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
Films on this list are still highly recommended- Not everyone will notice issues
Air Force One – Import Edition
*Some noise on the transfer
*Some noise on the transfer
American Psycho ( Sony Australian Edition )
*Minor grain reduction
*Some minor EE spotted in places
*Minor grain reduction
*Some minor EE spotted in places
An American Werewolf In London
*Edge enhancement running throughout the movie
*Edge enhancement running throughout the movie
Annapolis
*Some artifacting in some scenes
*Some artifacting in some scenes
Austin Powers: Goldmember
*Some minor DNR
*Some minor DNR
Batman
*Some minor DNR
*Some minor DNR
Batman Returns
*Minor grain reduction and EE visible in some scenes
*Minor grain reduction and EE visible in some scenes
Behind Enemy Lines
*Some minor edge enhancement
*Some minor edge enhancement
Bottle Rocket
*Minor edge enhancement in a handful of scenes
*Minor aliasing issues ( jaggies )
*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
*Light to moderate edge enhancement throughout the movie
Cop Land
*Crosshatch noise
*Crosshatch noise
Coraline
*3D Edition
*Minor ghosting issues
*Minor color issues
*Transfer Quality 7/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
*3D Edition
*Minor ghosting issues
*Minor color issues
*Transfer Quality 7/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
Crimson Tide
*Occasional EE
*Occasional EE
Danny The Dog aka Unleashed - Japanese Edition
*Minor EE
*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
*Minor EE
Doomsday
*Detailed film like image
*Light grain in some scenes while barely visible in others may be artistic intent
*Detailed film like image
*Light grain in some scenes while barely visible in others may be artistic intent
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 9/10
*Click here for screencaps from the disc
Doubt
*Thin but persistent ringing and halos throughout film
*Thin but persistent ringing and halos throughout film
Eastern Promises
*Light grain structure
*Good film like image
*Very mild edge enhancement in a handful of scenes
*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
*Slightly elevated blacks – Possibly intentional
*Minor ringing around edges
Eagle Eye
*Light grain structure
*Mostly film like
*Mild edge enhancement visible in several scenes
*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
*Some minor edge enhancement
*Slightly filtered look
*Most likely an old master was used
Flightplan
*Minor DNR
*Minor DNR
French Connection II
*Some slight aliasing ( jaggies ) on the opening credits and objects
*Some slight aliasing ( jaggies ) on the opening credits and objects
Friday The 13th (2009)
*Good quality image
*Minor grain reduction
*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 )
*This is the remastered release
*Minor EE and a touch of aliasing ( jaggies )
Halloween
*Color timing changed
*Color timing changed
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince
*Decidely Average transfer
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
*Click here for screencaps from the film
Highlander
*Some scenes have had minor degraining done
*Some scenes have had minor degraining done
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 7/10
I Am Legend
*Compression issues resulting in some blocking
*Compression issues resulting in some blocking
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 9/10
King Arthur
*Inconsistent with grain retained in some scenes but not in others
*Some EE visible
*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
*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
*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
*Light use of noise reduction
*Some minor ringing in some scenes
Kramer vs Kramer
*Minor ringing throughout the film
*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
*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
*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
*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 Brooks
*Minor Edge Enhancement
Pearl Harbor
*Some moderate ringing
*Minor Edge Enhancement
Pearl Harbor
*Some moderate ringing
Pirates Of The Caribbean – Curse Of The Black Pearl
*Very light EE throughout
*Very light EE throughout
Predator 2
*Minor DNR visible most of the time
*Minor DNR visible most of the time
Pulp Fiction ( French Release )
*Light application of DNR
*Audio pitch issues
*Light application of DNR
*Audio pitch issues
Shutter
*Minor EE
*Minor EE
Spiderman 2
*Minor EE in a handful of scenes
Spiderman 3
*A handful of scenes have EE
*A handful of scenes have EE
Stir Of Echoes
*Dirt ridden print with gate telecine wobble
*Dirt ridden print with gate telecine wobble
Subway
*Contrast boosted
*Contrast boosted
*Probably director approved
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance
*Some scenes where transfer fails to retain grain – Probably due to low bitrate
*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
*Sharpening applied – Medium to long range camera shots exhibit mild edge enhancement
*Film like pleasing image
*Grain structure intact
*Sharpening applied – Medium to long range camera shots exhibit mild edge enhancement
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 9/10
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
*Some minor DNR
*Some minor DNR
The Amityville Horror – 1979 version
*Small amount of filtering resulting in slight detail loss
*Small amount of filtering resulting in slight detail loss
The Aviator – European Editions
*Some minor EE and minor color banding in a few shots
*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
*Some minor DNR and EE
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 9/10
The Bourne Identity
*Minor DNR reduction
*Minor DNR reduction
The Departed
*Minor EE
*Some scenes look processed
*Minor EE
*Some scenes look processed
The Devil's Rejects
*Compression issues
*Compression issues
The Fifth Element
*Slightly processed look to the image
*Slightly processed look to the image
The Haunting In Connecticut
*Minor compression issues
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
*Minor compression issues
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
*Minor Artifacting
*Minor Artifacting
The Hulk
*Frequently popping black and white speckles shows signs of print wear and tear
*Minor halo's around high contrast edges
*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
*Minor artifacting perhaps due to putting the unrated and rated editions on the same disc
The Last Samurai
*Minor EE
*Minor EE
The Life Before Her Eyes
*Light temporal noise reduction applied
*Light temporal noise reduction applied
The Life Of Brian
*Slightly Processed Look
*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
*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
*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
*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
*Minor EE visible around objects on blue sky background scenes
The Proposition
*Some minor EE
*Some minor EE
The Punisher ( Japan and UK Editions )
*Mild filtering and some EE visible
*Mild filtering and some EE visible
The Reader
*Minor filtering resulting in slightly less detail and also minor ringing spotted
*Minor filtering resulting in slightly less detail and also minor ringing spotted
The Rock
*Occasional EE/Ringing
*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
*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
*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
*Some EE/Ringing is visible
*Transfer Quality 8/10
*Sound Mix 8/10
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
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
*Some minor EE
Untitled: Almost Famous The Bootleg Cut
*Some minor EE
*Some minor EE
X2
*Temporal DNR issues
*Temporal DNR issues
2001 A Space Odyssey
*Edge enhancement/Ringing issues
*Edge enhancement/Ringing issues
30 Days Of Night
*Some minor EE
*Some minor EE
3:10 To Yuma
*Film like but contains aliasing (jaggies )which is only visible when viewing on 1080p monitors
*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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