The Shining reviewed - Blu-ray Forum

Blu-Ray Buckeye · 10-24-2007, 03:53 PM

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/325/shining1980.html

Bracke's is the first I've seen posted yet. Pretty impressive that a notoriously crabby guy would give a 30-year-old catalog title 4.5 stars on PQ. They must have done a great job with this.

The Big Blue · 10-24-2007, 04:24 PM

Apparently it's his favorite Kubrick (I think that's what he said).

I was waiting but it's looking safe now and I will be going at lunch today to get The Shining & 2001.

Grisle · 10-25-2007, 07:05 PM

I was able to print out the webpage from Target and got The shining and 2001 for $18.95 at BB. I didn't think they were going to give it to me since I didn't even have a printout for 2001, but they pushed it through. I'm watching The Shining right now and the PQ looks great so far. I'm really happy with these BDs.

Viiincent · 10-25-2007, 08:07 PM

great. but i wont get it til november something since it was pushed back in Canada. but whatever.. i dont even have enough time to watch the movies i already own so why would i care about getting it a few weeks later lol.

whoisquilty · 10-25-2007, 09:33 PM

Maybe there is something wrong with my television working with my BR player...BUT...I thought it was grainy and soft. It wasn't the revelation that I thought it would be...and I was kind of bummed.

Actually, all of BDs have been grainy.

Grisle · 10-25-2007, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whoisquilty

Maybe there is something wrong with my television working with my BR player...BUT...I thought it was grainy and soft. It wasn't the revelation that I thought it would be...and I was kind of bummed.

Actually, all of BDs have been grainy.

I would think something is wrong with your setup if all your BDs are grainy. I just finished The Shining and I was very impressed. The picture is a bit soft but we all know the older movies can't compete in terms of PQ with some of the newer ones and this still has some simply beautiful scenes in PQ. There was one stutter issue in one of the scenes where Danny was envisioning the blood in the hallway, but it was like 1 or 2 seconds and it was only once...not sure if it was something in my setup or on the BD. All in all I think people will be impressed. Take a look at your setup and make sure everything is hooked up right...only trying to be helpful and not rude.

nhaase · 10-25-2007, 10:03 PM

I put this in last night to watch a few scenes. At first I thought it looked very good for a 30-yr.-old movie, but not great. Then I popped in the full-frame DVD, and WOW!! At about the 34:10 mark, where it shows the hotel after saying "One Month Later," the old DVD looked like it was a crappy home video.

sj001 · 10-25-2007, 10:05 PM

I can't wait, too bad my Amazon ordered for JUST the Shining was delayed until the first week of November...

10-24-2007, 03:53 PM	#1
Blu-Ray Buckeye Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Virginia	The Shining reviewed http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/325/shining1980.html Bracke's is the first I've seen posted yet. Pretty impressive that a notoriously crabby guy would give a 30-year-old catalog title 4.5 stars on PQ. They must have done a great job with this.

10-25-2007, 09:33 PM	#5
whoisquilty Member Member since:Aug 2007	Grainy Maybe there is something wrong with my television working with my BR player...BUT...I thought it was grainy and soft. It wasn't the revelation that I thought it would be...and I was kind of bummed. Actually, all of BDs have been grainy.

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10-24-2007, 04:24 PM	#2
The Big Blue Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:98 Blu-ray reviews:1	Apparently it's his favorite Kubrick (I think that's what he said). I was waiting but it's looking safe now and I will be going at lunch today to get The Shining & 2001.

10-25-2007, 07:05 PM	#3
Grisle Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Northern California 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:18 Trading Score:12	I was able to print out the webpage from Target and got The shining and 2001 for $18.95 at BB. I didn't think they were going to give it to me since I didn't even have a printout for 2001, but they pushed it through. I'm watching The Shining right now and the PQ looks great so far. I'm really happy with these BDs.

10-25-2007, 08:07 PM	#4
Viiincent Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:1708 DVD collection:1308 iTunes collection:16 Prime collection:4 Trading Score:1	great. but i wont get it til november something since it was pushed back in Canada. but whatever.. i dont even have enough time to watch the movies i already own so why would i care about getting it a few weeks later lol.

10-25-2007, 10:03 PM	#7
nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	I put this in last night to watch a few scenes. At first I thought it looked very good for a 30-yr.-old movie, but not great. Then I popped in the full-frame DVD, and WOW!! At about the 34:10 mark, where it shows the hotel after saying "One Month Later," the old DVD looked like it was a crappy home video.

10-25-2007, 10:05 PM	#8
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	I can't wait, too bad my Amazon ordered for JUST the Shining was delayed until the first week of November...

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