Clash Of The Titans - Blu-ray Forum

Morpheus · 03-04-2010, 02:10 PM

i bought this yesterday on BLU and you have got to be shittin me how can you release this or any movie with a picture quality this bad. starting to get a bad taste in my mouth with older movies being released on blu-ray either remaster it or dont release it on blu-ray.

Matt S · 03-04-2010, 02:12 PM

Damn. Bummer to hear that - and here I was getting ready to get it....nevermind!

DrrnHarr · 03-04-2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Morpheus

i bought this yesterday on BLU and you have got to be shittin me how can you release this or any movie with a picture quality this bad. starting to get a bad taste in my mouth with older movies being released on blu-ray either remaster it or dont release it on blu-ray.

I have to agree. The transfer is so uneven, in one shot it is full of grain and in the next shot it is sharp and clear.
Having said that - I think that "Clash of the Titans" was never a particularly clean movie anyway.

Grand Bob · 03-04-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt S

Damn. Bummer to hear that - and here I was getting ready to get it....nevermind!

I am also sitting on the fence, but may end up getting it anyway because I like it.

demiscy · 03-04-2010, 02:24 PM

it's all about the memories that come back when watching this..

owa · 03-04-2010, 02:28 PM

I still plan to get it so I can retire the VHS tape. Here's what the review here said about it:

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Let me be very, very clear from the outset: Clash of the Titans has never been an attractive film, nor will it ever be. Grain attacks and retreats ad nauseum, poorly lit scenes abound at every turn, and Harryhausen's stop-motion sequences are often mired by murky blacks and blurry live-action footage. As such, Warner's 1080p/VC-1 transfer will strike many casual viewers -- those finicky masses who despise grain, embrace noise reduction, and can't stand a filmic presentation -- as an absolute mess. However, to the studio's credit, texture-sapping DNR, irresponsible artificial sharpening, and other pesky techniques have been left by the wayside, paving the way for a fairly faithful (but somewhat flawed) high definition debut.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Clash...ay-Review/747/

PeterTHX · 03-04-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Morpheus

i bought this yesterday on BLU and you have got to be shittin me how can you release this or any movie with a picture quality this bad. starting to get a bad taste in my mouth with older movies being released on blu-ray either remaster it or dont release it on blu-ray.

It *is* remastered. It's the way it's supposed to look.
The Mt. Olympus scenes were shot with soft filters and heavy grain. The opticals of this film also have built in layers of dirt & grain.

It's like complaining that The Elephant Man isn't in color.

Would you prefer a waxy DNR-ed to death version instead?

Teabaggins · 03-04-2010, 02:30 PM

my wife is the aficionado for this movie and we watched like half of it last night and will finish it tonight.

I asked her what she thought of the PQ compared to other versions and she said it was ok, in a few scenes we noticed the sharpness and colors that stood out but overall the source material is pretty jacked up so what can you expect.

she said you can definitely notice more details in the special effect animals.....

it is uneven but would be worth it for serious fans. she enjoyed some of the extras even though they were quite limited

seeweda · 03-04-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DrrnHarr

I have to agree. The transfer is so uneven, in one shot it is full of grain and in the next shot it is sharp and clear.
Having said that - I think that "Clash of the Titans" was never a particularly clean movie anyway.

Correct Clash of the Titans was a very cheaply made film and the source material is not of the greatest quality. This is a film that is very hard to do in HD. You'll have some people who want the studio to clean it up and restore it which usually means using DNR and other such methods. Then you have the others that want it to stay in it's natural state with only removing dirt or imperfections in the film.

I am in the later category leave the grain and other things alone but clean up the dirt and such.

That said this is one of my favorite movies from my early youth and I will buy it eventually. However, I can't justify buying it at the $25 to $30 price tag it released at when I can get Disney Classics for $10 to $15.

Teabaggins · 03-04-2010, 02:35 PM

even my noob ass wife understands the low budget the movie was made with and that different types of film stock might have been used, the techniques, etc....the guys here should know better

DetroitSportsFan · 03-04-2010, 02:49 PM

https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-mo...announced.html

Dr. Ian Malcolm · 03-04-2010, 08:37 PM

The only copy of this film that I've ever owned, and the last version I've seen, has been a taped-from-TV copy on VHS. Therefore, although the video quality of Clash of the Titans is said to be pretty poor, I am still very much looking forward to seeing it and owning it. I doubt there will ever be a better remaster of the film because like many have said, it's the way the film was shot in the first place.

My copy is on its way from Amazon and I'm pumped!

Sagacious Koreo · 03-04-2010, 10:22 PM

Ya, it never had the greatest quality regardless so I wasn't surprised. I may still get this when the price drops a little. I love me some Haryhausen stuff.

MyBoyBlu · 03-04-2010, 10:25 PM

This is the best this movie will ever look. If you're still on the fence, my copy came with $7.50 movie cash for the upcoming re-release in the theaters.

42041 · 03-05-2010, 12:28 AM

The source material may be limited but it still seems to look like Warner didn't go to any great lengths to make it look good, to my eyes the disc shows more limitations of the transfer rather than film. I know its supposed to be pretty ugly, but not EVERY shot is a grainy optical effect

Grand Bob · 03-05-2010, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MyBoyBlu

my copy came with $7.50 movie cash for the upcoming re-release in the theaters.

OK that does it - I'm going to get it.

Maggot · 03-05-2010, 01:24 AM

I saw this at the theater originally and it did not look this bad. Worst PQ I have run across thus far since getting into Blu-ray. I bought it for the memories, but believe me, this is clearly not up Blu-ray standards. Looks like DVD and a really bad one at that. If you picked up Warner's Neverending Story on the same day as I did, it's a REAL doctor Jeckle and Mr. Hyde affair. Neverending Story looks pretty darn good, better than I had hopes for, but Clash of the Titans.....what a mess. For two movies to be shot like 3 years apart, it's amazing to see the difference in quality here.

PRO-630HD · 03-13-2010, 04:10 PM

Oh my God talk about film grain and not in a good way. Get ready to max out your DNR filter in your bluray player! The film grain in this is nothing short of obnoxious! I am now curious to rent the dvd and compare if indeed the bluray used the same 2002 transfer. I have to be honest I saw this in the theater and many films since and don't remember seeing film grain in movies period that I have seen in the theater. Or it wasn't at any level that took away from the movie going experience. Here it definitely does.

I don't mind the fact that filters are used. Many films such as Superman and others have used them, especially filming women. Many scenes were obviosly put on top of one another for the special effects, no problem. Some scenes have excellent resolution and great detail. Some are quite horrid. Some of the stop motion looks surprisingly good like Pegusus compared to CGI! I think my biggest ***** here is a new transfer was warranted and I don't think this film got it. Don't charge $35 for a 2002 transfer slapped onto bluray. The picture needs to be tweaked period! My biggest complaint is the awful level of film grain here and it is nothing short of horrible. I have no issue with studios using DNR up to the point you start to lose detail. It is better than watching a film through a cloudy layer of film grain.

All in all I think a new transfer really could have done this film some justice especially with the renewed interest. I also am getting tired of lazy ass studios releasing good catalogue titles and using 10 year old dvd transfers which we have seen a lot of in the last year. If they are not going to bother tweaking the picture to some degree don't bother releasing the title and putting half assed products on the shelves to gouge consumers with.

Brad1963 · 03-13-2010, 04:30 PM

I'm selling my copy today. It is the most dreadful disc I have seen on Blu ray.

Snake Plissken · 03-13-2010, 05:31 PM

I always had such fond memories of this movie. Recently, my son and I saw the theatre display and trailer for the new Clash of the Titans and I told him about it being a remake. He wanted to see the original and we NetFlix'd it that night and it was horrible. He kinda liked it but it wasn't nearly as EPIC as my mind remembered it to be.

I was glad I watched it as I was planning on buying the blu-ray thinking it to be better then it actually is.

03-04-2010, 02:10 PM	#1
Morpheus Junior Member Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:1105 DVD collection:1	Clash Of The Titans i bought this yesterday on BLU and you have got to be shittin me how can you release this or any movie with a picture quality this bad. starting to get a bad taste in my mouth with older movies being released on blu-ray either remaster it or dont release it on blu-ray.

03-05-2010, 01:24 AM	#17
Maggot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Location:United States 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:1340 DVD collection:49 Blu-ray reviews:81	Very poor PQ I saw this at the theater originally and it did not look this bad. Worst PQ I have run across thus far since getting into Blu-ray. I bought it for the memories, but believe me, this is clearly not up Blu-ray standards. Looks like DVD and a really bad one at that. If you picked up Warner's Neverending Story on the same day as I did, it's a REAL doctor Jeckle and Mr. Hyde affair. Neverending Story looks pretty darn good, better than I had hopes for, but Clash of the Titans.....what a mess. For two movies to be shot like 3 years apart, it's amazing to see the difference in quality here. Last edited by Maggot; 03-05-2010 at 01:28 AM.

03-13-2010, 04:10 PM	#18
PRO-630HD Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Oh my God talk about film grain and not in a good way. Get ready to max out your DNR filter in your bluray player! The film grain in this is nothing short of obnoxious! I am now curious to rent the dvd and compare if indeed the bluray used the same 2002 transfer. I have to be honest I saw this in the theater and many films since and don't remember seeing film grain in movies period that I have seen in the theater. Or it wasn't at any level that took away from the movie going experience. Here it definitely does. I don't mind the fact that filters are used. Many films such as Superman and others have used them, especially filming women. Many scenes were obviosly put on top of one another for the special effects, no problem. Some scenes have excellent resolution and great detail. Some are quite horrid. Some of the stop motion looks surprisingly good like Pegusus compared to CGI! I think my biggest ***** here is a new transfer was warranted and I don't think this film got it. Don't charge $35 for a 2002 transfer slapped onto bluray. The picture needs to be tweaked period! My biggest complaint is the awful level of film grain here and it is nothing short of horrible. I have no issue with studios using DNR up to the point you start to lose detail. It is better than watching a film through a cloudy layer of film grain. All in all I think a new transfer really could have done this film some justice especially with the renewed interest. I also am getting tired of lazy ass studios releasing good catalogue titles and using 10 year old dvd transfers which we have seen a lot of in the last year. If they are not going to bother tweaking the picture to some degree don't bother releasing the title and putting half assed products on the shelves to gouge consumers with. Last edited by PRO-630HD; 03-13-2010 at 08:23 PM.

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03-04-2010, 02:12 PM	#2
Matt S Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Texas. Muggy & Hot 24/7/365	Damn. Bummer to hear that - and here I was getting ready to get it....nevermind!

03-04-2010, 02:24 PM	#5
demiscy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Nicosia, CY (EU) Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:31	it's all about the memories that come back when watching this..

03-04-2010, 02:30 PM	#8
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	my wife is the aficionado for this movie and we watched like half of it last night and will finish it tonight. I asked her what she thought of the PQ compared to other versions and she said it was ok, in a few scenes we noticed the sharpness and colors that stood out but overall the source material is pretty jacked up so what can you expect. she said you can definitely notice more details in the special effect animals..... it is uneven but would be worth it for serious fans. she enjoyed some of the extras even though they were quite limited

03-04-2010, 02:35 PM	#10
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	even my noob ass wife understands the low budget the movie was made with and that different types of film stock might have been used, the techniques, etc....the guys here should know better

03-04-2010, 02:49 PM	#11
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-mo...announced.html

03-04-2010, 08:37 PM	#12
Dr. Ian Malcolm Junior Member Member since:Feb 2010 Blu-ray collection:277 DVD collection:35	The only copy of this film that I've ever owned, and the last version I've seen, has been a taped-from-TV copy on VHS. Therefore, although the video quality of Clash of the Titans is said to be pretty poor, I am still very much looking forward to seeing it and owning it. I doubt there will ever be a better remaster of the film because like many have said, it's the way the film was shot in the first place. My copy is on its way from Amazon and I'm pumped!

03-04-2010, 10:22 PM	#13
Sagacious Koreo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:685 Trading Score:3	Ya, it never had the greatest quality regardless so I wasn't surprised. I may still get this when the price drops a little. I love me some Haryhausen stuff.

03-04-2010, 10:25 PM	#14
MyBoyBlu Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Virginia Trading Score:541	This is the best this movie will ever look. If you're still on the fence, my copy came with $7.50 movie cash for the upcoming re-release in the theaters.

03-05-2010, 12:28 AM	#15
42041 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008	The source material may be limited but it still seems to look like Warner didn't go to any great lengths to make it look good, to my eyes the disc shows more limitations of the transfer rather than film. I know its supposed to be pretty ugly, but not EVERY shot is a grainy optical effect

03-13-2010, 04:30 PM	#19
Brad1963 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:344 Blu-ray collection:1686 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I'm selling my copy today. It is the most dreadful disc I have seen on Blu ray.

03-13-2010, 05:31 PM	#20
Snake Plissken Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Arizona Blu-ray collection:598 Trading Score:12	I always had such fond memories of this movie. Recently, my son and I saw the theatre display and trailer for the new Clash of the Titans and I told him about it being a remake. He wanted to see the original and we NetFlix'd it that night and it was horrible. He kinda liked it but it wasn't nearly as EPIC as my mind remembered it to be. I was glad I watched it as I was planning on buying the blu-ray thinking it to be better then it actually is.

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