The Covenant (2006) - Blu-ray Forum

Deciazulado · 01-01-2007, 12:50 PM

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And with such astounding presentation quality would recommend a look to anyone that is even passively interested.

See Home Theater Spot's great full review here

blukrank · 01-01-2007, 02:07 PM

Sounds great.I'll pick it up this week.I think I will order from Amazon thoe I see some of the retail stores want almost $40 bucks for it-No thanks!

Ascended_Saiyan · 01-01-2007, 07:22 PM

I want this title tomorrow, so I shall grab it at a retail store. It's the price of impatience.

tobythetitan · 01-02-2007, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

See Home Theater Spot's great full review here

That's what you're dropping your $40 on? Because one review says the presentation quality is good?! I did a random google, and out of 10 reviews I clicked on the movie received no higher than "2/5" or a "D" This is why film companies keep producing horrible, horrible movies!

Heresy · 01-02-2007, 02:39 AM

It might be a good transfer but the movie is awful, kind of like Ultraviolet.

GTP · 01-02-2007, 11:32 AM

Even HDD gave this a 5 star for P/Q....is this their first 5 star rating for BD?

KenThompson · 01-02-2007, 11:42 AM

Yeah. Peter Bracke said he couldn't find a single thing wrong with it. It screams reference, too bad its not something too many people will be picking up.

dobyblue · 01-02-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by GTP

Even HDD gave this a 5 star for P/Q....is this their first 5 star rating for BD?

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/covenant.html

Yes it is their first 5 star PQ rating for a Blu-ray exclusive disc.

Chris Beveridge · 01-02-2007, 01:05 PM

Talk about a shocker for HDD.

ProvenFlipper · 01-02-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Beveridge

Talk about a shocker for HDD.

My jaw dropped when I read the review...

I wasn't going to pick this one up, but I read Chad's review and my girl also wants to see it, so I guess I have to pick it up now.

dialog_gvf · 01-02-2007, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dobyblue

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/covenant.html

Yes it is their first 5 star PQ rating for a Blu-ray exclusive disc.

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Otherwise, I'm giving 'The Covenant' a five-star video rating simply because I can't find a single thing wrong with it.

Peter, what's wrong laddy?

This is a SONY release/25GB/MPEG-2/LPCM with a 5.0 PQ rating.

"The Wall Comes Down"

GTP · 01-02-2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

Peter, what's wrong laddy?

This is a SONY release/MPEG-2/LPCM with a 5.0 PQ rating.

"The Wall Comes Down"

It must really rate a 5.5 on HDD's scale

bferr1 · 01-03-2007, 02:25 AM

A better title for this movie would have been "Abercrombie & Witch," because everyone looks like they're from one of their catalogs.

dialog_gvf · 01-04-2007, 07:58 PM

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Sony has openly expressed their desire for the new, more advanced video codecs to mature a little more before switching over. MPEG2 releases like this lend strength to their claim that less compressed still is better if disc space can support it. This ranks among the finest high def presentations I've seen. I can't recall any VC1 title that looked quite this transparent to film. VC1 often tends to look a bit more processed on screen sizes as large and revealing as the one we use, with slightly less detail, or softness in places that doesn't quite look natural to the source. About the only hint of a drop in resolution I found hear appeared related to CG effects or a natural distortion of the lens.

This resulted in the "Home Theater Spot declares war on VC-1..." thread on AVS.

phranctoast · 01-04-2007, 09:55 PM

ill rent this one first. I have a couple of good "show off the format" movies. Now I need to make sure I get movies that dont suck ass. I have a bad feeling about this one.

Banjo · 01-04-2007, 10:21 PM

I watched the movie last night, not really much of a decent flick... but I have to say it's one of the best video transfers especially when it's dark in many places.

Maximus · 01-04-2007, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

This resulted in the "Home Theater Spot declares war on VC-1..." thread on AVS.

Hmm, I saw fragments of that thread and it is basically people who know what they are talking about Chad/Gary Murrell trying to educate people that grain is a good thing and not everything should have that processed non-film-like feel to it, but they weren't having it.

I think that the latest I saw was that AVS has declared war on HTS. With HDD's Peter Bracke recently giving 5/5 for a BD title and praising MPEG2's ability to cope with HD material on a BD25 they may not have many review sites left!

WriteSimply · 01-05-2007, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by bferr1

A better title for this movie would have been "Abercrombie & Witch," because everyone looks like they're from one of their catalogs.

Not in the same league of course, but have you seen the trailer for 300? All of the men of Spartan looks like they came out of Muscle Mary magazine - except that they are "masculine" looking.

I'm sure Renny Harlin fans as well as the actors' fans enjoyed the movie. I probably won't be buying The Covenant right now (might wait until it comes down to US$13?) but I'd definitely watch 300 and its Muscle Marys.

fuad

GTP · 01-06-2007, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by tobythetitan

That's what you're dropping your $40 on? Because one review says the presentation quality is good?! I did a random google, and out of 10 reviews I clicked on the movie received no higher than "2/5" or a "D" This is why film companies keep producing horrible, horrible movies!

BB has the highest prices fo BD movies...and its 29.99 there.
Probably available online and at Wally World for 24.95....or less.

No where have I ever seen a BD for sale for 39.99....only hd dvd.

Batman1980 · 06-11-2009, 06:38 AM

LOL nobody who posted in this thread is still active. Not sure why this movie is so hated, I thought it was good enough.

01-01-2007, 02:07 PM	#2
blukrank Senior Member Member since:Mar 2006 Location:MO Blu-ray collection:224 Blu-ray reviews:5	The Covenant Sounds great.I'll pick it up this week.I think I will order from Amazon thoe I see some of the retail stores want almost $40 bucks for it-No thanks!

01-03-2007, 02:25 AM	#13
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	A better title for this movie would have been "Abercrombie & Witch," because everyone looks like they're from one of their catalogs. Last edited by bferr1; 01-03-2007 at 02:34 AM.

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01-01-2007, 07:22 PM	#3
Ascended_Saiyan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Atlanta, Georgia Blu-ray collection:608 Trading Score:1	I want this title tomorrow, so I shall grab it at a retail store. It's the price of impatience.

01-02-2007, 02:39 AM	#5
Heresy Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Frisco, TX	It might be a good transfer but the movie is awful, kind of like Ultraviolet.

01-02-2007, 11:32 AM	#6
GTP Expert Member Member since:Jan 2006 Trading Score:1	Even HDD gave this a 5 star for P/Q....is this their first 5 star rating for BD?

01-02-2007, 11:42 AM	#7
KenThompson Power Member Member since:Sep 2006 Location:B.C. Canada	Yeah. Peter Bracke said he couldn't find a single thing wrong with it. It screams reference, too bad its not something too many people will be picking up.

01-02-2007, 01:05 PM	#9
Chris Beveridge Moderator Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Hudson, MA Blu-ray reviews:3	Talk about a shocker for HDD.

01-04-2007, 09:55 PM	#15
phranctoast Power Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Long Island, NY;psn:phranctoast Blu-ray collection:78	ill rent this one first. I have a couple of good "show off the format" movies. Now I need to make sure I get movies that dont suck ass. I have a bad feeling about this one.

01-04-2007, 10:21 PM	#16
Banjo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:143	I watched the movie last night, not really much of a decent flick... but I have to say it's one of the best video transfers especially when it's dark in many places.

06-11-2009, 06:38 AM	#20
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	LOL nobody who posted in this thread is still active. Not sure why this movie is so hated, I thought it was good enough.

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