HD DVD Reviews

[juanch]

Keep it comin sir Marl, 

post all the HD-DVD titles available not yet posted here

[Marl☆1]

Keep it comin sir Marl, 

post all the HD-DVD titles available not yet posted here

Sure buddy, am rackin' up the popular ones.  I take it you're an HDDVD aficionado.  Am format neutral so have a couple of RED titles on my rack as well.  I really started out Blu, but midway through, just had to grab the Transformers in HD so went neutral.  Unfortunately, the after-effects of the Red camp's demise has led the the cease of production across studios as you may well know. 

As a result, even the reviews of the new releases in High Def Digest has literally ground down to a halt.  Am just surfing other sites which have RED titles which haven't been posted before just to keep this RED thread going.  Of course, the Bluray reviews have been outpacing this thread but I still feel the quality of HDDVD is awesome! Personally, will still continue to collect...   
Hope you do too.

Here's another good one for you. 

In the Valley of Elah (HD DVD)
Warner Bros. // R // March 11, 2008 // Region 0




PQ 4.5
AQ 4.0
ADVICE: Highly Recommended

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/32402/in-the-valley-of-elah/

[Marl☆1]

The Wild Bunch (HD DVD)
Warner Bros. // R // September 25, 2007 // Region 0








PQ 4.0
AQ 3.0
ADVICE: Highly Recommended

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31612/wild-bunch-the/

[Marl☆1]

Here's a classic!

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (HD DVD)
Other (International) // R // May 21, 2007 // Region 0








PQ 4.0
AQ 4.0
ADVICE: Highly Recommended

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/28389/terminator-2-judgment-day/

[Marl☆1]

A Room with a View (HD DVD)
BBC Worldwide // Unrated // October 2, 2007 // Region 0




PQ 3.5
AQ 2.5
ADVICE: Highly Recommended

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31431/room-with-a-view-a/

[Marl☆1]

Keep it comin sir Marl, 

post all the HD-DVD titles available not yet posted here

For all those tryin to keep the HDDVD collectibles, will re-list down the top 10 which made their 'DVD Talk Collectors Series.'  If you're trying to sort through your red titles to shed off some titles, these are the keepers. 

A caveat though, these are not necessarily the best in PQ and AQ but the best scored overall with all the other aspects considered like Content, Extras, Replay value etc.  And this is the ranking of DVD Talk only.  Will try to do HDD's ranking some other time.

[Marl☆1]

1. Blade Runner (HD DVD)
Warner Bros. // R // December 18, 2007 // Region 0










PQ 5.0
AQ 4.5

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31740/blade-runner/

[Marl☆1]

2. 2001 - A Space Odyssey (HD DVD)
Warner Bros. // G // October 23, 2007 // Region 0


PQ 5.0
AQ 4.5

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31297/2001-a-space-odyssey/

[Marl☆1]

3. Transformers (HD DVD)
Dreamworks // PG-13 // October 16, 2007 // Region 0


PQ 5.0
AQ 5.0

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/30988/transformers/

[Marl☆1]

4. 300 (HD DVD)
Warner Bros. // R // July 31, 2007 // Region 0










PQ 4.5
AQ 5.0

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/29813/300/

[Marl☆1]

5. Hot Fuzz (HD DVD)
Universal // R // July 31, 2007 // Region 0


PQ 5.0
AQ 4.5

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/29525/hot-fuzz/

[Marl☆1]

6. Dune (HD DVD)
Universal // PG-13 // November 28, 2006 // Region 0










PQ 4.0
AQ 3.5

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/25741/dune/

[Marl☆1]

7. Miami Vice (HD DVD)
Universal // Unrated // December 5, 2006 // Region 0


PQ 4.0
AQ 3.5

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/25666/miami-vice/

[Marl☆1]

8. Casablanca (HD DVD)
Warner Bros. // Unrated // November 14, 2006 // Region 0


PQ 4.5
AQ 5.0

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/25296/casablanca/

[Marl☆1]

9. The Adventures of Robin Hood (HD DVD)
Warner Bros. // Unrated // September 26, 2006 // Region 0










PQ 4.0
AQ 2.5

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/24591/adventures-of-robin-hood-the/

[Marl☆1]

10. The Searchers (HD DVD)
Warner Bros. // Unrated // August 22, 2006 // Region 0


PQ 4.5
AQ 4.0

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/23594/searchers-the/

[Marl☆1]

Top HD-DVD reviews from High Def Digest:

1. Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Ed.) (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 5.0

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD/DVD
    * HD-30 Dual-Layer Discs/DVD-9 Dual-Layer Discs
    * Five-Disc Set

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/VC-1
    * 480p/i/MPEG-2 (Supplements Only)

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 2.40:1

Audio Formats

    * English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround (48kHz/16-bit)
    * English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
    * French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)

Subtitles/Captions

    * English SDH
    * French Subtitles
    * Spanish Subtitles
    * Portuguese Subtitles

Supplements

    * Audio Commentaries
    * Documentary
    * Featurettes
    * Deleted Scenes
    * Theatrical Trailers

Exclusive HD Content

    * None

[Marl☆1]

2. Blade Runner (Ultimate Collector's Ed.) (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 5.0

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD/DVD
    * HD-30 Dual-Layer Discs/DVD-9 Dual-Layer Discs
    * Five-Disc Set

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/VC-1
    * 480p/i/MPEG-2 (Supplements Only)

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 2.40:1

Audio Formats

    * French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
    * English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround (48kHz/16-bit)
    * English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
    * French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)

Subtitles/Captions

    * English SDH
    * French Subtitles
    * Spanish Subtitles
    * Portuguese Subtitles
    * English SDH
    * French Subtitles
    * Spanish Subtitles
    * Portuguese Subtitles

Supplements

    * Audio Commentaries
    * Documentary
    * Featurettes
    * Deleted Scenes
    * Theatrical Trailers

Exclusive HD Content

    * None

[Marl☆1]

3. Hot Fuzz (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 5.0

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD/DVD
    * HD-30 Dual-Layer/DVD-9 Dual-Layer Combo Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/VC-1

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 2.35:1

Audio Formats

    * English Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround (1.5mbps)
    * French Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (768 kbps)

Subtitles/Captions

    * English SDH
    * French Subtitles

Supplements

    * Audio Commentary
    * Featurettes
    * Deleted Scenes
    * Outtakes
    * Story Boards
    * Trivia Track
    * Theatrical Trailers
    * TV Spots

Exclusive HD Content

    * Audio Commentaries
    * Documentaries
    * Featurettes
    * Bonus Film
    * Bonus Film Featurette
    * Bonus Film Audio Commentaries
    * Photo Galleries

[Marl☆1]

4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 4.5

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD
    * HD-30 Dual-Layer Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/VC-1

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 2.20:1

Audio Formats

    * English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround (48kHz/24-Bit/3.0MBps)
    * English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
    * French Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
    * Spanish Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround (640kbps)

Subtitles/Captions

    * English Subtitles
    * French Subtitles
    * Spanish Subtitles
    * Chinese Subtitles
    * Portuguese Subtitles
    * Korean Subtitles

Supplements

    * Commentary Track
    * Audio Interview
    * Documentary
    * Featurettes
    * Theatrical Trailer

Exclusive HD Content

    * None

[Marl☆1]

5. 300 (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 4.5

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD/DVD
    * HD-30 Dual-Layer/DVD-9 Dual-Layer Combo Disc
    * Web Enabled

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/VC-1
    * 1080i/480p/i/MPEG-2 (Supplements Only)

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 2.40:1

Audio Formats

    * English Dolby TrueHD (48kHz/16-bit/1.7Mbps)
    * English Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
    * French (Quebec) Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
    * Spanish Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround (640kbps)

Subtitles/Captions

    * English SDH
    * French Subtitles
    * Spanish Subtitles

Supplements

    * Featurettes
    * Audio Commentary (DVD side only)
    * Theatrical Trailer

Exclusive HD Content

    * Picture-in-Picture Commentary
    * Interactive Game
    * Downloadable Content

[Marl☆1]

6. Beowulf: The Director's Cut (2007) (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 4.5

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD
    * HD-30 Dual-Layer Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/AVC MPEG-4

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 2.35:1

Audio Formats

    * English Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround
    * French Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround
    * Spanish Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround

Subtitles/Captions

    * English SDH
    * English Subtitles
    * French Subtitles
    * Spanish Subtitles

Supplements

    * Featurettes
    * Deleted Scenes
    * Theatrical Trailer

Exclusive HD Content

    * PiP Featurette
    * Interactive Featurette
    * Featurettes
    * Web Enabled Content

[Marl☆1]

7. Casablanca (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 4.5

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD
    * HD-30 Dual-Layer Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/VC-1

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 1.33:1

Audio Formats

    * English Dolby Digital-Plus 1.0 Mono
    * French Dolby Digital-Plus 1.0 Mono
    * Spanish Dolby Digital-Plus 1.0 Mono

Subtitles/Captions

    * English SDH
    * English Subtitles
    * French Subtitles
    * Spanish Subtitles

Supplements

    * 2 Audio Commentaries
    * 3 Documentaries
    * Deleted Scenes and Outtakes
    * Scoring Sessions
    * Cartoon Shorts
    * Still Gallery
    * 2 Theatrical Trailers

Exclusive HD Content

    * None

[Marl☆1]

8. Digital Video Essentials (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 4.5

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD/DVD
    * HD-30/DVD-9 Double-Sided Combo Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/VC-1
    * 720p/VC-1
    * 480p/VC-1

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 1.78:1
    * 1.33:1

Audio Formats

    * English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround
    * English Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround
    * English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround

Subtitles/Captions

    * English Subtitles

Supplements

    * Additional Calibration Test Patterns
    * Color Filters

Exclusive HD Content

    * Downloadable Content

[Marl☆1]

9. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 4.5

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD
    * HD-30 Dual-Layer Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/VC-1

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 2.40:1

Audio Formats

    * English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround (48kHz/16-Bit/1.8Mbps)
    * English Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround
    * French Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround
    * Spanish Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround

Subtitles/Captions

    * English Subtitles
    * French Subtitles
    * Spanish Subtitles

Supplements

    * Documentary
    * Featurettes
    * Deleted Scenes
    * Theatrical Trailer

Exclusive HD Content

    * In-Movie Experience
    * Timeline

[Marl☆1]

10. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (HD DVD)


Overall Grade: 4.5

Technical Specs

    * HD DVD
    * HD-30 Dual-Layer Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

    * 1080p/VC-1
    * 1080p/VC-1/480p/i/MPEG-2

Aspect Ratio(s)

    * 2.40:1

Audio Formats

    * English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround (48kHz/24-bit)
    * English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
    * French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
    * Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)

Subtitles/Captions

    * English SDH
    * French Subtitles
    * Spanish Subtitles

Supplements

    * Featurettes
    * Deleted Scenes

Exclusive HD Content

    * Picture-in-Picture
    * Web-Enabled Content

[Marl☆1]

Next 10 (11-20th ranked)

11.  Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You in Time
Overall Grade: 4.5

12. Pan's Labyrinth
Overall Grade: 4.5

13. Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid
Overall Grade: 4.5 out

14. The Bourne Ultimatum
Overall Grade: 4.5

15. Mission: Impossible III
Overall Grade: 4.5

16. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Overall Grade: 4.5

17. Children of Men
Overall Grade: 4.5

18. Ray
Overall Grade: 4.5

19. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (German Import)
Overall Grade: 4.5

20. Transformers (2007)
Overall Grade: 4.5