Grimm's aesthetically striking set design is well - serviced by
this 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, which delivers rich colors without defect.
Tarzan is presented in a THX - certified
1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, and the results are spectacular.
Presented in
a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, Conquest, for what it's worth, suffers from no obvious digital artifacting problems, which strikes me as something like a minor miracle.
THE DVDs Fahrenheit 451 gets a gratifyingly exhaustive Universal / Laurent Bouzereau treatment, starting with a warm
1.85:1 anamorphic transfer that only succumbs to distracting grain for a few seconds in chapter 10 — the result, no doubt, of a bad optical transition inherent in the source print.
With
a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer the video quality of this disk is average.
There is a great deal of grain in
the 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, enough so that its darker scenes often appear as though they were shot in a dust storm.
The former offers
a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer.
Not exact matches
Human Nature is presented in
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and fullscreen versions on the same side of a dual - layer disc; compositionally, it's a toss - up between the two
transfers, since the latter opens up the bottom of the frame whilst cropping the vertical sides.
THE DVD Touchstone brings Frank McKlusky, C.I. to DVD in a
1.85:1 anamorphic video
transfer that is bright and agile.
THE DVD - THE LOVELESS Blue Underground (another company that, like Subversive, was formed by émigrés from niche gold standard Anchor Bay) gives The Loveless a
1.85:1 anamorphic video
transfer every bit the equal in terms of revelatory power of The Witch Who Came from the Sea's.
The
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer is largely dark and murky — partially, I think, to help the little beasts believably blend into their surroundings.
The film itself sports a handsome
1.85:1 anamorphic video
transfer that seems a little soft and grainy, but for what it's worth, I didn't mind that, as it preserved something of a filmic quality.
THE DVD Fox checks in with a spotty
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer of Dunston Checks In on one side of a DVD and a fullscreen pan-and-scan version on the other.
THE DVD The kids division of MGM presents It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie in a full - frame «Special Edition» presentation all the more puzzling for the fact that a
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer was prepared for the film's R2 release.
As for Fox's Because of Winn - Dixie platter, it's a DVD - 10 containing
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and flipside unmatted
transfers.
The
anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
transfer is a pretty good one.
While I no doubt have been spoiled by regular exposure to excellent Blu - ray
transfers, the
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation of Swimming to Cambodia seems a tad disappointing even for a standard definition release of a low - budget 25 - year - old experimental film.
We received the NC - 17 disc for review (as if the R release would receive coverage here), whose
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer is unassumingly breathtaking, a smashing success in every conceivable way.
Disc One features a nice, solid, rain - streaked
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer that shows the wear of its origins (a Spanish / Italian production on minimal funds and with time and subject limitations) yet acquits itself quite nicely and is arguably more lustrous than the Anchor Bay presentation.
Letterboxed in
anamorphic widescreen at
1.85:1, the
transfer boasts acceptable contrast, plus better - than - average colour rendition for an HK title.
THE DVD Paramount's DVD release of The Temp presents the film in a sharp
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer that suffers stray edge - enhancement issues.
Unlike its last Region 1 DVD, My Neighbor Totoro is treated here to a
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer.
Disc One is the film in an absolutely stunning
1.85:1, THX - approved
anamorphic video
transfer whose wonderfully aged and warm palette showcases Greenberg's dazzling lighting schemes.
The
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer (fullscreen sold separately) is crisp and brilliant, if prone to too much saturation and contrast.
THE DVDs Fox presents A Farewell to Arms and Francis of Assisi on DVD in glorious 2.35:1
anamorphic widescreen
transfers (the latter misidentified on the box art as
1.85:1) that preserve their CinemaScope origins and, more, honour them with popping the colours and by saturating the screen with the curious sterility of the process.
I never found the
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer anything less than gratifying; occasional fluctuations in grain or contrast are both intended and motivated.
THE DVD Paramount's DVD release presents Donovan's Reef in a beautiful
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer that shows off William Clothier's (Cheyenne Autumn) stunning cinematography.
THE DVD Through Subversive Cinema, Absurda makes Eraserhead available for the first time outside of Lynch's website in a stunning
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer sourced from 2003's frame - by - frame restoration.
THE DVD Presented by Buena Vista's Dimension line, Malevolent trundles its way resignedly to DVD with a dull
1.85:1 anamorphic video
transfer and a correspondingly flat Dolby 5.1 soundmix.
The film's
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer rings all the lushness it can from Steven Bernstein's flatly - lit cinematography.
Not much to report on either end of the A / V spectrum here: the perfunctory - feeling, windowboxed
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer reproduces Kondo's muted colour palette with some fidelity, while music is the only thing giving the rear speakers any kind of workout as far as the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio is concerned.
The first platter contains the film in a beautifully - saturated
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer that comes across as warm, free of defect, and exceedingly bright.
The newly - struck
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer is bright and beautiful, however, with light edge - enhancement in a few early scenes fading admirably long about the evening picnic.
THE DVD Fox releases Dying Young on DVD in a vanilla
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation long on Schumacher's over-saturated colours and short on subtlety, which is, of course, not the
transfer's fault; its softness — that impression that the lens has been smeared with Vaseline, «Glamor Shots» - style — is something you can't really win by being faithful to.
THE DVD by Bill Chambers Columbia TriStar distributes the enjoyable Laurel Canyon on DVD in a delectable
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer that makes the film look expensive.
THE DVDs Warner DVD presents Everybody's All - American in a
1.85:1 anamorphic video
transfer stained by the indelible burnish of the late -»80s that renders colours a little soft and atmosphere a touch on the murky side.
THE DVD Appearing on Paramount DVD in fullscreen and
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfers compressed on one side of a dual - layer platter, The Wild Thornberrys Movie looks sharp and lovely on disc.
THE DVD Artisan provides another soft
1.85:1 anamorphic video
transfer for another piece of cinematic garbage finding its way to your DVD player for no justifiable reason.
Though the disc recycles the supple
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 mix of the film's previous DVD release, improvements in encoding procedures since 1998 render this new presentation definitive.
THE DVD Released on a double - sided platter on the Fox Family Feature imprint, The Pagemaster's
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer is dull and undistinguished.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 comes to Blu - ray in a
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer presented in 1080p.
THE DVD Fox presents Wrong Turn on a flipper disc containing the film in
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and fullscreen
transfers.
According to the press release, the final retail version of the Unrated DVD edition offers only a
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer, whereas the Theatrical Cut holds that and a 1.33:1 fullscreen version on opposite sides of a flipper disc.
Besides a superb
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer that gets the soft, greyish Bill Butler look just right and a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix that fills the room with abstract thunder during each of Dad's «visions,» the disc features three good commentary tracks and more.
The following Disney DVDs offer only reformatted fullscreen
transfers: - Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. - The Million Dollar Duck - The Barefoot Executive - Benji, the Hunted (Disney Movie Club exclusive;
1.85:1 non-
anamorphic widescreen in Region 2 - UK, Germany)- Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (Disney Movie Club exclusive;
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen in Region 2 - UK, Germany)- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band - No Deposit, No Return - Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1.66:1 non-
anamorphic widescreen in Region 2 - UK, France, Germany and Region 4 - Australia)- Herbie Goes Bananas - The Strongest Man in the World - Son of Flubber - The Gnome - Mobile - Miracle of the White Stallions - Night Crossing - Follow Me, Boys!
THE DVDs MGM / Fox brings Lars and the Real Girl to DVD in a desaturated
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer that emphasizes beiges and flesh tones, highlighting a ruddy humanity better than the film itself does.
The
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer seems recycled from the 2002 edition and, frankly, reminds at times of the comparatively cheap The Evil Dead.
The picture remains clean on the
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer, but very soft and with an out - of - focus look to which you must adjust.
Approximating the
1.85:1 ratio of theatrical exhibition, the 1.78:1
anamorphic widescreen
transfer is a bit drab, grainy, murky, and dark.
THE DVD Warner presents Curly Sue on DVD in a
1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
transfer that suggests the studio didn't put every care and effort into this title.