The Killing Fields (1984) BD quality.

[Brett C]

Anyone own this BD? And if so how is the quality?

[unclemat]

Bump for this question.

Such a masterpiece, so little interest or information

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by unclemat

Bump for this question.

Such a masterpiece, so little interest or information

Yeah it is sad, but I am guessing that its derived from an older transfer, possibly identical to one of the BD releases in Europe.

Warner needs to step up and release this from a new transfer.

[James78]

A newly remastered Blu-ray is going to be released next month in Japan:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-K...Blu-ray/64353/

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by James78

A newly remastered Blu-ray is going to be released next month in Japan:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/ã‚*リング...8563997&sr=8-1

I don't believe this is necessarily a new master period as much as it's a new HD master as far as Japan is concerned (since this is the debut Japanese BD), so proceed with caution.

[Supernaut]

BD50 (Movie 37 Gigs) Audio: Dolby True HD, No subs. Runtime: 2:21:52. Audio is serviceable, but not particular engaging and also appears mostly front-heavy, however there does also seem to be a minor delay.

To my eyes the video looks to be an old master which appears a little soft but overall reasonably pleasing with plenty of grain, however there is lots of flicker and some white speckles particularly noticeable in the darker scenes.

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary with Director Roland Joffé
• The Making of The Killing Fields - (BBC's Omnibus Special, SD, 54:07)
• Exclusive Interview with David Putnam (SD 48:18)
• Theatrical Trailer (SD 2:21)

That is all.

[atomic10]

Well seeing its only 8 bucks from K-mart it's worth the buy.

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by Supernaut

BD50 (Movie 37 Gigs) Audio: Dolby True HD, No subs. Runtime: 221:52. Audio is serviceable, but not particular engaging and also appears mostly front-heavy, however there does also seem to be a minor delay.

To my eyes the video looks to be an old master which appears a little soft but overall reasonably pleasing with plenty of grain, however there is lots of flicker and some white speckles particularly noticeable in the darker scenes.

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary with Director Roland Joffé
• The Making of The Killing Fields - (BBC's Omnibus Special, SD, 54:07)
• Exclusive Interview with David Putnam (SD 48:18)
• Theatrical Trailer (SD 2:21)

That is all.

Thanks for posting the specs!

[unclemat]

Thanks for the info.

Runtime 221:52? The whole thing. The movie should be 141 minutes.

Is it 1080p24 or 1080i50?

Originally Posted by Supernaut

BD50 (Movie 37 Gigs) Audio: Dolby True HD, No subs. Runtime: 221:52. Audio is serviceable, but not particular engaging and also appears mostly front-heavy, however there does also seem to be a minor delay.

To my eyes the video looks to be an old master which appears a little soft
but overall reasonably pleasing with plenty of grain, however there is lots of flicker and some white speckles particularly noticeable in the darker scenes.

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary with Director Roland Joffé
• The Making of The Killing Fields - (BBC's Omnibus Special, SD, 54:07)
• Exclusive Interview with David Putnam (SD 48:18)
• Theatrical Trailer (SD 2:21)

That is all.

[Supernaut]

Originally Posted by unclemat

Thanks for the info.

Runtime 221:52? The whole thing. The movie should be 141 minutes.

Is it 1080p24 or 1080i50?

My bad, that should have read 2:21:52, it's 1080p 24fps.

[Supernaut]

BDinfo report:

DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     The Killing Fields
Disc Size:      45,864,191,642 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        Yes
Extras:         50Hz Content
BDInfo:         0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   01003.MPLS
Length:                 2:21:52.629 (h:m:s.ms)
Size:                   38,564,763,648 bytes
Total Bitrate:          36.24 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        29992 kbps          1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Dolby TrueHD Audio              English         3002 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 3002 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Embedded: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio             English         256 kbps        2.0 / 48 kHz / 256 kbps / DN -4dB

FILES:

Name            Time In         Length          Size            Total Bitrate   
----            -------         ------          ----            -------------   
00004.M2TS      0:00:00.000     2:21:52.629     38,564,763,648  36,242          

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