28 Days Later - Blu-ray Forum

Forever Knight · 11-28-2011, 09:14 PM

This is the absolute worst pq I've ever seen a blu-ray have.

I've seen VHS with better pq than this crap. There has got to be some sort of story behind this piece of garbage of a release.

Darth Anakin · 11-28-2011, 09:17 PM

This is why you do research before you just buy a movie.

Blu-Benny · 11-28-2011, 09:19 PM

did u not read the review on here??

Forever Knight · 11-28-2011, 09:19 PM

I bought it for $3 at a local store. $3 is fine for any film..but still.

So what the hell happened here?.

Darth Anakin · 11-28-2011, 09:20 PM

The whole thing was shot on some kind of hand held camera to give it a documentary look/feel like the Blair Witch project, I believe.

Blu-Benny · 11-28-2011, 09:20 PM

According to the review, the majority of the movie was shot on a DV camcorder…..probably the same one I have sitting in the closet @ home.

Donat96 · 11-28-2011, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever Knight

I bought it for $3 at a local store. $3 is fine for any film..but still.

So what the hell happened here?.

It was filmed with a consumer camcorder. That's why it looks like crap. The end scene should look a lot better, as that was done with 35mm.

OldPangYau · 11-28-2011, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever Knight

I bought it for $3 at a local store. $3 is fine for any film..but still.

So what the hell happened here?.

Like Darth Anakin said... research

Aside from the hillside ending, all of the film was shot on standard definition mini DV. On top of that, I'm fairly certain it had to be deinterlaced and THEN converted to 24fps from the originally shot 25fps. So you're looking at what was most likely a resolution of 720x288 when all was said and done. Even the DVD looks a bit soft.

The only scene that will ever look good is the ending, as it was shot on 35mm. So overall, yes, the bulk of the film may look like crap... but the blu-ray captures EXACTLY how it looked in theaters. Trust me, I saw it in theaters once in 2003 then again in 2009.

popeflick · 11-28-2011, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forever Knight

I bought it for $3 at a local store. $3 is fine for any film..but still.

So what the hell happened here?.

Simple. It was a low budget tour de force that shot on a PAL DV camera adapted to use 35mm film lenses. Meaning it was, and always will be locked in at 720x576 resolution (minus the black for aspect ratio) as it's 100% size.

I'll buy it off you for 5 with shipping, that's your money back.

You should read how they pulled some of the stuff off, it's very impressive given they had few permits to close streets and such.

Forever Knight · 11-28-2011, 09:32 PM

Guys, I've seen this film before. It's look 100x better on DVD, why the downscale for Blu-ray?.

Neutron82 · 11-28-2011, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

This is why you do research before you just buy a movie.

no kidding lol... it came out like 4 years ago and i dropped $20 on it and when i popped it in i was like ughhh wtf is wrong with my tv!!... this was long before i knew about this site... it is a great movie though so i'll keep it

Blu-Benny · 11-28-2011, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever Knight

Guys, I've seen this film before. It's look 100x better on DVD, why the downscale for Blu-ray?.

it wasn't downscaled....go read the review.

here: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/28-Day...ay/562/#Review

remake · 11-28-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

it wasn't downscaled....go read the review.

here: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/28-Day...ay/562/#Review

Just looked at those screencaps. Yikes!

Thank God I've only seen the sequel, which I've enjoyed.

West E · 11-28-2011, 09:52 PM

films like 28 Days Later and Paranormal Activity I always buy on DVD.

Definitely no bonus for having it on blu. Great film tho...

remake · 11-28-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by West E

films like 28 Days Later and Paranormal Activity I always buy on DVD.

Definitely no bonus for having it on blu. Great film tho...

What if they're the same price or the blu is cheaper than the DVD?

Forever Knight · 11-28-2011, 09:57 PM

Not sold on the "camera" cop out. I've got the Blair witch, Diary of the dead, and other camera films which all look 100x better than this crap.

Neutron82 · 11-28-2011, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by victim

What if they're the same price or the blu is cheaper than the DVD?

i would go for it if it's cheaper... i don't like having big dvd cases in my collection now so if a transfer doesn't offer much of an upgrade then i just wait for the price to fall to the same or less than the dvd and then i buy it

Forever Knight · 11-28-2011, 10:03 PM

I'd rather date a midget in a wheelchair than have to "show off" this High Def to anyone.

"We tried to give it a camera vibe so we made the pic quality worse than VHS!"

charlieray1 · 11-28-2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by West E

films like 28 Days Later and Paranormal Activity I always buy on DVD.

Definitely no bonus for having it on blu. Great film tho...

Lossless audio -- the sound rocks! Plus the entire final sequence was shot on 35mm and looks gorgeous on blu.

West E · 11-28-2011, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by victim

What if they're the same price or the blu is cheaper than the DVD?

well then i'll go for blu but I haven't run into that yet. That applies to all movies though. I only buy blu if I truly like the movie

11-28-2011, 09:14 PM	#1
Forever Knight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	28 Days Later This is the absolute worst pq I've ever seen a blu-ray have. I've seen VHS with better pq than this crap. There has got to be some sort of story behind this piece of garbage of a release.

11-28-2011, 09:17 PM	#2
Darth Anakin Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Tatooine Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:463 DVD collection:55 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:38	This is why you do research before you just buy a movie. Cowboys fan cautiously hoping for the best My twitter - terribleomens19

11-28-2011, 09:19 PM	#3
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	did u not read the review on here?? Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

11-28-2011, 09:20 PM	#5
Darth Anakin Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Tatooine Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:463 DVD collection:55 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:38	The whole thing was shot on some kind of hand held camera to give it a documentary look/feel like the Blair Witch project, I believe. Cowboys fan cautiously hoping for the best My twitter - terribleomens19

11-28-2011, 09:20 PM	#6
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	According to the review, the majority of the movie was shot on a DV camcorder…..probably the same one I have sitting in the closet @ home. Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

11-28-2011, 09:32 PM	#10
Forever Knight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	Guys, I've seen this film before. It's look 100x better on DVD, why the downscale for Blu-ray?.

11-28-2011, 09:52 PM	#14
West E Power Member Member since:Jul 2011	films like 28 Days Later and Paranormal Activity I always buy on DVD. Definitely no bonus for having it on blu. Great film tho...

11-28-2011, 09:57 PM	#16
Forever Knight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	Not sold on the "camera" cop out. I've got the Blair witch, Diary of the dead, and other camera films which all look 100x better than this crap.

11-28-2011, 10:03 PM	#18
Forever Knight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	I'd rather date a midget in a wheelchair than have to "show off" this High Def to anyone. "We tried to give it a camera vibe so we made the pic quality worse than VHS!"

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