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Chaka · 03-28-2008, 10:18 PM

Watched it yesterday night. Its a pretty big improvement over the sd-dvd. Some hazy points but then the landscape scenes are just stunning.

DetroitSportsFan · 03-28-2008, 10:43 PM

They reviewer at IGN must be blind. A 6/10 for PQ when the other reviewers seemed more complementary.

Balquin · 03-29-2008, 01:55 AM

I saw this thread and went right over to Best Buy to see if they had any. I was worried I wouldn't use up my $5 off coupons before the 31st. I get there and they had 3 sitting on the shelf! I snagged one real quick and promptly went to check out. I love Blu-ray.com! Keep up the great work about reporting the latest everybody!

Cordre69 · 03-29-2008, 10:38 PM

Viggo is, in fact, the man.

mustangfun101 · 03-29-2008, 11:16 PM

I will probably buy it tomorrow at best buy if they have any in stock. Yes, Viggo is pretty damn good and after seeing Eastern Promises, I think he is one of the better actors out there right now.

mustangfun101 · 04-03-2008, 03:21 AM

Bought it today, will watch it this weekend.

Rolo · 04-06-2008, 03:57 AM

Just a heads up....if you want to watch the movie with subtitles for when they speak indian and arabic only, pick subtitles #10.

Caligula · 04-06-2008, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rolo

Just a heads up....if you want to watch the movie with subtitles for when they speak indian and arabic only, pick subtitles #10.

Thanks!! but, am curious would it include background noise like sdh?

Rolo · 04-06-2008, 04:34 AM

I believe so. It's subtitle #1 English for the hearing impaired. I watched a little with it on and did show background noises.

Caligula · 04-06-2008, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Rolo

I believe so. It's subtitle #1 English for the hearing impaired. I watched a little with it on and did show background noises.

maybe i wasnt clearly.the ? meant for # 10 and normally subtitle #2 is a sdh subtitle and the #1 doesnt show noise background

Rolo · 04-06-2008, 05:09 AM

Thanks for the explanation. It seems Subtitle #10 English is only for the non-English dialog, no background noises. Subtitle #1 has English and non-English dialog and background noises (I guess this is the SDH). Hope this helps!

jsteinhauer · 04-06-2008, 05:12 AM

Watched this tonight; I haven't seen it before. It's a great Blu-ray movie, but not the best. Picture is occasionally soft, but the 5.1 lossless audio lives up to expectations.

rragland · 04-06-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by X400

i dont know about you guys but that movie deserves bluray there's stunning cinematics in that and only bluray would do it justice

ne1 have any clue if we'll ever see it on bluray?

btw im new here HI

I watched this on Netflix Blu-ray Friday night. The special features provided insight and appreciation for how much hard work goes into making a movie. I rated it 4 stars.

Yeha-Noha · 04-06-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

Picture is occasionally soft, but the 5.1 lossless audio lives up to expectations.

Interesting. I have it on DVD. Now I am wondering whether to get it the BD or not, if the PQ isn't up to par.

None of the stores like Target, Hastings, Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, W-M, or SC is this small town have it in stock yet. I am going up to Phoenix, AZ today to visit my son and and was planing on getting at Fry's. Now, I am not so sure.

Liebman's review on blu-ray.com is similar, and adds that although it's not so grainy, it lacks "depth, clarity, detail, and sharpness in many scenes."

Liebman also noted that the subtitles are ugly. Well, the same is true in the DVD version, big ugly yellow subtitles that are grainly as heck too. I thought it was an artifact of upconverting it to 1080p and the high resolution of my 1080p 47" LCD made the subtitles look very grainy. I need Lakota translated to English. I can understand some of the Arabic though after having lived in the Middle East (Israel) for many years.

Well, if Fry's has the BD for $19.99 or less, I just might buy it anyway for the lossless PCM 5.1 sound track.

SixSpeedSamurai · 08-12-2010, 12:23 PM

I finally broke down and bought this. I saw it in the theater and I loved the cinematography in this film. Once they get to the Middle East just some beautiful shots.

This was an upgrade from the DVD for me. I knew it was not reference quality going in from the review here. It was good, I was hoping for better given how beautiful the movie was in the theater. The uncompressed audio track sounded great, I did not have it loud as I was watching after the little ones went to bed.

PuppetMasterBlu · 02-05-2014, 05:16 AM

So I just watched this again tonight but this time I noticed something. According to my Oppo the PCM track is only 16 bit but the box says it is 24 bit. Anyone else?

PuppetMasterBlu · 02-06-2014, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

So I just watched this again tonight but this time I noticed something. According to my Oppo the PCM track is only 16 bit but the box says it is 24 bit. Anyone else?

Anyone?

levcore · 04-24-2018, 12:45 PM

Great movie this, I rewatched the blu yesterday. I think Hidalgo is really underrated and it has a wonderful sense of old fashioned adventure. It could probably do with a remaster. It looks good on blu but could certainly look a lot better. Love the locations and scenery in this.

SammymeBlu · 07-28-2024, 03:18 AM

I have this on Blu but if we ever get a 4K UHD announcement, i will definitely upgrade. Totally underrated movie. Great score from James Newton Howard.

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03-28-2008, 10:18 PM	#21
Chaka Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Huntington Beach, CA Blu-ray collection:254 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	Watched it yesterday night. Its a pretty big improvement over the sd-dvd. Some hazy points but then the landscape scenes are just stunning.

03-28-2008, 10:43 PM	#22
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	They reviewer at IGN must be blind. A 6/10 for PQ when the other reviewers seemed more complementary.

03-29-2008, 01:55 AM	#23
Balquin Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:190	I saw this thread and went right over to Best Buy to see if they had any. I was worried I wouldn't use up my $5 off coupons before the 31st. I get there and they had 3 sitting on the shelf! I snagged one real quick and promptly went to check out. I love Blu-ray.com! Keep up the great work about reporting the latest everybody!

03-29-2008, 10:38 PM	#24
Cordre69 Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Livermore, CA 4K collection:218 Blu-ray collection:1094 Trading Score:1	Viggo is, in fact, the man.

03-29-2008, 11:16 PM	#25
mustangfun101 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise, Idaho Trading Score:2	I will probably buy it tomorrow at best buy if they have any in stock. Yes, Viggo is pretty damn good and after seeing Eastern Promises, I think he is one of the better actors out there right now.

04-03-2008, 03:21 AM	#26
mustangfun101 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise, Idaho Trading Score:2	Bought it today, will watch it this weekend.

04-06-2008, 03:57 AM	#27
Rolo Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:50th State	Just a heads up....if you want to watch the movie with subtitles for when they speak indian and arabic only, pick subtitles #10.

04-06-2008, 04:34 AM	#29
Rolo Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:50th State	I believe so. It's subtitle #1 English for the hearing impaired. I watched a little with it on and did show background noises.

04-06-2008, 05:09 AM	#31
Rolo Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:50th State	Thanks for the explanation. It seems Subtitle #10 English is only for the non-English dialog, no background noises. Subtitle #1 has English and non-English dialog and background noises (I guess this is the SDH). Hope this helps!

04-06-2008, 05:12 AM	#32
jsteinhauer Gaming Moderator Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray reviews:120 Trading Score:66	Watched this tonight; I haven't seen it before. It's a great Blu-ray movie, but not the best. Picture is occasionally soft, but the 5.1 lossless audio lives up to expectations.

08-12-2010, 12:23 PM	#35
SixSpeedSamurai Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Bruce Wayne lives in my attic 4K collection:168 Blu-ray collection:667 DVD collection:33 MA collection:2 Digital collection:267 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:33	I finally broke down and bought this. I saw it in the theater and I loved the cinematography in this film. Once they get to the Middle East just some beautiful shots. This was an upgrade from the DVD for me. I knew it was not reference quality going in from the review here. It was good, I was hoping for better given how beautiful the movie was in the theater. The uncompressed audio track sounded great, I did not have it loud as I was watching after the little ones went to bed.

02-05-2014, 05:16 AM	#36
PuppetMasterBlu Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:USA 4K collection:438 Blu-ray collection:784 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:235	So I just watched this again tonight but this time I noticed something. According to my Oppo the PCM track is only 16 bit but the box says it is 24 bit. Anyone else?

04-24-2018, 12:45 PM	#38
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	Great movie this, I rewatched the blu yesterday. I think Hidalgo is really underrated and it has a wonderful sense of old fashioned adventure. It could probably do with a remaster. It looks good on blu but could certainly look a lot better. Love the locations and scenery in this.

07-28-2024, 03:18 AM	#39
SammymeBlu Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2009 Location:(The Heartland) Des Moines, IA 4K collection:1334 Blu-ray collection:9432 DVD collection:324	I have this on Blu but if we ever get a 4K UHD announcement, i will definitely upgrade. Totally underrated movie. Great score from James Newton Howard.

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