Tales from the crypt Demon Knight

[dvdmike]

Searched and looked thru pages going back to 2010 and cannot find any info, but does anyone own this?

[Davidian]

Here's the BDinfo:

Disc Title: TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIG
Disc Size: 22,935,958,145 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: Yes
Playlist: 00002.MPLS
Size: 19,683,606,528 bytes
Length: 1:32:21.911
Total Bitrate: 28.41 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 24787 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: Undetermined / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2129 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)

[dvdmike]

Thanks, but is the pq halfway decent?

[Davidian]

The opening shot of the house looks absolutely terrible with noise, dirt and debris (but that could just be a side effect from the composite effects) and what looks to be a DVD master but once the film starts proper it looks pretty good. Still a bit dirty but what you'd expect really. There doesn't appear to be a lot of DNR or smoothing going on.

[dvdmike]

Cool beans thanks, will pick it up

[WilsonBros]

This is good news! They don't have to bother with Bordello of Blood, as t*ts aren't compensation enough for a crap movie with Dennis Miller.

Miller really has got that special form of smugness, the kind where you just want to kick him to the ground and keep kicking once he's down there.

[donthitpause]

For the record, the Cinema Cult release aspect ratio is 1.66:1, the original aspect ratio is 1.85:1.If that bothers you, it’s either the (far superior) Shout/Scream Factory region A locked US release, or the “overpriced hard to procure on the best of days” German region B combo release. Otherwise, just deal, least it don’t look like you’re watching it on your grandmother’s 1960 Rank Arena cathode ray driven beast of a telly.

My ridiculous review of the Cinema Cult Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight release is here

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by donthitpause

For the record, the Cinema Cult release aspect ratio is 1.66:1, the original aspect ratio is 1.85:1.If that bothers you, it’s either the (far superior) Shout/Scream Factory region A locked US release, or the “overpriced hard to procure on the best of days” German region B combo release. Otherwise, just deal, least it don’t look like you’re watching it on your grandmother’s 1960 Rank Arena cathode ray driven beast of a telly.

My ridiculous review of the Cinema Cult Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight release is here

The aspect ratio is 1.85:1. The cover states 1.66:1.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by donthitpause

For the record, the Cinema Cult release aspect ratio is 1.66:1, the original aspect ratio is 1.85:1.If that bothers you, it’s either the (far superior) Shout/Scream Factory region A locked US release, or the “overpriced hard to procure on the best of days” German region B combo release. Otherwise, just deal, least it don’t look like you’re watching it on your grandmother’s 1960 Rank Arena cathode ray driven beast of a telly.

My ridiculous review of the Cinema Cult Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight release is here

Why superior? If this loses the compression issues of the shout it wins by default

[donthitpause]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Why superior? If this loses the compression issues of the shout it wins by default

It 'looks' fine for the most part, but that's about it. This is a bare bones release with no extras/ bonus material, no commentaries, nothing. Hell, this doesn't even have subs for HoH punters. It's just the flick and that's it.

The only thing in its favour is that it's a relatively cheap Region B option.

As far as the aspect ratio goes, according to Davidian's BDinfo post, if I'm reading it correctly, this is a 16:9 image -

Originally Posted by Davidian

Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 24787 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

As a part of my religious beliefs, I try never to believe the Cinema Cult cover specs. I mean, the cover also credits Jada Pinkett Smith, but the film itself is pre-Smith Jada, so...