Blu-Ray 5th Element -> Possible Bad Transfer.

Tony Stark · 06-16-2006, 07:03 AM

Folks, I don't own one yet but reports are popping up all over that the 5th Element for BR used a non-clean master. Apparently dirt, dust and scratches show up. Also, sharpness is not "all that eye popping".

I read this over at AVS and a link at http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/fifthelement3.html

"However, make no mistake, this is a good-looking picture if you're not too critical. I bet the average consumer who saw this disc up and running at their local Best Buy would probably think it was darn swell. However, I felt there were some deficiencies inherent in the source material itself that keep this one from hitting a homer, or even a solid triple. Though not as noticeable perhaps on the standard DVD releases (even the Superbit), 'The Fifth Element' looks oddly soft in HD, with a lack of detail and three-dimensionality that ranks it as not-quite-demo material in the high-def sweepstakes."

CaptDS9E · 06-16-2006, 07:15 AM

There have been nothing but bad things said about the 5th element transfer on multiple boards/review sites. Very sad indeed.

Marc Colella · 06-16-2006, 07:54 AM

That's ridiculous.

So what's the point of spending $1,000 on a player for quality like this?

Michael TLV · 06-16-2006, 08:12 AM

Greetings

You are going to buy it and you are going to like it.

Regards

Jesse Blacklow · 06-16-2006, 08:24 AM

For those looking to use TFE as a starting point to bash BD, it looks as if other titles aren't having the same problem. From a review of "50 First Dates":

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The Video: Sizing Up the Picture

Now, this is more like it. '50 First Dates' is only the second Blu-ray title I reviewed following the somewhat underwhelming 'The Fifth Element,' and I wanted to do a complete 180 in terms of movie genre and style. Happily, this transfer proves that the Blu-ray format can deliver a picture as good as anything I've seen yet on HD DVD. Granted, this is not perfect demo material and is not consistently great, but in spots, it really holds its own with the best high-definition transfers out there.

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Larry Sutliff · 06-16-2006, 08:58 AM

Well, it looks like THE 5TH ELEMENT will no longer be the reference disc for the High Def area.

RobertR · 06-16-2006, 09:09 AM

The "bash BD" aspect is irrelevant to me. What is relevant, though, is that Sony did a poor job with this title. In the hidef era, people have every right to demand higher quality than this. I have no use for "give them a break, because we have to support the format" sentiment (which I see hints of in some places).

Jesse Blacklow · 06-16-2006, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by RobertR

The "bash BD" aspect is irrelevant to me. What is relevant, though, is that Sony did a poor job with this title. In the hidef era, people have every right to demand higher quality than this. I have no use for "give them a break, because we have to support the format" sentiment (which I see hints of in some places).

Hmmm...methinks you doth protest too much. I have a problem with TFE looking crappy. I pointed it out in my discussion of the demo. It's as bad, if not worse than the bad deinterlacing on Warner HD DVDs.

RobertR · 06-16-2006, 09:27 AM

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I have a problem with TFE looking crappy.

Sounds like we don't really disagree.