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Gladiator was released on blu ray last year and was widely condemned for it's poor image quality which was due to overuse of DNR and edge enhancement, Paramount and Universal have now made a brand new master which looks fabulous and have instigated a disc exchange program, if you have the old release you can now exchange it for the new one. Please note if you are in Europe it will be late August before the disc exchange program becomes active. Proof that complaining does work OR did Ridley Scott demand this!

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.


Little Carol Anne likes television in PoltergeistThe Freeling family should have checked their lease in PoltergeistClever dog likes to play with the PoltergeistHusband and wife discuss who used all the toothpaste in PoltergeistThe pool is a little cold tonight in PoltergeistI forgot to take my clothes off when i had that shower admits Jobeth Williams in PoltergeistParanormal researchers dicuss Poltergeist activity with the Freeling familyAre my glasses fashionable asks a paranormal researcher in PoltergeistI never noticed that hole in the ceiling before - PoltergeistYou ate my pepperoni pizza cries Jobeth Williams at the paranormal researcher in PoltergeistThats right i did build your home on an ancient indian burial site - PoltergeistHi we're your new neighbours, did we come at a bad time - PoltergeistAnother power cut oh gee i hate this neighborhood - PoltergeistStay out of the light - PoltergeistGhost dog want biscuit - Poltergeist

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