I expect that if your buying this you'll know what its about so I'll review on the quality of the image if I may. Some films, especially older ones have a poor quality transfer onto DVD, though not this one. Colours and detail are first class, offering up a bright colourful image devoid of any nasties (blocking etc. If you've seen DVDs of the orignial Star Wars the picture quality is on a par with them.
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The first couple of episodes are thinner than expected and I wondered what I'd got myself into but patience is rewarded as the series develops: the plots improve dramatically and the actors settle in to their roles. Not as good as the HBO/Baltimore shows but it may evolve some more.
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There are two versions of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. This review discusses the 1 Jun 2006 Single-DVD package.
The DVD is one of the worst transfers I've ever seen. Not withstanding that it's non-anamporphic, there's also black bars at the _side_ of the picture. (DVDs are 720 pixels wide, but on this transfer it's 672px wide, leaving black bars at the side totaling 48px). I'm not even sure if this is a proper widescreen version and not a 4:3 transfer with the top and bottom cut to give the 'correct' AR.
The audio is 2-channel ac3 (boo, where's my 5 channel audio stream), the picture quality is mostly grainy, and loads of bits have been cut out or edited. On occasional scenes there is also a weird colour-smearing effect on ... Read More:
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This film is absolutely abysmal. They know i giant storm is out there but those fish just have to be caught. The moments of sentiment between the fishermen and their wives are utterly unconvincing and when the storm finally arrives its a complete disappointment. I love extreme weather conditions (in particular large waves) and was hopeful of at least some good effects and late drama in an otherwise hopeless film but even the perfect storm itself was a disappointment. The camera flicks from a computer generated wave to a boat where it looks like stage hands are just throwing buckets of water over the cast the back to the CGI rubbish and so on with occasional corny lines and cast member dying to mix it up. The idea for this film is great and it could have been so good ... Read More:
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I expect that if your buying this you'll know what its about so I'll review on the quality of the image if I may. Some films, especially older ones have a poor quality transfer onto DVD, though not this one. Colours and detail are first class, offering up a bright colourful image devoid of any nasties (blocking etc. If you've seen DVDs of the orignial Star Wars the picture quality is on a par with them.
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There are two versions of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. This review discusses the 1 Jun 2006 Single-DVD package.
The DVD is one of the worst transfers I've ever seen. Not withstanding that it's non-anamporphic, there's also black bars at the _side_ of the picture. (DVDs are 720 pixels wide, but on this transfer it's 672px wide, leaving black bars at the side totaling 48px). I'm not even sure if this is a proper widescreen version and not a 4:3 transfer with the top and bottom cut to give the 'correct' AR.
The audio is 2-channel ac3 (boo, where's my 5 channel audio stream), the picture quality is mostly grainy, and loads of bits have been cut out or edited. On occasional scenes there is also a weird colour-smearing effect on the side of the picture. ... Read More:
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Yet another minor masterpiece from wunderkind Scorsese, however this movie is somewhat dated. The music is without a doubt 1980s. Who could forget Tom Cruise running the table while "doing the Wearwolves of London." Not an image that leaves my head with any immediacy. The director (have I mentioned its Martin Scorsese yet?) seems to be quite inventive with many different types of camera shots on the pool table.
The Hustler was a little more down to earth than this 1986 sequel. It was more of a drama about alcoholism and self-destruction; where as The Colour of Money is more of a fun pool-action and redemption of character film (more akin to Rounders- same writer as Colour of Money). It still has the layers of drama; they just strike a different chord. Regardless this is ... Read More:
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Ken Burns has captured the drama, the triumph, the tragedy and more importantly - The truth of the opening and colonization of the American West in this masterpiece of film work. I ordered "The West" as a follow up to watching Ken Burns' "The Civil War" (also an excellent production) to fill in some of the "gaps" and I was not disappointed, "The West" provides a massive amount of historical information in a well-planned, easy to follow and concise manner. The rich panoramic camera-work coupled with original photos, quotes, commentaries and period music delivers a sense of reality, one can almost imagine standing on the plains with the pioneers or cringing from a cavalry charge. The film is not patriotic, there is no attempt to conceal or sugarcoat unpleasant events perpetrated in the course of "manifest destiny", ... Read More:
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Version: U.S.A / Region A, B & C
VC-1 BD-50
Running time: 2:09:49
Movie size: 27,576,938,496 bytes
Disc size: 30,490,657,664 bytes
Average video bit rate: 16.86 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1878Kbps (48kHz/16-bit) English
DD AC3 5.1-EX 640Kbps English / French / German / Italian / Japanese / Spanish
DD 2.0ch 192 Kbps Spanish
DD 2.0ch 192 Kbps 3 English Audio Commentaries
Subtitles: English / English SDH / Chinese / Danish / Dutch / Finnish / French / German / Italian / Japanese / Korean / Norwegian / Portuguese / Spanish / Swedish
Number of chapters : 39
Featurette: " "HBO First Look: The Perfect Storm" (SD, 23 minutes)
Featurette: "Witness to the Storm" (SD, 4 minutes)
Featurette: "James Horner at Work" (SD, 4 minutes) ... Read More:
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Just want to say that this film stands the test of time for me. It is heartwarming, the special effects really work even today and its watchable over and over again....Just one thing, do watch the directors cut, or special edition, as I think that the cuts that were made to the original movie do remove quite a lot of the message of the film and without that, you miss the point somewhat.
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