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- Robert Harris
I may (again) be in the minority, but having just viewed Pixar's (Disney) Up, and its amazing display of digitally produced depth and color, I don't see what's to be gained by this new-fangled 3-D thing.
Having recently viewed Monsters, Inc. on Blu-ray, it has been evident that Pixar has an enormously wide palette, but until seeing Up I don't seem to recall the absolute control of depth perception,which in this Blu-ray is amazing. We need more creatures like rainbow-like and Technicolored Kevin in our world.
And no glasses necessary.
From a pure story point of view, Up is yet another Pixar treasure, and its data files have yielded a perfect Blu-ray in the absolute sense. I keep noting that I need to put some notes together on the subject, and will, but in short, a Blu-ray like Up, which uses the positive attributes of the technology fully, should not be spoken (or written) of in the same breath as say, Gone with the Wind, The Sand Pebbles or Howards End. The latter mentioned films, being totally different technology, should not be judged as Blu-rays against something that began its life and made its way to the Blu-ray disc as data.
My only discomfort with the film and its representation of the human form, was the lack of nostrils. An odd thing.
Up on Blu-ray is a perfect use of the technology for a terrific piece of digital entertainment.
Highly Recommended.
RAH
Having recently viewed Monsters, Inc. on Blu-ray, it has been evident that Pixar has an enormously wide palette, but until seeing Up I don't seem to recall the absolute control of depth perception,which in this Blu-ray is amazing. We need more creatures like rainbow-like and Technicolored Kevin in our world.
And no glasses necessary.
From a pure story point of view, Up is yet another Pixar treasure, and its data files have yielded a perfect Blu-ray in the absolute sense. I keep noting that I need to put some notes together on the subject, and will, but in short, a Blu-ray like Up, which uses the positive attributes of the technology fully, should not be spoken (or written) of in the same breath as say, Gone with the Wind, The Sand Pebbles or Howards End. The latter mentioned films, being totally different technology, should not be judged as Blu-rays against something that began its life and made its way to the Blu-ray disc as data.
My only discomfort with the film and its representation of the human form, was the lack of nostrils. An odd thing.
Up on Blu-ray is a perfect use of the technology for a terrific piece of digital entertainment.
Highly Recommended.
RAH