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gLoom · 01-21-2007, 09:38 PM

Léon: The Professional Blu-ray

Léon: The Professional Blu-ray Review

After the notice for release of "The Fifth Element", i'm very much hoping to see the announcement from either Luc Besson or Columbia Pictures for the blu ray release of Leon, a.k.a. The Professional. That is the only movie i really want to see in full high definition right now, i think it would be amazing. sigh.

gLoom · 01-21-2007, 09:40 PM

and for my question... has anyone heard anything about LEon with a high def transfer? to either blu ray or hd dvd? thank you.

Chad Varnadore · 01-21-2007, 10:14 PM

Haven't heard anything. But having reviewed several of the DVD releases for the Spot, I'm thinking Leon probably needs some work before coming to high def.

goodstuff · 01-22-2007, 01:29 AM

This is one of my all-time faves. Looking forward to the is in BD glory some day.

vick vega · 01-22-2007, 01:37 AM

Gary Oldman is excellent in this movie. That guy can play anywhere from a Jamaican wanna be drug dealer in True Romance to Dracula to acorrupt drug using cop in The Professional.

Josh · 01-22-2007, 02:03 AM

As long as we get the unrated international version when it eventually comes out, I'll be happy.

Deciazulado · 01-22-2007, 06:43 AM

Amen to that

gLoom · 01-22-2007, 09:38 AM

im just hoping, blu ray changes their standard of dolby digital sound to dolby digital plus and dts-hd. From Fatman's desperate gasps and heartbeats to Eric Serra's beautiful music, and with dissapointing releases of Leon to dvd (to a pure a/v enthusiast), Leon deserves a masterful transfer and lossless high definition sound. Leon is my favorite movie of all time.

Xboxbydegrees · 01-22-2007, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshd2012

As long as we get the unrated international version when it eventually comes out, I'll be happy.

I agree! Leon on blu-ray would be awesome!

dobyblue · 01-22-2007, 11:59 AM

Hopefully Leon and The Big Blue will both receive the same attention that Fifth Element is currently getting.

Eric Serra's score in all three movies is A1.

gLoom · 01-22-2007, 10:21 PM

From the New York exteriors, to the intelligently shot close ups, i said it when i first posted this thread, this is the one movie i will buy a pioneer plasma, klipsch speakers and a hsu subwoofer for. I cannot wait for it.

Chad Varnadore · 01-22-2007, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gLoom

im just hoping, blu ray changes their standard of dolby digital sound to dolby digital plus and dts-hd. From Fatman's desperate gasps and heartbeats to Eric Serra's beautiful music, and with dissapointing releases of Leon to dvd (to a pure a/v enthusiast), Leon deserves a masterful transfer and lossless high definition sound. Leon is my favorite movie of all time.

Well Leon would be from Sony. So, if anything it'll be PCM. Currently, you're not going to get better sound quality than that. BD implemented DD+ differently than HD DVD. HD DVD can't do full rate 640kbps DD. So they went with DD+ to get 640kbps. BD can do DDs full 640kbps lossy rate. On BD, DD+ is only an option to take advantage of 7.1 discrete sound, as DD won't do 7.1. It's more efficient really, with the exception of DD+ tracks encoded at 1.5mbs, DD offers the same sound quality as DD+ from Paramount, Warner, some Universal titles and Weinstein, but without requiring new audio decoding to access it. What's nice about the exclusive studios from BD, is that they aren't content with lossy sound on most of their titles like Warner, Universal, and Paramount are. Fox, Disney, Sony, and MGM have used lossless audio on all of their titles and from what I've heard don't plan on limiting their titles to lossy sound, ever, which appears the standard for HD DVD. Lions Gate also appears to be getting into the lossless game.

gLoom · 01-22-2007, 11:32 PM

Thank you Chad for explaining that, i now understand. I feel much better that Leon will most likely be released on Blu Ray over HD DVD, i just want to watch it how Luc Beson intended. i say it everytime i post... this is THE only movie im buying a state of the art home theatre for.

gLoom · 01-23-2007, 06:19 AM

i just found this... http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/043396151079.html<br> saying Leon will have its blu ray release in 2010. The site doesnt look too convincing but i was happy the release was assured. anyone know of any other news?

WriteSimply · 01-23-2007, 07:26 AM

Luc Besson's latest film is playing right now. Arthur & The Invisibles. Very yellow. Good animation from the HD trailer though.

fuad

Xboxbydegrees · 01-23-2007, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gLoom

i just found this... http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/043396151079.html<br> saying Leon will have its blu ray release in 2010. The site doesnt look too convincing but i was happy the release was assured. anyone know of any other news?

2010? That is just crazy. Hopefully it isn't true.

Chad Varnadore · 01-23-2007, 11:31 PM

I think the 2010 is just a date they filled in for something that hasn't been announced. I'm certain it's not official though. They have no way of knowing it's even coming by 2010, much less that exact year. Sony has never announced a title that far in advance. If it were Star Wars, I'd take it more seriously.

Deciazulado · 01-24-2007, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WriteSimply

Luc Besson's latest film is playing right now. Arthur & The Invisibles. Very yellow. Good animation from the HD trailer though.

I think Arthur and the Minimoys is slated for Blu-release in Spain.

It's a MGM/Weinstein theatrical release in the US I believe?

gLoom · 01-25-2007, 03:11 AM

yeah, well i hope hd dvd dies! so all the movies can release on blu ray. heres my dream blu ray collection... Leon, The Godfather, Superman: The Man Of Steel [itll be out by the time i buy all this =]), Braveheart, Apocalypto, and Fight Club.

gLoom · 01-29-2007, 08:02 PM

dobyblue posted a chart showing the picture quality and sound quality of blu ray as well as hd dvd. can someone please explain the differences and how blu ray's usage of dolby digital is better than hd dvd's dolby digital plus. thank you.

View Poll Results: Leon? The Professional?
Leon (International)	274	82.28%
The Professional (U.S.)	59	17.72%
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01-21-2007, 09:38 PM	#1
gLoom Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	Léon: The Professional (1994) Léon: The Professional Blu-ray Léon: The Professional Blu-ray Review After the notice for release of "The Fifth Element", i'm very much hoping to see the announcement from either Luc Besson or Columbia Pictures for the blu ray release of Leon, a.k.a. The Professional. That is the only movie i really want to see in full high definition right now, i think it would be amazing. sigh. Last edited by Scottie; 02-26-2017 at 09:46 PM.

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01-21-2007, 09:40 PM	#2
gLoom Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	and for my question... has anyone heard anything about LEon with a high def transfer? to either blu ray or hd dvd? thank you.

01-21-2007, 10:14 PM	#3
Chad Varnadore Senior Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Salisbury, NC Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:349 Blu-ray reviews:19	Haven't heard anything. But having reviewed several of the DVD releases for the Spot, I'm thinking Leon probably needs some work before coming to high def.

01-22-2007, 01:29 AM	#4
goodstuff Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2006 4K collection:509 Blu-ray collection:6535 Blu-ray reviews: 85 Trading Score:6	This is one of my all-time faves. Looking forward to the is in BD glory some day.

01-22-2007, 01:37 AM	#5
vick vega Banned Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Gary Oldman is excellent in this movie. That guy can play anywhere from a Jamaican wanna be drug dealer in True Romance to Dracula to acorrupt drug using cop in The Professional.

01-22-2007, 02:03 AM	#6
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	As long as we get the unrated international version when it eventually comes out, I'll be happy.

01-22-2007, 06:43 AM	#7
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7044 DVD collection:4040	Amen to that

01-22-2007, 09:38 AM	#8
gLoom Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	im just hoping, blu ray changes their standard of dolby digital sound to dolby digital plus and dts-hd. From Fatman's desperate gasps and heartbeats to Eric Serra's beautiful music, and with dissapointing releases of Leon to dvd (to a pure a/v enthusiast), Leon deserves a masterful transfer and lossless high definition sound. Leon is my favorite movie of all time.

01-22-2007, 11:59 AM	#10
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Hopefully Leon and The Big Blue will both receive the same attention that Fifth Element is currently getting. Eric Serra's score in all three movies is A1.

01-22-2007, 10:21 PM	#11
gLoom Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	From the New York exteriors, to the intelligently shot close ups, i said it when i first posted this thread, this is the one movie i will buy a pioneer plasma, klipsch speakers and a hsu subwoofer for. I cannot wait for it.

01-22-2007, 11:32 PM	#13
gLoom Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	Thank you Chad for explaining that, i now understand. I feel much better that Leon will most likely be released on Blu Ray over HD DVD, i just want to watch it how Luc Beson intended. i say it everytime i post... this is THE only movie im buying a state of the art home theatre for.

01-23-2007, 06:19 AM	#14
gLoom Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	i just found this... http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/043396151079.html<br> saying Leon will have its blu ray release in 2010. The site doesnt look too convincing but i was happy the release was assured. anyone know of any other news?

01-23-2007, 07:26 AM	#15
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Luc Besson's latest film is playing right now. Arthur & The Invisibles. Very yellow. Good animation from the HD trailer though. fuad

01-23-2007, 11:31 PM	#17
Chad Varnadore Senior Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Salisbury, NC Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:349 Blu-ray reviews:19	I think the 2010 is just a date they filled in for something that hasn't been announced. I'm certain it's not official though. They have no way of knowing it's even coming by 2010, much less that exact year. Sony has never announced a title that far in advance. If it were Star Wars, I'd take it more seriously.

01-25-2007, 03:11 AM	#19
gLoom Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	yeah, well i hope hd dvd dies! so all the movies can release on blu ray. heres my dream blu ray collection... Leon, The Godfather, Superman: The Man Of Steel [itll be out by the time i buy all this =]), Braveheart, Apocalypto, and Fight Club.

01-29-2007, 08:02 PM	#20
gLoom Junior Member Member since:Jan 2007	dobyblue posted a chart showing the picture quality and sound quality of blu ray as well as hd dvd. can someone please explain the differences and how blu ray's usage of dolby digital is better than hd dvd's dolby digital plus. thank you.

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