The Criterion Collection is proud to present Roeg's full uncut version, in this exclusive new director - approved high -
definition widescreen transfer.
Not exact matches
Seven makes its Blu - ray debut from Kino Lorber's Studio Classics line in an AVC encoded 1080p high
definition transfer framed at 1.78.1
widescreen on a 25 GB disc.
The Calling looks fine for standard
definition, but the DVD's 2.40:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer is a far cry from the satisfying highs of 1080p.
DVD Extras The real reason to get hold of Halloween - 25th Anniversary Edition is the new high
definition digital
transfer, which offers superb sound and an enhanced
widescreen image (2.35:1), but there is also an exhaustive (and at times exhausting) range of extras on this two - DVD set.
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.
«95 % of all release titles will be anamorphic or
widescreen, working from, in most cases, High
Definition transfers,» Jamieson assured me.
THE DVD Warner has seen fit to remaster Beetle Juice for a «20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition» DVD, whose 1.78:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer sports crisper
definition and brighter colours than the comparatively electronic - looking 1998 platter.
New high -
definition digital
transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard, with restored image and sound and enhanced for
widescreen televisions
New high -
definition digital
transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for
widescreen televisions
The studio's
transfers are consistently some of the best out there, so for standard
definition, this 2.40:1 anamorphic
widescreen presentation looks pretty solid.
The film appears flawless with its
widescreen 1080p high
definition transfer.
The DVD's 2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer is satisfactory for standard
definition.
The DVD's 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer is certainly agreeable judged by the standards of standard
definition.
Though the 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer of the film (full - frame version sold separately) starts out looking scuffed, the speckles clear up after the opening credits — but then edge - enhancement intrudes, and there's a bizarre lapse in quality during chapter 6, when intermittent shots lose so much
definition as to suggest second - generation VHS.
The film looks absolutely stunning with its 1080p High
Definition 16 × 9
Widescreen (2.40:1)
transfer.
In this 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer, the element stays clean, but sharpness, detail, and colors are a bit lacking, even for standard
definition.
The anamorphic
widescreen transfer of Anchor Bay's DVD is fine, though the program does kind of call for the higher resolution and increased
definition of Blu - ray.
THE DVDs by Bill Chambers Fox issues The Clearing on DVD in a nice but erratic 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer: Although I wouldn't have minded the shifts in
definition so much if they were more aesthetically grounded, sometimes the crispness of the image varies between consecutive shots.
Picture quality on the 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer looks fine for standard
definition, with no noticeable flaws arising.