Help Me Eros

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Finally received this today, it shipped on the 1st of March. Unfortunately I don't have a BD drive in my computer to do a disc scan or take screenshots, so all the disc specs come from what the PS3 shows and the back of the case. I haven't watched the whole Blu-ray through yet, did a lot of spot checking and comparison with the R1 dvd though. I'm guessing its a single layer disc and the back of the case shows regions A, B and C so it should be region free (can't confirm though)

Sorry if my case pictures aren't the best, had trouble finding enough light and the right angle to take them from. These pictures may be NSFW so I'll post the thumbnails and I'll leave it up to a mod to decide if its appropriate.







PQ: (according to the cover) 1080p 1.78:1
(according to PS3) AVC encoded with bit rates around 20mbps
I'm 99.9% sure this is a true HD transfer and not an upscale. In any case it looks way superior to the R1 dvd upscaled. I saw a 35mm print at a film festival a few years back and this looks pretty faithful to the source. The reason I add these caveats is because I have a 36" CRT so its kinda hard to give a definitive rating. Picture is on the soft side (as I believe was the intended look) colors are brilliant and there is a very faint layer of film grain. The R1 dvd has a weird frame rate issue, it appears to be ever so slightly sped up and that really aggravated me when I watched at home. Perhaps the dvd was converted NTSC from a PAL source? The Blu-ray does not have this issue and has the natural motion from the 35mm print I saw. I love the cinematography in this movie so I'm very happy to have this in HD. I'd give the video a 8/10

AQ: Another huge improvement from the R1 dvd which was Dolby 2.0. The Blu-ray has Dolby True HD 7.1 and a DTS-HD MA 7.1 tracks both in the original language. Sounds great although there aren't any shootouts or explosions in the movie, its not what you'd consider a "reference" track. I haven't watched the Blu-ray through, I'll add an audio rating after hear the whole thing.

Movie: Like I said, I saw this at a film festival and it ended up being my favorite film I saw at the festival. Think Wong Kar Wai mixed with Bernardo Bertolucci and that will give you a good idea of the movie. A guy looses his job during an economic crisis and spends his days getting high and chatting on a suicide help line. He then tries to pursue a relationship with the girl on the suicide line and other women he comes across. The film has strong sexual content, its comparable to something like The Dreamers or Lust, Caution and not nearly as explicit as In The Realm of the Senses.

Cost me about $17 USD (shipped) so I am very pleased. I hope Dr Atanasov gets a chance to review this as I hope this great movie gets some more exposure!