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- Ronald Epstein
The DVD that everyone has patiently been waiting
for all these years finally arrived at my doorstep
today.
Unfortunately, my schedule for the next four days
is quite hectic. It will take me till early next
week to post the kind of in-depth review all of you
expect from me.
I didn't want to keep you guys on hold too long,
and I certainly wanted to say something about this
DVD since other review websites will be posting their
comments as early as tomorrow, I expect.
I took a look at Back To The Future, the film
that started it all. I'll give you a preview of what
I thought...
The transfer is quite good, but somehow I expected
something a little better. The picture looks a little
dated. Flesh tones are a little overly red in some
areas and more accurate in others. There is a
noticeable amount of film grain throughout --
especially in the dark scenes. It can be a bit
annoying at times. Colors are very vibrant here.
I was very disappointed that Universal, of all studios,
opted not to include a DTS track. The good news is, the
5.1 surround track is extremely aggressive here, and
sounds absolutely phenomenal. I was quite happy to
hear so much effect noise thrown to the rears and
some nice booming support from the LFE channel.
The soundtrack doesn't sound compressed, almost
sounding as good as what I would expect from a DTS
track.
There are just tons of material to go through here
and I still have two more films to watch. I don't
want to do a review that cuts any corners. If you
guys give me till Tuesday I'll put together a real
nice in-depth review with tons of screenshots,
including those from the supplements as well.
See you in the near FUTURE!