Sunshine (2007) - Blu-ray Forum

Bullseye · 11-22-2007, 09:24 PM

Okay I have just finished watching Danny Boyle’s Sunshine staring Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans. I had previously seen this at the cinema so I was looking forward to watching it in full HD 1080p. For those who do not know the story behind this movie it is essentially a save the world Sci-fi movie about a bunch of astronauts and scientists on a mission to deliver a bomb to reignite the sun which is dying and causing an Ice Age back on Earth. If you like science fiction then I am confident that you will enjoy this movie. I would give it 3.5 Stars out of 5.

Video: This is a stunning presentation. Colours are vibrant and blacks are deep and clear. The only sequences which I found annoying were some of the “glare in lens” which I am assuming is deliberate by the director. Other than that I cannot really fault the movies picture quality. Certainly up there with Apocalypto IMO. I would give it 4.5 out of 5

Audio: It contains a DTS HD 5.1 which sizzles. It’s really a tremendous sound track . The deep sound of space and the sizzling effect of the sun across the ship is fantastic. On one or two occasions I found vocals to be diminished mainly when the actors were trying to speak across the alarms going off on the ship. But I think this is a calibration issue with my centre speaker. I will have to sort that out over the coming weekend. I would give it a 3.5 out of 5.

Supplements/Extras: Not really into extras but it does contain deleted scenes and commentary from Danny Boyle which I have not experienced and not likely to in the near future. Lol.

Overall I would give this movie a 3.75 out of 5. I am reluctant to give it a 4 as there have been better sci-fi’s but rarely has space looked this good.

savage1984 · 11-22-2007, 09:29 PM

How did you get this movie already?

Bullseye · 11-22-2007, 09:29 PM

amazon.co.uk

savage1984 · 11-22-2007, 09:34 PM

oooooooohhhhhh

davidPS3 · 11-22-2007, 10:18 PM

Thanks for the review. I also say this in the theater and have it pre-ordered.
Your lucky you have it already!

RedIsNotBlue · 11-23-2007, 10:02 AM

I don't get it. Wasn't this a 1.1 Blu-Ray? Why no mention of it?

Bullseye · 11-23-2007, 10:14 AM

Its a BD-50 dual layer and Smart Menu Technology.

WriteSimply · 11-23-2007, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

I don't get it. Wasn't this a 1.1 Blu-Ray? Why no mention of it?

Sunshine was released earlier in the UK which then also received the BD version early. That meant no Profile 1.1 version over there.

The US version is the FIRST Profile 1.1 BD anywhere.

fuad

RedIsNotBlue · 11-23-2007, 11:56 AM

Ohhhhh I see. I was just curious how a 1.1 Blu-Ray would play on non-1.1 player.

patrick99 · 11-23-2007, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Its a BD-50 dual layer and Smart Menu Technology.

Which company did the encode?

Bullseye · 11-23-2007, 12:09 PM

Where would it say on the outer box?

patrick99 · 11-23-2007, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Where would it say on the outer box?

It doesn't say on the box. The only place where it ordinarily says is at the very end of the movie, after the end credits. Fox's recent releases have been done by either Panasonic Hollywood Lab or Deluxe. Although Deluxe did an outstanding job on Mr. Brooks, the PQ on their encode of DH4 was to me a bit disappointing. Panasonic seems to be more consistent, doing outstanding work on Silver Surfer, Prison Break, and DH3. I thought the PQ on DH3 was surprisingly better than DH4.

Rup_Muk · 11-23-2007, 12:20 PM

Bullseye,

Thank you for the review. Its a must buy for me when released in the U.S.

Did you post your mini-review as comments in the Movies section of this forum?

Rup.

Bullseye · 11-23-2007, 12:33 PM

What did you think of the film m?

patrick99 · 11-23-2007, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moweeis

It's by Deluxe

Thanks very much.

I would have been happier, however, if the answer had been Panasonic.

Bullseye · 11-23-2007, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moweeis

I liked it

it was great PQ however i must say i thought the audio was better than you wrote it to be! You have a proper setup?

I need to upgrade my amp. I am thinking of the Onkyo TX-SR605. I am sure once I upgrade it i will also upgrade the audio.

patrick99 · 11-23-2007, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moweeis

authoring has been done by panasonic, but the encoding by Deluxe.

So they have the Panasonic page followed by the Deluxe logo? I don't know that I recall seeing a split like that before. Very interesting. Thanks again.

glenn22 · 11-23-2007, 02:07 PM

Sounds like a really cool movie, weird that I didn't hear anything about it until coming onto the blu-ray forums.... anyways, I will probably get it when it comes out here.

WickyWoo · 11-23-2007, 04:08 PM

Quote:

So they have the Panasonic page followed by the Deluxe logo? I don't know that I recall seeing a split like that before. Very interesting. Thanks again

Fox has a contract with Deluxe to do their authoring,but Panasonic are the only ones currently capable of doing PiP authoring. So they gave Deluxe what they could and final assembly by Panny

patrick99 · 11-23-2007, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Fox has a contract with Deluxe to do their authoring,but Panasonic are the only ones currently capable of doing PiP authoring. So they gave Deluxe what they could and final assembly by Panny

Thanks for that information.

So what does it mean when I see only the Panasonic name at the end, as on DH3 or Prison Break, or only the Deluxe name, as on Mr. Brooks or DH4?

11-22-2007, 09:24 PM	#1
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	Sunshine (2007) Okay I have just finished watching Danny Boyle’s Sunshine staring Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans. I had previously seen this at the cinema so I was looking forward to watching it in full HD 1080p. For those who do not know the story behind this movie it is essentially a save the world Sci-fi movie about a bunch of astronauts and scientists on a mission to deliver a bomb to reignite the sun which is dying and causing an Ice Age back on Earth. If you like science fiction then I am confident that you will enjoy this movie. I would give it 3.5 Stars out of 5. Video: This is a stunning presentation. Colours are vibrant and blacks are deep and clear. The only sequences which I found annoying were some of the “glare in lens” which I am assuming is deliberate by the director. Other than that I cannot really fault the movies picture quality. Certainly up there with Apocalypto IMO. I would give it 4.5 out of 5 Audio: It contains a DTS HD 5.1 which sizzles. It’s really a tremendous sound track . The deep sound of space and the sizzling effect of the sun across the ship is fantastic. On one or two occasions I found vocals to be diminished mainly when the actors were trying to speak across the alarms going off on the ship. But I think this is a calibration issue with my centre speaker. I will have to sort that out over the coming weekend. I would give it a 3.5 out of 5. Supplements/Extras: Not really into extras but it does contain deleted scenes and commentary from Danny Boyle which I have not experienced and not likely to in the near future. Lol. Overall I would give this movie a 3.75 out of 5. I am reluctant to give it a 4 as there have been better sci-fi’s but rarely has space looked this good.

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RedIsNotBlue Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:503 Digital collection:10 Trading Score:226	I don't get it. Wasn't this a 1.1 Blu-Ray? Why no mention of it?

11-23-2007, 10:14 AM	#7
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	Its a BD-50 dual layer and Smart Menu Technology.

11-23-2007, 11:56 AM	#9
RedIsNotBlue Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:503 Digital collection:10 Trading Score:226	Ohhhhh I see. I was just curious how a 1.1 Blu-Ray would play on non-1.1 player.

11-23-2007, 12:09 PM	#11
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	Where would it say on the outer box?

11-23-2007, 12:20 PM	#13
Rup_Muk Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray collection:136 Blu-ray reviews:24 Trading Score:8	Bullseye, Thank you for the review. Its a must buy for me when released in the U.S. Did you post your mini-review as comments in the Movies section of this forum? Rup.

11-23-2007, 12:33 PM	#14
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	What did you think of the film m?

11-23-2007, 02:07 PM	#18
glenn22 Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Vancouver, Canada	Sounds like a really cool movie, weird that I didn't hear anything about it until coming onto the blu-ray forums.... anyways, I will probably get it when it comes out here.

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