Surf's Up - Blu-ray Forum

cathexist · 10-09-2007, 08:01 PM

Just got the Surf's Up blu-ray and I'm impressed. The menu system is excellent on it and it is the first blu-ray disc that I have purchased that comes up with an actual thumbnail on the PS3 instead of just the BD disc symbol.

Audio is awesome, fun movie, video is beautiful.

Good to know that the features on blu-ray discs are moving right along.

An added bonus was the CG short The Chubb Chubbs, which I saw years ago and is still great.

geo earth · 10-09-2007, 08:05 PM

That great, Now you really make me excited to buy the surf up, Tommorow is my pay day sure ill buy surf up, 28 weeks later and planet earth.

stockstar1138 · 10-09-2007, 08:19 PM

just watched it and explored a bit. wow! very impressive blu-ray. the only thing im going to knocki is the pinball game. wtf was that! it was like a windows 98, this comes with the OS pinball game with Big Z commentary.

cathexist · 10-09-2007, 08:20 PM

mmm...Planet Earth, great set.

I just bought Galapagos as well, I haven't had time to watch it all the way through yet.

28 Days/Weeks Later may be a later purchase for me...I focused on the oldies, and got Day/Dawn of the Dead

patrick99 · 10-10-2007, 09:59 AM

I don't ordinarily like animated films, but I really enjoyed this one.

Very impressive and distinctive PQ. This is the most "filmlike" animated movie I have seen.

Shia LaBeouf does an absolutely brilliant job as the voice of the main character. No wonder he is Spielberg's golden boy.

Titus · 10-10-2007, 10:24 AM

Was the chubb chubbs in HiDeff to...? I loved that clip back in the day!! and would buy the movie just for that lol

Blue · 10-10-2007, 10:39 AM

What is the region encoding on the back cover?

bhampton · 10-10-2007, 10:49 AM

Bram Stokers Dracula also makes the custom icon thingie in the PS3.

I wish that could go back and add that to all the Blu's I already have.

-Brian

Therickus · 10-10-2007, 12:24 PM

I also really enjoyed this movie. This movie I was quite iffy about. I went into it expecting pretty little, but knew I would love the Picture and Audio. First off, the Audio on my system was quite amazing. The story was pretty good as well, but they way they put it together in the sort of "documentary" style was even cooler. As many have said, the Chubbubbs(or however you spell it) was a nice addition, and I do believe they were both in HD. I also checked out the trailers and.....Open Season 2?????? Nice. I like sequals to Animated movies to see how they improve graphically over the two years between movies.

jd13 · 10-10-2007, 01:22 PM

There are scenes in the movie that are so realistic, they look like real penguins on the beach and real penguins actually surfing. Simply amazing. The 3D depth of field in the Jungle and on the North Shore was also fabulous.

blukrank · 10-10-2007, 02:27 PM

I watched Surf's Up last night,and I thought the movie was realy good.Cool picture quality.Looking forward to getting some more animated movies such as Cars.

raginranger · 10-10-2007, 05:44 PM

Hey guys,

I'm interested in getting this movie because of the reviews on this site and others. From what I've seen posted and read, it appears that this movie has superb picture quality which is my main interest. I also want the movie to be fun and watchable. I like many "silly" movies that don't try to be realistic or serious like most pixar movies, etc. I don't like movies that I consider corny like the Silver Surfer or Eragon that have all this violence going on but it is dumbed down for kids that it makes the movie retarded. Those movies try to act all serious but the plot is so bad it just makes you sick.

Anyways, back on point, what I'm looking for is 1. movie with great PQ 2. movie that is fun, light-hearted and and does not try to be too serious. Do you think this movie would be a good buy for me?

Thanks in advance

Gamma_Winstead · 10-10-2007, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raginranger

Hey guys,

I'm interested in getting this movie because of the reviews on this site and others. From what I've seen posted and read, it appears that this movie has superb picture quality which is my main interest. I also want the movie to be fun and watchable. I like many "silly" movies that don't try to be realistic or serious like most pixar movies, etc. I don't like movies that I consider corny like the Silver Surfer or Eragon that have all this violence going on but it is dumbed down for kids that it makes the movie retarded. Those movies try to act all serious but the plot is so bad it just makes you sick.

Anyways, back on point, what I'm looking for is 1. movie with great PQ 2. movie that is fun, light-hearted and and does not try to be too serious. Do you think this movie would be a good buy for me?

Thanks in advance

If you want a movie with violence Great story excellent PQ and SQ pick up 28 Weeks later... But if thats not what you are looking for i would suggest a pick up for this I guess..... Kind of a kids movie though....

zombieking · 10-10-2007, 06:26 PM

Just rented the dvd. Not all that impressed with the movie itself, and my 2 year old(who loves TMNT, Cars) had no interest either. I imagine the bluray is stellar, but I'll wait for Cars and Ratatouille. Pixar is still the best!

JimSD · 10-10-2007, 06:30 PM

If you're planning on getting Surf's Up, try to get the $3 off coupon from the Parade magazine in this past Sunday's newspaper. I used it yesterday at Best Buy for the BD version of Surf's Up. YMMV.

BTBuck1 · 10-10-2007, 08:20 PM

Look how amazing the Colmbia Pictures intro is on Surf's up.

http://members.cox.net/btbuck1/Columbia.JPG

I just had to take a pic!

cathexist · 10-10-2007, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BTBuck1

Look how amazing the Colmbia Pictures into is on Surf's up.

http://members.cox.net/btbuck1/Columbia.JPG

I just had to take a pic!

...I noticed that as well.

Jonty · 10-10-2007, 08:29 PM

Ordered the movie on Monday... Hopefully I'll get it before the weekend!!

Copywriter · 10-10-2007, 11:00 PM

I just bought it at Wal-Mart, which had it for the lowest price I've seen yet (Frys, BB, Target, Amazon).

The Big Blue · 10-11-2007, 04:22 AM

Haven't watched the film yet but poked around the disc and have a few things...

Terrible banding at the beginning of chubb chubbs.

What is the icon (upper left) on the main menu? It looks like a speaker mute icon but I couldn't tell any difference when switching it back and forth. Seems like there was something like this on The Descent also.

I found a couple of easter eggs on the main menu. From that mysterious icon cursor up, and to the right, ufos appear, hit enter (short bits where they show you some stuff they hid in the background.

10-09-2007, 08:01 PM	#1
cathexist Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Aurora, CO 4K collection:302 Blu-ray collection:1253 DVD collection:73 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:8	Surf's Up Just got the Surf's Up blu-ray and I'm impressed. The menu system is excellent on it and it is the first blu-ray disc that I have purchased that comes up with an actual thumbnail on the PS3 instead of just the BD disc symbol. Audio is awesome, fun movie, video is beautiful. Good to know that the features on blu-ray discs are moving right along. An added bonus was the CG short The Chubb Chubbs, which I saw years ago and is still great.

10-10-2007, 05:44 PM	#12
raginranger Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	worth getting? Hey guys, I'm interested in getting this movie because of the reviews on this site and others. From what I've seen posted and read, it appears that this movie has superb picture quality which is my main interest. I also want the movie to be fun and watchable. I like many "silly" movies that don't try to be realistic or serious like most pixar movies, etc. I don't like movies that I consider corny like the Silver Surfer or Eragon that have all this violence going on but it is dumbed down for kids that it makes the movie retarded. Those movies try to act all serious but the plot is so bad it just makes you sick. Anyways, back on point, what I'm looking for is 1. movie with great PQ 2. movie that is fun, light-hearted and and does not try to be too serious. Do you think this movie would be a good buy for me? Thanks in advance

10-10-2007, 08:20 PM	#16
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	Look how amazing the Colmbia Pictures intro is on Surf's up. http://members.cox.net/btbuck1/Columbia.JPG I just had to take a pic! Last edited by BTBuck1; 10-11-2007 at 12:27 AM.

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geo earth Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray reviews:3	That great, Now you really make me excited to buy the surf up, Tommorow is my pay day sure ill buy surf up, 28 weeks later and planet earth.

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stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	just watched it and explored a bit. wow! very impressive blu-ray. the only thing im going to knocki is the pinball game. wtf was that! it was like a windows 98, this comes with the OS pinball game with Big Z commentary.

10-09-2007, 08:20 PM	#4
cathexist Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Aurora, CO 4K collection:302 Blu-ray collection:1253 DVD collection:73 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:8	mmm...Planet Earth, great set. I just bought Galapagos as well, I haven't had time to watch it all the way through yet. 28 Days/Weeks Later may be a later purchase for me...I focused on the oldies, and got Day/Dawn of the Dead

10-10-2007, 09:59 AM	#5
patrick99 Special Member Member since:Jun 2007	I don't ordinarily like animated films, but I really enjoyed this one. Very impressive and distinctive PQ. This is the most "filmlike" animated movie I have seen. Shia LaBeouf does an absolutely brilliant job as the voice of the main character. No wonder he is Spielberg's golden boy.

10-10-2007, 10:24 AM	#6
Titus Member Member since:Sep 2007	Was the chubb chubbs in HiDeff to...? I loved that clip back in the day!! and would buy the movie just for that lol

10-10-2007, 10:39 AM	#7
Blue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2005 Location:Melbourne Australia Blu-ray collection:206	What is the region encoding on the back cover?

10-10-2007, 10:49 AM	#8
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Bram Stokers Dracula also makes the custom icon thingie in the PS3. I wish that could go back and add that to all the Blu's I already have. -Brian

10-10-2007, 12:24 PM	#9
Therickus Power Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:230 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:5	I also really enjoyed this movie. This movie I was quite iffy about. I went into it expecting pretty little, but knew I would love the Picture and Audio. First off, the Audio on my system was quite amazing. The story was pretty good as well, but they way they put it together in the sort of "documentary" style was even cooler. As many have said, the Chubbubbs(or however you spell it) was a nice addition, and I do believe they were both in HD. I also checked out the trailers and.....Open Season 2?????? Nice. I like sequals to Animated movies to see how they improve graphically over the two years between movies.

10-10-2007, 01:22 PM	#10
jd13 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Spring, TX Home Theater Gallery:15 4K collection:107 Blu-ray collection:618 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	There are scenes in the movie that are so realistic, they look like real penguins on the beach and real penguins actually surfing. Simply amazing. The 3D depth of field in the Jungle and on the North Shore was also fabulous.

10-10-2007, 02:27 PM	#11
blukrank Senior Member Member since:Mar 2006 Location:MO Blu-ray collection:224 Blu-ray reviews:5	I watched Surf's Up last night,and I thought the movie was realy good.Cool picture quality.Looking forward to getting some more animated movies such as Cars.

10-10-2007, 06:26 PM	#14
zombieking Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:CANADA Blu-ray collection:304 Blu-ray reviews: 18	Just rented the dvd. Not all that impressed with the movie itself, and my 2 year old(who loves TMNT, Cars) had no interest either. I imagine the bluray is stellar, but I'll wait for Cars and Ratatouille. Pixar is still the best!

10-10-2007, 06:30 PM	#15
JimSD Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:109	If you're planning on getting Surf's Up, try to get the $3 off coupon from the Parade magazine in this past Sunday's newspaper. I used it yesterday at Best Buy for the BD version of Surf's Up. YMMV.

10-10-2007, 08:29 PM	#18
Jonty Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada, eh? Blu-ray collection:66	Ordered the movie on Monday... Hopefully I'll get it before the weekend!!

10-10-2007, 11:00 PM	#19
Copywriter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Vegas Baby, Vegas	I just bought it at Wal-Mart, which had it for the lowest price I've seen yet (Frys, BB, Target, Amazon).

10-11-2007, 04:22 AM	#20
The Big Blue Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:98 Blu-ray reviews:1	Haven't watched the film yet but poked around the disc and have a few things... Terrible banding at the beginning of chubb chubbs. What is the icon (upper left) on the main menu? It looks like a speaker mute icon but I couldn't tell any difference when switching it back and forth. Seems like there was something like this on The Descent also. I found a couple of easter eggs on the main menu. From that mysterious icon cursor up, and to the right, ufos appear, hit enter (short bits where they show you some stuff they hid in the background.

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