Man On Fire Review from HighDefDigest - Blu-ray Forum

E-Dogg · 01-10-2008, 05:25 PM

It received stunning reviews....Fox loves us!!!!

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/608/manonfire.html

stockstar1138 · 01-10-2008, 05:29 PM

worth a look is the final verditct? thats ridiculous.

its a great movie, with great PQ and great AQ, thats worth of a reccomended right there.

i guess since it doesn't have a buy a teddy bear online feature along with a little video game tact on, it gets major downgrades. this is ridiculous.

cajmoyper · 01-10-2008, 05:29 PM

I never saw this but now I do. That happens a lot. I won't have any interest in a movie til it's out on Blu. But the reason I didn't want to see this was because after Training Day, Denzel was completely typecasted and since then has lost some of his versatility. I hope he can get that back with a different type of movie. He was supposed to do Hannibal, you know the kickass genius general?

sj001 · 01-10-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by stockstar1138

worth a look is the final verditct? thats ridiculous.

its a great movie, with great PQ and great AQ, thats worth of a reccomended right there.

i guess since it doesn't have a buy a teddy bear online feature along with a little video game tact on, it gets major downgrades. this is ridiculous.

I think maybe his big complaint is it is a bare-bones release with no featurettes, extras or supplements whatsoever. I don't think he is referring to any Hi-Def specific supplements. I think the review should be higher in the end, but if you are a fan, it is disappointing to not have ANY featurettes, or behind-the-scenes items, especially when the DVD had them.

kjacobs03 · 01-10-2008, 05:32 PM

So it's not MPEG-2 like the press release said? Thats good.

supersix4 · 01-10-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by stockstar1138

worth a look is the final verditct? thats ridiculous.

its a great movie, with great PQ and great AQ, thats worth of a reccomended right there.

i guess since it doesn't have a buy a teddy bear online feature along with a little video game tact on, it gets major downgrades. this is ridiculous.

I know right this is an amazing movie I searched 25 bestbuys and none had it in stock

getting ready to just call it a day and buy it on amazon.

stockstar1138 · 01-10-2008, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sj001

I think maybe his big complaint is it is a bare-bones release with no featurettes, extras or supplements whatsoever. I don't think he is referring to any Hi-Def specific supplements. I think the review should be higher in the end, but if you are a fan, it is disappointing to not have ANY featurettes, or behind-the-scenes items, especially when the DVD had them.

im sorry, but these guys seem to think that featurrets are as crucial to a great blu-ray as the actual quality of the movie itself.

owa · 01-10-2008, 05:35 PM

Yeah, I was surprised by the "Worth a Look" rating when he had the movie rated 5/5 and the PQ/SQ 4.5/4.5. Doesn't make sense to me.

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Originally Posted by supersix14

I know right this is an amazing movie I searched 25 bestbuys and none had it in stock

getting ready to just call it a day and buy it on amazon.

Yeah, I had to order mine from Amazon since I couldn't find it locally. I had it sent overnight b/c I was anxious to see it.

It was great (watched it last night)!

supersix4 · 01-10-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by owa

Yeah, I had to order mine from Amazon since I couldn't find it locally. I had it sent overnight b/c I was anxious to see it.

It was great (watched it last night)!

Im thinking about doing over night, gosh I cant stand that this wasnt in stores

E-Dogg · 01-10-2008, 05:55 PM

I have the film at home and was able to watch the 1st 30 minutes and was floored by the pq and aq. Definitely reference quality and one of the best films I have ever seen in my opinion. I had the pleasure of seeing it in the theaters and was not disappointed.

supersix4 · 01-10-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by E-Dogg

I have the film at home and was able to watch the 1st 30 minutes and was floored by the pq and aq. Definitely reference quality and one of the best films I have ever seen in my opinion. I had the pleasure of seeing it in the theaters and was not disappointed.

please stop I want this movie so bad already lol

coralfangs · 01-10-2008, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cajmoyper

I never saw this but now I do. That happens a lot. I won't have any interest in a movie til it's out on Blu. But the reason I didn't want to see this was because after Training Day, Denzel was completely typecasted and since then has lost some of his versatility. I hope he can get that back with a different type of movie. He was supposed to do Hannibal, you know the kickass genius general?

hell no, he is two completely different persons in those 2 films.

btf1980 · 01-10-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cajmoyper

I never saw this but now I do. That happens a lot. I won't have any interest in a movie til it's out on Blu. But the reason I didn't want to see this was because after Training Day, Denzel was completely typecasted and since then has lost some of his versatility. I hope he can get that back with a different type of movie. He was supposed to do Hannibal, you know the kickass genius general?

Denzel typecast after Training Day? I guess you haven't seen John Q, The Great Debaters, Antwone Fischer, Manchurian Candidate, Inside Man to name a few. All these were after Training Day.

Apart from American Gangster, he's not a hardcore thug in any of his movies like he was in Training Day.

supersix4 · 01-10-2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by btf1980

Denzel typecast after Training Day? I guess you haven't seen John Q, The Great Debaters, Antwone Fischer, Manchurian Candidate, Inside Man to name a few. All these were after Training Day.

Apart from American Gangster, he's not a hardcore thug in any of his movies like he was in Training Day.

nope and all those movies you named other than manchurian I loved m all

jmramirez · 01-10-2008, 06:02 PM

Anyone know the reason this isn't available in stores?

DetroitSportsFan · 01-10-2008, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jmramirez

Anyone know the reason this isn't available in stores?

It's a Fox catalog title, which means retailers were in no rush to get it by street date, so they paid for the cheaper (slower) shipping.

Most stores will probably get them today or tomorrow.

Guinness7 · 01-10-2008, 08:19 PM

This was a very good movie and it is good to see that it was done justice on blu.

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Originally Posted by jmramirez

Anyone know the reason this isn't available in stores?

When I was at Bestbuy someone asked about it and it was not even on order yet.

SBrooks1 · 01-10-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by stockstar1138

its a great movie, with great PQ and great AQ, thats worth of a reccomended right there.

i guess since it doesn't have a buy a teddy bear online feature along with a little video game tact on, it gets major downgrades. this is ridiculous.

It should only get "worth a look". We as Blu-ray buyers should want more than movie studios are giving us for what we pay for them. When I read that review I already knew the movie was 5 stars because I've seen it before. Then I saw the video and audio was both 4 1/2 stars which immediately tells me I should buy it. Even though he says it's only "worth a look" I'll still buy it. He's justified in his "worth a look" Bottom Line because it's BS how we don't at the very least get the same extras that the previous DVD's have. We should expect more.

Geech · 01-10-2008, 09:03 PM

nice

Banjo · 01-10-2008, 09:18 PM

Tony Scott flicks look fantastic on BD. Just look at Deja Vu.

01-10-2008, 05:25 PM	#1
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01-10-2008, 05:29 PM	#2
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	worth a look is the final verditct? thats ridiculous. its a great movie, with great PQ and great AQ, thats worth of a reccomended right there. i guess since it doesn't have a buy a teddy bear online feature along with a little video game tact on, it gets major downgrades. this is ridiculous.

01-10-2008, 05:29 PM	#3
cajmoyper Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:182	I never saw this but now I do. That happens a lot. I won't have any interest in a movie til it's out on Blu. But the reason I didn't want to see this was because after Training Day, Denzel was completely typecasted and since then has lost some of his versatility. I hope he can get that back with a different type of movie. He was supposed to do Hannibal, you know the kickass genius general?

01-10-2008, 05:32 PM	#5
kjacobs03 Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:Columbus, OH Blu-ray collection:64	So it's not MPEG-2 like the press release said? Thats good.

01-10-2008, 05:55 PM	#10
E-Dogg Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:159	I have the film at home and was able to watch the 1st 30 minutes and was floored by the pq and aq. Definitely reference quality and one of the best films I have ever seen in my opinion. I had the pleasure of seeing it in the theaters and was not disappointed.

01-10-2008, 06:02 PM	#15
jmramirez Member Member since:Oct 2007	Anyone know the reason this isn't available in stores?

01-10-2008, 09:03 PM	#19
Geech Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Reading, PA Blu-ray reviews:2	nice

01-10-2008, 09:18 PM	#20
Banjo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:143	Tony Scott flicks look fantastic on BD. Just look at Deja Vu.

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