DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (Highly Recommended!) (1 Viewer)

[David_Blackwell]

I want to watch this DVD indeed.

Be Seeing You,
David Blackwell

 

[Dome Vongvises]

I'll be looking foward to picking up this film as well. Thanks for the review.

 

[Steve K.H.]

MAY???? 20th?

Crap.

(oh and um nice review)...

 

[Nick Sievers]

May 20th is a Thursday, i'm sure it is just a typo. I haven't heard any news to state it is moving from April 20th.

 

[Tim Glover]

Great review Adam. Can't wait!

 

[Brett Jason]

April 20, per Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...s=dvd&n=507846

 

[Jeremy Allin]

I think I may make this one of very few blind purchases I make. I've heard excellent things about M&C and by your review, sounds first-rate. I also love getting my hands on any extras pertaining to sound design.

 

[Jim_C]

All I can say is that Weir, Crowe and Bettany hit a home with this movie. It really captures the essence of the Aubrey/Maturin series, with the exception of Maturin's alter-ego as a Naval Intellegence officer. I can't recommend this movie highly enough.

As for the books, I recommend them as well. I started reading the series last summer in anticipation of the film. I'm currently on book 14, the aforementioned "Nutmeg of Consolation", and it, like the whole series, is a great read.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I changed the date in the review to April 20.

Thank You Guys!

 

[Kenneth Cummings]

Looks like a must buy for me. Like Adam, I too dislike Russel Crowe at times, but his movies are great. I love Beautiful Mind, Gladitor...and Quick to Dead! And this movie falls into one of my old loves...exploration from the middle ages. Thanks for the great review, Adam.

 

[Bill J]

Excellent review. Master and Commander was one of the best sounding films I have ever heard in a theater (and should have won the Academy Award), so I'm pleased that this DVD will give a good representation of it.

 

[Eric F]

You gonna' hang out with the guy or watch his movies?

The D-Theater version should use the same superb transfer, so I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Shane_M]

I still haven't seen this, but I can't wait to my copy. As always Adam your reviews take forever to read, but are full of great info.

Cheers.

 

[Sven Lorenz]

This is a quote from the ign.com review:
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/497/497917p2.html

This is wrong, isn't it?

There's only the single-disc edition (in widescreen and fullscreen) and the 2-disc Special Edition which will cost 25,99 (at amazon) and will have the digipak, the booklet and the map, right?

 

[Ray H]

I hope it's wrong.

 

[lakshmant]

please see how they made the sound mix for this film
very interesting article
mixonline.com/ar/audio_master_commander_far/index.htm

 

[Bill J]

I was under the impression that the single disc version would be full screen only.

 

[GlennH]

A search at DigitalEyes.net or LasersEdge.com shows that the single disc version comes in either full or widescreen.

 

[Adam_Reiter]

this is my bad. Actually, I started the review with April 20th, but then I saw the banner for it on Hometheaterforum homepage having it as May 20th. So then I changed it. I should've checked Amazon.com.... DUH! Thanx Ron.

Guess I should've trused the Fox date that came with it. I think I changed it since "In America" release date is May 11th, and it made more sense for it to me May 20th since I got them both 1 day apart.

 

[Adam_Reiter]

Please do not take my screen shots as how the presentation looks exact. I switched to a brand new computer, and the screen shots look like crap compared to how it actaully looks at my calibrated Sony Wega.

I cant use the 128MB video card hardware to its fullest, because it has a TV out, and with it hardware enabled, the copywrited DVD's will not play. Therefore, no super accurate screen shots.