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First Blu-ray Disc Reviews Posted Online
An anonymous reader writes "With the first Blu-ray player and discs officially making their market debuts tomorrow, High-Def DVD Digest has posted the first reviews of three of the first Blu-ray discs -- The Fifth Element, 50 First Dates, and xXx. So what's the verdict? So far, in terms of video quality, the results seem to be mixed: standard DVD fave 'Fifth Element' underwhelmed ('just
not the best HD I've seen'); likewise, 'xXx,' was a disappointment ('up close just looks like a messed-up bunch of dots'). Somewhat surprisingly, it's '50 First Dates' that ranked highest of the three in video quality ('holds
its own with the best high-definition transfers out there')."
> http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/xxx.html
you gotta wonder how many porn filters will block that third link...
Nathan Friedly
Partly it's rushed, yes. But there's also the fact that HD has been so hyped, especially the next generation of media players, that nothing will really blow away viewers short of being able to reach into the screen and feel Drew Barrymore up.
And even then, I don't think that would be worth the outlay of cash for the hardware.
"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar."
-Hoban Washburn
Well... that's sort of what it is, yes? :-\
Right after I spend around $1000.00 on 50 First Dates. Puh-Leaze!
My humor is probably your flamebait
After comparing two movies that are, by today's youthful standards, quite old, with a movie that was produced less than two years ago, the newest movie has the best picture quality!
Stay tuned for tomorrow, when we'll have the following headline:
"X3 has better picture quality than XMen and XMen2!"
We can expect Blu Ray releases of Istar and Gigli any day now. Actually, a quick Google shows that the real problem may be that the Sony movie catalog is almost completely dreck, Princess Bride excepted. If what Sony owns is crap, crap is what will be released first on Blu Ray.
Some mornings it's hardly worth chewing through the restraints to get out of bed.
A relevant Penny Arcade comic to answer your question:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/19
The executives of the major entertainment conglomerates sit around a large table, cigars in hand...
Disney Rep: How can we get "Ice Diver" to see 50 First Dates?
Sony Pictures Rep: I have an idea! We'll invent a new high definition DVD format and release only 50 First Dates.
Disney Rep: Great idea! If that won't get him to see it, nothing will!
Avoid Missing Ball for High Score
First for the VHS. Then the DVD, then the Directors cut. Now the Blu-Ray version?
At least most of hollywood's current movies don't outlast the media that they're released on. Gigli Blu-ray? I don't think so.
He said: "Why not something good, oh, say the first Harry Potter Movie. The Battlestar Galactica Mini-Series (not the tv series). Star Wars? T3?"
We heard: "Nerd nerd nerd nerd nerd nerd nerd nerd. Nerd. Nerd?"
I don't think ET sold that many VCRs. The poor little guy had a slow distribution system (kids and their bikes--granted they could fly, but still, those bike baskets don't hold many VCRs, plus ET could have stayed on the office and have left more space for the VCRs, BUT then the bikes couldn't fly then could they?). Anyway, he also was more concerned with constantly trying to report into his home sales office rather than focusing on customer satisfaction. Why the "competition" was so concerned with catching him is beyond me. The only thing he had was the "light finger promotion" deal and the claims that his prices didn't "Ouch".
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
Oh I'm sure at least one guy would pay for that.
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Are we suppose to judge the quality from his words and 200x150 pixel thumbnails?
Right...
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
3 of the worst movies ever made?
In Soviet Russia HD Player gets you!
sorry...
None of them can see the clouds; The polished wings don't care.