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Minor Issues List

Film titles which have recurring problems throughout the running time that are considered just minor distractions can be placed on the minor issues list. Examples of minor distractions would be edge enhancement used to sharpen some scenes but not all or excessive DNR used for a couple of minutes in a two hour film or perhaps macroblocking may be seen in some scenes in an otherwise perfect transfer.
 
Minor Issues With Transfer To Blu Ray
Films on this list are still highly recommended- Not everyone will notice issues

 
Air Force One – Import Edition
*Some noise on the transfer

American Psycho ( Sony Australian Edition )
*Minor grain reduction
*Some minor EE spotted in places

An American Werewolf In London
*Edge enhancement running throughout the movie

Annapolis
*Some artifacting in some scenes

Austin Powers: Goldmember
*Some minor DNR

Batman
*Some minor DNR

Batman Returns
*Minor grain reduction and EE visible in some scenes

Behind Enemy Lines
*Some minor edge enhancement


Black Sheep
*Good detail levels but i suspect mild filtering
*Compression issues may show up on uncalibrated displays
*Transfer Quality 7.5/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
*Click here for screencaps from the film


Blood: The Last Vampire
*Some minor ringing visible in some scenes
*Strange black lines can be seen during some darker lit moments of the film
*Transfer Quality 7/10
*Sound Mix 9/10

Bottle Rocket
*Minor edge enhancement in a handful of scenes
*Minor aliasing issues ( jaggies )


Bram Stokers Dracula
*Grain structure intact but brightness/contrast/colour changes result in some onscreen text vanishing
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
*Click here for screencaps

Capote
*Light to moderate edge enhancement throughout the movie


Cloverfield
*I suspect filtering has been applied to the image
*If filtering has not been applied then it's a 4K downconversion issue
*Edge enhancement in some scenes
*Transfer Quality 7.5/10
*Sound Mix 9.5/10
*Click here for screencaps from the film

Cop Land
*Crosshatch noise

Coraline
*3D Edition
*Minor ghosting issues
*Minor color issues
*Transfer Quality 7/10
*Sound Mix 8/10

Crimson Tide
*Occasional EE

Danny The Dog aka Unleashed - Japanese Edition
*Minor EE


Death Race
*Minor sharpening looks to have been applied in a handful of scenes
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
*Click here for screencaps

Donnie Brasco
*Minor EE


Doomsday
*Detailed film like image
*Light grain in some scenes while barely visible in others may just be artistic intent
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 9/10
*Click here for screencaps from the disc

Doubt
*Thin but persistent ringing and halos throughout film


Drag Me To Hell
*Minor compression artifacts in backgrounds in a handful of scenes
*Generally very good image quality and highly detailed
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 8.5/10

Eastern Promises
*Light grain structure
*Good film like image
*Very mild edge enhancement in a handful of scenes
*Transfer Quality 8.8/10
*Sound Mix 7.5/10
*Region B edition

Eden Lake
*Slightly elevated blacks – Possibly intentional
*Minor ringing around edges

Eagle Eye
*Light grain structure
*Mostly film like
*Mild edge enhancement visible in several scenes
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 8/10

Enemy Of The State
*Some minor edge enhancement
*Slightly filtered look
*Most likely an old master was used

Flightplan
*Minor DNR

French Connection II
*Some slight aliasing ( jaggies ) on the opening credits and objects

Friday The 13th (2009)
*Good quality image
*Minor grain reduction
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10

Full Metal Jacket
*This is the remastered release
*Minor EE and a touch of aliasing ( jaggies )

Halloween
*Color timing changed


Harts War
*Inconsistent Transfer with some fabulous scenes and some below average
*Edge enhancement visible on some scenes
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
*Click here for screencaps from the film

Hollow Man

*Mostly film like image quality
*Grain structure mostly intact but for a handful of scenes
*Possible ringing in one scene
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 9/10
*Click here for my review of the film
*For screencaps from the film cick here.

I Am Legend
*Compression issues resulting in some blocking
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 9/10
*Sound Mix 8/10

Into The Blue
*Some compression artifacts visible
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
*Click here for screencaps from the film

King Arthur
*Inconsistent with grain retained in some scenes but not in others
*Some EE visible

King Kong
*Some minor grain reduction
*Opening scenes before the island is reached look the best but were still degrained
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 9.5/10

Kill Bill Volume 1
*Light use of noise reduction
*Some minor ringingin some scenes

Kill Bill Volume 2
*Light use of noise reduction
*Some minor ringing in some scenes

Kramer vs Kramer
*Minor ringing throughout the film

Kung Fu Panda
*Lots of detail to the image
*Minor ringing in some scenes
*Transfer Quality 8.8/10
*Sound Mix 9.8/10
*Click here for my review of the film

Little Miss Sunshine
*Natural looking film grain intact
*Detailed and film like appearance
*Edges have been enhanced resulting in ringing throughout the film

Lost Season 4
*Some minor EE in some of the earlier episodes
*Transfer Quality 8.8/10
*Sound Mix 7.5/10


Lost Season 5
*Some minor EE in a few episodes
*Transfer Quality 8.8/10
*Sound Mix 7/10


Mr & Mrs Smith
*Grain reduction applied to the digital intermediate is also present on the blu ray disc
*This is the directors cut of the film
*Transfer Quality 8.2/10
*Sound Mix 9.2/10


Mr Brooks
*Minor Edge Enhancement


North By Northwest

*Deliberate softness in some scenes
*Fine layer of grain in most scenes
*Mostly a great restoration let down by some very minor DNR
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 7/10

Pirates Of The Caribbean – Curse Of The Black Pearl
*Very light EE throughout


Predator
*Film grain is intact some of it is heavy due to zooming in on scenes post production
*Retains it's filmed look
*Some compression issues are visible likely due to using MPEG2 and a single layer disc
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10


Predator 2
*Minor DNR visible most of the time

Pulp Fiction ( French Release )
*Light application of DNR
*Audio pitch issues


Saw VI
*Minor compression artifacts
*Transfer Quality 7.5/10
*Sound Mix 8/10

 Shutter
*Minor EE

Spiderman 2
*Minor EE in a handful of scenes

Spiderman 3
*A handful of scenes have EE

Stir Of Echoes
*Dirt ridden print with gate telecine wobble

Subway
*Contrast boosted
*Probably director approved

Sympathy For Lady Vengeance
*Some scenes where transfer fails to retain grain – Probably due to low bitrate

Taken – UK and American extended edition
*Film like pleasing image
*Grain structure intact
*Downconversion from 4K master has introduced some mild ringing in some scenes
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 9/10

The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
*Some minor DNR

The Amityville Horror – 1979 version
*Small amount of filtering resulting in slight detail loss

The Aviator – European Editions
*Some minor EE and minor color banding in a few shots

The Chronicles Of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
*Some minor DNR and EE
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 9/10

The Bourne Identity
*Minor DNR reduction


The Bourne Ultimatum
*Minor compression issues in opening darkly lit indoor scenes
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 8.5/10
*Click here for screencaps from the film

The Departed
*Minor EE
*Some scenes look processed

The Devil's Rejects
*Compression issues

The Fifth Element
*Slightly processed look to the image

The Golden Compass
*Some excessive DNR applied to parts of the transfer
*Transfer Quality 7/10
*Sound Mix 9.5/10
*Click here to view screencaps


The Haunting In Connecticut
*Minor compression issues
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10

The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
*Minor Artifacting

The Hulk
*Frequently popping black and white speckles shows signs of print wear and tear
*Minor halo's around high contrast edges

The Last House On The Left (2009 remake)
*Minor artifacting perhaps due to putting the unrated and rated editions on the same disc

The Last Samurai
*Minor EE

The Life Before Her Eyes
*Light temporal noise reduction applied

The Life Of Brian
*Slightly Processed Look

The Matrix Revolutions
*Light to moderate edge enhancement in a handful of scenes
*macroblocking is present during the last half hour of the film

The Machinist
*Minor EE

The Midnight Meat Train
*Edge enhancement visible in a number of scenes due to sharpening
*Film grain structure is slightly more pronounced than it should be due to sharpening
*Transfer Quality 7.5/10
*Sound Mix 8/10

The Orphanage
*Minor aliasing issue which results in jaggies sometimes visible on noses and arms and diagonal edges and curves

The Princess Bride
*Minor EE visible around objects on blue sky background scenes

The Proposition
*Some minor EE

The Punisher  ( Japan and UK Editions )
*Mild filtering and some EE visible

The Reader
*Minor filtering resulting in slightly less detail and also minor ringing spotted

The Rock
*Occasional EE/Ringing
*Transfer Quality 8.5/10
*Sound Mix 8.5/10

The Silence Of The Lambs
*Minor grain reduction
*Early scenes such as when Clarice meets Jack Crawford suffer from waxy appearance
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 7.5/10

The Stendahl Syndrome
*Some sharpening has been applied to this edition
*A heavier than normal grain structure probably due to sharpening
*Some artifacting most of which is invisible in motion


The Strangers
*Minor grain reduction
*Transfer Quality 7/10
*Sound Mix 9.5/10
*Click here for screencaps

There Will Be Blood
*Some EE/Ringing is visible
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10


Tomb Raider – The Cradle Of Life – German Edition
*Minor grain reduction – Some scenes still retain film grain
*Minor compression issues
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8.5/10
*Click here for my review of the film


Total Recall (UK and European Editions)
*Around 10% of the film comprises of optical shots and all the optical shots have suffered DNR
*Some scratch removal has removed objects although mostly invisible in motion

Unforgiven
*Some minor EE

Untitled: Almost Famous The Bootleg Cut
*Some minor EE

X2
*Temporal DNR issues

2001 A Space Odyssey
*Edge enhancement/Ringing issues


2012
*Compression issues throughout the film
*Transfer Quality 7/10
*Sound Mix 8/10

3:10 To Yuma
*Film like but contains aliasing  (jaggies )which is only visible when viewing on 1080p monitors
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8.5/10

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