tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:13:07 +0000http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)Blogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-209269684906185704Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:33:00 +00002009-11-06T16:03:40.746-07:00ReviewsDisc Size: 34.7 GBFilm Size: 25.9 GBFilm Rating: PG-13Region: FreeVideoMamma Mia! comes to Blu-ray with the same 1080p VC-1 video presentation as the original release. I've always enjoyed the look of the film since the first time I saw it on Blu-ray. The settings and sets they used for the film are very beautiful, and it truly shines in high-def particularly when compared to the very bland DVD http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/11/mamma-mia-movie-gimme-gimme-gimme-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-1428881488538791560Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:23:00 +00002009-11-03T08:42:54.291-07:00ReviewsDisc Size: 41.7 GBFilm Size: 30.1 GBFilm Rating: RRegion: FreeVideoThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. Like most new releases, the presentation looks very strong. Detail is very impressive whenever the shot allows, sometimes things are a bit skewed by the way the film is shot, using weird angles and perspectives while Travolta is on screen, but http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/11/taking-of-pelham-1-2-3-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-7764587418355579801Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:15:00 +00002009-10-30T18:56:02.248-06:00ReviewsDisc 1 Size: 41.5 GBDisc 2 Size: 17.8 GBFilm Rating: PGRegion: AVideoUp comes to Blu-ray with a wonderful 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. What I love about Pixar is the clear attention to detail they put into their animation, and thanks to a high-def format, the work put into it can truly be appreciated.Textures are absolutely stunning on this film. Whether it be the environments, clothing, http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/up-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-8401813702312902772Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:22:00 +00002009-10-29T07:54:26.909-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 36.3 GBFilm Size: 23.6 GBFilm Rating: UnratedRegion: FreeVideoNight of the Creeps comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. I was very pleased when I started the film to see a very grain heavy experience. The film looks very natural and authentic, but still boasting a very high-def picture.Clearly I did not have the day-and-date DVD to compare, but the film http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/night-of-creeps-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-1106289863225221558Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:49:00 +00002009-10-28T19:25:57.620-06:00Disc Size: 22.1 GBFilm Size: 19.5 GBFilm Rating: RRegion: AVideoStan Helsing comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p VC-1 video presentation. I was very surprised by the high-def clarity on this release, prior to viewing I expected a very mediocre presentation to be honest. The film looks sharp and clean like a new release should, featuring impressive detail and colors.The film is certainly stronger the http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/stan-helsing-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-6142590507602664795Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:37:00 +00002009-10-28T14:57:06.702-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 43.1 GBFilm Size: 29.2 GBFilm Rating: PGRegion: AVideoIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. It's no surprise that this Blu-ray release looks fantastic. The presentation features such a clear upgrade from DVD, and sports a fantastic amount of detail.Colors are always impressive, they are very rich and vibrant, and always leap off thehttp://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/ice-age-dawn-of-dinosaurs-blu-ray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-5755526678536522807Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:45:00 +00002009-10-22T15:10:57.948-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 20.2 GBFilm Size: 18.4 GBFilm Rating: UnratedRegion: AVideoWrong Turn 3 comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. The release starts off looking quite nice, sporting the quality of a major television program in high-def. It's not perfect but it's definitely nice, colorful and features a solid amount of detail. The look changes overall once the bus starts taking off http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/wrong-turn-3-left-for-dead-blu-ray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-3029636820307165848Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:48:00 +00002009-10-21T20:46:59.087-06:00Disc Size: 41.0 GBFilm Size: 38.1 GBFilm Rating: RRegion: FreeVideoLove Actually comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p VC-1 video presentation that is sure to please. The film looks very natural, colors were rich but not overblown. There is a healthy layer of film grain present at all times, and detail is quite good throughout the presentation.Unfortunately I do not own the DVD release to compare, but tohttp://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/love-actually-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-8739193769720431665Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:11:00 +00002009-10-20T20:34:17.359-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 21.2 GBFilm Size: 20.5 GBFilm Rating: PGRegion: AVideoHome Alone 2 comes to Blu-ray with a sharp 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. The film looks quite good, particularly when compared to the DVD. The level of detail is quite strong, despite it being a grain heavy experience. There is dirt and specks throughout, keeping this from being impressive at all times, but I can understand http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york-blu-ray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-1645843001454042674Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:05:00 +00002009-10-18T21:24:09.204-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 22.9 GBFilm Size: 22.5 GBFilm Rating: PGRegion: AVideoThe 1994 remake comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. The look of the film on Blu-ray is quite soft, mostly due to a filter used to give an almost glowing look to it. I'm not really surprised by the look as I've seen it done on other holiday releases, and have always noted the look on previous home video http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/miracle-on-34th-street-1994-blu-ray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-778006436281729832Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:58:00 +00002009-10-18T19:13:01.038-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 22.4 GBFilm Size: 19.3 GBFilm Rating: Not RatedRegion: AVideoMiracle on 34th Street comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. Please note that only the black-and-white version of the film is present on this release, despite the back of the cover art saying it is in color. This issue is known by Fox, and will be fixed for all future produced product to reflect the http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/miracle-on-34th-street-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-8279306202816834068Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:33:00 +00002009-10-18T13:58:23.944-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 30.8 GBFilm Size: 21.7 GBFilm Rating: GRegion: AVideoTinkerbell comes back to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. It's no surprise the presentation looks stellar, especially since the quality of the animation itself is very strong. Colors are vivid, vibrant, and always leap off the screen.Detail is also very strong, there was clearly a lot of work on textures and http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/tinkerbell-and-lost-treasure-blu-ray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-340483464861270217Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:19:00 +00002009-10-14T20:40:04.133-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 15.4 GBFilm Size: 13.1 GBFilm Rating: RRegion: FreeVideoTrick 'r Treat comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p VC-1 video presentation, which is decent but far from perfect. First off, there was noticeable black crushing, weak black levels, and a few other technical issues with the transfer itself. The black crushing was not constant, but it did happen several times throughout the http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/trick-r-treat-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-3417440651314477053Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:11:00 +00002009-10-13T13:59:29.562-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 43.9 GBFilm Size: 26.2 GBFilm Rating: Not RatedRegion: AVideoStop Making Sense comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. The film just doesn't look good at all in high-definition, but to be honest this concert film was never looked that great. The whole film in general is very simple, and while there are improvements from the high-def upgrade, don't expect miracles http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/stop-making-sense-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-7921416816424718980Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:37:00 +00002009-10-12T11:37:37.930-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 20.8 GBFilm Size: 13.7 GBFilm Rating: RRegion: FreeVideoThe Children features a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation which is bland overall, but certainly an improvement from DVD. The film does sport a lower budget quality, but the transfer itself seems to be fine overall. There were no compression issues present that I noticed, and it seems fairly accurate to the source.While the film http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/children-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-8707191754162112547Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:20:00 +00002009-10-09T15:06:20.617-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 9.69 GBFilm Size: 4.59 GBFilm Rating: Not RatedRegion: FreeVideoA Charlie Brown Christmas comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p VC-1 video presentation that generally looks very good. Usually black lines were extremely solid, but there were moments where there were double outlines going on (although hard to notice when in motion).The biggest issue overall is distracting dirt and specks poppinghttp://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/charlie-brown-christmas-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-6399184235135654292Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:50:00 +00002009-10-09T14:24:19.310-06:00ReviewsDisc 1 Size: 33.0 GBDisc 2 Size: 40.1 GBFilm Size: 18.3 GBFilm Rating: GRegion: AVideoSnow White comes to Blu-ray with a beautiful 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. No surprise, the film looks fantastic. The leap in clarity and definition is clear from the very beginning. The character outlines are fantastic, never jaggy and never featured uneven black levels. Colors were rich and vibrant, http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/snow-white-and-seven-dwarfs-blu-ray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-5806656920668795974Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:13:00 +00002009-10-05T18:06:50.128-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 33.5 GBFilm Size: 26.0 GBFilm Rating: PG-13Region: ATheatrical Trailer:VideoThe Proposal comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation that is sure to please. The levels of detail do vary depending on the scene, with the presentation featuring both sharp and soft scenes. Colors were generally impressive, but at times the color palette felt like they were switched up, http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/proposal-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-3078652931426034459Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:47:00 +00002009-10-05T20:16:20.815-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 42.8 GBFilm Rating: PG-13/UnratedRegion: FreeVideoYear One comes to Blu-ray boasting a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 presentation, and includes both the theatrical an unrated editions of the film via seamless branching. The video presentation for this release is terrific, featuring a great amount of detail and depth to the high-def picture.Everything is much sharper and detailed when compared to http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/year-one-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-4723052297206629839Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:39:00 +00002009-10-04T11:59:45.230-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 20.8 GBFilm Size: 18.8 GBFilm Rating: GRegion: FreeVideoWilly Wonka comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p VC-1 video presentation. The look of the film is about as good as one could expect, there are some issues present, but clearly from the actual source and not a bad Blu-ray transfer. The issues are occasional shots that are slightly out of focus, such as the scene where Charlie's mother is http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/willy-wonka-chocolate-factory-blu-ray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-2028535945535856553Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:43:00 +00002009-10-03T12:04:29.337-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 22.3 GBFilm Size: 19.3 GBFilm Rating: PGRegion: FreeVideoThe Grinch comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p VC-1 video presentation. I have to say this is certainly one of the worst looking Blu-ray releases I have personally seen. Rarely did I feel like I was watching a high-def source, what made matters worse is when comparing it to the DVD. It was very difficult to really notice any http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-grinch-stole-christmas-blu-ray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-6006477723907759557Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:28:00 +00002009-09-30T17:45:14.293-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 45.6 GBFilm Size: 19.6 GB/20.6 GBFilm Rating: PG-13/UnratedRegion: AVideoDrag Me To Hell comes to Blu-ray with two 1080p VC-1 video presentations that are sure to impress. From the beginning of the film you will realize just how great this presentation looks, featuring a sharp and extremely detailed look. The textures of clothing, the detail in the environments, and the bad effects allhttp://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/drag-me-to-hell-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-3448790818197036935Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:05:00 +00002009-09-30T15:36:39.368-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 19.4 GBFilm Size: 16.7 GBFilm Rating: PG-13Region: FreeVideoGhosts Of Girlfriends Past comes to Blu-ray from New Line Home Entertainment, sporting a 1080p VC-1 video presentation. There is one issue I want to bring up with this transfer, which has also been present on other new releases from the past few months.There are at least two other releases that I remember off the top of my http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/ghosts-of-girlfriends-past-blu-ray.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-9036635756439908444Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:47:00 +00002009-09-30T10:46:21.425-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 31.7 GBRating: Not RatedRegion: AVideoEach film comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation, and they have never looked better. The four included films are 'A Grand Day Out', 'The Wrong Trousers', 'A Close Shave' and 'A Matter of Loaf and Death.' The quality of each is generally solid throughout, each looking very good considering the budgets, technology and time. The http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/wallace-gromit-complete-collection-blu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357690836515309500.post-1781602318243282244Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:20:00 +00002009-09-29T14:44:33.098-06:00ReviewsDisc Size: 37.8 GBFilm Size: 23.5 GBFilm Rating: PGRegion: FreeVideoMonsters vs. Aliens comes to Blu-ray with a 1080p AVC/MPEG-4 video presentation. No surprise the film looks terrific, with the presentation leaping off the screen from beginning to end. Detail was fantastic, colors were vibrant and detail was about as strong as it could get.The animation is very impressive, reaching texture http://highdefnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/monsters-vs-aliens-blu-ray-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Loys Johnson)0