Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

[Mierzwiak]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

True to the first part, but I don't think AoU looks much better than the first Avengers movie. They are about on par.

I wasn't specific enough - I was talking about cinematography, camera work, shot composition etc. I hate look of the first movie.

[beware]

Originally Posted by ileadfarmer

To humor you, somewhere buried in this thread when the blu-ray was released, my disc had some weird smudges and like a fog appearance on it. When I tried to wipe it with a soft cloth (as I've done before with fingerprints), the disc started to disintegrate on me as small plastic chips were basically falling off the disc. So I returned it, got a new one.

Never had that happen to me before on a brand new blu-ray disc, not even in 15 years of buying DVD's. Hope it never does again. Still no idea what caused it nor what the original smudges were.

I hate you.

[ileadfarmer]

Originally Posted by beware

I hate you.

Just keep your eye on it. If it starts falling apart, just exchange it. No biggie. If it's a steelbook or some other rare release case that's probably impossible to replace now, you could always argue to swap just the discs out of a different amaray case, while retaining your original one. I've done that before at both Walmart and Best Buy.

[beware]

70 degrees isn't that cold so the player has to be running hot lol. No biggie, just shocked. I looked at it right after the first post and it was all gone.

[McCrutchy]

Some slightly disappointing news. It looks like Avengers: Age of Ultron and Inside Out will be the first new release Marvel/Pixar Blu-rays (in a long while, at least) to not get full lossless Japanese dubs.

Amazon have put up the back cover for the 2D release, and while the 3D audio specs are unknown, Disney Japan's web site also verifies that Avengers: Age of Ultron will have only Japanese: DTS-HD HR 7.1:

[Show spoiler]

(In the case of Inside Out, the Japanese BD will carry the three English tracks, but then the Japanese audio will only be Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0.)

This is kind of a shame, as Japan were the only territory to ever get full lossless 7.1 dubs for any Disney film (and essentially, any Hollywood film, as most Japanese labels or studio divisions only use 5.1 at most for dubs), and I have to admit, as trivial as it is, I'm sad that the Japanese don't get the little extra that they probably deserve, given that they usually pay high prices and have long waits to pick up Japanese-friendly editions.

But the main point is: This means comparing the Japanese BD to the others is somewhat moot, since the Japanese dub will not be lossless. Disappointing, as I was kind of looking forward to the comparison.

[Travel4autism]

Could anyone tell me what the target exclusive bonus features on dma were?

[disneywildcat]

Originally Posted by Travel4autism

Could anyone tell me what the target exclusive bonus features on dma were?

The Target Exclusive feature (unlike Cinderella or Inside Out) was not hosted on DMA, likely because the 2D editions are not eligible for DMA (as a digital copy is not provided with the single 2D BD release).

The feature is hosted on more.marvel.com (Marvel's Special Offers site) and can only be accessed with the Action Code from the Target Exclusives.

[SageFly]

I watched the 3D version first and was terribly unimpressed with the audio. I haven't watched the 2D version yet, but hopefully it's better.

I'm starting to dislike 3D more and more as films like this come out. It's not worth the extra money for the abysmal 3D it provides. There have been a few great movies (Mostly Pixar) for 3D, but the live action ones are usually disappointing. I want to feel like something is going to hit me in the face!

[Hellraiserfan]

Originally Posted by disneywildcat

The Target Exclusive feature (unlike Cinderella or Inside Out) was not hosted on DMA, likely because the 2D editions are not eligible for DMA (as a digital copy is not provided with the single 2D BD release).

The feature is hosted on more.marvel.com (Marvel's Special Offers site) and can only be accessed with the Action Code from the Target Exclusives.

I'm kind of annoyed AoU 2D release doesn't have an UltraViolet download code in it. First they get rid of DVD copies and now this.

[disneywildcat]

Originally Posted by Hellraiserfan

I'm kind of annoyed AoU 2D release doesn't have an UltraViolet download code in it. First they get rid of DVD copies and now this.

None of the Disney/Marvel/Pixar titles (except for The Incredible Hulk, which was distributed by Universal) have UV Digital Copy codes as Disney does not participate in UV.

The Marvel 3D releases do have Action Codes eligible for a digital copy thru Disney Movies Anywhere and/or DigitalCopyPlus, but they are not UV eligible and will not redeem thru or port to Flixster, M-Go, etc.

I know you may mean Vudu when you refer to UV. But Vudu is not UV and has content not eligible for UV such as Disney films. And there's still a handful of eligible UV content that does not port to Vudu either.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by SageFly

I watched the 3D version first and was terribly unimpressed with the audio. I haven't watched the 2D version yet, but hopefully it's better.

I'm starting to dislike 3D more and more as films like this come out. It's not worth the extra money for the abysmal 3D it provides. There have been a few great movies (Mostly Pixar) for 3D, but the live action ones are usually disappointing. I want to feel like something is going to hit me in the face!

The audio mix is terrible to begin with and then they would have appeared to have mastered it to low

[SageFly]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

The audio mix is terrible to begin with and then they would have appeared to have mastered it to low

Glad to know it wasn't just me. I had just installed a sub and re-initialized my receiver's room EQ and thought that had something to do with it, but the next movie I watched sounded great. I thought for sure I had done something to my system.

[redphoenix]

Originally Posted by SageFly

Glad to know it wasn't just me. I had just installed a sub and re-initialized my receiver's room EQ and thought that had something to do with it, but the next movie I watched sounded great. I thought for sure I had done something to my system.

Yeah something is definitely amiss when a film like Ex Machina sounds better than Age of Ultron. I still don't understand how this site's review gave Ultron's audio 4 of 5. It's 3, 3.5 of 5 at best.

[Rocklandsboy]

Okay. I'm confused. I finally got round to watching this (US edition) last night - bracing myself for flat, quiet sound. But it was fine - without having to turn it up). Sure it's a strange sort of mix, with music and effects pushed back more than usual, but there was real depth and the dialogue - especially was deep and rich... I'm very picky about audio.

When I went back to the menu (I skipped over the trailers and menu before watching) they were mixed way too hot.

I watched with a Denon 3805 (at -20 db) powered via 5.1 analogue cables from a Panasonic BD55.

[The Great Owl]

I finally got around to watching the 2D Blu-ray of Avengers: Age of Ultron tonight.

The audio for the feature film does sound a tad bit muted compared to the way that other discs sound on my setup, but it did not detract from my enjoyment in the slightest, and I heard everything quite well.

The video quality is spot-on, as I expected that it would be. Many of the scenes have a soft and gauzy look to them, because of the CGI, but that's how I remember the film looking at the theater.

Avengers: Age of Ultron probably should have been split into two different films, because of the Ultron and Vision storylines, but that's a small grievance. The comic book panel vibe, with all of the characters onscreen together during action sequences, seems somewhat forced and self-conscious at times, but that's all in the fun.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier remains my favorite Marvel film to date, but this one is good stuff.

[civiclx]

Might pick up the 3D at BB tonight for Amazon's $24.99 price. Not sure if it will get much lower than that anytime soon

[Kylo Ren]

I didn't see an Infinity War thread, so I'm just going to post this here.

Am I the only one who doesn't understand why the Inhumans movie is being released AFTER Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2? Inhumans is coming out July 12th, 2019 and Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2 is coming out May 3rd, 2019.

Isn't the whole selling point of the Infinity War movies is that ALL of the surviving MCU characters will be in the Infinity War movies fighting Thanos? Why would you introduce the Inhumans AFTER the Infinity War storyline is over and finished with? Also, you should end Phase 3 (or phase 4, whatever it'll be) with Infinity War and not Inhumans. Seems like it'll be anticlimactic to end a phase with Inhumans and not Infinity War.

Hopefully Disney adjusts the release date for Inhumans and puts it in place before Infinity War.

[edwn1220]

Originally Posted by Kylo Ren

I didn't see an Infinity War thread, so I'm just going to post this here.

Am I the only one who doesn't understand why the Inhumans movie is being released AFTER Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2? Inhumans is coming out July 12th, 2019 and Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2 is coming out May 3rd, 2019.

Isn't the whole selling point of the Infinity War movies is that ALL of the surviving MCU characters will be in the Infinity War movies fighting Thanos? Why would you introduce the Inhumans AFTER the Infinity War storyline is over and finished with? Also, you should end Phase 3 (or phase 4, whatever it'll be) with Infinity War and not Inhumans. Seems like it'll be anticlimactic to end a phase with Inhumans and not Infinity War.

Hopefully Disney adjusts the release date for Inhumans and puts it in place before Infinity War.

Here you go:

The Avengers: Infinity War

[I-C-Blue]

Saw this on Netflix recently. This "Joss Whedon" comedic timing / writing on these super heroes, which I've been tired of for a long time now, is at its worse in this movie. Shame considering that in terms of action and story, this movie takes the cake over the first Avengers film. I actually wouldn't mind purchasing the Blu-Ray just for the latter qualities I mentioned.

That said, The Winter Soldier too is my favourite MCU film to date, which makes it a shame this was the follow up. Hoping the upcoming Cap film is nothing like this in terms of cheesy dialogue and writing.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by I-C-Blue

Saw this on Netflix recently. This "Joss Whedon" comedic timing / writing on these super heroes, which I've been tired of for a long time now, is at its worse in this movie. Shame considering that in terms of action and story, this movie takes the cake over the first Avengers film. I actually wouldn't mind purchasing the Blu-Ray just for the latter qualities I mentioned.

I've been super tired of Whedon style dialog for a while now too, but I think you and I are in the minority (at least among people who watch these movies).