Is Gandhi worth a Blind Buy for $19.99?

[Mr.White]

I went to Target this morning and saw one copy of Gandhi 25th Ann. left on the rack for 19.99,I fugured this was a good deal since I had a 5.00 Target giftcard as well,making the total 15.99 including money for Uncle Sam! Did I make a good choice,it seemed like a great price considering it's a 2 disc set to boot!!! I've been wanting to see this film for years and almost bought the DVD couple of years ago,that was much more expensive at the time by the way,was this BD purchase worth the wait? Hows the PQ,sound and extras?

[Moefiz]

Originally Posted by Mr.White

I went to Target this morning and saw one copy of Gandhi 25th Ann. left on the rack for 19.99,I fugured this was a good deal since I had a 5.00 Target giftcard as well,making the total 15.99 including money for Uncle Sam! Did I make a good choice,it seemed like a great price considering it's a 2 disc set to boot!!! I've been wanting to see this film for years and almost bought the DVD couple of years ago,that was much more expensive at the time by the way,was this BD purchase worth the wait? Hows the PQ,sound and extras?

I saw this movie way back on VHS.Its an excellent movie from the acting to direction to the cinematography.Its worth it for 15.99.

[kpkelley]

IMO, it's an excellent film with a stellar performance from Sir Ben Kingsley.


Here is some info on the disc:

Runtime: 3:11:14.463
Disc Size: 44,786,103,147 bytes
Feature Size: 43,739,265,024 bytes
Average Bitrate: 30.50 Mbps

Video:
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Resolution: 1080p
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

Audio:
Dolby TrueHD Audio English 1237 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1237 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps)
Dolby TrueHD Audio French 1180 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1180 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio Portuguese 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps
Commentary: Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround

Subtitles:
English, Arabic, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish, none

The Blu-ray image has impressive moments, but the muted palette softness seems an intentional factor of the original source. Because this doesn't appear as vibrant or pristinely sharp as a new film-to-hi-def does not make the presentation weak - it towers above its DVD counterpart in all areas. It is dual-layered with the 3 hour feature taking up over 43 Gig of space on the first, of two, Blu-ray discs. Daylight scenes dominate the film and the visuals can be staggering at times if not consistently reporting abilities beyond the original appearance. This Blu-ray has a nice realistic film-like feel and close-ups are highly impressive. Grain exists though not abundantly overtaking the smoothness and clarity of the image. Contrast works well with black levels and shadow detail alike and the ever setting sun creating a perfect balance within the frame. Nothing leads me to believe that this transfer is anything but an accurate high-definition presentation of a monumental epic.

A TrueHD track but representative of its age more than anything. Some of Ravi Shankar's music dominantly comes out of the rears and the mix doesn't seem to have decent balance. I wouldn't say it is poor but it doesn't envelop the room evenly as one may have hoped. There are large crowd sounds, gunfire, trains, horses and appropriately silence that never seem to separate (even from each other) with the crispness that more modern films project in this HD track. Dialogue is clear and consistent from the center channel and there are a host of subtitle options, on both Blu-ray, (and 3 foreign language DUBs on the 1st disc) possibly leading one to believe this may be region-free - but as we have no definitive proof yet - we'll say it is region 'A' only at this point.

[fredbalsodn]

Nice find.

[borninusa]

GReat movie!

No more needs to be said, beyond 'get it'.

[kevinokev]

I saw this for the first time when it Premiered on HDNet Movies and it looked pretty good. I can only imagine the BD encode.

[Blu-Man Lover]

Am so going to pick one up at 19.99 that's a bargain for a movie like this.

[Octavio]

Q: Is Gandhi worth a Blind Buy for $19.99?

A: Absolutely!

Just have in mind that Gandhi is not an action film. It's a biopic.

[Mr. Cinema]

You should ask yourself, "how many times am I going to watch a 3 hour biopic about Ghandi"? You can always rent it and save some $$$.

[vamsilak]

Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

You should ask yourself, "how many times am I going to watch a 3 hour biopic about Ghandi"? You can always rent it and save some $$$.

yaa...
how about if someone wanna watch twice
if u go blockbuster thats 10.00 dollars

trust me these movies are priceless..

ten commandments
lawerence of arabia
ghandi
pearlharbour
titanic and many more...i kno w iknow someof them arev't released yet

or u can wait until it drops even more or try tarde or buying from this site may be for 15.00 bucks it well worth it

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by vamsilak

trust me these movies are priceless..

ten commandments
lawerence of arabia
ghandi
pearlharbour
titanic and many more...i kno w iknow someof them arev't released yet

I'm with you on the first three..... but you lost all of your credibility with the last two!!!!!!!!


I would certainly buy Gandhi for $20

[vamsilak]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I'm with you on the first three..... but you lost all of your credibility with the last two!!!!!!!!


I would certainly buy Gandhi for $20

pearl harbour is one of the greatest american histroy and as well titanic

[AaronSCH]

If you absolutely want to watch Gandhi this weekend, then yes, it is worth $20. But bear in mind that it is a Sony title and I can almost guarantee it will be available for at least $5 less in the weeks to come. Me, Im waiting.

[Pirate King]

Gandhi belongs in any serious collection. There are not that many great movies of great men. He was, and the movie is.

One of my Fav's

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by vamsilak

pearl harbour is one of the greatest american histroy and as well titanic

Both movies strayed so far from anything having to do with fact, they certainly shouldn't be classified as movies of significant historical value.

Remove them from your list and you regain all of your credibility!

John

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by vamsilak

yaa...
how about if someone wanna watch twice
if u go blockbuster thats 10.00 dollars

trust me these movies are priceless..

ten commandments
lawerence of arabia
ghandi
pearlharbour
titanic and many more...i kno w iknow someof them arev't released yet

or u can wait until it drops even more or try tarde or buying from this site may be for 15.00 bucks it well worth it

You do realise that in the movie Pearl Harbour, there were more Japanese planes in the sky attacking in one moment then what they had in their entire fleet during the full run of the Pacific War Pearl Harbour is so far from reality it's almost a insult to the veterans who were there

[Johnny Vinyl]

To the OP----GANDHI is a no-brainer. And with today's emphasis on bringing CGI-induced flicks to the market, a welcome and refreshing change for an enjoyable movie night!

John

[vamsilak]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

You do realise that in the movie Pearl Harbour, there were more Japanese planes in the sky attacking in one moment then what they had in their entire fleet during the full run of the Pacific War Pearl Harbour is so far from reality it's almost a insult to the veterans who were there

Its sad the war took many of our veterans iam with you on that
I do understand the incident really happened its part of our history
events in history

by the way who won the war i forgot

[mjbethancourt]

No, Gandhi is not worth a blind buy for $19.99. You will watch it probably only once. It will be $15 in a couple months. Buy it then.

[caheaton]

"No, Gandhi is not worth a blind buy for $19.99. You will watch it probably only once. It will be $15 in a couple months. Buy it then."

What the....?!? I guess to each his own but this is the first movie I have ever triple dipped on. I now own it on VHS, DVD and blu ray. It's a move I have watched several times and am looking forward to watching again. Ben Kingsleys performance is masterful, the movie is emotionally moving and the cinematography is stunning. It won 8 Academy Awards (including best picture). If you've never seen it, buy all means buy it. For $20 it's a steal. (That's about what a couple would pay today to see it in the theater).
Craig