What are you watching on Blu-ray? (and discussion of said titles) - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

hugh · 2007-01-05, 11:41 AM

I now have had the good fortune of watching two complete movies on Blu-ray and what a joy it has been.

The first was Ice Age 2 which I watched on a review 720p front projector, 100" screen and the PS3. Stunning to watch. Cute movie the kids really enjoyed.

Last night, I watched the Italian Job on a a review 1080p front projector and the PS3. I have never seen the movie and really quite enjoyed it. As far as picture quality goes, it was jaw dropping. Contrast was great, details were great, picture quality was great. Simply the sweetest picture!

U · 2007-01-05, 12:08 PM

What, you haven't watched Talladega Nights yet?

So far, I picked up Ice Age 2, The Omen, Lady in the Water, Superman Returns and WTC... I only had time to watch Ice Age 2, the Omen and WTC.

The visuals in Ice Age 2 are just phenomenal and I only have an old 57" CRT RPT at 1080i... In the Omen, the picture is pretty good as well and the sound just blew me away. I never though lossless could make a noticeable difference but everything just sounded so good (the movie itself is not that good though). WTC is superb as well. The Video is better than in the Omen to my eyes. The sound is excellent as well.

I plan on watching the rest over the week-end.

james99 · 2007-01-05, 01:06 PM

Talladega Nights is horrible. Just horrible.

I've seen Talladega Nights, Tears of the Sun, Swat, The Great Raid.

Of the 4, Tears of the Sun was very good and most of it is filmed in the jungle. The normal daytime shots were kind of soft.

The other 2 were good.

Ice Age and "Pearl" are cued up for the weekend.

CamG · 2007-01-05, 01:18 PM

James, You watching these on Blu-ray ?

hugh · 2007-01-05, 01:22 PM

Stay on topic please!

I was going to try talledega nights (strictly to see a blu-ray movie) but fortunately I was able to rent Italian Job

testikoff · 2007-01-05, 02:10 PM

Speed (AVC, BD-25)
Memento (MPEG2, BD-25)
Species (MPEG2, BD-25)
Enemy of the State (MPEG2, BD-50)

All of these looked quite decent to me (with Speed being the PQ-leader).

nmaf · 2007-01-05, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by U

What, you haven't watched Talladega Nights yet?

So far, I picked up Ice Age 2, The Omen, Lady in the Water, Superman Returns and WTC... I only had time to watch Ice Age 2, the Omen and WTC.

The visuals in Ice Age 2 are just phenomenal and I only have an old 57" CRT RPT at 1080i... In the Omen, the picture is pretty good as well and the sound just blew me away. I never though lossless could make a noticeable difference but everything just sounded so good (the movie itself is not that good though). WTC is superb as well. The Video is better than in the Omen to my eyes. The sound is excellent as well.

I plan on watching the rest over the week-end.

talledega nights came with my ps3. first blu-ray i watched. nothing spectacular pq-wise, but... c'mon! SOOO funny. hillarious.
not a very good movie, honestly... but i haven't laughed that hard in ages.

i also own syriana, and the big hit. i own more hd-dvds, i think because the nearest stores with bd/hd titles have about 75% hd-dvd.

james99 · 2007-01-05, 02:26 PM

Ricky Bobby came with the PS3. All the titles I mentioned were Blu-Ray.

Chevalde3 · 2007-01-05, 02:40 PM

These are my favorites picks (top to bottom):
The_League_of_Extraordinary Gentlemen: the best by far sound + PQ
Gone_in_60_Seconds
The_Transporter
The_Transporter_2
X-Men_3:_The_Last_Stand
Superman_Returns
Into_the_Blue
Pearl_Harbor 2001 :battle PQ great
Black_Hawk_Down : PCM sound outstanding
Kiss_of_the_Dragon
Eau_Trouble/Dark_Water
The_Omen
All_the_King's_Men
Talladega_Nights:_The_Ballad_of_Ricky_Bobby (PS3 version)

dialog_gvf · 2007-01-06, 04:19 PM

My favorites so far (in no particular order):

Mission Impossible 3
Ice Age 2
X-men 3
The Wild (so so film, but amazing PQ)
Pearl Harbor (eye candy of various sorts)
Black Hawk Down (!)

... And the list of coming titles starting to be leaked is sounding very expensive.

Gary

RigPig · 2007-01-06, 06:39 PM

....just bought a ps3-60 and Invincible, Transporter, FMJ and Lord of War as first titles....a lot of titles were picked through where we looked.

nick2010 · 2007-01-06, 10:21 PM

So far I have watched the following BD Movies:

Mission Impossible - Ultimate Missions Collection (MPEG, 25 GB)
X-Men: The Last Stand (AVC, 25 GB)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (MPEG, 25 GB)

I found that X-Men had the best picture quality, and I noticed some strange, barely visible distortion lines on Ice age, but that may have been due to my Panasonic BD Player not being set to HDMI Video mode.

U · 2007-01-07, 07:32 PM

After reading some of your posts I went over to FS today to pick up X-Men 3 and lo and behold they were sold out... the guy told they should get some next week, that they have been selling a lot of BD discs lately. Maybe Sony's strategy is actually working...

james99 · 2007-01-07, 07:40 PM

X-Men 3 is sold out because it was selling for 21.99 over Boxing Day. Mine still haven't shipped.

U · 2007-01-08, 04:17 PM

Good to know... I now wonder if they will be getting any in stock this week...

2007-01-05, 11:41 AM	#1
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,492	What are you watching on Blu-ray? (and discussion of said titles) I now have had the good fortune of watching two complete movies on Blu-ray and what a joy it has been. The first was Ice Age 2 which I watched on a review 720p front projector, 100" screen and the PS3. Stunning to watch. Cute movie the kids really enjoyed. Last night, I watched the Italian Job on a a review 1080p front projector and the PS3. I have never seen the movie and really quite enjoyed it. As far as picture quality goes, it was jaw dropping. Contrast was great, details were great, picture quality was great. Simply the sweetest picture!

2007-01-05, 01:18 PM	#4
CamG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Stoney Creek Posts: 593	James, You watching these on Blu-ray ? __________________ PN50A530, Cogeco cable 6412 PVR, Onkyo TX-DS595, B&W Speakers, Harmony 880, Sony BDPS350

2007-01-05, 01:22 PM	#5
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,492	Stay on topic please! I was going to try talledega nights (strictly to see a blu-ray movie) but fortunately I was able to rent Italian Job __________________ As of January 2012, I am no longer the owner of the Digital Home website. If you have questions about the operation of the site, please contact VSAdmin. For personal inquiries contact me at the Hugh Thompson website.

2007-01-05, 02:10 PM	#6
testikoff Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 785	Speed (AVC, BD-25) Memento (MPEG2, BD-25) Species (MPEG2, BD-25) Enemy of the State (MPEG2, BD-50) All of these looked quite decent to me (with Speed being the PQ-leader). Last edited by testikoff; 2007-01-05 at 02:49 PM.

2007-01-05, 02:40 PM	#9
Chevalde3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sept-Îles,Qc Posts: 76	These are my favorites picks (top to bottom): The_League_of_Extraordinary Gentlemen: the best by far sound + PQ Gone_in_60_Seconds The_Transporter The_Transporter_2 X-Men_3:_The_Last_Stand Superman_Returns Into_the_Blue Pearl_Harbor 2001 :battle PQ great Black_Hawk_Down : PCM sound outstanding Kiss_of_the_Dragon Eau_Trouble/Dark_Water The_Omen All_the_King's_Men Talladega_Nights:_The_Ballad_of_Ricky_Bobby (PS3 version) __________________ Panny TH-50PHD8UK, Denon AVR-4306, KEF iQ9/3/6c/PSW3500, Cogeco DCT6416, 880/ PS3 adapter, PS3 320GB, Tritton Axpros

2007-01-05, 12:08 PM	#2
U Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,488	What, you haven't watched Talladega Nights yet? So far, I picked up Ice Age 2, The Omen, Lady in the Water, Superman Returns and WTC... I only had time to watch Ice Age 2, the Omen and WTC. The visuals in Ice Age 2 are just phenomenal and I only have an old 57" CRT RPT at 1080i... In the Omen, the picture is pretty good as well and the sound just blew me away. I never though lossless could make a noticeable difference but everything just sounded so good (the movie itself is not that good though). WTC is superb as well. The Video is better than in the Omen to my eyes. The sound is excellent as well. I plan on watching the rest over the week-end.

2007-01-05, 01:06 PM	#3
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Talladega Nights is horrible. Just horrible. I've seen Talladega Nights, Tears of the Sun, Swat, The Great Raid. Of the 4, Tears of the Sun was very good and most of it is filmed in the jungle. The normal daytime shots were kind of soft. The other 2 were good. Ice Age and "Pearl" are cued up for the weekend.

2007-01-05, 02:26 PM	#8
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Ricky Bobby came with the PS3. All the titles I mentioned were Blu-Ray.

2007-01-06, 04:19 PM	#10
dialog_gvf Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Downtown Toronto, ON Posts: 2,130	My favorites so far (in no particular order): Mission Impossible 3 Ice Age 2 X-men 3 The Wild (so so film, but amazing PQ) Pearl Harbor (eye candy of various sorts) Black Hawk Down (!) ... And the list of coming titles starting to be leaked is sounding very expensive. Gary __________________ To HD - And beyond.

2007-01-06, 06:39 PM	#11
RigPig Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Edmonton Posts: 222	....just bought a ps3-60 and Invincible, Transporter, FMJ and Lord of War as first titles....a lot of titles were picked through where we looked. __________________ Integra Research RDC-7.1, Bryston 9B-SST, NHT vt2, vs2 & sw2, Sony 65XBR10w, Moto 6416iii, PS3-250, Sony BDP-s550

2007-01-06, 10:21 PM	#12
nick2010 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 50	So far I have watched the following BD Movies: Mission Impossible - Ultimate Missions Collection (MPEG, 25 GB) X-Men: The Last Stand (AVC, 25 GB) Ice Age: The Meltdown (MPEG, 25 GB) I found that X-Men had the best picture quality, and I noticed some strange, barely visible distortion lines on Ice age, but that may have been due to my Panasonic BD Player not being set to HDMI Video mode.

2007-01-07, 07:32 PM	#13
U Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,488	BD Availability... After reading some of your posts I went over to FS today to pick up X-Men 3 and lo and behold they were sold out... the guy told they should get some next week, that they have been selling a lot of BD discs lately. Maybe Sony's strategy is actually working...

2007-01-07, 07:40 PM	#14
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	X-Men 3 is sold out because it was selling for 21.99 over Boxing Day. Mine still haven't shipped.

2007-01-08, 04:17 PM	#15
U Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,488	Good to know... I now wonder if they will be getting any in stock this week...

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