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Gangs of NY-- PQ only minor improvement

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dtsguy

Discussion Starter · Jun 18, 2008

Received this today and was anxiously awaiting a PQ far superior to the infamously bad looking dvd. Unfortunately this transfer does not rate amongst the top tier titles and offers only slight upgrade in picture. Though ringing is not nearly as bad as it was, it's still there and picture tends to look pretty flat.

Those expecting a 10/10 are in for a disappointment.

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dtsguy

Discussion Starter · #2 · Jun 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by lgans316 /forum/post/14105929

Are you talking about the PQ of the U.S version or the U.K version or the upcoming German version with DTS-HD MA ?

US R1 DVD

Dave Mack

· #3 · Jun 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by dtsguy /forum/post/14106097

US R1 DVD

If they used the same terrible master from 2003 then yes, it probably will still look awful.

eric.exe

· #4 · Jun 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by lgans316 /forum/post/14106108

Wait a minute. I am still confused. Are you talking about the US R1 DVD or US Blu-ray ?

Both the US and UK DVDs look terrible. Famous for horrid EE. The UK BD from EiV was based on this terrible master, they tried to fix it with even more EE and some DNR.

People were hoping the US BD from Disney would be using a new/better transfer. If dtsguy's impressions are correct, this is not the case.

Dave Mack

· #5 · Jun 18, 2008

I have both and while still not great, the UK version has WAY less EE than the american dvd.

http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/a...-r1-vs-r2.html

Look at the letter M in Miramax.

TheCrackedJack

· #6 · Jun 18, 2008

Expecting 10/10 would be nothing but foolishness from this film IMO.

But exactly how much improvement are we talking about here? The Fugitive type upgrade, which is just barely when I was switching between sources. Or Spiderman 1 type upgrade, which isn't that great either, but it's certainly noticeable and recommended for fans of the film.

MovieSwede

· #7 · Jun 18, 2008

This is what happens when the companys run out of good masters and use old stuff that should have needed to remaster.

lgans316

· #8 · Jun 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by TheCrackedJack /forum/post/14106983

Expecting 10/10 would be nothing but foolishness from this film IMO.

Totally agree that the film was shot in 10,000 B.C and the engineers at Miramax won't be able to give us a 10/10 video presentation as the source elements have been damaged by nuclear warheads and dinosaurs

Come on. There is nothing wrong in expecting a 10/10 PQ for a recent film shot by the legendary Scorcese.

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TheCrackedJack

· #9 · Jun 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by lgans316 /forum/post/14107019

Totally agree that the film was shot in 10,000 B.C and the engineers at Miramax won't be able to give us a 10/10 video presentation as the source elements have been damaged by nuclear warheads and dinosaurs

Come on. There is nothing wrong in expecting a 10/10 PQ for a recent film shot by the legendary Scorcese.

We'll I've seen your posts and I pretty much disagree with everything you've ever said, so I won't argue with you.

But, it was shot to look rough. And in the theaters it looked pretty beat up. That's just the way the film is, besides getting rid of EE and other stuff that was added to the DVD I don't know what else you'd want.

Not every film is capable of looking like a 5/5.

lgans316

· #10 · Jun 18, 2008

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We'll I've seen your posts and I pretty much disagree with everything you've ever said, so I won't argue with you.

Well that was quite harsh.

Perhaps you forgot to see the "Big Grin" emoticon. I am aware that Expectations and Reality are always on the opposite ends.

dtsguy

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jun 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by TheCrackedJack /forum/post/14106983

Expecting 10/10 would be nothing but foolishness from this film IMO.

But exactly how much improvement are we talking about here? The Fugitive type upgrade, which is just barely when I was switching between sources. Or Spiderman 1 type upgrade, which isn't that great either, but it's certainly noticeable and recommended for fans of the film.

GONY looks a little cleaner and some (not all) of the EE is gone........and hey- nice to have the film on ONE disc

Obviously this is one viewer's opinion; this could come out and everyone might love the transfer.....

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RDarrylR

· #12 · Jun 18, 2008

I don't have the DVD or any other version of it so I'm looking forward to the Blu-ray version coming my way on release day.

Rusty James

· #13 · Jun 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by lgans316 /forum/post/14107019

Come on. There is nothing wrong in expecting a 10/10 PQ for a recent film shot by the legendary Scorcese.

Pet peeve: It is SCORSESE.

Dave Mack

· #14 · Jun 18, 2008

Gangs looked great when I saw it in the theater. The DVD was an abomination.

vpn75

· #15 · Jun 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by RDarrylR /forum/post/14107457

I don't have the DVD or any other version of it so I'm looking forward to the Blu-ray version coming my way on release day.

I'm in the same boat. I can't imagine the BD not looking noticeably better than I remember the DVD looking.

Yumbo

· #16 · Jun 18, 2008

Is it region free?

Vincent Pereira

· #17 · Jun 18, 2008

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Originally Posted by Dave Mack /forum/post/14109947

Gangs looked great when I saw it in the theater. The DVD was an abomination.

I attended the premiere in LA and it looked great there, too.

Vincent

raoul_duke

· #18 · Jun 18, 2008

Sad news. I was looking forward to this one.

Dave Mack

· #19 · Jun 18, 2008

me too.

bunkaroo

· #20 · Jun 19, 2008

Man I was really hoping for one of BV's stunning Blu-Ray's for this one, but that doesn't seem likely if they didn't do a new transfer.

I'm still going to get it - I'm hoping the PCM track makes it worthwhile.

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