          1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Advanced Profile 3

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS Audio                       English         1509 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit
Dolby Digital Audio             English         640 kbps        5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           Dutch           22.840 kbps                     

FILES:

Name            Time In         Length          Size            Total Bitrate   
----            -------         ------          ----            -------------   
00003.M2TS      0:00:00.000     1:33:56.797     22,315,192,320  31,671          

CHAPTERS:

Number          Time In         Length          Avg Video Rate  Max 1-Sec Rate  Max 1-Sec Time  Max 5-Sec Rate  Max 5-Sec Time  Max 10Sec Rate  Max 10Sec Time  Avg Frame Size  Max Frame Size  Max Frame Time  
------          -------         ------          --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  
1               0:00:00.000     0:02:06.543     15,010 kbps     25,918 kbps     00:00:50.050    25,306 kbps     00:00:50.008    25,225 kbps     00:00:50.049    78,229 bytes    238,151 bytes   00:02:06.084    
2               0:02:06.543     0:08:30.259     28,570 kbps     44,773 kbps     00:06:37.897    40,321 kbps     00:06:35.395    36,955 kbps     00:06:31.808    148,951 bytes   378,462 bytes   00:06:38.898    
3               0:10:36.802     0:01:53.780     25,361 kbps     36,591 kbps     00:10:59.075    35,560 kbps     00:10:56.947    34,806 kbps     00:10:54.195    132,220 bytes   313,095 bytes   00:10:52.818    
4               0:12:30.583     0:06:39.649     29,282 kbps     42,562 kbps     00:18:11.799    38,360 kbps     00:18:09.046    35,667 kbps     00:18:03.582    152,664 bytes   331,471 bytes   00:14:32.663    
5               0:19:10.232     0:03:50.480     24,925 kbps     45,808 kbps     00:21:22.906    40,631 kbps     00:21:21.530    37,629 kbps     00:21:21.571    129,948 bytes   336,947 bytes   00:21:29.037    
6               0:23:00.712     0:04:38.945     27,221 kbps     44,273 kbps     00:26:49.399    39,854 kbps     00:26:45.478    34,427 kbps     00:23:36.623    141,916 bytes   374,003 bytes   00:26:50.150    
7               0:27:39.657     0:02:48.293     28,916 kbps     49,404 kbps     00:27:49.167    39,806 kbps     00:29:13.209    37,427 kbps     00:28:30.834    150,757 bytes   422,768 bytes   00:30:08.389    
8               0:30:27.951     0:05:53.019     28,591 kbps     39,125 kbps     00:31:14.497    37,275 kbps     00:34:24.604    37,154 kbps     00:34:24.687    149,062 bytes   323,840 bytes   00:36:15.631    
9               0:36:20.970     0:03:53.191     27,809 kbps     36,939 kbps     00:39:55.392    34,622 kbps     00:39:40.878    33,450 kbps     00:39:38.501    144,983 bytes   323,681 bytes   00:39:23.903    
10              0:40:14.161     0:07:02.922     27,509 kbps     44,138 kbps     00:41:03.335    39,696 kbps     00:41:00.833    36,974 kbps     00:43:51.128    143,422 bytes   418,708 bytes   00:41:22.438    
11              0:47:17.084     0:03:09.230     23,137 kbps     35,463 kbps     00:47:18.544    33,715 kbps     00:47:18.544    33,020 kbps     00:47:18.710    120,626 bytes   297,727 bytes   00:47:18.752    
12              0:50:26.314     0:06:22.507     23,869 kbps     58,564 kbps     00:55:36.541    39,775 kbps     00:55:41.921    37,366 kbps     00:55:41.838    124,444 bytes   482,803 bytes   00:55:37.542    
13              0:56:48.822     0:03:03.766     30,798 kbps     39,030 kbps     00:59:39.867    36,770 kbps     00:59:30.942    36,551 kbps     00:59:29.232    160,567 bytes   346,764 bytes   00:59:02.664    
14              0:59:52.589     0:07:11.764     27,834 kbps     45,345 kbps     01:04:47.675    39,865 kbps     01:04:44.130    37,622 kbps     01:04:40.042    145,112 bytes   402,317 bytes   01:03:24.133    
15              1:07:04.353     0:03:23.202     33,680 kbps     46,547 kbps     01:07:47.480    39,346 kbps     01:08:35.820    36,693 kbps     01:08:32.566    175,591 bytes   431,292 bytes   01:07:47.146    
16              1:10:27.556     0:05:33.666     32,096 kbps     44,601 kbps     01:15:55.634    39,830 kbps     01:10:30.142    37,443 kbps     01:11:58.731    167,336 bytes   433,418 bytes   01:10:41.528    
17              1:16:01.223     0:02:51.963     23,037 kbps     40,182 kbps     01:16:57.863    38,723 kbps     01:16:55.485    36,396 kbps     01:16:51.732    120,106 bytes   330,365 bytes   01:16:59.990    
18              1:18:53.186     0:05:02.051     31,014 kbps     53,223 kbps     01:23:53.611    40,325 kbps     01:22:45.919    37,065 kbps     01:22:41.206    161,693 bytes   514,858 bytes   01:23:47.022    
19              1:23:55.238     0:07:13.558     28,752 kbps     57,461 kbps     01:25:20.406    40,495 kbps     01:30:54.407    37,686 kbps     01:30:53.906    149,901 bytes   545,906 bytes   01:25:32.252    
20              1:31:08.796     0:02:48.001     31,611 kbps     41,237 kbps     01:32:55.570    39,108 kbps     01:32:54.193    37,506 kbps     01:32:50.982    164,886 bytes   348,389 bytes   01:33:08.416    

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File            PID             Type            Codec           Language                Seconds                 Bitrate                 Bytes           Packets         
----            ---             ----            -----           --------                --------------          --------------          -------------   -----           
00003.M2TS      4113 (0x1011)   0xEA            VC-1                                    5636.714                27,911                  19,665,903,231  106,961,211     
00003.M2TS      4352 (0x1100)   0x81            AC3             eng (English)           5636.714                640                     450,931,200     2,642,175       
00003.M2TS      4353 (0x1101)   0x82            DTS             eng (English)           5636.714                1,509                   1,063,215,244   6,341,244       
00003.M2TS      4608 (0x1200)   0x90            PGS             nld (Dutch)             5636.714                23                      16,093,171      91,462




US Blu-ray File size: 17.90 GB

Bitrate: 23.07 Mbps VC-1

Code:
                                                                                                                Total   Video                                             
Title                                                           Codec   Length  Movie Size      Disc Size       Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track                          Secondary Audio Track
-----                                                           ------  ------- --------------  --------------  ------- ------- ------------------                        ---------------------
00100.MPLS                                                      VC-1    1:34:04 19,294,752,768  19,479,987,916  27.35   23.07   DTS-HD Master 5.1 2222Kbps (48kHz/16-bit)
Code:
DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     NEVERENDING_STORY
Disc Size:      19,479,987,916 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No
BDInfo:         0.5.3

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00100.MPLS
Length:                 1:34:04 (h:m:s)
Size:                   19,294,752,768 bytes
Total Bitrate:          27.35 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
VC-1 Video              23068 kbps          1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Advanced Profile 3

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         2222 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 2222 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio             French          192 kbps        2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB / Dolby Surround
Dolby Digital Audio             Portuguese      192 kbps        1.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -4dB

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           English         17.547 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Danish          17.366 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Finnish         17.037 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           French          17.930 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Norwegian       15.212 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Portuguese      17.300 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Spanish         17.767 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           Swedish         15.961 kbps                     

FILES:

Name            Time In         Length          Size            Total Bitrate   
----            -------         ------          ----            -------------   
00020.M2TS      0:00:00.000     1:34:04.597     19,294,752,768  27,346          

CHAPTERS:

Number          Time In         Length          Avg Video Rate  Max 1-Sec Rate  Max 1-Sec Time  Max 5-Sec Rate  Max 5-Sec Time  Max 10Sec Rate  Max 10Sec Time  Avg Frame Size  Max Frame Size  Max Frame Time  
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1               0:00:00.000     0:02:07.127     16,902 kbps     36,056 kbps     00:00:04.212    27,993 kbps     00:00:04.004    22,599 kbps     00:00:02.210    88,965 bytes    263,043 bytes   00:00:09.009    
2               0:02:07.127     0:03:16.905     20,744 kbps     28,470 kbps     00:04:45.785    27,881 kbps     00:04:44.450    27,353 kbps     00:04:39.445    108,149 bytes   274,959 bytes   00:05:15.440    
3               0:05:24.032     0:01:18.828     26,336 kbps     34,645 kbps     00:06:24.842    31,476 kbps     00:06:24.592    30,228 kbps     00:05:57.648    137,303 bytes   328,684 bytes   00:05:43.051    
4               0:06:42.860     0:03:55.026     20,453 kbps     28,280 kbps     00:10:33.382    27,018 kbps     00:10:12.570    26,257 kbps     00:10:09.900    106,630 bytes   259,661 bytes   00:10:16.115    
5               0:10:37.887     0:01:53.279     26,728 kbps     33,555 kbps     00:11:19.220    30,302 kbps     00:11:17.051    29,110 kbps     00:11:11.545    139,349 bytes   296,848 bytes   00:11:03.913    
6               0:12:31.167     0:04:13.419     23,781 kbps     38,234 kbps     00:15:02.902    33,628 kbps     00:16:10.928    31,324 kbps     00:15:02.860    123,984 bytes   314,470 bytes   00:14:36.000    
7               0:16:44.586     0:02:26.229     23,507 kbps     36,667 kbps     00:18:55.759    34,296 kbps     00:18:53.465    30,417 kbps     00:18:50.504    122,557 bytes   320,200 bytes   00:18:56.552    
8               0:19:10.816     0:01:53.112     24,409 kbps     40,146 kbps     00:19:43.974    35,316 kbps     00:20:35.359    31,355 kbps     00:20:31.438    127,258 bytes   320,055 bytes   00:19:59.198    
9               0:21:03.929     0:01:57.367     23,192 kbps     30,394 kbps     00:21:23.240    29,902 kbps     00:21:22.781    29,355 kbps     00:21:22.614    120,912 bytes   286,138 bytes   00:21:36.211    
10              0:23:01.296     0:03:55.026     22,749 kbps     36,835 kbps     00:24:09.739    32,641 kbps     00:24:45.859    29,316 kbps     00:24:42.939    118,600 bytes   349,176 bytes   00:24:10.115    
11              0:26:56.323     0:03:32.212     22,198 kbps     44,982 kbps     00:27:50.210    31,251 kbps     00:29:02.282    30,943 kbps     00:29:02.282    115,733 bytes   451,151 bytes   00:27:50.251    
12              0:30:28.535     0:03:45.850     24,621 kbps     43,636 kbps     00:32:42.502    35,323 kbps     00:32:42.168    31,483 kbps     00:32:37.705    128,625 bytes   334,667 bytes   00:32:42.210    
13              0:34:14.385     0:06:00.401     26,767 kbps     49,555 kbps     00:37:56.607    35,338 kbps     00:38:15.543    32,463 kbps     00:36:27.226    139,550 bytes   390,324 bytes   00:39:08.554    
14              0:40:14.787     0:06:49.117     25,210 kbps     45,739 kbps     00:42:46.438    34,939 kbps     00:41:11.844    32,567 kbps     00:44:33.087    131,435 bytes   438,570 bytes   00:41:14.138    
15              0:47:03.904     0:03:22.994     16,176 kbps     32,223 kbps     00:47:12.120    31,402 kbps     00:47:08.200    30,208 kbps     00:47:07.199    84,333 bytes    259,934 bytes   00:47:19.795    
16              0:50:26.898     0:03:11.566     20,751 kbps     47,575 kbps     00:52:58.884    33,276 kbps     00:52:17.259    30,674 kbps     00:52:17.217    108,184 bytes   387,742 bytes   00:52:59.885    
17              0:53:38.465     0:04:23.346     22,521 kbps     45,125 kbps     00:56:40.855    33,861 kbps     00:57:29.612    32,242 kbps     00:56:54.452    117,416 bytes   378,549 bytes   00:57:02.544    
18              0:58:01.811     0:02:06.292     27,816 kbps     35,344 kbps     00:59:44.122    32,766 kbps     00:59:03.039    31,029 kbps     00:58:59.410    145,021 bytes   346,461 bytes   00:59:44.664    
19              1:00:08.104     0:03:17.071     24,332 kbps     40,252 kbps     01:02:06.514    31,058 kbps     01:00:46.017    29,333 kbps     01:00:41.220    126,858 bytes   318,324 bytes   01:03:25.134    
20              1:03:25.176     0:03:39.761     25,367 kbps     41,753 kbps     01:06:25.231    35,404 kbps     01:05:55.576    32,433 kbps     01:03:55.706    132,250 bytes   328,282 bytes   01:03:59.627    
21              1:07:04.937     0:03:22.702     24,592 kbps     36,236 kbps     01:08:14.423    33,870 kbps     01:08:11.337    31,668 kbps     01:09:09.061    128,209 bytes   404,454 bytes   01:07:47.688    
22              1:10:27.640     0:01:29.923     28,271 kbps     38,955 kbps     01:10:31.185    32,432 kbps     01:11:09.390    31,238 kbps     01:11:04.510    147,390 bytes   358,697 bytes   01:10:31.227    
23              1:11:57.563     0:04:04.243     25,654 kbps     45,603 kbps     01:13:55.556    34,745 kbps     01:15:43.747    32,006 kbps     01:15:37.991    133,748 bytes   310,945 bytes   01:13:56.265    
24              1:16:01.807     0:03:16.237     25,507 kbps     46,336 kbps     01:17:23.347    33,858 kbps     01:16:44.641    32,545 kbps     01:17:16.548    132,983 bytes   393,083 bytes   01:16:27.499    
25              1:19:18.044     0:03:24.287     23,909 kbps     37,703 kbps     01:21:27.924    32,566 kbps     01:21:24.504    31,925 kbps     01:21:22.252    124,650 bytes   335,425 bytes   01:22:42.290    
26              1:22:42.332     0:02:21.140     28,691 kbps     57,430 kbps     01:24:36.821    34,873 kbps     01:24:34.194    31,580 kbps     01:23:45.770    149,580 bytes   587,087 bytes   01:24:58.468    
27              1:25:03.473     0:01:13.907     28,233 kbps     40,468 kbps     01:25:59.320    33,872 kbps     01:25:57.986    32,670 kbps     01:25:39.717    147,443 bytes   374,631 bytes   01:26:15.170    
28              1:26:17.380     0:02:05.875     14,084 kbps     22,068 kbps     01:26:33.354    21,445 kbps     01:26:32.854    19,741 kbps     01:28:09.450    73,573 bytes    156,821 bytes   01:26:48.077    
29              1:28:23.256     0:02:46.166     25,649 kbps     40,424 kbps     01:30:04.524    35,280 kbps     01:30:04.524    31,861 kbps     01:30:03.940    133,723 bytes   330,891 bytes   01:30:04.565    
30              1:31:09.422     0:02:55.175     3,504 kbps      10,935 kbps     01:33:57.882    5,241 kbps      01:33:57.548    4,348 kbps      01:33:05.079    18,424 bytes    196,322 bytes   01:33:10.543    

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File            PID             Type            Codec           Language                Seconds                 Bitrate                 Bytes           Packets         
----            ---             ----            -----           --------                --------------          --------------          -------------   -----           
00020.M2TS      4113 (0x1011)   0xEA            VC-1                                    5644.472                23,068                  16,276,177,768  88,539,108      
00020.M2TS      4352 (0x1100)   0x86            DTS-HD MA       eng (English)           5644.472                2,222                   1,567,818,836   9,447,634       
00020.M2TS      4353 (0x1101)   0x81            AC3             fra (French)            5644.472                192                     135,470,592     881,970         
00020.M2TS      4354 (0x1102)   0x81            AC3             por (Portuguese)        5644.472                192                     135,470,592     881,970         
00020.M2TS      4608 (0x1200)   0x90            PGS             eng (English)           5644.472                18                      12,380,426      71,822          
00020.M2TS      4609 (0x1201)   0x90            PGS             fra (French)            5644.472                18                      12,651,154      72,941          
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00020.M2TS      4611 (0x1203)   0x90            PGS             por (Portuguese)        5644.472                17                      12,206,616      70,662          
00020.M2TS      4612 (0x1204)   0x90            PGS             dan (Danish)            5644.472                17                      12,253,151      70,631          
00020.M2TS      4613 (0x1205)   0x90            PGS             fin (Finnish)           5644.472                17                      12,021,135      68,998          
00020.M2TS      4614 (0x1206)   0x90            PGS             nor (Norwegian)         5644.472                15                      10,733,199      61,879          
00020.M2TS      4615 (0x1207)   0x90            PGS             swe (Swedish)           5644.472                16                      11,261,682      64,332
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post #9 of 159
3/12/10 at 4:31pm
That's some pretty severe color grading.. I'm guess it's intentional, a sort of "special edition" kind of thing, tweaking things to look different.
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post #10 of 159
3/12/10 at 4:45pm
is that one shot supposed to be that dark? also the colors in most of these shots so far... anyone with impossibly good memory to tell us how it was in the theater

also i always wondered how much the sirloin steak and fish and chips were but where did the wires go?
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post #11 of 159
3/12/10 at 5:04pm
I've never seen this film, does it actually have anything to offer to an adult viewer?

Aside from the color changes that's about as good as I would reasonably expect an 80s anamorphic movie to look.
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post #12 of 159
3/12/10 at 5:22pm
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Originally Posted by Jedi2016 View Post

That's some pretty severe color grading.. I'm guess it's intentional, a sort of "special edition" kind of thing, tweaking things to look different.

Apparently WB decided that the colors needed to be changed for BD. Meanwhile, they didn't even bother letting the director know that the BD was coming.

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Originally Posted by AmishFury View Post

is that one shot supposed to be that dark? also the colors in most of these shots so far... anyone with impossibly good memory to tell us how it was in the theater

I never saw it in the theater, but it's worth noting that the US BD looks different from every previous video release. It's the odd man out.

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Originally Posted by AmishFury View Post

also i always wondered how much the sirloin steak and fish and chips were but where did the wires go?

They, and other highlights, were eliminated by unnecessary contrast boosting, along with lots of shadow detail.
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post #13 of 159
3/12/10 at 6:19pm
Looks to have been Draculafied
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post #14 of 159
3/12/10 at 7:22pm
What the hell is this abomination? They could've given us a nice decent transfer like Labyrinth or The Dark Crystal but they had to pull a Dracula and get creative with the color timing. Just dreadful.

From the article Jason One linked:

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Sometimes the studios areit's just unbelievable, Petersen said. I would have loved to get involved and work on the colors a little bit, let's do this and let's do that. They didn't tell me. It's strange.

Nearly thirty years later, the director still retains an intense love for the film. And he'll be enjoying the high-definition offering as much as the rest of usas soon as he picks up a copy.

I just told my assistant to get me the Blu-ray, he exclaimed. I have a beautiful theater at home and I can screen it there. I have not seen it yet in Blu-ray, and I have family here from Germany, [so] we really are looking forward to seeing it again. It's been a long time since I've seen it. I'm so anxious to see how it looks on Blu-ray.

Poor guy is going to have a heart attack when he sees this.
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post #15 of 159
3/13/10 at 4:01am
Hopefully Wolfgang will do something about this.
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post #16 of 159
3/13/10 at 4:41am
Xylon, any chance you could compare some shots to the ones I posted of the Dutch blu-ray?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...9#post18229239

I'd like to see how it holds up to the American version and dvd.
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post #17 of 159
3/13/10 at 7:22am
I've never seen this film, does it actually have anything to offer to an adult viewer?

It depends on how much you like children's fantasies. I was 35 when I first saw it and immediately fell in love with it, and have watched it many times since. Parts of it are astonishingly moving. The book is good too, if one is a reader of the Potter books, and the film only covers the first half.

Remember this is way before CGI. Lots of matte paintings.

Apparently this Blu-ray is a disaster. Just because the DVD is a bargain-basement item doesn't mean that there isn't a large audience anticipating a high-definition transfer.

Plus there's a German version that is slightly different, discussed at length on page 5 of this other thread:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...1201491&page=5
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post #18 of 159
3/13/10 at 8:56am
That daylight shot seems pretty overcooked, but I wonder why WB would apply a strong orange tint to some scenes for no reason at all. It's worth noting that the director himself isn't the only reference the studios have for theatrically "correct" colors.
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post #19 of 159
3/13/10 at 10:08am
I confess I did not see this in the theater, but I have an early beta copy, and it looks like the DVD as far as contrast and color balance.
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post #20 of 159
3/13/10 at 10:57am
WTF, so Peterson had no input into this? That is insane! I am stunned. Well, I'm not, but come on! The is a film that has long been loved and Peterson is a big name director.
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post #21 of 159
3/13/10 at 11:22am
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Originally Posted by AmishFury View Post

is that one shot supposed to be that dark? also the colors in most of these shots so far... anyone with impossibly good memory to tell us how it was in the theater

Cant say my memory is that good, but as far as I can remember the DVD didnt look right. To bright and to desaturated.

But I cant say for certain that the BD is accurate, but the orange tint do work better with my fading memory of the theatrical visit.
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post #22 of 159
3/13/10 at 2:26pm
This was about to ship and I just canceled my order. Hope Petersen gets involved and we get a proper release.
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post #23 of 159
3/13/10 at 5:09pm
Dang, I had a thought about something this was reminding me of but it's gone now. Oh well, maybe it will come to me later.

OHhhhhhh, that's right (heh, I could go back and erase but this is more fun!), this is kinda reminding me of the differences between the dvd/oldbd of Stargate and the new bd. The only thing is that in this situation, the new bd is the odd one out whereas with Stargate it was the dvd that was the odd one out.
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post #24 of 159
3/13/10 at 8:18pm
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Originally Posted by bsroz View Post

xylon, any chance you could compare some shots to the ones i posted of the dutch blu-ray?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...9#post18229239

i'd like to see how it holds up to the american version and dvd.

+1
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post #25 of 159
3/13/10 at 10:20pm
Jesus cristo, being a blu Ray owner is an emotional rollercoaster....extreme highs and really bad lows....in 2 screenshots I can't even make out the picture at all!
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post #26 of 159
3/13/10 at 10:51pm
Looks like another botched release

It's not rocket science, damn studios
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post #27 of 159
3/14/10 at 8:57am
All I can say is, the studios are going to save me a lot of money on replacing my favorite movies if they keep making my favorite movies look and sound like crap on Blu-ray...
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post #28 of 159
3/14/10 at 10:10am
The other thing that's sad is that most people are unaware of this sort of thing. They'll just see the film in the store or in a promotional flyer or something, and just go buy it. And because of the industry's insistence that Blu-ray is "better", they'll probably assume this is the way the film's supposed to look.

If the director's reaction is anything like ours, heads will roll at the studio and we'll get a new release in a year or so.
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post #29 of 159
3/14/10 at 10:15am
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And because of the industry's insistence that Blu-ray is "better", they'll probably assume this is the way the film's supposed to look.

And how is the film supposed to look?
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post #30 of 159
3/14/10 at 10:38am
Here's a thought: if Petersen's never seen the US Blu-Ray, and he saw the previous home video releases, maybe he assumed the colors are the same as the previous releases, hence wanting to "work on them", but unbeknown to him, Warner has already fixed them
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