Face/Off: What could have been...

[DetroitSportsFan]

The UK version has better picture quality as well as lossless audio, and is compatible in Region A players.

Review:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/869/faceoff_uk.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Face-Off-Blu...9850165&sr=1-2

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Review:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/869/faceoff_uk.html

I wonder if we can get a review from a "respected" authority. That "reviewer" gave a 5-star rating to the lossy audio on the HD-DVD.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

I wonder if we can get a review from a "respected" authority. That "reviewer" gave a 5-star rating to the lossy audio on the HD-DVD.

I agree, HDD's reviews are sometimes suspect.

[Lucy Diamond]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

I wonder if we can get a review from a "respected" authority. That "reviewer" gave a 5-star rating to the lossy audio on the HD-DVD.

Dude, that is so weird...I quoted a review from another site yesterday and they deleted my post!?!?!

I feel so dirty.

It was in a Heroes thread. They trashed the AQ and PQ here and it got a stellar review elsewhere so I threw in the link.

They deleted it!!?!?

Odd.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

Dude, that is so weird...I quoted a review from another site yesterday and they deleted my post!?!?!

I feel so dirty.

It was in a Heroes thread. They trashed the AQ and PQ here and it got a stellar review elsewhere so I threw in the link.

They deleted it!!?!?

Odd.

Are you talking about this post?
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...1&postcount=85

Took me 2 seconds to find it using the search function. None of your posts have been deleted, at least not within the last two weeks of your posting history that I just looked through.

[davcole]

Thanks for the link to the review, however it states that there is also DNR on that release. I'm posing what it could have been without any DNR'.

That audio review is interesting, seemed to prefer the DTS. I'd be curious to hear a true 6.1 lossless track.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by davcole

Thanks for the link to the review, however it states that there is also DNR on that release. I'm posing what it could have been without any DNR'.

It might have been an absolute mess. DNR does not equal bad picture, excessive use does.

The British import has incredible picture quality and the PCM track is excellent.

[ClaytonMG]

The import is also DNR'd, with only a slight improvement over Paramount's release. But Paramount actually changed the opening titles for some reason which I don't think many people picked up on. But then also, the import version cut out a few shots which isn't that noticable, but if you've seen the movie you'll go "what?"

And I actually prefer, and this is the only time I'll be saying this, the DTS track to the PCM. The PCM sounded extremely in your face and not in a good way. The DTS track actually seemed pretty well mixed (probably because it was remastered). In the opening when Castor Troy is getting out of his car and his theme is playing, in the front right channel, the PCM track distorts ever so slightly. On the DTS track, it sounds fine.

[davcole]

Sounds like different audio masters for the Domestic and Foreign release.

Like I mentioned before, the DTS-ES is very sweet!! I'd say it's the best lossy track i've heard. I just salivate would a true 6.1 DTS-MA track would sound like!

I don't always believe DNR equals a mess, but as ClaytonMG mentioned "excessive" use is a bad thing! Sounds like both releases had excessive DNR.

Honestly when you look at the domestic release, I don't see how anyone can miss the excessive DNR on the release.

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by davcole

Sounds like different audio masters for the Domestic and Foreign release.

Like I mentioned before, the DTS-ES is very sweet!! I'd say it's the best lossy track i've heard. I just salivate would a true 6.1 DTS-MA track would sound like!

I don't always believe DNR equals a mess, but as ClaytonMG mentioned "excessive" use is a bad thing! Sounds like both releases had excessive DNR.

Honestly when you look at the domestic release, I don't see how anyone can miss the excessive DNR on the release.

It's actually so excessive, that it doesn't look like film. Which I think is why they changed the opening credits. I almost prefer the look of the original DVD (grainy, dirty print) to the fakey waxy looking version that got released in HD.

[dobyblue]

I find the PCM mix to be very powerful, but never harsh.
With the dts mix when it's loud and level-matched, it's harsh, which has sometimes been a signature of core dts in my experience and not something I've noticed with dts-ma.