HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: WALL-E - Page 4

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Anyone else have the Audio Selection menu showing English Dolby Digital 5.1? The DTS-HD track is there and no DD, but it really gave a WTF moment.
I have the Canadian release, but I think the NA releases are the same since it has english, french, and spanish. CDN releases usually just have English and French.

P.S. I definitely need to replace my BD-P1400. The disc seamlessly branches for scenes with text to match the chosen language. Even on english it is far from seemless. At no fault of the disc. The same happened with Close Encounters.

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I should report in on two fronts since I've finished watching this disc:

One: I still am feeling like the bass impact is lackluster. Keep in mind I am watching this using the 5.1 analog outs from a Panny BD-10. Maybe I'm just not getting the same "oomph" as someone with an HDMI connection. But I've watched a number of other titles since in which the bass really had a more severe impact.

Two: I really enjoyed the full movie much more the second time around. I was waiting for the film to "get preachy" like I remembered in the theater. It didn't happen. There were moments, of course, where there was a message but nothing that bothered me like it did in the theater. Maybe I was just more focused on enjoying the little robot and his quest. But I really enjoyed it a whole lot more this time around.

I will admit that there have been a few Disney animated features (realizing this is a Pixar--not Disney--film) which i was less-than-thrilled after my first viewing but grew to really LOVE after subsequent viewings. I don't know why that seems to happen with me more with animated features than live action films. But, it does.

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I got this for Christmas and have finally gotten back home where my TV is to watch it. WOW, does this look amazing. And such an incredibly sweet movie...this has rapidly become one of my top Pixar favorites.

Two things which I found interesting:

1. While watching the documentary on the creating and recording of Thomas Newman's score, near the end of the doc there's a "dead pixel" problem in the bottom center area of the screen. I panicked, thinking my one-month-old TV was developing a dead pixel somehow, then realized it's in the source material. I guess you really CAN see every flaw in 1080p material!

2. The documentary "The Pixar Story" is one of the best "here's how it happened" documentaries I've ever seen, rivaling even the excellent "The Saga Begins" doc on the first Star Wars Trilogy set. Also, the snippets of the other Pixar films that are shown in crisp high-def makes me want to see "The Incredibles" and "Finding Nemo" in Blu-Ray NOW. Like, yesterday.

This is a great disc set and it made a fantastic addition to my library.

cheers,
Phil

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Can anyone tell me how to access The Pixar Story on disc 2? I can't find it anywhere in the menus.

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IIRC there is a tiny arrow at the bottom of the parent menu that a lot of people miss... scroll down.

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Although the film was a bit disappointing on the first viewing (my expectations were high, so it was bound to disappoint) it has grown on me on the subsequent times I watched the films. It's now one of my favorite Pixar films. It's funny, I felt the same about Ratatouille.
I was also one of the few who hardly got any bass out of their subs. It was a bit annoying, especially because I didn't think it would be my system because The Dark Knight shook my entire room (hospital scene, you know). But apparently, my BD player (Sony BDP-S350) had the DRC turned on automatically. I turned it off, and the sub was finally audible during the film. It was also much more apparent during Iron Man. So, I'm going to watch these two films again in a short time. I would also advice anyone with trouble to check their player's settings.

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DRC is evil, and should only be engaged if you live in an apartment with incredibly thin walls. Agreed?