Driving Miss Daisy (Bruce Beresford) - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Crimson King · 01-02-2013, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

My Left Foot was fab...I LOVE that film

Daniel Day Lewis is one of those rare actors that prefers quality over quantity

rybev · 01-09-2013, 08:41 AM

Is this out yet?

I thought we would have seen a review by now

newginafets · 01-09-2013, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I'm in for $12.99 or less.

Ditto

fiveseven4combat · 01-09-2013, 09:10 AM

Did anyone else have a hard time finding this? Wasn't at Best Buy or Target. I found it at Barnes and Noble for $27.99, that's the only store in town that had it.

jrmac2000 · 01-09-2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fiveseven4combat

Did anyone else have a hard time finding this? Wasn't at Best Buy or Target. I found it at Barnes and Noble for $27.99, that's the only store in town that had it.

I ordered from amazon, but I also did not see it anywhere in town. I preordered for $19.32 on it!

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movielib · 01-09-2013, 02:19 PM

I got this awhile ago from Germany before a US edition was announced. I'm glad I did because it has DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound. Also, it is region free although some of the extras do not play on my Region A Sony player (but I have a region free Oppo).

MEB · 01-09-2013, 03:17 PM

'Driving Miss Daisy' arrived yesterday from Amazon and my wife and I watched it last night. The video quality benefits nicely from Blu-ray and grain (which is abundant) is left unmolested. This is NOT some ultra-sharp blockbuster SciFi release so anyone expecting such might be disappointed. The DTS HD MA audio track is a nice improvement over the DVD but, as a reminder, it's only a 2.0 track. Still, Hans Zimmer's delightful musical score sounds better than ever!

Very glad to have it in my collection on Blu!

Mark

MEB · 01-09-2013, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by movielib

I got this awhile ago from Germany before a US edition was announced. I'm glad I did because it has DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound. Also, it is region free although some of the extras do not play on my Region A Sony player (but I have a region free Oppo).

The US version is DTS HD MA 2.0. Are you certain the German one is 5.1?

Mark

movielib · 01-09-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MEB

The US version is DTS HD MA 2.0. Are you certain the German one is 5.1?

Mark

Yes. Both of my BD players and my receiver confirm it.

DetroitSquirreL · 01-10-2013, 03:28 PM

I thought the AQ was outstanding (but I had it on VHS) I could actually hear what he mumbles to her

And yes Hans Zimmers score is fantastic!!

Great film and really good doc on the original story of the play / screenplay

matt_hargett · 01-10-2013, 10:34 PM

They went to the trouble of making a Digibook to justify "premium" pricing, but they shipped a BD-25? This must be a mistake in the review.

I guess I could understand it if there were no extras at all; the bit budget wouldn't be as constrained. That's not the case here, though.

Can anyone verify if it's a BD-25 and what the average video bit rate is?

MEB · 01-10-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by matt_hargett

They went to the trouble of making a Digibook to justify "premium" pricing, but they shipped a BD-25? This must be a mistake in the review.

I guess I could understand it if there were no extras at all; the bit budget wouldn't be as constrained. That's not the case here, though.

Can anyone verify if it's a BD-25 and what the average video bit rate is?

It wouldn't look any better than it does already if it was on a BD50. If the transfer sucked I could understand your outrage. But it doesn't suck so I don't.

Mark

DetroitSquirreL · 01-10-2013, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by matt_hargett

They went to the trouble of making a Digibook to justify "premium" pricing, but they shipped a BD-25? This must be a mistake in the review.

I guess I could understand it if there were no extras at all; the bit budget wouldn't be as constrained. That's not the case here, though.

Can anyone verify if it's a BD-25 and what the average video bit rate is?

premium pricing??? its $19 USD

MichaelR · 01-11-2013, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by matt_hargett

. . . but they shipped a BD-25? This must be a mistake in the review.

It isn't. It's also not the first time a digibook has contained a BD-25.

Driving Miss Daisy Blu-ray review

rybev · 01-27-2013, 09:02 AM

Great Blu-ray, lovely packaging.

Screenshots http://blushots.weebly.com/driving-miss-daisy.html

Mr. Cinema · 01-30-2013, 02:15 PM

I ordered from Walmart.com and got mine yesterday. Every BP winner should be released in a classy digibook.

01-09-2013, 08:41 AM	#22
rybev Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Beverley, UK Blu-ray reviews:1	Is this out yet? I thought we would have seen a review by now http://blushots.weebly.com/

01-09-2013, 09:10 AM	#24
fiveseven4combat Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Portland, OR Home Theater Gallery:45 Blu-ray collection:1697 DVD collection:53 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:33	Did anyone else have a hard time finding this? Wasn't at Best Buy or Target. I found it at Barnes and Noble for $27.99, that's the only store in town that had it. Trade List http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread....01#post6774301

01-09-2013, 02:19 PM	#26
movielib Senior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Madison, WI	I got this awhile ago from Germany before a US edition was announced. I'm glad I did because it has DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound. Also, it is region free although some of the extras do not play on my Region A Sony player (but I have a region free Oppo). Last edited by movielib; 01-09-2013 at 02:30 PM.

01-09-2013, 03:17 PM	#27
MEB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2009 Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:780 DVD collection:106	'Driving Miss Daisy' arrived yesterday from Amazon and my wife and I watched it last night. The video quality benefits nicely from Blu-ray and grain (which is abundant) is left unmolested. This is NOT some ultra-sharp blockbuster SciFi release so anyone expecting such might be disappointed. The DTS HD MA audio track is a nice improvement over the DVD but, as a reminder, it's only a 2.0 track. Still, Hans Zimmer's delightful musical score sounds better than ever! Very glad to have it in my collection on Blu! Mark Booth Bijou Garage Theater Stir Crazy Deluxe Popcorn Maker - My Review Make Real Movie Theater Popcorn at Home

01-10-2013, 03:28 PM	#30
DetroitSquirreL Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Detroit, MI ~ USA Blu-ray collection:540 Trading Score:111	I thought the AQ was outstanding (but I had it on VHS) I could actually hear what he mumbles to her And yes Hans Zimmers score is fantastic!! Great film and really good doc on the original story of the play / screenplay BD PLAYER (REGION A) : *Panasonic DMP-BD85K* BD PLAYER (REGION FREE) : *Insignia NS-BRDVD4* HDTV : *Panasonic Viera 50" Plasma TC-P50S2* HERE IS MY 'SALE THREAD' THINNING OUT MY COLLECTION. CHECK MY SALE THREAD (STEELBOOKS, DIGIBOOKS, OOP TITLES)

01-10-2013, 10:34 PM	#31
matt_hargett Junior Member Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:788 DVD collection:73 PS3 collection:45	BD-25? seriously? They went to the trouble of making a Digibook to justify "premium" pricing, but they shipped a BD-25? This must be a mistake in the review. I guess I could understand it if there were no extras at all; the bit budget wouldn't be as constrained. That's not the case here, though. Can anyone verify if it's a BD-25 and what the average video bit rate is?

01-27-2013, 09:02 AM	#35
rybev Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Beverley, UK Blu-ray reviews:1	Great Blu-ray, lovely packaging. Screenshots http://blushots.weebly.com/driving-miss-daisy.html http://blushots.weebly.com/

01-30-2013, 02:15 PM	#36
Mr. Cinema Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:NC Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:132 Blu-ray reviews:1	I ordered from Walmart.com and got mine yesterday. Every BP winner should be released in a classy digibook. Welcome to blu-ray.com, where slipcovers are more important than Blu-rays. MY HDNA Samsung 40" 1080p LCD LN40A550 Panasonic DMP-BDT210 Sony PS3 Slim, Sony BDP-S360 Sony STR-DG820 Onkyo SKS-HT540 7.1 System

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