Commentary: Year-End Studio Report Cards - Blu-ray Forum

Clark Kent · 12-28-2007, 08:42 PM

HDD has an infatuation with all things Warner. They consistently overrate Warner titles for technical qualifications in their reviews. I was not impressed with their end of the year best list either. Highly biased for HD DVD.

patrick99 · 12-28-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

HDD has an infatuation with all things Warner. They consistently overrate Warner titles for technical qualifications in their reviews. I was not impressed with their end of the year best list either. Highly biased for HD DVD.

I agree. Normally Brown is less biased than Bracke and Zyber, but he seems to be catching the red disease now too.

Blu-heaven · 12-28-2007, 08:54 PM

I think it was fair article

especially by Zyber(Big time HD DUD fanboy)- Warner should of got B+ or A- and Disney should of got A+

zombie · 12-28-2007, 09:10 PM

Universal gets a B+ - WTF is Josh smoking??!! Good Lord, this guy is delusional! Give them a friggin' D and be done with it.

Numerous combo playback problems and their summer catalog titles in particular look mediocre at best. Many of them were films that were only a few years old. I fear what the real classics in their catalog like Dracula (1931) will look like.

I think his bias went into hyperdrive there and while some could claim we have a similar bias for Blu-ray, let's not forget how many here have said they don't even want Universal to support Blu-ray if their releases are going to look like their current HD DVD lineup does.

Thundercrash07 · 12-28-2007, 09:10 PM

Should be more like:

Fox, Disney, Sony: A
Warner: B
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.
.
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Universal, Paramount: F (you know why

)

sj001 · 12-28-2007, 10:14 PM

I just cannot fathom, other than the bias, how you can possibly give Universal a high rating, most of their releases have been terrible. Plus the combo discs have been a disaster as well. You can dock Universal even more because Ken Graffeo is on board too.

Well, at least he gave Weinstein an F, since they basically disappeared. He's asking where they went, probably going neutral, so they can actually make some money.

I cannot fathom how you would give Disney lower than anyone else, they were top notch in my opinion, and released a solid number of titles, they are the leader in high-quality Hi-Def movies this year IMHO.

Rustmonsteru · 12-28-2007, 10:33 PM

Warner doesn't deserve to be anywhere near that high. Putting out tons of movies in a half-ass way does not qualify as top of the line to me...and to rank Disney as anything less than the top deserves a shovel the face.

Banjo · 12-28-2007, 10:35 PM

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Starz Home Entertainment
Formerly known as Anchor Bay Entertainment, Starz had a rather small Blu-ray release slate in 2007, comprised of only nine titles, four of which were volumes of the 'Masters of Horror' Showtime TV series. The other releases were primarily safe bets such as 'Dawn of the Dead' (1978) and 'Evil Dead 2' that the studio had already released, and re-released, and re-re-released innumerable times on DVD to continually bilk fans for every last dollar. The technical quality of those discs was fine, considering the source of the material, but Starz really screwed up 'Halloween' (1978) by using a miscolored video master that undermined many of director John Carpenter's original artistic decisions.

What to do in 2008? Start releasing a better selection of titles (Anchor Bay had a huge catalog of interesting foreign and cult movies) and pay more attention to the quality of the transfers.

Grade: D+

What the? I felt that Halloween looked quite exceptional on Blu-ray even though it didn't look as good as the top-tier titles but it still never looked this good!

I don't think they really deserve the D+ rating they received. They did better than that.

ZeeMan84 · 12-29-2007, 05:33 AM

I'm really unpleased with my WB titles because they pale in comparision to Sony or Disney/Buena Vista releases but I still ended up with more WB titles than those studios combined for simple fact that Warner releases better attractive movies on hi-def. So I can see why the reviewer gave Warner an "A". If you read the article, he is grading most of these studios mostly on quality of the movie than quality of the transfer.

mel2 · 12-29-2007, 06:46 AM

Warner gets a C+. they don't use blu-ray's potential. all we get are lousy port jobs. 2 discs needed for alexander. that's pathetic. the potter catalog titles were not impressive. I was more impressed by evil dead 2 and halloween. most of their releases are hard to find on release day like smallville season 6, blade runner, troy, and more. People blame Fox for delays, I know I'm one of them but Fox gives us lossless on every disc and incredible transfers on 50gb discs. I'm a A/V guy, I care nothing about extras so I give Fox a B+. they would've got an A but no ID4, master&commander, and I robot killed that. Sony and Disney get A++. they always try to give us the best possible movie experience. Quality over quantity. just because warner releases alot out doesn't mean they put the time and effort into them.

12-28-2007, 10:14 PM	#6
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	I just cannot fathom, other than the bias, how you can possibly give Universal a high rating, most of their releases have been terrible. Plus the combo discs have been a disaster as well. You can dock Universal even more because Ken Graffeo is on board too. Well, at least he gave Weinstein an F, since they basically disappeared. He's asking where they went, probably going neutral, so they can actually make some money. I cannot fathom how you would give Disney lower than anyone else, they were top notch in my opinion, and released a solid number of titles, they are the leader in high-quality Hi-Def movies this year IMHO. Last edited by sj001; 12-28-2007 at 10:17 PM.

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12-28-2007, 08:42 PM	#1
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	HDD has an infatuation with all things Warner. They consistently overrate Warner titles for technical qualifications in their reviews. I was not impressed with their end of the year best list either. Highly biased for HD DVD.

12-28-2007, 08:54 PM	#3
Blu-heaven Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	I think it was fair article especially by Zyber(Big time HD DUD fanboy)- Warner should of got B+ or A- and Disney should of got A+

12-28-2007, 09:10 PM	#4
zombie Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2004 Trading Score:866	Universal gets a B+ - WTF is Josh smoking??!! Good Lord, this guy is delusional! Give them a friggin' D and be done with it. Numerous combo playback problems and their summer catalog titles in particular look mediocre at best. Many of them were films that were only a few years old. I fear what the real classics in their catalog like Dracula (1931) will look like. I think his bias went into hyperdrive there and while some could claim we have a similar bias for Blu-ray, let's not forget how many here have said they don't even want Universal to support Blu-ray if their releases are going to look like their current HD DVD lineup does.

12-28-2007, 09:10 PM	#5
Thundercrash07 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:AT	Should be more like: Fox, Disney, Sony: A Warner: B . . . . Universal, Paramount: F (you know why )

12-28-2007, 10:33 PM	#7
Rustmonsteru Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007	Warner doesn't deserve to be anywhere near that high. Putting out tons of movies in a half-ass way does not qualify as top of the line to me...and to rank Disney as anything less than the top deserves a shovel the face.

12-29-2007, 05:33 AM	#9
ZeeMan84 Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Orlando, FL	I'm really unpleased with my WB titles because they pale in comparision to Sony or Disney/Buena Vista releases but I still ended up with more WB titles than those studios combined for simple fact that Warner releases better attractive movies on hi-def. So I can see why the reviewer gave Warner an "A". If you read the article, he is grading most of these studios mostly on quality of the movie than quality of the transfer.

12-29-2007, 06:46 AM	#10
mel2 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	Warner gets a C+. they don't use blu-ray's potential. all we get are lousy port jobs. 2 discs needed for alexander. that's pathetic. the potter catalog titles were not impressive. I was more impressed by evil dead 2 and halloween. most of their releases are hard to find on release day like smallville season 6, blade runner, troy, and more. People blame Fox for delays, I know I'm one of them but Fox gives us lossless on every disc and incredible transfers on 50gb discs. I'm a A/V guy, I care nothing about extras so I give Fox a B+. they would've got an A but no ID4, master&commander, and I robot killed that. Sony and Disney get A++. they always try to give us the best possible movie experience. Quality over quantity. just because warner releases alot out doesn't mean they put the time and effort into them.

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