Gladiator (2000)

[HD Goofnut]

We will all hear something from Paramount when we hear something. Moaning and groaning about it will not make it happen any faster, that's for sure.

[nyankee]

good movie

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by nyankee

good movie

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Getting his post count up so that he can start threads and spam us.

[ScuseMe]

Originally Posted by HDPlasma

The current/old Gladiator release must be pretty good if you need to put vaseline on the screen to make it look bad.

To exchange! I want the new disc to look exactly like my old one!

[BMM]

Originally Posted by Fred Bang

Are you guys sure it will take weeks for the yellow sticker to pop on shelves? The Private Ryan one appeared within days of the announcement.

That was just a disc authoring problem that was easily correctable. This is a completely different transfer so I'd imagine that's why it will take longer. Hopefully it will be available sooner rather than later, though.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Q!

What's up with people's impatience?

We want it NOW!!!!!!!!!!

[Freekman]

If I weren't so distracted by all of the upcoming awesomeness in the coming weeks on Blu, I'd probably be a little impatient, too. But as long as I don't have to pay anything for an exchange, I'm fine with waiting.

[SwissHD]

New Comparison with mostly wide shots:

http://comparescreenshots.slicx.com/comparison/69939/

IMPRESSIV!!!

[Freekman]

Originally Posted by SwissHD

New Comparison with mostly wide shots:

http://comparescreenshots.slicx.com/comparison/69939/

IMPRESSIV!!!

Unbelievably better!

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

Originally Posted by swisshd

new comparison with mostly wide shots:

http://comparescreenshots.slicx.com/comparison/69939/

impressiv!!!

holy bageebees batman!

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by SwissHD

New Comparison with mostly wide shots:

http://comparescreenshots.slicx.com/comparison/69939/

IMPRESSIV!!!

Night and day differences. Grass, flowers, and textures are all noticeably sharper on the newly remastered version. Look at the shot with Proximo at the Colosseum and you'll notice that the EE that is present in the 2009 version is nowhere to be found on the 2010 version.

[Freekman]

Looks like the new master actually shows detail...

[singhcr]

Those screenshots are night and day, especially the Proximo shot. The detail, contrast, color, and overall sense of depth is vastly improved. Ironically many of the newer images seem to look less grainy, maybe what I am seeing as grain in the older image are compression artifacts? As this is a movie from 2000 I would expect to see a very fine film grain (modern film stocks are very fine grained as compared to older movies for the most part), and it is evident in the new 4k scan.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by singhcr

Those screenshots are night and day, especially the Proximo shot. The detail, contrast, color, and overall sense of depth is vastly improved. Ironically many of the newer images seem to look less grainy, maybe what I am seeing as grain in the older image are compression artifacts? As this is a movie from 2000 I would expect to see a very fine film grain (modern film stocks are very fine grained as compared to older movies for the most part), and it is evident in the new 4k scan.

The new version has more grain, but it's considerably smaller and tighter (because there is more resolution now) as a result of the transfer being properly done on modern equipment.

[Frozenpinky]

Originally Posted by singhcr

Those screenshots are night and day, especially the Proximo shot. The detail, contrast, color, and overall sense of depth is vastly improved. Ironically many of the newer images seem to look less grainy, maybe what I am seeing as grain in the older image are compression artifacts? As this is a movie from 2000 I would expect to see a very fine film grain (modern film stocks are very fine grained as compared to older movies for the most part), and it is evident in the new 4k scan.

This is also kind of "admittance" that they screwed up. They could have simply waited a few more months and released a double dip it, announcing, “We have better transfer/mastering equipment/hardware/software now”.

What we should do is wait to buy a Blu-ray Disc, especially a catalog title, until after it's reviewed. Most of us bought the first one on "day one" because we're excited/anxious/eager. No one made us buy it.

That said, it's nice that Paramount is owning up to their mistake.

Like I said, they could have waited a year and released it then, not offering an exchange. Most of us would have probably bought it after seeing how good it looks.

[Rhoq]

Originally Posted by nyankee

good movie

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Originally Posted by aramis109

Getting his post count up so that he can start threads and spam us.

While all of the recent discussion has turned to the remaster and Paramount's exchange program, this is still the "Gladiator Blu-ray Discussion Thread" and Gladiator is a good movie, just a bad disc.

[neo78956]

Originally Posted by SwissHD

New Comparison with mostly wide shots:

http://comparescreenshots.slicx.com/comparison/69939/

IMPRESSIV!!!

HOLY GRAIN AND DETAIL BATMAN!

That looks AMAZINGLY better!

[BMM]

Wow, those shots show precisely how awful the first release really was. Paramount should be commended for doing the right thing and offering up a new transfer, but at the same time they should be ashamed for allowing that original piece of s**t in the first place.

[RocShemp]

Wow! So when will the corrected discs hit shelves and how can I easily identify them?