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Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
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My favorite film of the year. A definite pick up for me. 
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12-19-2007, 09:15 PM
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Re: Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
I 'll be doing a blind-buy with this one, in fact there's a lot of quality new releases on tap that I didn't get a chance to see in the theater so I might be doing a lot more BB's than usual over the next few months.
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02-06-2008, 09:18 PM
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Re: Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
Blind bought this today and am just about ready to fire it up. It looks like a fantastic film.
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02-07-2008, 07:17 AM
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Re: Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
IMHO it isnt a reference PQ disc simply because of the way it was filmed. The film has a soft look to it.
Its fitting, considering the subject matter but those expecting a killer PQ disc will be disappointed.
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02-07-2008, 10:12 PM
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Re: Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
36 bucks at the local B&M. Dolby Digital Plus only. When is Warner going to get the message? If they are going to be charging higher prices for HDM they better at least provide LOSSLESS tracks on every release.
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02-07-2008, 10:23 PM
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Re: Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
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36 bucks at the local B&M. Dolby Digital Plus only. When is Warner going to get the message? If they are going to be charging higher prices for HDM they better at least provide LOSSLESS tracks on every release.
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[Zorg] ZERO lossless tracks........ZERO dollars!!!! [/Zorg]
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If you read Bill Hunt's article from that Warner event the other night, it mentions that Warner will be addressing their lossless audio issues.
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02-07-2008, 10:33 PM
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Re: Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
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If you read Bill Hunt's article from that Warner event the other night, it mentions that Warner will be addressing their lossless audio issues.
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I wouldn't mind reading that. Is it readily available on his site or is their link to it on HTF? The article must have been the one that was being quoted in the Ben-Hur thread. I posted my comment before opening that thread; otherwise, I would have realized that Warner was in process of addressing the lossless issue.
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02-07-2008, 11:12 PM
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Re: Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
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Finally, there was one other concern many of you Blu-ray enthusiasts had for Warner. Specifically, a lot of you said you wanted to studio to start including lossless audio on ALL Blu-ray Disc releases, both new and catalog. Rest assured, the right people have heard your concern (naturally, George was already aware of it) and you can safely assume that the studio intends to start addressing it in the near future.
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02-08-2008, 12:01 AM
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Re: Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
Thanks for that link. I read the article. I'll take back what I said about them getting the message. It appears that they did and will address the lossless issue. The day and date release for DVD and BD releases is also a step forward. Warner does appear to be serious about supporting HDM.
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02-08-2008, 07:59 PM
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Re: Assassination of Jesse James HD/BD on 2/26/08
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IMHO it isnt a reference PQ disc simply because of the way it was filmed. The film has a soft look to it.
Its fitting, considering the subject matter but those expecting a killer PQ disc will be disappointed.
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Jon, I assume you saw it in theaters based upon these comments, and are referencing the way it looked theatrically? HDD's Ken Brown assigned blame to a few issues specific to the transfer, not the original cinematog.
Blu-ray Review: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | High-Def Digest
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