Rating:  -
I had such high expectations of this movie on Blu Ray, I really did. When I first got a PS3 (as a semi cheap Blu Ray player that happens to also play games) this is one of the first movies that I wanted. To give you an idea of how much of a Superman fan that I am, I have his shield tattooed on my chest. I was so let down by the quality of this Blu Ray transfer, it's hard to find the words. I'm not complaining about the movie itself, just the quality of this BD and what it could have been.
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want Lucas to come in and "enhance" the original film, or anything like that, just clean it up a little before you put it in the high definition category!
This is especially noticeable in the Krypton scenes early in the movie. On my 1080i 55" screen, it looked like someone put pepper all over the shots. The pristine landscape that they were trying for was noticeably bad, and I was left scratching my head wondering "what were they thinking?"
Did any of the powers that be actually watch this on a decent sized screen before releasing it, or did they figure Superman fans would snatch it up without really paying attention to it. I admit, and have said before that it's a 30 year old film, so the quality of the original will reflect the quality of the transfer, but this is an unacceptable release. From one Superman fan to another, please avoid this release, and hope with me that there will be a better one down the line.
There are good points to this release, the sound and music are fantastic, and it appears to be mixed very well, but you can get that from the standard definition DVD for about half the price. Commentary track (I believe) is from the special edition DVD, and you can also get the music only track to listen to some John Williams genius at work. Save your money on this one, or get the special edition DVD and play it through an upconvert player.
Granted, I had very high expectations for this release, and I am very disappointed that it turned out the way that it did.
Please take my advice on this, and don't spend your hard-earned dollars on it, you will be disappointed.
If you're looking for something to show off how awesome Blu Ray is, keep looking, you won't find it here.
Rating:  -
This Moive is still amazing years after. the transfer is exceptional. anyone that complains about film grain doesn't know about film. Of course it has some grian in it. It's Film! a high res scan of the film is going to pick up the same grain you saw in the movie theatre! good colors, nice cleanup and great movie all around.
Rating:  -
The Man of Steel is reborn in this blu-ray version of the classic Superman - The Movie. The film was extremely clean and clear, the effects were phenominal, and the sound track is amazing! I recommend this to anyone who is a Superman fan! My only grip with the film was during the explosion of the sun of Krypton; you actually see the room in which the fake sun exploded. At normal play speed you see the black curtain behind the sun as well as the shadow from the roof and walls. I guess you really can see everything in High Definition!
Over all excellent movie in high Def.
Rating: -
Of course no one can argue that the movie itself is wonderful. As far as the Blue-ray transfer goes, I say don't waste your money. The colors are brighter, and some scenes seem to be clearer, but overall, I really don't see much difference in video quality compared to regular dvd. This seems to be the case with some Blue-ray movies. I recently watched "The Fantastic Four, Rise of The Silver Surfer" and that movie looked outstanding in Blue-ray, but others such as this one are just not worth it.
Most movies that I've watched on Blue-ray look excellent with a definite difference in video quality from regular dvd, but this one is not one of them.
Rating: -
Amazon, please post my review. Also please only post HD Reviews and not standard disc reviews.
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