Ice Age 3 - Audio Issue or bad disc ?

I picked up two copies on Tuesday from Target (Chicago, IL). Both discs have the same audio issue around 52:30 - the picture slows down, you lose audio, then nothing. Strange thing, I can switch the audio to another language and back to the DTS HD and the sound would come back.

I do have a Samsung BD-1500, updated the firmware an hour ago. Now, the same scene just slows down a couple of frames, a loud pop and the audio continues...

I emailed Fox Home Video yesterday about this - no response yet.

I will try this weekend on my mom's Sony BD and see if it does it on her's.

I want to go back to a different Target, but it seems that many people are experiencing this with the Samsung BD players...

Equipment:
Samsung BD-1500, Mitsubishi WD-82837, Pioneer VSX-39TX receiver