Oliver Stone's W. and a DTS-HD MA 7.1 Audio anomaly

[Yeha-Noha]

W. is one BD release that you don't want to miss even if you weren't so fond of the 43rd President or aren't so fond of Oliver Stone's films (and two time Academy Award recipient for Best Director)

The video and audio in this Lionsgate release are both superb 5.0 (5/5). The lossless 7.1 audio has one anomaly. It isn't a problem actually but it might cause some to say, like me, what the heck is going on here.

On the BD case it says the audio is DTS-HD MA 7.1. Right after you start the movie from the BD menu, a dazzling short DTS-HD Master Audio clip plays and my AVR shows 7.1 channels input. After that finishes and during the rest of the movie my AVR shows only 5.1 channels input. I could definitely hear the back surrounds so I know for a fact that the audio is 7.1 surround. My BD player output displays DTS-HD Master Audio 5/2.1 48kHz which is unusual. Usually all my 7.1 BDs are displayed as DTS-HD Master Audio 3/4.1 48kHz like on Lionsgate's Forbidden Kingdom.

Thus I guess my AVR interpretes 5/2.1 48kHz as 5.1 48kHz and displays only 5.1 channels input. My receiver does display 7.1 channels input whenever the player displays the usual 4/3.1 48kHz. Again no problem because all 7.1 channels are heard. So it's just a little anomaly I suppose.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by rwojtalewicz

three time Academy Award recipient for Best Director

Oliver Stone only won two oscars (Born on the Fourt of July and Platoon), he was nominated but did not win for JFK, that went to Jonathan Demme for The Silence of The Lambs.

[Yeha-Noha]

kpkelly. You're right. I looked up his filmograpy and probably mistook one of his golden globe awards for academy award for best director. Thanks for pointing that out!

[Yeha-Noha]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

Oliver Stone only won two oscars (Born on the Fourt of July and Patton),

I didn't know he won an award for Patton. I read in his filmography best director for Platoon. I think your were thinking of Platoon but wrote Patton, ironically close wouldn't you say?

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by rwojtalewicz

I didn't know he won an award for Patton. I read in his filmography best director for Platton.

Yeah, typo.

I liked the movie, but am holding out for the inevitable Director's cut. This is one of the few Oliver Stone movies that I felt was too short.

[ewsjr]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

Oliver Stone only won two oscars (Born on the Fourt of July and Platoon), he was nominated but did not win for JFK, that went to Jonathan Demme for The Silence of The Lambs.

Stone has won three oscars. he won best adapted screenplay in 1978 for Midnight Express.