What's Eating Gilbert Grape - Blu-ray Forum

gettodamoofies · 09-14-2013, 01:07 PM

I picked this one up today. Great to finally own the film on Blu-ray!

For those wondering how our disc stacks up I think it's pretty impressive. It appears to be the same master used as the German release as the Concorde logo is on the front of the film. There's slight edge enhancement which is visible on shots with high contrast images (see the below attached water tower image for an example) but nothing seriously intrusive in the scheme of things. Detail levels are very impressive for a 20 year old film without a massive budget, grain is consistent but light and very filmic and lastly the image is quite stable with very few specks showing up throughout proceedings. Black levels are solid. Some night shots do show up elevated black levels and obviously they have some increased grain but all in all it presents very nicely on the disc. Audio was simple but well rendered. Dialogue and the score are well prioritised. No subtitles. Having lived with the DVD for so many years the improvement is readily noticeable in all areas.

The only special feature is a trailer for the film.

For those wanting to import I've confirmed that the disc is region free and the only 50Hz content is the trailer which is accessible via the main menu. Everything prior to the main menu is 1080/24p.

Another excellent release from Umbrella of a film that's not widely available in markets worldwide yet and for a bargain price if you're picking it up from JB Hi-Fi in their sale at the moment.

See below for the BDInfo scan and bitrate graph:

Code:

                                                                                                                Total   Video                                             
Title                                                           Codec   Length  Movie Size      Disc Size       Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track                          Secondary Audio Track
-----                                                           ------  ------- --------------  --------------  ------- ------- ------------------                        ---------------------
00004.MPLS                                                      AVC     1:57:50 23,391,203,328  23,975,061,625  26.47   23.00   DTS-HD Master 2.0 2057Kbps (48kHz/24-bit)

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DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     Whats Eating Gilbert Grape
Disc Size:      23,975,061,625 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        Yes
Extras:         50Hz Content
BDInfo:         0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00004.MPLS
Length:                 1:57:50.730 (h:m:s.ms)
Size:                   23,391,203,328 bytes
Total Bitrate:          26.47 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        22998 kbps          1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         2057 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 2057 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

FILES:

Name            Time In         Length          Size            Total Bitrate   
----            -------         ------          ----            -------------   
00004.M2TS      0:00:00.000     1:57:50.730     23,391,203,328  26,465          

CHAPTERS:

Number          Time In         Length          Avg Video Rate  Max 1-Sec Rate  Max 1-Sec Time  Max 5-Sec Rate  Max 5-Sec Time  Max 10Sec Rate  Max 10Sec Time  Avg Frame Size  Max Frame Size  Max Frame Time  
------          -------         ------          --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  
1               0:00:00.000     1:57:50.730     22,998 kbps     38,105 kbps     01:22:52.676    36,848 kbps     01:22:28.568    36,786 kbps     01:22:28.568    119,903 bytes   371,047 bytes   00:05:41.966    

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File            PID             Type            Codec           Language                Seconds                 Bitrate                 Bytes           Packets         
----            ---             ----            -----           --------                --------------          --------------          -------------   -----           
00004.M2TS      4113 (0x1011)   0x1B            AVC                                     7070.564                22,999                  20,326,831,128  110,570,635     
00004.M2TS      4352 (0x1100)   0x86            DTS-HD MA       eng (English)           7070.564                2,057                   1,817,692,764   10,944,330

I'll have a few screenshots up tomorrow. All in all a very enjoyable disc for an excellent film.

09-14-2013, 01:07 PM	#1
gettodamoofies Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Location:NSW, Australia 4K collection:609 Blu-ray collection:3162 DVD collection:125 Blu-ray reviews: 26 Trading Score:91	What's Eating Gilbert Grape I picked this one up today. Great to finally own the film on Blu-ray! For those wondering how our disc stacks up I think it's pretty impressive. It appears to be the same master used as the German release as the Concorde logo is on the front of the film. There's slight edge enhancement which is visible on shots with high contrast images (see the below attached water tower image for an example) but nothing seriously intrusive in the scheme of things. Detail levels are very impressive for a 20 year old film without a massive budget, grain is consistent but light and very filmic and lastly the image is quite stable with very few specks showing up throughout proceedings. Black levels are solid. Some night shots do show up elevated black levels and obviously they have some increased grain but all in all it presents very nicely on the disc. Audio was simple but well rendered. Dialogue and the score are well prioritised. No subtitles. Having lived with the DVD for so many years the improvement is readily noticeable in all areas. The only special feature is a trailer for the film. For those wanting to import I've confirmed that the disc is region free and the only 50Hz content is the trailer which is accessible via the main menu. Everything prior to the main menu is 1080/24p. Another excellent release from Umbrella of a film that's not widely available in markets worldwide yet and for a bargain price if you're picking it up from JB Hi-Fi in their sale at the moment. See below for the BDInfo scan and bitrate graph: Code: Total Video Title Codec Length Movie Size Disc Size Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track Secondary Audio Track ----- ------ ------- -------------- -------------- ------- ------- ------------------ --------------------- 00004.MPLS AVC 1:57:50 23,391,203,328 23,975,061,625 26.47 23.00 DTS-HD Master 2.0 2057Kbps (48kHz/24-bit) Code: DISC INFO: Disc Title: Whats Eating Gilbert Grape Disc Size: 23,975,061,625 bytes Protection: AACS BD-Java: Yes Extras: 50Hz Content BDInfo: 0.5.8 PLAYLIST REPORT: Name: 00004.MPLS Length: 1:57:50.730 (h:m:s.ms) Size: 23,391,203,328 bytes Total Bitrate: 26.47 Mbps VIDEO: Codec Bitrate Description ----- ------- ----------- MPEG-4 AVC Video 22998 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 AUDIO: Codec Language Bitrate Description ----- -------- ------- ----------- DTS-HD Master Audio English 2057 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2057 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) FILES: Name Time In Length Size Total Bitrate ---- ------- ------ ---- ------------- 00004.M2TS 0:00:00.000 1:57:50.730 23,391,203,328 26,465 CHAPTERS: Number Time In Length Avg Video Rate Max 1-Sec Rate Max 1-Sec Time Max 5-Sec Rate Max 5-Sec Time Max 10Sec Rate Max 10Sec Time Avg Frame Size Max Frame Size Max Frame Time ------ ------- ------ -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- 1 0:00:00.000 1:57:50.730 22,998 kbps 38,105 kbps 01:22:52.676 36,848 kbps 01:22:28.568 36,786 kbps 01:22:28.568 119,903 bytes 371,047 bytes 00:05:41.966 STREAM DIAGNOSTICS: File PID Type Codec Language Seconds Bitrate Bytes Packets ---- --- ---- ----- -------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----- 00004.M2TS 4113 (0x1011) 0x1B AVC 7070.564 22,999 20,326,831,128 110,570,635 00004.M2TS 4352 (0x1100) 0x86 DTS-HD MA eng (English) 7070.564 2,057 1,817,692,764 10,944,330 I'll have a few screenshots up tomorrow. All in all a very enjoyable disc for an excellent film. Last edited by gettodamoofies; 09-14-2013 at 09:59 PM.

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