Thoughts on Spiderman Homecoming (1 Viewer)

[Jerome Grate]

I really enjoyed the movie, so of course it was on my to get list when released on Blu-ray. I popped the bad boy into the player and low and behold, DTS Master 5.1!!! Am I missing something here!?! I think all the Marvel releases on Blu-Ray was 7.1 and this movie comes in as a 5.1 format, disappointing release in that regard. My 16 year old son though he put in the wrong format, (DVD as oppose to Blu-ray) but the he did put in the correct disc.

Video is great and the immersive surround sound would have really benefited from a 7.1. soundtrack.

 

[Dick]

Aren't you using a header named that belongs to Robert Harris?

 

[Martin_Teller]

Looks like someone needs a lesson in trademarks....

 

[dpippel]

Ruh roh...

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

Oh, dear. Adding a microscopic view of some Kodak film emulsion to distract myself from the faux pas.

 

[Lord Dalek]

This must be the bargain bin British Hitchcock version of A few words about...™

 

[Tino]

Tsk tsk.

 

[SAhmed]

Hopefully this was an honest mistake by Jerome due to his strong desire to share his enthusiasm for the release but I would suggest an apology. I would also suggest perhaps an Admin could correct the title of this thread..

Regards,

 

[Colin Jacobson]

Ruh roh...

Tsk tsk.

Tut tut!

 

[Robert Harris]

Not a big deal.

One must find the humor.

My IP attorney, with whom I dined tonight did...

 

[dpippel]

 

[Jake Lipson]

Am I missing something here!?! I think all the Marvel releases on Blu-Ray was 7.1 and this movie comes in as a 5.1 format

Putting aside your thread title for a second, the other MCU films are distributed by Disney. This one is released and distributed by Sony, which might explain the difference if Sony conforms to a different standard than Disney does in regards to their releases.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I updated the thread title

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Putting aside your thread title for a second, the other MCU films are distributed by Disney. This one is released and distributed by Sony, which might explain the difference if Sony conforms to a different standard than Disney does in regards to their releases.

Since UHD came out, Sony has been intentionally crippling their BD new releases by keeping the more advanced sound for UHD - even though BD supports 7.1 and Atmos and even though Sony used to support those audio formats on BD.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Is it really intentional though when about 75% of consumers are only going to watch this in downmixed stereo anyway?

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I don't think the number of people watching it has anything to do with intentions.

Two years ago, Sony included Atmos on BD releases when an Atmos mix was available. They included 7.1 lossless mixes on BD when 7.1 mixes were available. Then, UHD comes along. All of a sudden, the 7.1 mix or the Atmos mix is not on the BD anymore. Now it's just a 5.1 mix. The UHD includes the mixes that the BD used to include. There's no technical reason that they had to be dropped.

If including the 7.1 and/or Atmos mix on the BD didn't cost them anything extra, and used to be standard policy, and they've now been removed, to me that suggests an intentional decision to make one product less premium (the BD) to better highlight that the more expensive product (the UHD) is now the most premium.

 

[DaveF]

Bummer. I was going to buy this Spider-Man since I missed it in the theater. But I might just skip it on bluray too.

 

[Tino]

Bummer. I was going to buy this Spider-Man since I missed it in the theater. But I might just skip it on bluray too.

I thought it was the weakest Spiderman film yet.

And I still bought it.

 

[dpippel]

I missed it during its theatrical run but will be watching the 4K UHD release today.

 

[Jerome Grate]

I did not realize I stepped in an area I was not suppose too!!! Been a member for years, but I have to admit, I have not kept up with the changes. I will check to ensure that I do not violate any HTF rules when posting.