Posts by Andre Bijelic

Quote:Originally Posted by John Hodson It probably won't be region coded, but I would wait for that to be confirmed before ordering. The other fly in the ointment may be that any SD extras will likely be PAL; depends how your...

Quote:Originally Posted by Jeff Robertson Hmmm....so the answer to my question is that neither is correct! I hadn't considered that it could have just been a plain black screen. If/when Disney's Blu-Ray is released, I hope they...

Well, there are quite a few changes, which totally alter the pacing of the film:A slightly different opening, which shows the MacNeil's home in Georgetown, then cuts to the opening titles.The scene where Chris MacNeil screams on the...

Quote: Isn't it not even OAR? I thought the only Sorcerer DVD was pan and scan... Not sure, but to me it looks like it's been cropped from 1.66:1. I seem to remember hearing somewhere that the film was shot...

Quote: I was under the impression that while Blu Ray had Region coding A/B/C it had no PAL/NTSC -- is this mistaken? Yes and no. While the vast majority of films are encoded as 1080p/24 worldwide, there are a...

The problem is with the disc, not the player. Most blu-ray discs are encoded in such a way that doesn't allow for the resume function to work. Try it with a standard DVD and it should work just fine.

Quote: Both The Shining and Full Metal Jacket are at 1.78:1 on BD when they should be at 1.33:1. But both films were released theatrically at 1.85 - so the blu-rays can't really be considered wrong.

The blu-ray of "Planet Terror" has been opened up to 1.78:1 from 'scope. As has the Canadian release of "Hostage", the thriller with Bruce Willis. I ca't honestly belive that anyone considers the 1.85-1.78 thing an issue. Even with...

Quote: My favorite company logo is the UA one from the late 60's, early 70's that begins with the piano, and the turning UA, and then builds to the big orchestral finale. The turning UA logo is actually from the...

Quote: Amazon.ca has it set for march 3 2009 release. And the bad news is that it's a 1.78:1 transfer rather than the original 'scope ratio.