I write reviews of Blu-ray discs for Australian HI-FI and Sound and Image. My editors have kindly permitted me to post them here after each issue has passed its shelf life.
The reviews aren't long. I typically have to average around 350 words of body text, for page layout reasons, so they can be bit of a challenge. Some of the early reviews were of HD DVD discs, before that format's demise. The columns show which relate to HD DVD, which to Blu-ray (the great majority) and which to both.
I have also been doing DVD/Blu-ray screen shot comparisons, and this seemed like the obvious place to put them. So some of these entries have my reviews, some have the comparisons and some have both. They are marked appropriately in the table below so you know what you're getting.
Asterisked reviews have a downloadable scan of the published review.
Enjoy.
| Movie | Year | Company | Format | 3D | Review | Screen shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Monkeys | 1995 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| 2008 High Definition Audio Demonstration Disc | 2008 | DTS | Blu-ray | - | - | - |
| 2010 AFL Grand Final - The Draw - 3D | 2010 | VEG | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes | - |
| 2012 | 2009 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| 28 Weeks Later | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The 6th Day | 2000 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| 9 | 2009 | Madman | Blu-ray | - | Yes | No |
| Across the Universe | 2007 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| The Adventures of Tintin - added 21 February 2013 | 1991 | Madman | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn - added 21 February 2013 | 2011 | Paramount | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes* | - |
| The African Queen | 1951 | Beyond | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| After.Life | 2009 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Alien | 1979 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Aliens | 1986 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Alien3 | 1992 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Alien: Resurrection | 1997 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Aliens vs Predator - Requiem | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Amadeus | 1984 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Amélie | 2001 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| An American in Paris | 1980 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| An American Werewolf in London | 1981 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Animal Kingdom | 2010 | Madman | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Apocalypse Now | 1979 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Artist - added 24 February 2013 | 2011 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Atonement | 2007 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Babel | 2006 | Paramount | HD-DVD | - | Yes | - |
| Batman Begins | 2005 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Beetlejuice | 1988 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Big Fish | 2003 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Black Hawk Down | 2001 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Black Sheep | 2006 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Bonnie and Clyde | 1967 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Boogie 3D | 2009 | Icon | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes* | - |
| The Book of Eli | 2010 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| The Bourne Identity | 2002 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | 2007 | Universal | HD-DVD | - | Yes | - |
| The Box | 2009 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Brotherhood - added 21 February 2013 | 2010 | Eagle | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | 1993 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Bran Nue Dae | 2009 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 1969 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Carmen in 3D | 2011 | Select | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes* | - |
| Cars | 2006 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Cars 2 | 2011 | Disney | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes* | - |
| Casablanca | 1942 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Chicago | 2002 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 2005 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 2009 | Sony | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes | - |
| Cloverfield | 2008 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Cool Hand Luke | 1967 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Coraline (& Coraline 3D) | 2009 | Universal | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes | - |
| Corpse Bride | 2005 | Warner | Both | - | Yes | Yes |
| Crash | 2004 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Crow | 1994 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Dark City | 1998 | Reel | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Dark Knight | 2008 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | 2008 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Death Race | 2008 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| The Deer Hunter | 1978 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Deliverance | 1972 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Departed | 2006 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Despicable Me | 2010 | Universal | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes | - |
| Die Hard 4.0 | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Disaster Movie | 2008 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| District 9 | 2009 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Dog Day Afternoon | 1975 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Doghouse | 2009 | Eagle | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Donnie Darko | 2001 | Anchor | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| Dr. No | 1962 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Dumbo | 1941 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| DVE HD Basics | 2008 | Beyond | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Easy Rider | 1969 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Edward Scissorhands | 1990 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| The Elephant Man | 1980 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Eraser | 1996 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Fall | 2006 | Umbrella | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Falling Down | 1993 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Fame | 1980 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Fantasia | 1940 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Fantasia/2000 | 1999 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Felon | 2008 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| The Fifth Element | 1997 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Fighter | 2010 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| First Blood | 1982 | Universal | Both | - | Yes | Yes |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Fringe (The Complete First Season) | 1980 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Fugitive | 1993 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Full Metal Jacket | 1987 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition) | 1987 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Gamer | 2009 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Gattaca | 1997 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| George Harrison: Living in the Material World | 2011 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Gigi | 1958 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | 2009 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - added 24 February 2013 | 2011 | Universal/Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Girl Who Played With Fire | 2009 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Gladiator | 2000 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| Gnomeo and Juliet | 2011 | Disney | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes* | - |
| The Godfather | 1972 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Godfather: Part II | 1974 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Golden Compass | 2007 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Gone With the Wind | 1939 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Great Expectations | 1946 | Beyond | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Hairspray | 2007 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Halloween | 1978 | Beyond | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Hangover | 2009 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Happy Feet | 2006 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 2009 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Heroes | 2006 | Universal | HD-DVD | - | Yes | - |
| A History of Violence | 2005 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| Hollow Man | 2000 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Hugo - added 24 February 2013 | 2011 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Ides of March - added 21 February 2013 | 2011 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Independence Day | 1996 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| In the Line of Fire | 1993 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| In the Loop | 2009 | Madman | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Inglourious Basterds | 2009 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Into the Blue | 2005 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Iron Man | 2008 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Jumper | 2008 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Jurassic Park | 1993 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | |
| Jurassic Park III | 2001 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | |
| Kick-Ass | 2010 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The King's Speech | 2010 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Knowing | 2009 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| L.A. Confidential | 1997 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Law Abiding Citizen | 2009 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same | 1976 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Lion King | 1994 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Logan's Run | 1976 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Longest Day | 1962 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | |
| The Loved Ones | 2009 | Madman | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Mad Max | 1979 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| The Mask | 1994 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Matrix | 1999 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Men in Black | 1997 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Metropolis | 1927 | Madman | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| Melancholia - added 23 February 2013 | 2011 | Madman | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| Michael Jackson's This Is It | 2009 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - added 23 February 2013 | 2011 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Miss Potter | 2006 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Mist | 2007 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Monsters, Inc. | 2001 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Monsters vs Aliens | 2009 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Moonwalker | 1988 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Moulin Rouge! | 2001 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Nanny McPhee | 2005 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Nine | 2009 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Nowhere Boy | 2009 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Omega Man | 1971 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1975 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Pan's Labyrinth | 2006 | Foreign | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 2004 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Phone Booth | 2002 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Picnic at Hanging Rock - added 24 February 2013 | 1975 | Umbrella | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon | 1973 | EMI | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Piranha 3D | 2010 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes | - |
| Powaqqatsi | 1988 | Umbrella | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Pride & Prejudice | 2005 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Psycho | 1960 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Pulp Fiction | 1994 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| Pushing Daisies - The Complete First Season | 2007 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Queen | 2006 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Rambo | 2008 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Ratatouille | 2007 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Red | 2010 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Road | 2009 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| RoboCop | 1984 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Saw 3D | 2010 | Sony | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes | - |
| The Searchers | 1956 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Serenity | 2005 | Universal | Both | - | Yes | Yes |
| A Serious Man | 2009 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Se7en | 1995 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Shakespeare in Love | 1998 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Shame - added 23 February 2013 | 2011 | Transmission | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| Shaun of the Dead | 2004 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Sherlock Holmes | 2009 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Shine a Light | 2008 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Shrek the Third | 2007 | Paramount | HD-DVD | - | Yes | - |
| Shutter Island | 2010 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| The Siege | 1998 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Sin City | 2005 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Sixth Sense | 1999 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Sky High | 2005 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Sleeping Beauty | 1959 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Slumdog Millionaire | 2008 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Social Network | 2010 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Sound of High Definition | 2008 | Dolby | Blu-ray | - | - | - |
| The Sound of Music | 1965 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | Yes |
| Speed | 1994 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 4D | 2011 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes* | - |
| Star Trek | 2009 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Star Trek Season One | 1966 | Paramount | Both | - | Yes | Yes |
| Stardust | 2007 | Paramount | HD-DVD | - | Yes | - |
| Step Up 3D | 2010 | Universal | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes* | - |
| Super | 2010 | Roadshow | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 2007 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Taxi Driver | 1976 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 1974 | Foreign | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| This is Spinal Tap | 1984 | Universal | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Tomorrow, When the War Began | 2010 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Total Recall | 1990 | Universal | Both | - | Yes | Yes |
| Toy Story | 1995 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Toy Story 2 | 1999 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| TRON: Legacy | 2010 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| The Transporter | 2002 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Tree of Life | 2011 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| TT3D: Closer to the Edge - added 23 February 2013 | 2011 | Icon | Blu-ray | Yes | Yes* | - |
| Tucker and Dale vs Evil | 2010 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| Two Hands | 1999 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Wake in Fright | 1971 | Madman | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | 2006 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| WALL-E | 2008 | Disney | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Watchmen | 2009 | Paramount | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| West Side Story | 1961 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| We Were Soldiers | 2002 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Wicker Man | 2006 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| The Wild Bunch | 1969 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| The Wizard of Oz | 1939 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | Yes |
| Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music | 1970 | Warner | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |
| X-Men: First Class | 2011 | 20th C Fox | Blu-ray | - | Yes* | - |
| xXx | 2002 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Y tu mamá también | 2001 | Icon | Blu-ray | - | - | Yes |
| Zombieland | 2009 | Sony | Blu-ray | - | Yes | - |