Last Tango in Paris comparison *PIX*

Very good job on the new high definition remaster.

Last Tango in Paris DVD

Last Tango in Paris (Uncut Version) Blu-ray 

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial comparison *PIX*

This movie has a fantastic new transfer. It did not get the blatant amateurish color timing change like his other movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark.

You will also notice that some CGI elements from the 2002 DVD release is now removed.

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Prometheus comparison *PIX*

Reference audio and video quality.

To those with CRT's and Plasma viewing set this movie will show even better picture during the dark scenes. This is a great looking film. The use of practical effects instead of CGI in some scenes are a breath of fresh air. The story however . . . meh.

Prometheus DVD  

Prometheus Blu-ray 

QUICK SUMMARY:

Disc Title: PROMETHEUS

Disc Size: 45,830,566,559 bytes

Protection: BD+

BD-Java: Yes

Playlist: 00800.MPLS

Size: 36,937,801,728 bytes

Length: 2:03:46.419

Total Bitrate: 39.79 Mbps

Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 28333 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 7.1 / 48 kHz / 4984 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

Audio: French / DTS Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit

Audio: Czech / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps

Audio: Hungarian / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps

Audio: Polish / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps

Audio: Thai / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps

Audio: Turkish / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps

Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps

Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps

Subtitle: English / 23.137 kbps

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The French Connection comparison *PIX

This release is a perfect example where a "Director Approved" or "Director Supervised" does not mean anything to me. Initially this director claimed this is how his movie should look. Three years ago I did a review and my fellow AVSforum members agree (well, most of them) that he is out of his mind. It look so bad that the DVD release is still the best representation of the movie. This time the film's Director of Photography, Owen Roizman is involved. So, is it really better?

Just by looking at the 20th Century Fox logo of the original Blu-ray you can already see the atrocious digital manipulations. The new Signature Series now looks like film with the added resolution and sharpness from a high definition transfer.

 

The French Connection Five Star Collection DVD

The French Connection Blu-ray

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High comparison *PIX*

The Blu-ray version has better specification resulting in the better image and sound quality. Even if its only a "copy and paste" job from HD DVD, the higher data rate gives Bluy-ray a better resolved film grain and detail. There is no added DNR or EE. Aside from that the transfer it still needs a proper high definition restoration. There are plenty of visible scratches, etc. that needs to be fixed.

  

Fast Times at Ridgemont High Collector's Edition DVD

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (HD DVD/DVD Combo)

                                                                                                  Total    Video
Title                                     Codec   Length    Movie Size         Disc Size          Bitrate  Bitrate  Main Audio Track         IME     Secondary Audio Track
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Fast Times                        VC-1    1:29:34 13,261,541,376* 13,578,291,511  19.74   16.91   DDPlus 5.1 1536Kbps     No

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