Re: BR: Short Circuit May 20th
$10.95 from Amazon by the time it shipped. Just finished watching it.
It's a fine and accurate transfer, but most of the so-called reviewers won't think much of it. Why?
Because it's a fine and accurate transfer.
The film was shot in the mid eighties, using slow anamorphic lenses (check out those flares) and then-current FX technology. The result is a fairly soft image with a fair amount of visible grain (and, in some darker scenes, more than a fair amount). The Blu-ray faithfully recreates this look -- none of it has been DNRed away. To me that's great. But to most "reviewers" it's
bad because it's not bright and sharp and clear and grain-free -- or, as I like to put it, because these "reviewers" are generally clueless about film.
The supplements appear to be ported over from the previous Image DVD. The audio is DTS-HD MA, which is sort of a joke, given the limited fidelity of the soundtrack. Still, for those who insist on lossless, you got it!
A bargain, and a nostalgic treat.
M.
