Category Archives: DVD

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 →

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 →

… or, Homer’s revenge. Here’s a sample from the comparison: Now doesn’t the DVD rendition of Jenny Agutter remind you of this scene from the classic episode of The Simpsons, ‘The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace‘? Here’s Marge after Homer’s ministrations:

I love doing Pixar (and similar) computer animations for these Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons. Previously I’ve done Cars and WALL-E. The reason they are so good is because in both formats, the picture quality is optimal. That’s because there is … Continue reading →

And now for the Blu-ray vs DVD comparison for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Here’s a sample: A note on all three of these releases. I’ve amended the comparison pages by removing the suggestion I … Continue reading →

Last night I put up a Blu-ray vs DVD comparison for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.  The picture on this one is clearly much sharper than that on The Fellowship of the Ring. Here’s a sample from … Continue reading →

Apparently back in January I ripped ten thousand frames from the Blu-ray for 12 Monkeys, and then forgot all about it. I stumbled across it the other day, so it made doing a comparison relatively easy. I’m hoping I won’t … Continue reading →

April 2010 is the month in which the three Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings movies appear on Blu-ray. At this stage they are coming out as three separate discs, but I’m told that there will be a trilogy pack … Continue reading →