The Beast...Avoid like the plague! - Blu-ray Forum

Alaskankaijudude · 08-12-2009, 07:29 PM

Always thought this was a pretty entertaining made for TV movie. Was looking forward to the Blu, had a great pre order price on Amazon. Checked it last night and it is by far the worst picture quality I have ever seen on a Blu Ray. It does not even remotely look like HD. You have been warned.

bhampton · 08-12-2009, 07:34 PM

Never heard of it.

Unless it's that sort of Jaws-type movie.. is that the one?

Edit - Looked it up ... yep that's the one. At least the cover art is sort of nice looking.

-Brian

AKORIS · 08-12-2009, 07:35 PM

sorry you got burned on this title-- I read a review on it from DVD Beaver
if I remember correctly-- they said it looks like a mediocre quality dvd!!

why do studios waste everybodies time and $$ releasing subpar garbage
like this when the potential is to make every doubledip or new purchase
something amazing

mr.hidef · 08-12-2009, 07:37 PM

I think some companies are just trying to get out some kind of pruduct for now.......?

neo_reloaded · 08-12-2009, 07:49 PM

Yeah, this release is a joke.

Crazy long TV miniseries on a single BD-25 was the first warning. Booted it up, it's in 720p, not 1080i/p, so I immediately lowered my expectations further. They were still not low enough. Even for 720p, this looked TERRIBLE. Upscaled DVDs are better than this, no joke - I don't mean the best of the best for upscaled DVDs, I mean most any upscaled DVDs. The aliasing alone is enough to hate this release - everything is covered in stair-stepping jaggies. This is the absolute worst Blu-ray release I have ever seen.

CZAR · 08-12-2009, 07:49 PM

Patrick Swayze was a fool in the Beast! To bad season 2 aint comin.

benricci · 08-12-2009, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Czar

Patrick Swayze was a fool in the Beast! To bad season 2 aint comin.

They're not talking about the Patrick Swayze television show...

jasonicus · 08-12-2009, 07:58 PM

It was a terrible movie, I had no intentions of wasting cash on it, but thanks for the heads up about quality.

SquidPuppet · 08-12-2009, 08:04 PM

Worse than Dog Soldiers?

CZAR · 08-12-2009, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benricci

They're not talking about the Patrick Swayze television show...

I know I was being sarcastic lol

FindYourWay · 08-12-2009, 08:10 PM

Not one of Peter Benchley's better stories. Sorry, but giant squids are just not scary.
I'll stick to Peter Benchley's better stories to movies, Jaws and The Deep.

UFAlien · 08-12-2009, 08:22 PM

I remember watching this on VHS when I was a kid - shame that this release doesn't look much better than that

H00D4M4N · 08-12-2009, 08:39 PM

Even worse than 'Driven to Kill?'

SquidPuppet · 08-12-2009, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FindYourWay

Not one of Peter Benchley's better stories. Sorry, but giant squids are just not scary.
I'll stick to Peter Benchley's better stories to movies, Jaws and The Deep.

When we have mini-guns we are.

DarthDVDS · 08-13-2009, 12:15 AM

Anyone have screenshots, I was thinking of buying this one?

OhDamaso · 08-13-2009, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

Yeah, this release is a joke.

Crazy long TV miniseries on a single BD-25 was the first warning. Booted it up, it's in 720p, not 1080i/p, so I immediately lowered my expectations further. They were still not low enough. Even for 720p, this looked TERRIBLE. Upscaled DVDs are better than this, no joke - I don't mean the best of the best for upscaled DVDs, I mean most any upscaled DVDs. The aliasing alone is enough to hate this release - everything is covered in stair-stepping jaggies. This is the absolute worst Blu-ray release I have ever seen.

"Even for 720p" ... that's pretty funny. I'll bet if you were lined up in front of two TVs that were 720 and 1080 you couldn't tell one from the other.

UFAlien · 08-13-2009, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthDVDS

Anyone have screenshots, I was thinking of buying this one?

The DVD Beaver review has screenshots.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...st_blu-ray.htm

jonesyg27 · 08-13-2009, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FindYourWay

Not one of Peter Benchley's better stories. Sorry, but giant squids are just not scary.
I'll stick to Peter Benchley's better stories to movies, Jaws and The Deep.

What about The Island, with Michael Caine? Great book and pretty good movie. Of Course it didn't have Jacqueline Bisset in a wet t-shirt...

neo_reloaded · 08-13-2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OhDamaso

"Even for 720p" ... that's pretty funny. I'll bet if you were lined up in front of two TVs that were 720 and 1080 you couldn't tell one from the other.

Watching a 720p source on a 1080p TV is different from watching a 1080p source on a 720p TV.

nateynate87 · 09-18-2011, 02:55 AM

Resurrecting an old thread here.....

So I remember loving this when I was a 9 year old and recording the original broadcast on VHS

Seems that everyone is in agreement that the picture quality is horrible, but seeing as how this seems to be the only way to own the original full broadcast version I'm going to order it!

Hope I like it as a 24 yr old as much as I liked it as a 9 year old.......

08-12-2009, 07:29 PM	#1
Alaskankaijudude Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:637 Blu-ray reviews:3	The Beast...Avoid like the plague! Always thought this was a pretty entertaining made for TV movie. Was looking forward to the Blu, had a great pre order price on Amazon. Checked it last night and it is by far the worst picture quality I have ever seen on a Blu Ray. It does not even remotely look like HD. You have been warned.

08-12-2009, 08:10 PM	#11
FindYourWay Special Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:LA, CA	Not one of Peter Benchley's better stories. Sorry, but giant squids are just not scary. I'll stick to Peter Benchley's better stories to movies, Jaws and The Deep. Last edited by FindYourWay; 08-12-2009 at 08:25 PM.

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08-12-2009, 07:34 PM	#2
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Never heard of it. Unless it's that sort of Jaws-type movie.. is that the one? Edit - Looked it up ... yep that's the one. At least the cover art is sort of nice looking. -Brian

08-12-2009, 07:35 PM	#3
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3656 Blu-ray reviews:19	sorry you got burned on this title-- I read a review on it from DVD Beaver if I remember correctly-- they said it looks like a mediocre quality dvd!! why do studios waste everybodies time and $$ releasing subpar garbage like this when the potential is to make every doubledip or new purchase something amazing

08-12-2009, 07:37 PM	#4
mr.hidef Power Member Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Twin Cities Home Theater Gallery:113 Blu-ray collection:570 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:17	I think some companies are just trying to get out some kind of pruduct for now.......?

08-12-2009, 07:49 PM	#5
neo_reloaded Banned Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:72	Yeah, this release is a joke. Crazy long TV miniseries on a single BD-25 was the first warning. Booted it up, it's in 720p, not 1080i/p, so I immediately lowered my expectations further. They were still not low enough. Even for 720p, this looked TERRIBLE. Upscaled DVDs are better than this, no joke - I don't mean the best of the best for upscaled DVDs, I mean most any upscaled DVDs. The aliasing alone is enough to hate this release - everything is covered in stair-stepping jaggies. This is the absolute worst Blu-ray release I have ever seen.

08-12-2009, 07:49 PM	#6
CZAR Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Camp Crystal lake 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:312 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:75	Patrick Swayze was a fool in the Beast! To bad season 2 aint comin.

08-12-2009, 07:58 PM	#8
jasonicus Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009	It was a terrible movie, I had no intentions of wasting cash on it, but thanks for the heads up about quality.

08-12-2009, 08:04 PM	#9
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Worse than Dog Soldiers?

08-12-2009, 08:22 PM	#12
UFAlien Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:474 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:29	I remember watching this on VHS when I was a kid - shame that this release doesn't look much better than that

08-12-2009, 08:39 PM	#13
H00D4M4N Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Even worse than 'Driven to Kill?'

08-13-2009, 12:15 AM	#15
DarthDVDS Special Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Currently in search for Sharktopus. Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:550 DVD collection:10 Trading Score:177	Anyone have screenshots, I was thinking of buying this one?

09-18-2011, 02:55 AM	#20
nateynate87 Active Member Member since:Feb 2010 4K collection:832 Blu-ray collection:4798 DVD collection:631 Trading Score:68	Resurrecting an old thread here..... So I remember loving this when I was a 9 year old and recording the original broadcast on VHS Seems that everyone is in agreement that the picture quality is horrible, but seeing as how this seems to be the only way to own the original full broadcast version I'm going to order it! Hope I like it as a 24 yr old as much as I liked it as a 9 year old.......

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