Closer: Another Blu-ray for the world

[Scorxpion]

Closer Blu-ray (Image re-issue)

Closer Blu-ray Review (Sony issue)


POSTED on THIS link :

http://www.dvdauthority.com/reviews.asp?reviewID=5065

A quote from their website:

"Wow. The 1.85:1 MPEG-4 HD image is so much better than the Superbit release I don't even know where to start. Gone are the little artifacts that plagued the earlier release, colors seem more stable and solid and contrast is much improved as well. I don't know if the old disc was that bad or this new one is just that good, suffice it to say I really don't care. This is a much-improved look for the film and I love the way it looks. While still not a perfect transfer in terms of other Blu-Ray discs, this is a very noticeable improvement and one that I'm happy to give a near perfect score."

[Longshot]

This is a an outstanding film. A great way to introduce your significant othger to the world of BD.

[WriteSimply]

In the immortal words of Alice, "Thank you!"


fuad

[Chad Varnadore]

Haven't looked at it yet - working on some new tweaks to our reviews instead. But this is another Sony release that exploits BDs audio storage capability with 2 PCM tracks (English and Italian) and 5 more DD tracks, plus beaucoup subtitles.

[Scorxpion]

another Review of Closer outstanding

http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/closer/4582/2

Yes CHAD SONY lately are releasing great titles including many PCM soundtrack and subtitles

Secret Window is one of them too and have a decsent PQ including many PCM soundtrack

[Mr_Fizzlepop]

This is a an outstanding film. A great way to introduce your significant other to the world of BD.

Hehe, first time I read that I thought "What, there's no B&D in that movie."



It is a pretty good movie though.

[Scorxpion]

Another Review for Closer on DVDfile.com

http://www.dvdfile.com/index.php?opt...=6027&Itemid=3
Quote:
This is a very fine film that earned Owen and Portman both Golden Globe Awards and Academy Award nominations. The dialog is smart and lucid, the social mores dissected with unflinching candor. The transfer is outstanding and the audio is excellent.

[dialog_gvf]

Closer review on HDD

Audio Formats

English PCM 5.1 Surround (48kHz/16-Bit/4.6mbps)
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
English DES (Descriptive Audio Track)
French-Parisian Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
Italian PCM 5.1 Surround (48kHz/16-Bit/4.6mbps)
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (640kbps)
Russian PCM 5.1 Surround (48kHz/16-Bit/4.6mbps)

English, Italian and Russian PCM! And a Parisian French DD instead of Quebecois.

Subtitles/Captions

English SDH
English Subtitles
Icelandic Subtitles
Spanish Subtitles
Polish Subtitles
Italian Subtitles
Slovenia Subtitles
Korean Subtitles
Turkish Subtitles
Bulgarian Subtitles
French-Parisian Subtitles
Croation Subtitles
Portuguese Subtitles
Czech Subtitles
Dutch/Nederlands Subtitles
Finnish Subtitles
Arabic Subtitles
Hebrew Subtitles
Chinese Subttiles
Hungarian Subtitles
Norwegian Subtiles
Danish Subtitles
Romanian Subtitles
Greek Subtitles
Swedish Subtitles
Hidi Subtitles

This is amazing what Sony is accomplishing. I somehow doubt a lossless Russian track could ever be justified if it cost a fee to supply.

Gary

[jorg]

and that is why we need the space on a bd50

[Leonid]

...great news for Russia...2nd BD for region C with russian dubbing.=)
First one is Casino Royale.

[Scorxpion]

Secret Window and IDENTITY has too multiple PCM soundtrack and Subtitles,YES SONY AND Buena Vista (Disney) are doing great titles lately even Blood and Chocolate release on a BD25 have a great picture and sound quality

http://www.hometheaterspot.com/fusio...hp?tid/136948/

for Secret Window

and


http://www.hometheaterspot.com/fusio...hp?tid/137038/

for Blood and Chocolate

[Blu_Ray_UK2007]

Might have to get this for a quiet night with the gf.

[Batman1980]

Excellent blu-ray that was definitely worth trading for, especially seeing Natalie as a stripper in HD. Still think she should've won the Oscar.

[MikeScott]

I wonder if the new Blu-ray release is the same transfer? Or if the quality will be any better or worse. Kind of waiting to buy it until I find out.

[Bruce Morrison]

Originally Posted by MikeScott

I wonder if the new Blu-ray release is the same transfer? Or if the quality will be any better or worse. Kind of waiting to buy it until I find out.

I hadn't even realised it was being released again. Does this new release have additional extras compared to the original one? If not, why is it being re-released?

[MikeScott]

It's being released by a new company now. Image Entertainment instead of Sony. The Sony Blu has been discontinued. Features are all the same.

[volcomsocal]

This is an extremely underrated blu-ray. The PQ is VERY good, beautiful actually. And this is just a great movie overall. Highly recommended!!

[MikeScott]

Are you talking about the new one or the original Sony one?

[shinseiRomeo]

Originally Posted by volcomsocal

This is an extremely underrated blu-ray. The PQ is VERY good, beautiful actually. And this is just a great movie overall. Highly recommended!!

Borrowed the DVD from a friend a year ago and picked up the official Sony version about six months ago. Loved the movie, albeit it can be slowpaced for some. I haven't watched my BD yet though...

[joeuphoria]

I'm looking to pick this title up, but I'm curious as to the PQ & AQ of the new Image Entertainment release. The recent re-issue kind of complicated the purchase.

I would assume it's the same transfer that Sony used, which if that's the case, past reviews show that there's no reason to be concerned.