Older harry potter movies AQ/PQ

[spam.curitiba]

has anyone that has the set been able to watch the old ones and see how the AQ? and PQ? are....

[ben7ben3]

i have..u have to realize that they aren't OLD movies, they are relatively new even the first 2.

the sound is the same on all of them. pq wise it doesnt look as good as the fifth or fourth one, but those are filled with amazing cgi. the ghosts, etc. in the first 2 however look amazing. voldemorts face at the end of one is very clear, perhaps too much. realize the first 2 don't rely on animation as much, however the castles, etc look sensational in ALL OF THEM (better in the newer 2)

[DrinkMore]

Originally Posted by spam.curitiba

has anyone that has the set been able to watch the old ones and see how the AQ? and PQ? are....

Have not watched it in 1080p glory yet, but I did watch it in 720p. Looked spectacular then - can't wait to watch it tonight in 1080p

[quetzalcoatl]

Originally Posted by spam.curitiba

has anyone that has the set been able to watch the old ones and see how the AQ? and PQ? are....

If the first HP moives are considered old to you what do you call a movie like Citizen Kane?

[cartier]

Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

If the first HP moives are considered old to you what do you call a movie like Citizen Kane?

Most likely they would be ancient. However, I think he means old in relation to the most recent movie, Order of The Phoenix. His statement is accurate time is relative.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

If the first HP moives are considered old to you what do you call a movie like Citizen Kane?

Jurassic.

[Banjo]

I got Philosopher's Stone today, I ordered the rest from the USA. Though I also ordered Sorcerer's Stone just for the fun of it. What I found to be odd is that on the Canadian cover, only English, Spanish and French soundtracks, English, Spanish, French and Italian subtitle tracks are mentioned. But when I accessed the menu, there were many more languages.

Anyway, the picture quality is a big leap over the DVD. I can tell you that without hesitation. More film grains are present, which is surprising for a WB title considering how they tend to soften the image in many of their titles. But the problem with the first movie is that it was rushed to the theatres. It's exactly as I remembered in the theatre, the look of it that is. Some special effects are good, but some are obviously rushed, like the scene with the sorting hat. That was badly done, too much contrast and not enough details in that scene.

But I am pleasantly surprised with the first movie on Blu-ray disc and I expect the next 4 to be better as they have improved in image quality due to better scheduling and preparation.

[ClaytonMG]

One of the things that I had a problem with on these DVD's (pretty much all of them if I remember right) is that you couldn't get the black levels balanced no matter what you did. If you turned things down to make it actually hit a true black black, the image looked fake and uneven. If you turned it up, the image still was very uneven, but now you could easily make out compression artifacts. It was pretty much a lose lose situation. But now it seems to be pretty fixed. Things are bright enough that you don't lose any detail and it looks very film like.

By the way, did anyone test Goblet of Fire? When Harry is battling the dragon, there's a shot right before the dragon comes out and in the bottom left hand corner, there is what appears to be the number 750. I don't know what that is or why it's there...

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by ClaytonMG

By the way, did anyone test Goblet of Fire? When Harry is battling the dragon, there's a shot right before the dragon comes out and in the bottom left hand corner, there is what appears to be the number 750. I don't know what that is or why it's there...

Actually, I recall seeing something like this on the DVD edition of the third HP movie. I think they varied from 300 to 304 during one particular shot. The one where Harry and Mr. Weasley is having a private conversation. That's where you'll see it, it flashes for less than a second.

I was told this was also present on the Matrix DVDs.

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by ClaytonMG

One of the things that I had a problem with on these DVD's (pretty much all of them if I remember right) is that you couldn't get the black levels balanced no matter what you did. If you turned things down to make it actually hit a true black black, the image looked fake and uneven. If you turned it up, the image still was very uneven, but now you could easily make out compression artifacts. It was pretty much a lose lose situation. But now it seems to be pretty fixed. Things are bright enough that you don't lose any detail and it looks very film like.

I know exactly what you're talking about. All of the HP movies had major issues with artifacts especially during the dark scenes. Hopefully it'll be much, much better once I see them on Blu-ray disc. I have only watched some of the first one on BD so far.