Starship Troopers US Blu-ray July 29 (1 Viewer)

[Paul_Scott]

Curious that each of the sd DVD releases of the first fil were considered state of the art as far as A/V yet I've seen several reviews so the Bd so far that are only grading it a very good (usually something like 4 out of 5). This should be a 5/5 release.

 

[TonyD]

4/5 is very good.
so now some of you won't buy a disc if it isnt rated perfect.
seriously, the one or 2 times this out of synch showed up it wasnt even noticeable.

folks are jumping the gun on condemning this one.

 

[Michael Reuben]

Change of subject: Has anyone found the first two discs available for sale separately?

As far as I can tell, Sony appears to be pulling a Spider-Man here. You can buy the third film separately or all three films in a group, but you can't buy either of the first two by itself. If I'm wrong, could someone please direct me to a retailer selling only the first film? I'll happily buy it, imperfections and all.

EDIT: OK, I see Amazon has finally listed the first film separately, also with an August 5 release date.

M.

 

[John Hermes]

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewprod...uctId=46144710

 

[TonyD]

august 5th is the release date for 1 and 3.
i dont know whats going on with 2.

 

[Loregnum]

Hmmm....so you both think anyone who is upset at Dark City and refusing to buy it without viewing it (but being able to see clear DNR and EE in screencaps) is crazy and you basically take shots at them yet you both will pass on a disc that you haven't seen which might have a "minor" lip syncing problem. So it is wrong to see visual evidence of an issue of a disc and read reports by people reporting said issue and choose to pass on said disc but OK to read 2 reports of what (it seems) is less of an issue on a diff disc and pass on it even though a person in this thread who has viewed it said it only showed up in a few scenes.

Interesting how the double standard works with some...

BTW DNR and EE being applied is considered a "shoddy disc" by me and all the others who are upset by that with dark city and stuff. Maybe with me "calling you guys out" with your double standard you guys can understand and appreciate the "other side" in the DNR debate.

Oh and by no means am I saying you guys should be happy with the starship troopers thing. Like you guys, I will probably pass on this if it turns out to be noticeable to more people.

 

[Charlie O.]

Does anyone think we'll ever see the NC-17 cut of the first Starship Troopers with that extra 4 seconds of gore?

 

[RobertR]

Good job of pointing out some geese and ganders.

 

[Jari K]

You might want to read the whole thread in Hi-Def Digest. It´s quite clear that it´s a very minor issue, IF it´s "issue" at all..
Quote: "We're talking milliseconds of difference"

At least I´m not worried. I´ll order this soon. Want to see the sequels also, so box set for me.

Anyone seen the 3rd film yet? Any good? I guess it has a bigger budget compared to the 2nd one...

 

[Paul Arnette]

While I am happy to hear that the issue is minor, I'd still rather have correctly synced audio than more extras. So, I'll be staying with the UK version barring the unlikely event of a corrected disc being issued.

 

[TonyD]

i have the third one but havent been talked myself into watching it yet.

 

[Paul Arnette]

Sounds like a dare is in order. I triple-dog dare you to watch this!

 

[RickER]

Could it be an HDMI issue? And not even an issue with the disc? Just wondering.
I have this on order. One of the few DVDs i am double dipping on. I say one of the few, its my 4th double dip of the month!

 

[Jari K]

Yes, I was also thinking that, but this reviewer is kinda experienced and (in his own words) very "picky" when it comes to A/V (many will remember his columns and such during the format war.. )-issues. But he doesn´t have PS3 ("greatest Blu-ray player ever"), so that might be the issue.

Seriously, I hope that he will test the disc with some other player also, just in case.

Well, I have to trust my own ears/eyes. That´s eventually good enough for me..

Other reviews that doesn´t mention any audio-issues (NOTE: This doesn´t mean that the "audio issue" is not there, but if it´s indeed there, it must be quite minor issue..)

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/34079/starship-troopers/
http://www.dvdfile.com/index.php?opt...=6833&Itemid=3
http://hometheatermag.com/moviereviews/072508starship/ (one mistake: UK-disc doesn´t have "DTS-HD MA"-track..)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1054344
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/894/894582p1.html
http://www.dvdauthority.com/reviews.asp?ReviewID=5700
http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/st...troopersbd.php
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/review...triot.html#sta

 

[Duncan Harvey]

Got my copy today and dipped into it on a UK PS3 connected to my amp via HDMI, and then onto my LCD.

Couldnt see any sync problems.

 

[Ed St. Clair]

Does anyone have the downunder disc?
Could you hear any?
JJ

 

[David (C)]

Has as much a chance as seeing the X-rated version of "Total Recall".

 

[TonyD]

whenthere is a sync problem you SEE the lips moving out of co-ordination
with the sound coming from them.

now for ST-3
not a bad movie.
not as much action as the first but the story kept me involved.
plenty of humor, a it of gore.
government conspiracy, maybe satire, and a surprise plot development.

the sound is ok, but i didnt hear much from the surrounds.
sfx were mediocre but were fine for the most part.

now for the bad news.
lip sync problems, i noticed this more then ST 1.
really bad in a few scenes.

if this is a hdmi issue i havent seen it with any other BR yet.

 

[Martin Henry]

I found Starship Troopers III to be hilariously funny. Whether or not that was the intent, but the singing Sky Marshal tickled me pick. That's not to say that I'd drop the full cash to buy it, you understand.

 

[Martin Henry]

I found Starship Troopers 3 to be hilarious. Not sure if that was the intent, but some of it tickled me pink. Not I'd drop full dime for it, you understand.