Sunshine (2007) - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

cajmoyper · 01-04-2008, 02:08 PM

I wouldn't say that the movie necessarily would be worth $35 to everyone here, definitely me though, but I would say that the visuals would definitely be worth it alone.

gandley · 01-04-2008, 04:02 PM

top PQ and AQ.

docjan_uk · 01-04-2008, 05:17 PM

All I can say is, it's now my favourite title on Blu-ray. Jaw droppingly stunning, will have to watch it again sometime, and the DTS running at 1.5 Mbps (best my receiver's gonna do) sounded stunning too.
Great use of surrounds and bass.
Now I'll save the extras for another time...
Man, if this title were a burger I'd eat it.

Memnoch71 · 01-04-2008, 05:21 PM

I found it at the Local Wal-Mart last night. Haven't got to watch it yet, But I know what I am doing tonight!

johnnymech · 01-04-2008, 05:27 PM

I was impressed when I saw that movie in the theater. The ending didn't do it for me, but that's just me. I'm looking forward to seeing it on Blu-ray.

docjan_uk · 01-04-2008, 05:36 PM

Definitely improving for me over time, more time to chew the cud so to speak, not to mention the ending never bothered me too much anyway... and I have my own theory as to the visuals at the very end

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But damn, I want to get a 1080P projector and better receiver just for this film.

owa · 01-04-2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by docjan_uk

All I can say is, it's now my favourite title on Blu-ray. Jaw droppingly stunning, will have to watch it again sometime, and the DTS running at 1.5 Mbps (best my receiver's gonna do) sounded stunning too.
Great use of surrounds and bass.
Now I'll save the extras for another time...
Man, if this title were a burger I'd eat it.

Thanks for the preview. I'm really looking forward to this one.

robsdoghouse · 01-08-2008, 01:57 AM

Hey I saw in the poll a lot of user interest in Sunshine and that the review was up on this site so I started reading down to where it said to give away any of the movie would be a disservice to the viewer. So my question is after having my interest sparked enough to watch this movie, is it a keeper, worth purchasing? Will I want to rewatch it once I have seen it through or will it just be a, oh I know what happens in the end and just own it to turn others onto it?

xtop · 01-08-2008, 02:12 AM

everyone here seems to like the movie. that being said, if you've watched any scifi space movie before, you've already seen this movie. the only thing its got going for it..it'll look pretty in blu

chuck440 · 01-08-2008, 02:13 AM

I have seen the movie it is very good and i think it will look outrageous on Blu-ray i for one am buying it tomarrow.

Minimejer05 · 01-08-2008, 02:35 AM

I know im blind buying it for sure. Ive read enough and seen enough videos to know I should like it.

Get it is my opinion.

cajmoyper · 01-08-2008, 03:22 AM

Are you going to want to watch again after your first time? You're going to have to watch it again. It's kind of like M:I in that regard. There are things that you might not have caught the first time around. Maybe it's not that complicated, but it's definitely a good enough movie to buy.

dperrone · 01-08-2008, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minimejer05

I know im blind buying it for sure. Ive read enough and seen enough videos to know I should like it.

Get it is my opinion.

same here, blind buy but everything I have seen and read has been positive. Shipped today from Amazon....

Kyot · 01-08-2008, 03:29 AM

Buy it ! you wont be dissapointed ! I watched it the first time not knowing anything about it and I was blown away.

kiskiboy97 · 01-08-2008, 03:49 AM

Check out our review on the front page.

UTVOL06 · 01-09-2008, 08:48 PM

How come Sunshine's back cover says encoded in AVC@16mbps when everyone says the PQ is great? wouldn't a 16mbps AVC encode be really low in PQ quality?..like mpeg-2 single layer BD-25 disc days.

I remember fantastic 4(1) was encoded at 18mbps and the PQ was lousy.

Maybe this is a typo? Can anyone check bitrates on their players?

statikcat · 01-09-2008, 08:51 PM

Well it is probably VBR so it bounces up and down from that. I have not seen any movies with a constant bitrate encoding. Pan's Labyrinth averages around 16. I have not seen Sunshine (yet) but not all movies require as high bitrates as other. It depends on the lighting, colors, etc of the movie.

UTVOL06 · 01-09-2008, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by statikcat

Well it is probably VBR so it bounces up and down from that. I have not seen any movies with a constant bitrate encoding. Pan's Labyrinth averages around 16. I have not seen Sunshine (yet) but not all movies require as high bitrates as other. It depends on the lighting, colors, etc of the movie.

This is a Fox movie so I figured it would be atleast 28mbps if not higher like the latest die hard movies.

cawgijoe · 01-09-2008, 08:59 PM

High bit-rates do not automatically translate to great PQ and vice versa.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1220/sunshine.html

The review gives the video high marks but does state that there are issues.

rigpig · 01-09-2008, 09:01 PM

...most times when we checked it, it was in the 16-18mbit range iirc. I personally didn't find the quality that remarkable.......it doesn't seem to deserve the high marks some are giving it for video. It's also quite dark in many scenes....so maybe this doesn't require as high a raw bitrate.

01-08-2008, 01:57 AM	#48
robsdoghouse Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:7	Sunshine - Worth buying?? Hey I saw in the poll a lot of user interest in Sunshine and that the review was up on this site so I started reading down to where it said to give away any of the movie would be a disservice to the viewer. So my question is after having my interest sparked enough to watch this movie, is it a keeper, worth purchasing? Will I want to rewatch it once I have seen it through or will it just be a, oh I know what happens in the end and just own it to turn others onto it?

01-09-2008, 08:48 PM	#56
UTVOL06 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Georgia Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:245 Blu-ray collection:480 Blu-ray reviews:83	Sunshine "AVC@16mbps"? How come Sunshine's back cover says encoded in AVC@16mbps when everyone says the PQ is great? wouldn't a 16mbps AVC encode be really low in PQ quality?..like mpeg-2 single layer BD-25 disc days. I remember fantastic 4(1) was encoded at 18mbps and the PQ was lousy. Maybe this is a typo? Can anyone check bitrates on their players?

01-09-2008, 08:59 PM	#59
cawgijoe Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Trading Score:1	High bit-rates do not automatically translate to great PQ and vice versa. http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1220/sunshine.html The review gives the video high marks but does state that there are issues. Last edited by cawgijoe; 01-09-2008 at 09:02 PM.

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01-04-2008, 02:08 PM	#41
cajmoyper Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:182	I wouldn't say that the movie necessarily would be worth $35 to everyone here, definitely me though, but I would say that the visuals would definitely be worth it alone.

01-04-2008, 04:02 PM	#42
gandley Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:The Drowning Pool	top PQ and AQ.

01-04-2008, 05:17 PM	#43
docjan_uk Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray reviews:5	All I can say is, it's now my favourite title on Blu-ray. Jaw droppingly stunning, will have to watch it again sometime, and the DTS running at 1.5 Mbps (best my receiver's gonna do) sounded stunning too. Great use of surrounds and bass. Now I'll save the extras for another time... Man, if this title were a burger I'd eat it.

01-04-2008, 05:21 PM	#44
Memnoch71 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Somewhere between here and there 4K collection:34 Blu-ray collection:252	I found it at the Local Wal-Mart last night. Haven't got to watch it yet, But I know what I am doing tonight!

01-04-2008, 05:27 PM	#45
johnnymech Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Eastern, USA 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:576 DVD collection:634 Blu-ray reviews:4	I was impressed when I saw that movie in the theater. The ending didn't do it for me, but that's just me. I'm looking forward to seeing it on Blu-ray.

01-04-2008, 05:36 PM	#46
docjan_uk Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray reviews:5	Definitely improving for me over time, more time to chew the cud so to speak, not to mention the ending never bothered me too much anyway... and I have my own theory as to the visuals at the very end . But damn, I want to get a 1080P projector and better receiver just for this film.

01-08-2008, 02:12 AM	#49
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	everyone here seems to like the movie. that being said, if you've watched any scifi space movie before, you've already seen this movie. the only thing its got going for it..it'll look pretty in blu

01-08-2008, 02:13 AM	#50
chuck440 New Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	I have seen the movie it is very good and i think it will look outrageous on Blu-ray i for one am buying it tomarrow.

01-08-2008, 02:35 AM	#51
Minimejer05 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1995 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:6	I know im blind buying it for sure. Ive read enough and seen enough videos to know I should like it. Get it is my opinion.

01-08-2008, 03:22 AM	#52
cajmoyper Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:182	Are you going to want to watch again after your first time? You're going to have to watch it again. It's kind of like M:I in that regard. There are things that you might not have caught the first time around. Maybe it's not that complicated, but it's definitely a good enough movie to buy.

01-08-2008, 03:29 AM	#54
Kyot Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Toronto, Canada Blu-ray collection:115 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:69	Buy it ! you wont be dissapointed ! I watched it the first time not knowing anything about it and I was blown away.

01-08-2008, 03:49 AM	#55
kiskiboy97 Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Check out our review on the front page.

01-09-2008, 08:51 PM	#57
statikcat Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:67	Well it is probably VBR so it bounces up and down from that. I have not seen any movies with a constant bitrate encoding. Pan's Labyrinth averages around 16. I have not seen Sunshine (yet) but not all movies require as high bitrates as other. It depends on the lighting, colors, etc of the movie.

01-09-2008, 09:01 PM	#60
rigpig Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Alberta Blu-ray reviews:3	...most times when we checked it, it was in the 16-18mbit range iirc. I personally didn't find the quality that remarkable.......it doesn't seem to deserve the high marks some are giving it for video. It's also quite dark in many scenes....so maybe this doesn't require as high a raw bitrate.

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