A manufacturing error resulted in a batch of defective discs that still contain the data files, but might not work
as an audio disc.
Not exact matches
The customer will be able to buy a CD - ROM drive, sound synthesiser and digital video decoder, plug them in and play multimedia game
discs as easily
as playing
audio CDs on a hi - fi.
As part of our job, we watch a lot of movies to test the
audio and video performance of Blu - ray
disc players, TVs, video projectors, and receivers.
The video was excellent, the
audio good
as well, but the
disc has no extras.
Strange to say, the film gets room - tone right,
as the lossless
audio on this
disc will attest.
The sound is advertised and encoded
as Dolby Surround, but obviously, the show originally delivered monaural
audio and this
disc doesn't betray that.
This
audio is included on the
disc as a DTS - HD MA track, along with the standard 2.0 Stereo track.
The image and
audio quality of the
disc are both excellent, with the image providing a crystal clear presentation of the film
as Hosoda intends it to be seen.
On
Disc One, there's a new
audio commentary with author William Beard,
as well
as the previously commentary with actor Jeremy Irons.
This also slightly works against the film,
as some elements look even more digital and fake to a trained eye than they would on the (also included) 1080p Blu - ray
disc (which also have the same
audio and widescreen specs).
With a newly recorded English
audio track (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) My Neighbor Totoro reappears in the home entertainment marketplace
as a 2 -
disc set.
For the Blu - ray debut of «Snatch,» Sony has brought over most of the bonus features from the two -
disc special edition DVD — including an
audio commentary with director Guy Ritchie and producer Matthew Vaughn, deleted scenes, and a making - of featurette —
as well
as some exclusive extras found only on BD - Live.
DVD Features: The single -
disc release of «The Holiday» features a full - length
audio commentary with writer / director Nancy Myers,
as well
as the making - of featurette «Foreign Exchange.»
This 2 -
disc set presents The Incredible Hulk in widescreen, with
audio tacks in English (DTS - HD Master
Audio 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo),
as well
as French and Spanish (DTS 5.1 Surround).
DVD Extras This brand new 2 -
disc special edition — released to coincide with the afore - mentioned remake — includes an
audio commentary and introduction from parapsychologist Dr Hans Holzer (
as in «you needs Hans to Holz someone you care for» — arf!)
The two -
disc 25th Anniversary Edition Blu - ray includes all of the previous extras from the 2010 release — including a pair of
audio commentaries and a behind - the - scenes featurette —
as well
as an all - new retrospective, a 36 - page photo book with an accompanying essay, and a letter from Scorsese.
Fans of the film will enjoy a decent film transfer and more than adequate
audio quality
as well
as a welcome (albeit undersatisfied) addition to the
disc: The Advertising Gallery.
The Blu - ray
disc proves well worth the purchase price, featuring a very crisp
audio and video transfer
as well
as several hours of interesting and informative extras.
Picture quality on this Blu - ray
Disc is immaculate while the
audio is
as decent
as it can be.
The
audio on Disney's
disc doesn't sound much different from Anchor Bay's release, but
as that too was commendable.
The improvement to the
audio is almost
as dramatic, a richness of sound apparent in this
disc's uncompressed PCM track that was missing from the DVD's thinner, treble - heavy Dolby Digital track.
This newest release boasts an absolutely gorgeous HD picture and pristine
audio, and the Blu - ray
disc is stuffed chock full of extras, which are well worth your time to explore (some of which carry over from previous DVD releases of the movie); these include a duo of
audio commentaries
as well
as the usual making - of documentaries and a couple of new featurettes — enough to lose yourself in for a solid couple of hours.
Battle to Stay Awake may have been a more appropriate title for this actioner that appears to be mostly conceived of either
as a big budget military recruitment video or the ultimate «Demo
Disc» for home theater enthusiasts to show off their high - end
audio - visual equipment.
The
disc's Dolby Digital 5.1
audio track sounds fantastic,
as it provides clear dialogue and an abundance of surround - sound effects.
Featured on the first
disc of the set are both versions of the film, the theatrical R - rated cut and the unrated version (which contains ten minutes of never - before - seen footage),
as well
as two full - length
audio commentaries.
Along with a telestrator commentary with writer / director McKittrick and producer Jeff Balis that's subpar at best,
disc two includes a short interview with three real - life servers («Sending It Back: The Real Dish on Waiting Tables»), scene specific
audio commentaries and casting tapes («Side Dishes»),
as well
as «The Works,» a longer, rehashed version of the documentary found on
disc one.
Back to the DVD:
As usual, the GKids package includes a DVD
disc that offers the film in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen SD, with Dolby Digital 5.1
audio (but not lossless) in dubbed English, the original Japanese, and French, with optional English SDH dubtitles, English translation for the original Japanese version, and French.
Ghost sounds better on BD than it has in years, too, the
disc's 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
audio finally doing justice to the deep groan of the subway ghost's angry vibes
as well
as the static crackle that greets Sam's failed attempts to move objects with his mind.
As far as I can tell, this is the same video and audio presentation available on the single - disc edition of the film that premiered on DVD last yea
As far
as I can tell, this is the same video and audio presentation available on the single - disc edition of the film that premiered on DVD last yea
as I can tell, this is the same video and
audio presentation available on the single -
disc edition of the film that premiered on DVD last year.
As if the color reproduction, detail, and attention to shadow wasn't enough to sell the
disc, there is also the incredible
audio.
As with the picture, pretty much any
audio compliment can be applied to both tracks on this
disc, with the DTS exhibiting a bit more range.
EXTRAS: The two -
disc set includes four
audio commentary tracks with various cast and crew,
as well
as some deleted scenes.
This new 3 -
disc (2 Blu - ray, 1 DVD) release feature a a new cut of the film including an alternate ending with
audio commentary available
as well.
While the Blu - ray
Disc offers a superior
audio / video transfer, the physical packaging isn't
as nice
as the special edition DVD, which featured a faux - Bible DVD case inside of a slipcover.
The highlight of
Disc 1 is Rutt & Tuke's Commentary, which is just like any
audio commentary, except that the speakers are Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas in character
as the film's comic relief moose.
As we head to the
disc's extras, we locate an
audio commentary from director Henry Hobson.
The
disc presents scene - specific commentary by film professor and Melville expert Ginette Vincendeau, who talks over three extended sequences from film in what is more
audio essay than commentary, offering an overview of the film in the context of Melville's career and discussing the major themes and stylistic qualities of the film
as a whole.
Notable Extras: The single
disc includes only an
audio commentary, while the two -
disc includes that
as well
as featurettes («The Clone Wars: The Untold Stories», «The Voices of The Clone Wars», «The New Score», «Webdocs»), deleted scenes, concept / production art gallery, a Hologram Memory Challenge, and a digital copy of the film.
Primary
audio on the 4K
disc (and the Blu - ray
as well) is included in English Dolby Atmos.
As with its sister
disc, Halloweentown High comes to DVD with superb
audio / video treatment.
THE BLU - RAY
DISC For
as little
as there is to recommend the thing, lo, here's a packed Blu - ray presentation of Event Horizon — running at a smooth, beefy 45 mbps with a booming 48khz
audio mix to vomit up the soundtrack jangles at regular intervals.
The package includes a Blu - ray
Disc version of the film
as well, which carries over all of the previous BD special features, including scene - specific
audio commentary with director Rob Reiner, behind - the - scenes featurettes, and more.
Primary
audio on the 4K
disc is available in a fine English Dolby Atmos mix (7.1 Dolby TrueHD compatible) that's impressive
as hell.
As usual, the 5.1
audio mix (here encoded to Dolby TrueHD) is much more robust on
disc, expanding the dynamic range beyond what the original telecast allowed and making more aggressive use of the surround channels.
Chicago first came out on DVD
as a single -
disc release in the summer of 2003, the only bonus features being the deleted song «Class», an
audio commentary, and a rather flimsy behind - the - scenes featurette.
Blu - ray Highlight: There's some really good supplemental material on the
disc — like
audio commentaries with the movie's producers, consultants and composer Cliff Martinez,
as well
as demonstrations on film processing, editing and dialogue editing — but Soderberg and writer Stephen Gaghan's commentary track is jam - packed with so much great information about making the movie that you'll definitely want to start there.
This may not be
as expansive
as some of the studio's other sets, but it's a fine
disc, providing a substantially improved feature presentation and first - rate extras, most notably a great
audio commentary and vintage Kirk Douglas interview.
This
disc's Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo track does a capable job with the film's workmanlike
audio design - dialogue is clear and natural, «Death and the Maiden» sounds nice
as a result of accurate fidelity, and although there's very little in the way of exciting
audio moments, the few gun shots and loud crashes come through smashingly.
DVD Features: The two -
disc special edition DVD of «Memoirs of a Geisha» is a grand release that includes eleven production featurettes - including «Geisha Bootcamp,» «The Music of «Memoirs»,» and «The Way of the Sumo» -
as well
as two
audio commentaries featuring director Rob Marshall and various crew members.
But,
as Singer says, «It's a movie... not a video game,» and the superlative visual and
audio transfer of the briskly - paced action - adventure on this
disc should more than hold fans over until a more extensive special edition hits stores sometime next year.