Anthony Neilson
Tony N
I genuinely hate to add to the growing mountain of botched HD jobs but there seems to be a small but significant problem with DANGEROUS LIAISONS. First off, the BD is an undeniably vast improvement on the nasty-looking DVD. It looks about as good as I'd expect without meticulous work. However.... and this is based on a quick chapter skip... when I hit chapter 6 (when Malkovich visits the peasants) there is some MAJOR picture instability. At first I thought it was just camera judder but it soon became apparent that something's gone wrong in the transfer process. The whole picture is vibrating up and down. As you watch it, you feel a bit nauseous; looking at the bottom of the screen you can see just how dramatic the movement is. This movement lasts through this chapter and into the next but then it seems to calm down. I'll try and find the time to watch it in full and update on any other problems. I checked against the dvd just in case I was developing a brain tumour. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on whether you value me above your Blu-ray discs) I am not. There is no such judder on the dvd. I tried the disc in two players - a PS3 and a Panasonic standalone. Unless I've got a dodgy copy, something's up. It might be wise to suspend your pre-orders because this looks replacement-worthy. Anyone else seen/ got this and would care to verify/ refute?