Topic: Blu-ray must haves/recommendations

[Clondalkin]

Well Ive downloaded and watched that RE trilogy and I personally feel I wouldnt bother to watch that trilogy ever again unless I completely run out of titles to view (which will most likely not happen).

Sunshine, pede nang panoorin ng 1 time din, but I wont recommend to buy.  End part sucks.

Anyway to each his own.

Personal recommendations ko sa yo based sa 160+ titles na napanood ko.

Matrix (got to wait some months for Warner)
Bourne Trilogy (got to wait some months for Universal)
Jack Ryan Series (got to wait for BD version)
Transformers (got to wait for a few months for Paramount)
Ratatouille (no doubt)
Meet the Robinsons
5th Element Remastered (it seems you like the RE porcelain skinned star)
Planet Earth
Galapagos
Celine Dion (unless you dont like her song repertoire)

Pinakamalinaw na titles na napanood ko:
Kingkong
Heartbreak Kid
Riddick

Pinakamagandang sound para sa akin
Hairspray
Celine Dion

Pinakamalabo (pero ganda story)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Breaker Morant

Pinakamatagal tapusin
Taboo 23 (do I have to expound why?)

In any case, pang-isa or dalawang nood lang sila for me.   Kung collector ka, you wont mind that.

[kt]

^nice list bro!

[darkwing]

30 Days of Nights rin! well include na rin yung Underworld 1 and 2

[Clondalkin]

30 Days of Night  very very dull ang color (well it's supposed to be in Northermost part of Alaska - DUH  )

American Gangster: Madilim

Underworld:  Oh well

Michael Clayton: Maganda story (but you are looking for Demo title ne)

Stardust:  Nakakaduling na linaw

Hot Fuzz:  Isa pa tong sobrang sobrang linaw

Pinaka-nakakatawa:  Brock Lesnar getting beaten in seconds by Frank Mir (UFC 81 high def)

No need to separate between HD DVD and BD ne.  It's peacetime.

[darkwing]

i kinda like the 30 Days of Night na setting, pag madugo na the color will jump out ^_^, overly stylized which i likey like 5th Element H-Def digest liked it too

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1262/30daysofnight.html

[Munskie]

Incubus:  Alive at Red Rocks

Great PQ/SQ...

sample........



Only if you like the band.....

[Ctlim]

how about paul walkers and jessica alba's INTO THE BLUE?

baba rating e... pero maganda ba PQ? alot of nice carribean scenes kasi...

[NeilNo]

NIN Live: Beside You In Time

Great PQ and Awesome Soundtrack for those Nine Inch Nails fan!

[Clondalkin]

how about paul walkers and jessica alba's INTO THE BLUE?

baba rating e... pero maganda ba PQ? alot of nice carribean scenes kasi...

Fair which means kinda let-down considering the sea scenes.  Could it caused by humidity?

Yeah, that Incubus concert really really rocks!

[Marl☆1]

Hi bud, here are the titles which garnered either 4stars or higher in Overall Grade in HighDef Digest.  Overall Grade would encompass PQ, AQ, the movie itself, supplements etc. - in a nutshell Total rating of the disc.   Included in this "Highly Recommended" list are around 110 titles if I'm not mistaken. Happy collecting bro!

5-STAR RATING        
#  Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Ed.)
Overall Grade: 5 out of 5

# Blade Runner (Ultimate Collector's Ed.)
Overall Grade: 5 out of 5

# Hairspray (2007)
Overall Grade: 5 out of 5

# Lost: The Complete Third Season
Overall Grade: 5 out of 5

# Ratatouille
Overall Grade: 5 out of 5

4.5 STAR RATING       +.5
# 2001: A Space Odyssey
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# Cars
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# Live Free or Die Hard
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You in Time
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# Pan's Labyrinth
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

# World Trade Center
Overall Grade: 4.5 out of 5

4-STAR RATINGS       
# 30 Days of Night
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# 300
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Across the Universe
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Alexander Revisited
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Aviator
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Big Fish
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Black Hawk Down
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Black Snake Moan
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Bridge to Terabithia
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Cast Away
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Celine Dion: A New Day... Live in Las Vegas
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Chicago
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Chicken Little
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Chris Botti Live with Orchestra and Special Guests
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Corpse Bride
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Crank
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Damages: The Complete First Season
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Departed
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Descent
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Dog Day Afternoon
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Donnie Brasco
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Dreamgirls
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Enter the Dragon
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Flags of Our Fathers
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# From Hell
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Game Plan
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Gone Baby Gone
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Fly (1986)
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Flyboys
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# GoodFellas
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Harry Potter Years 1-5 Giftset
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Guardian (2006)
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Hellboy
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Hostel (Director's Cut)
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# IMAX: Blue Planet
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Host
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Ice Age: The Meltdown
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Identity
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Incubus: Alive at Red Rocks
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# John Legend: Live at the House of Blues
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Kung Fu Hustle
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Ladder 49
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Layer Cake
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Letters from Iwo Jima
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Meet the Robinsons
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Memoirs of a Geisha
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Mission: Impossible - Ultimate Missions Collection
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Mission: Impossible III
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Last Samurai
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Lives of Others
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Night at the Museum
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Oldboy
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Payback: Straight Up - The Director's Cut
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Prison Break: Season One
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Prestige
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Remember the Titans
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Rescue Dawn
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Resident Evil
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Resident Evil - The High Definition Trilogy
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Resident Evil: Extinction
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Rock
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Rush Hour 3
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Saw III
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Searchers
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Shoot 'Em Up
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Spider-Man 3
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The Sopranos: Season Six, Part One
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Spider-Man: The High-Definition Trilogy
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Sunshine
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Superbad
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Superman Returns
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Superman: The Movie
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Surf's Up
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Troy: Director's Cut
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Underworld
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Viva Las Vegas
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Waiting...
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Weeds: Season One
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# Weeds: Season Two
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

# The World's Fastest Indian
Overall Grade: 4 out of 5

To get the complete list, just click on the link below:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/reviews_overall.html

[kt]

^bro tnx for the list! ang dami! hehe madugo talaga to

[Marl☆1]

^bro tnx for the list! ang dami! hehe madugo talaga to

oo nga bro kt, mejo mahirap kumpletuhin, but that's where the fun is... dahan dahan natin 'titikman' lahat yan.
cheers! 

[kt]

oo nga bro kt, mejo mahirap kumpletuhin, but that's where the fun is... dahan dahan natin 'titikman' lahat yan.
cheers! 

bro! hehe baka bago pa ko makabili ng mga yan eh may bagong format nanaman. yung mga dvds ko nga di ko pa napapanood haha 

[jeyps11_c]

Waaaahhh...hindi pala maganda review ng Into The Blue sa BR
Naka order an ako Pero ok lang maganda naman si Jessica Alba eh!

Nice list marl1  Ngayon alam na natin ano ang mga dapat pag ipunan.

[Marl☆1]

Waaaahhh...hindi pala maganda review ng Into The Blue sa BR
Naka order an ako Pero ok lang maganda naman si Jessica Alba eh!

Nice list marl1  Ngayon alam na natin ano ang mga dapat pag ipunan.

hi bro jeyps11!  Know what, I did see the review... BUT i still got a copy of the BD.   Just couldn't resist seeing J.A. in the blue.  I already viewed it and it's not bad at all bro.  I mean of course the plot is thin, but the visuals and location are just stunning.  Don't despair bro, am sure you'll enjoy it as well.  Cheers! 

[nerveblocker]

Dilemma to Buy:

1. Movie you don't like but excellent audio and video reviews

or

2. Movies you like but has unfavorable audio and video reviews.

[Marl☆1]

Dilemma to Buy:

1. Movie you don't like but excellent audio and video reviews

or

2. Movies you like but has unfavorable audio and video reviews.

Hehe, good one...

BUY BOTH. 

The first type so that you can have reference materials (just in case you want to blow the minds of your peers / family on HD clarity), and the 2nd type for your own personal enjoyment, something that tickles your fancy - indulge yourself.

Well the perfect situation is if a title hits both guidelines. 

[Clondalkin]

Dilemma to Buy:

1. Movie you don't like but excellent audio and video reviews
or
2. Movies you like but has unfavorable audio and video reviews.

There's a saying that goes, "you get tired of beauty in 3 days, you get used to ugliness in 3 days". 

Labo yata ng sinabi ko...he he he.

My personal choice would be 2, but thanks to torrent sites, I don't have to make that choice yet.

[streetsmart]

Dilemma to Buy:

1. Movie you don't like but excellent audio and video reviews

or

2. Movies you like but has unfavorable audio and video reviews.

Isipin mo naman - The main advantage of Bluray over normal DVD (SD) is its improved audio and video. That's why you pay a huge premium. E kung pangit ang audio and video ng Bluray disc, di bumili ka na lang ng SD and use an upscaling device to improve the picture.

I would only buy a Bluray disc if it has good audio and video + it's a movie I like.

[Clondalkin]

If I really really like the movie and it's available in high def, I would never hesitate to choose it instead of a DVD.  Even a 1-star rating high def film is at least as good looking as  DVD anyways.

I dozed off watching Resident Evil, but I was glued by Breaker Morant.

King Kong is the most visually stunning non-animated HDM I've watched but I've seen it only once.  Notting Hill on the other hand is available in all sorts of video formats in the house and I just re-watched it last Sunday for the nth time while cooking.

[nerveblocker]

The main advantage of Bluray over normal DVD (SD) is its improved audio and video. That's why you pay a huge premium. E kung pangit ang audio and video ng Bluray disc, di bumili ka na lang ng SD and use an upscaling device to improve the picture.

Yup.  It's a hit or miss situation unless you want to read the reviews first before buying the movie that you like in BD.  That kinda holds you back in buying that BD if the reviews aren't favorable.  Who would want to pay a premium and then feel being ripped off?  Why don't they just standardize the quality of BD in both PQ and SQ so everyone would be happy?  It's not like comparing HD-DVD (35GB) to BD (50GB) anyway.   I sound like a noob here.   

Dilemma to Buy:

1. Movie you don't like but excellent audio and video reviews

or

2. Movies you like but has unfavorable audio and video reviews.

It boils down to either you love movies or hometheater.  If you love both then get ready to burn a hole in your pocket.    I'm hooked!  DAMN! 

[oReOsHaKe]

Waaaahhh...hindi pala maganda review ng Into The Blue sa BR
Naka order an ako Pero ok lang maganda naman si Jessica Alba eh!

Nice list marl1  Ngayon alam na natin ano ang mga dapat pag ipunan.

I don't usually believe in REVIEWS.. Some movies na pangit ang reviews, para sa kin maganda.  It's subjective pa rin eh.  Meron nga movies maganda ang reviews, pero sa kin hindi ok. 

[Clondalkin]

In terms of PQ, there are soooo many reviews in high def digest that I definitely disagree with. But those reviewers are supposed to be experts, or IMO trying too hard to appear as experts by critiquing a movie beyond what a reasonably knowledgeable guy wouldn't and couldn't see through his own HDTV. 

I'm not pushing piracy but if you can somehow manage to download even a sample 720p or 1080p rip, that I think is a more reliable way of judging the PQ of the original, if you really want to check out a title of interest.   Your own eyes have it!!!

[Mouldingo]

Bakit wala sa recommendations niyo yung Casino Royale???

[streetsmart]

Chicago - the uncompressed LPCM track may be the best that I have ever heard! Nakakalaway. 

[dale1075]

Hi guys!
I've watch many blu-rays and recommend the following titles:

2001: a space odyssey
pirates (I,II)
cars
world trade center

reference video and audio quality

[DaSilva]

Dilemma to Buy:

1. Movie you don't like but excellent audio and video reviews

or

2. Movies you like but has unfavorable audio and video reviews.

good question! based on what i learned buying dvds, my answers would be:

1. don't buy this. nakakasawa. sayang lang.
2. don't buy this YET. a better version will likely be made available in the future. nakakapanghinayang.

 

[kt]

magkakaroon ba ng different releases for BD like sa dvds? double dip ulit? hehe

[Clondalkin]

magkakaroon ba ng different releases for BD like sa dvds? double dip ulit? hehe

natural..yung releases right now are for profile 1.0.  Down the road, BDA would finally figure out how to match the functionality of the dead HD DVD format.   

Then they can release the ones with more special features like that of the dead HD DVD format ... 

and then they'd finally exceed the functionality of the dead HD DVD by 2015...  ..

and then definitive collection... and then remastered...and so on and so forth...and then BD would be dead too...

[darkwing]

just as long nandyan yung movie, i don't see myself watching the extras over and over again lols also depends on the title, for sure Blade Runner meron naman remastered/cut etc down the road lols