A Blu Ray review of Poltergeist can be found here.
This is one of Warner Bros best Blu Ray transfers.
Disc size is around 19.5GB and it's on a single layer disc.
I don't dwell on file size or the bitrate as i think the images should speak for themselves and too often bitrate is blamed for poor transfers when sometimes it's actually the encoders fault or the fault of an old master being used as was the case with Gladiator or Gangs Of New York both of which had abysmal transfers yet good bitrate and file sizes.
I would always advise you watch a film too and not just view some frames such as the ones i provide here. I always watch the film first before forming an opinion.
There is visible print damage in some scenes. Check out frame 8 as an example of this.
You may notice softness around some of the optical shots but i believe this is how the film looked back in 1982 although one cannot rule out minor degraining of those shots.
This film was shot using anamorphic lenses and you will notice in some scenes the focus is not always pin sharp, you can see an example of this in frame 10. The photographic choice of camera and lens and the film stock used is responsible for how this film looks.
Film stock and camera lenses have improved substantially over the years and this film should not be compared to a film shot anamorphic in 2010. I personally think this film looks superb and i always felt i was watching a film and not processed video.
Check out frame 5 which has lots of rain falling and lots of mud and water in and around the unfinished pool, this scene has lots of sharp detail.
The film is on my reference list which can be viewed here.
Once you open the Blu Ray screenshot you may need to click the frame again for the full HD image to appear. These Blu Ray frames are captured directly off the disc.
