Category Archives: Disc details

Blu-ray vs DVD comparison: Y tu mamá también

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Yes, the well regarded Mexican movie Y tu mamá también (‘and your mother too’) is now out on Blu-ray. My Blu-ray vs DVD comparison shows surprisingly little difference between the two. Go here to see it. Here’s a sample: Also, … Continue reading →

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Full Metal Bitrates

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I’m working on something at the moment for this site, and stumbled across something interesting: the video bitrates for the original, terrible, release of Full Metal Jacket on Blu-ray, and the considerably improved, remastered Deluxe edition. The original one had … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray giveaway – Atlantis

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Apparently in his early years French Writer/Director Luc Besson’s parents were scuba diving instructors, so he was much taken with the ocean, but had to abandon his diving after an accident in his late teens. So it isn’t surprising that some … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray giveaway – Splinter

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Here’s a cheap horror thriller from Icon. No proper label, no box, but the movie’s fine as far as it goes: Splinter. First request in comments from an Australian resident gets it. Running time: 82 minutes Picture: 2.35:1, 1080p24, MPEG2 @ … Continue reading →

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Madman & Luc Besson

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

It looks like Madman Entertainment has taken over pretty much the entire rights to Australian distribution of the Luc Besson oeuvre. The documentary Atlantis: A World Beyond Words and the drama Le grand bleu will both be out on Blu-ray soon, … Continue reading →

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Would you like a movie?

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

If so, the first to ask in comments can have Into the Blue, a modest thriller about beautiful people swimming around in a tropical paradise. No box, no proper disc label. I’ll post within Australia. Running time: 110 minutes Picture: 2.35:1, … Continue reading →

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Super Slow Motion Zombies

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

The other day I noted that the Blu-ray of Michael Jackson’s This Is It has some trailers hidden on the disc, apparently inaccessible via the play menu. Well today I discovered that there are zombies hidden on another Blu-ray disc. … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray vs DVD comparison: This Is Spinal Tap

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

This is the classic, of course. Being shot in 1984, and done in a documentary shaky-cam style, it is far from the sharpest of Blu-rays on the market … Hang on. I was just about to write: ‘In fact, it … Continue reading →

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Hidden trailers

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Today I gathered some information from the Blu-ray of Michael Jackson’s This Is It, which I’ll be reviewing in the next few days. I use BDInfo to drill down into the tech details, and go through every menu link on … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray vs DVD comparison: Nowhere Boy

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Nowhere Boy is a pleasant little biopic, made last year, covering a few years in the life of the young John Lennon. I really quite enjoyed it, and you will too if you like laid back British drama. Here is the … Continue reading →

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