Posts by Howard S

Quote:Originally Posted by David Weicker I'm a little confused by this comment. As far as I've read, there are five problems: 1) the transition between the overture and the main title 2) the sound position of the opening...

Fox US seem a lot more organised/efficient/customer focussed than their UK counterpart. I've now sent Fox UK two messages via the 'Contact Us' form on their website, asking about a replacement, and have received nothing in return,...

Quote:Originally Posted by ahollis  They might exchange the disc, but you will see the same problem.  This problem was talked about in the fist couple of pages of this thread and most people said it was also on the DVD, laser disc,...

Thanks very much Bruce for checking this. I wish I knew what could be causing this type of behaviour - there must be something not quite right with the blu-ray. Sadly I'm getting the same result each time, and it really takes me out...

Only just got to see this blu-ray (Christmas present). I agree with the positive comments about the transfer. However one problem, as has been mentioned by a couple of others, from about the 2 hour mark, for about a 20 minute period,...

Had this bought for me for Christmas. Have only watched the first 30 minutes or so to see what it looks and sounds like, but apart from the title fade out/in, my initial observations are: 1. The 7.1 is horrible. There is...

Quote:Originally Posted by rsmithjr The original sound mix certainly can be used. The 70mm mix was 5 front channels and 1 rear. This can easily be converted to 5.1 format simply by downmixing the 5 front channels into 3 but...

Quote:Originally Posted by marsnkc I won't know until I've watched it, of course, but it's likely the sound issue will bother me even more than the reported image ones. On his second round of listening, this time through...

Quote:Originally Posted by GMpasqua   The shot of Natalie Wood you refer to is where the scene changes from the bridal shop to the gym and was a special effect dissolve.  Even in 70MM this probably looked a bit inferior since they...

Quote:Originally Posted by David Weicker These are the facts as I see them. Several people have viewed the UK Blu-Ray of West Side Story, and have reported the following problems 1) there is an apparent fade-to-black between the...