Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

[UniSol GR77]

I just love this saga so much, and I'm glad the third one BD is stunning the way it is supposed to be.

[BozQ]

Originally Posted by UniSol GR77

Being this my fave out of the trilogy, I'm wondering WHY all the reviewers complained about the PQ of this stunning BD release, saying it is inferior to the first two in terms of video transfer. Is it true?
ALMOST all the reviewers, except Blu-Ray.com

This is disappointing.

It's the way At World's End was being filmed. The story itself was meant to be darker, where the first two was more campy and fun.
I'd somewhat agree that AWE is very marginally lower than the first two in terms of PQ, because the first two was so stunning. The chapters involving that sand beach island was magnificant and eye popping good. So perhaps there was some sort of high expectations when it came to AWE, which never really had such bright visuals.

Either way, AWE is definitely among the best BDs around that offered superb PQ and AQ.

Originally Posted by CdnBlu

Just checked mine. Unfortunately both the slip and the case artwork both show 1080i on my end

Don't worry about it. The video is 1080p through and through.

[UniSol GR77]

It's just that it is a darker movie featuring darker shots in terms of cinematography. But the PQ is as much good as the first two, from what I've read. People just tend to confuse cinematography with transfer.

[Blu-Malibu2009]

I think the PQ is just as good as the second one. Both of them have better PQ than the first movie. But the first movie is the one I actually watch every once in a while whereas I rarely watch the two sequels.

[RocShemp]

Originally Posted by RocShemp

An odd thing about DMC occurs at Timcode 01:52:16. As the camera cranes up, everything is moving except the film grain. It's stays frozen over the image as if it were a screen placed in front of the image.

So can anyone tell me what is the deal with the grain in that shot in the second movie?

[UniSol GR77]

Originally Posted by RocShemp

So can anyone tell me what is the deal with the grain in that shot in the second movie?

Ah.

[RocShemp]

Originally Posted by UniSol GR77

Ah.

"Ah" what?

[UniSol GR77]

Originally Posted by RocShemp

"Ah" what?

I would like to know... like you.

[RocShemp]

Originally Posted by UniSol GR77

I would like to know... like you.

Oh...