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  1. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Castle Keep

    Thanks for the info Robert! I'll definitely be looking back at your comments for use in future reviews. As you can see, I was very happy with the presentation. I guess when I say "grain," I mean that there are variances in the amount of perceived graininess in the image from shot to shot...
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    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: California Split

    California Split Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 1974 Rated: R Film Length: 105 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 3.0 Color/B&W: color Languages: English Subtitles: English, Japanese MSRP: $24.96 Release date: November 2 The Feature :star: :star: :star...
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    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Castle Keep

    Castle Keep Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 1969 Rated: R Film Length: 107 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 4.0 Color/B&W: color Languages: English Subtitles: English, Japanese, Korean MSRP: $19.94 Release date: November 2 The Feature :star: :star...
  4. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Once Upon a Time in Mexico Superbit

    Once Upon a Time in Mexico Superbit Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 2003 Rated: R Film Length: 102 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD and dts 5.1 Color/B&W: color Languages: English Subtitles: English, French MSRP: $26.96 Release date: October 26 The...
  5. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Bad Boys II Superbit

    I'm posting my Once Upon a Time in Mexico Review tonight. I was VERY impressed. Also, Cliffhanger and Underworld later this week. Nestor
  6. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Bad Boys II Superbit

    I haven't seen the initial release, so I can't comment, but if you're happy with the PQ, why spend the $20? Most of the film has really spectacular image quality, but the grain in the first 20 minutes made it impossible for me to give it four or more stars. Mike: I can definitely...
  7. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: DR. Strangelove 40th Anniversary Edition

    I didn't notice any aspect ratio changes, and unlike previous editions, this one does not note that the film was shot in different ARs. There was a very small black border on either side of the screen. Mark -- good and valid questions. I said that the detail was good, but not "extraordinary,"...
  8. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Bad Boys II Superbit

    Bad Boys II Superbit Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 2003 Rated: R Film Length: 147 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD and dts 5.1 Color/B&W: color Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Thai MSRP: $26.96 Release date...
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    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: DR. Strangelove 40th Anniversary Edition

    Dr. Strangelove 40th Anniversary Edition Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 1963 Rated: Not Rated Film Length: 95 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Anamorphic Audio: dts 5.1; mono Color/B&W: B&W Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Chinese, Korean, Thai MSRP: 34.95...
  10. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Easy Rider 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

    VOB files! Good tip -- how do I find such things? Nestor
  11. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Easy Rider 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

    I thought the transfer looked better, but I could be wrong. I don't own the only other version I've seen, so I'm working from memory in that regard (and I had a different display at the time). Reviews of previous releases are quite damning of the pq in the later sequences of the film, which I...
  12. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: 3 Godzilla titles

    Jeff: thanks for weighing in with the great info! That's very strange, as Sony sent me a copy of "Godzilla against Mechagodzilla," the 2002 film. This is the film they promoted as available for review, and sent out to reviewers. Maybe there's confusion even at the studio. Larry: I don't...
  13. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF Review: White Chicks, Unrated & Uncut

    White Chicks: Unrated and Uncut Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 2004 Rated: Unrated Film Length: 115 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 5.1 Color/B&W: color Languages: English, French (also DD 5.1) Subtitles: English, French MSRP: $28.95 Release date: October 26...
  14. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: 3 Godzilla titles

    Godzilla against Mechagodzilla :star: :star: 1/2 Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 2002 Rated: Unrated Film Length: 88 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 5.1 Color/B&W: color Languages: Japanese, English (both DD 5.1) Subtitles: English, French MSRP: $24.96 Release...
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    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Easy Rider 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

    Easy Rider: 35th Anniversary Edition Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 1969 Rated: R Film Length: 95 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 5.1 & 2 channel Color/B&W: color Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai MSRP: $29.95...
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    DVD Review HTF Review: Fahrenheit 9/11

    Fahrenheit 9/11 Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 2004 Rated: R Film Length: 122 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 5.1 Surround Color/B&W: color Languages: English Subtitles: English MSRP: $28.95 The Feature :star: :star: :star: :star: Note: because of...
  17. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Big Town

    Jeeves -- agreed on Diane Lane and her, ah, performance(s) here. I say it aged badly partly because the image of dice games has changed drastically (Anybody see "World Series of Dice" on the Chappelle show? Hilarious!). Also, my perception of fifties lowlife is different from what it was in...
  18. Nestor_Ramos

    CTHE Press Release: Dr. Strangelove 40th Anniversary

    Hi all. I just got this disc in the mail and will be posting a review this weekend. If you have specific questions you want answered, let me know. This is obviously one of the all-time great films, and like you all, I'm hoping for excellence. I'm breaking the seal on the package tonight...
  19. Nestor_Ramos

    HTF REVIEW: Radio Flyer

    Radio Flyer Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 1992 Rated: PG-13 Film Length: 114 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 2.0 Surround Color/B&W: color Languages: English Subtitles: English, Japanese MSRP: $19.94 Release Date: October 12 The Feature :star: :star...
  20. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Christine: Special Edition

    Maybe "no oomph" is an overstatement, because in relation to the rest of the soundtrack, that scene is definitely more powerful. But with a well-calibrated subwoofer and the volume at a reasonable level, I was underwhelmed. It is the film's biggest effects sequence, after all. I want to feel it.
  21. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Christine: Special Edition

    Hey guys, thanks for reading. I agree with you (Vincent and Nick) to a point. I wouldn’t want to see Citizen Kane with a 5.1 track, and have Orson Welles muttering “Rosebud!” through my left surround channel. In this case, though, I respectfully disagree. When a mix is already encoded as...
  22. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Big Town

    The Big Town Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 1987 Rated: R Film Length: 110 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 2.0 Color/B&W: color Languages: English Subtitles: English MSRP: $24.96 Release Date: September 28 The Feature :star: :star: Roger Ebert is fond...
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    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Christine: Special Edition

    Christine: Special Edition Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 1983 Rated: R Film Length: 110 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 2.0 Color/B&W: color Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai MSRP...
  24. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF Review: Carandiru

    Carandiru Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 2003 Rated: R Film Length: 145 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 5.1 Color/B&W: color Languages: Portugese Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Chinese, Thai MSRP: $29.95 Release Date: September 21 The Feature...
  25. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Resident Evil: Deluxe Edition

    I thought the sound in the surrounds was muddled and fairly pointless, and the crucial moment when the center channel drops to barely audible is unforgivable. Any disc that makes me rewind to catch crucial plot-related dialog has two strikes against it in my book.
  26. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Resident Evil: Deluxe Edition

    I didn't think the DD track was anything special, and I found the score annoying and overbearing most of the time ... sort of like a video game. It's not a bad track, but to my ears it wasn't above average. Of course, if it's the same track used on the previous release, then it didn't have the...
  27. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Resident Evil: Deluxe Edition

    Spoiler: Done. I haven't seen the superbit -- this was my first time seeing this film -- but if it's a better transfer than this, it must be pretty stunning. As I said, I think some lack of shadow detail was my only gripe. Nestor
  28. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Resident Evil: Deluxe Edition

    Resident Evil: Deluxe Edition Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 2002 Rated: R Film Length: 101 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Audio: DD 5.1 Color/B&W: color Languages: English, French, Portugese Subtitles: English, French, Portugese, Spanish MSRP: $19.94 Release Date...
  29. Nestor_Ramos

    HTF REVIEW: Lilith

    Lilith Studio: Columbia Tri-Star Year: 1964 Rated: NR Film Length: 114 Min. Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Color/B&W: B&W Languages: English Subtitles: English, Japanese MSRP: $24.96 When we first see Lilith, it’s in an over-the-shoulder...
  30. Nestor_Ramos

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Bon Voyage

    Yeah, this is one of those films that is probably destined to be overlooked. Too bad, really. I think the lead actor has a bright future, at least.
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