Vicki Cristina Barcelona

[turkwhip]

Any plans for an official review of this movie in the near future?

[Ben]

It'll be up this week, actually!

[Lucy Diamond]

Awesome movie.

It is moody and vibey and plays out well.

The tonality swings back and forth like a pendulum and all principles are dead on their game.

AND...they are into Spanish guitar playing...what more could you want.

[Marine Mike]

While its not an official review, this is what I gave it:

Movie: 4
Video: 4.5
Audio: 3.5
Overall: 4

I gave the audio so low because it was PCM 3.1 audio not the adverised PCM 5.1.

[Keiths Light]

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

While its not an official review, this is what I gave it:

Movie: 4
Video: 4.5
Audio: 3.5
Overall: 4

I gave the audio so low because it was PCM 3.1 audio not the adverised PCM 5.1.

FYI, it's actually PCM 3.0. There is no LFE channel. Does'nt really matter though because the back channels and lfe frequently go unused in movies like this anyways. They're just being honest.

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by Keiths Light

FYI, it's actually PCM 3.0. There is no LFE channel. Does'nt really matter though because the back channels and lfe frequently go unused in movies like this anyways. They're just being honest.

On the box it states that its 5.1, but while I was playing it on my PS3, it displayed was only doing 3.1. I triple-checked the menu to see if it was selectable and it was not. They are intentionally misleading.

[italiano17771]

here is a review i found on dvdbeaver...http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...na_blu-ray.htm

i thought it was a pretty good movie. great performance by the lovely penelope.

[goodluckchuck]

I liked this movie and will eventually buy it, Penelope deserves to get the Oscar!

[ahearst]

Originally Posted by goodluckchuck

Penelope deserves to get the Oscar!

Agree. Great movie, I liked it just as much as Match Point (Woody's previous film) so much so I took advantage of BB's sale this week and purchased it for $19.99. Not too happy with the audio when playing said movie. My dirt cheap POS receiver doesn't perform as well when having to play quieter, dialogue driven audio tracks, so I plan to upgrade it sooner rather than later.

[assydingo]

9/10 on the movie itself. Haven't seen the Blu-ray.

[rwaliot]

I watched this BD last night and noticed some scenes to be extremeley blurry. I did not know if this was the director's intent since the chararters were drunk during most of the scenes that were blurred. Maybe it was my TV or PS3 but I hope not. Any input?

[Ben]

viola!

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movie...91&show=review

[turkwhip]

Originally Posted by Ben

viola!

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movie...91&show=review

Wow... that was quick... thank you. Too bad about the sound, but probably won't be enough to keep me away from buying it.

[Ben]

The sound is what it is.... Mr. Allen is not a fan of modern surround sound and purposely mixes his films in mono. The fact that this is actually three channel is a step above anything he's done before...

With the notable exception of 2001, Stanley Kubrick also preferred mono mixes over more complex mutli-channel presentations.

[silversnake]

so if I liked match point it's pretty much safe to say I'll like this one ?

[Ben]

Not necessarily... Match point was a thriller and this is more of an exploration on sexuality and relationships. Both are well written and have that Woody Allen flavour. Personally, I prefer Match Point, but VCB is still exceptional, albeit different.

[silversnake]

Originally Posted by Ben

Not necessarily... Match point was a thriller and this is more of an exploration on sexuality and relationships. Both are well written and have that Woody Allen flavour. Personally, I prefer Match Point, but VCB is still exceptional, albeit different.

Thanks Ben!!

[whbinder]

Also, I hate to be "that guy", but Woody has made two excellent films between Match Point and Vici; "Scoop" and "Cassandra's Dream". I recommend them both if you like Woody's more modern style.

[italiano17771]

Originally Posted by silversnake

so if I liked match point it's pretty much safe to say I'll like this one ?

i liked match point more that this one. not to say this a bad movie, but this one is more on the romantic side while match point is more of a thriller. both are good movies IMO.