Independence Day - Reviews and Reaction Thread - Blu-ray Forum

lgans316 · 03-08-2008, 12:54 AM

The HDD review is perfect. Bravo Bracke.

I have the Jap edition. Forget these interactive games.

So how long will it take for us to realize that Fox has smartly screwed us by not throwing the film extras.

I have so far spent more than $200 for ID4 (Cinema, Laser Disc, VHS, DVD, Blu-ray) and FOX has royally screwed us by not giving us the actual film extras and the extended CUT on pristine Blu-ray.

Shame on you FOX. We now know that the stateside delay was due to playback issues and NOT for any additional content.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/612/...ndenceday.html

cdot2four · 03-08-2008, 06:41 PM

i just watched the USA version and it was awesome. my local video store was cool enough the rent it out early. picture was the shit when the aliens first open up and attack its so sweet. the sound well its DTS HD MA but i had to watch it on tv speakers.

for sure you wont be upset with this blu ray

Movie 5
Picture 5
Sound n/a
Extras didnt check

Blu-ray Fanatic · 03-08-2008, 06:59 PM

I should be getting my copy either today or Monday. IMO, it should've been here yesterday but I'm still patient.

DetroitSportsFan · 03-08-2008, 07:20 PM

Still waiting for Amazon to ship mine.

Jim L · 03-08-2008, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdot2four

i just watched the USA version and it was awesome. my local video store was cool enough the rent it out early. picture was the shit when the aliens first open up and attack its so sweet. the sound well its DTS HD MA but i had to watch it on tv speakers.

for sure you wont be upset with this blu ray

Movie 5
Picture 5
Sound n/a
Extras didnt check

But do you think the picture was sh!tty on just that one part and ok later on?
I've bought a few movies that were a disappointment, and this one is expensive.

Titan · 03-08-2008, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim L

But do you think the picture was sh!tty on just that one part and ok later on?
I've bought a few movies that were a disappointment, and this one is expensive.

He said the picture was "the shit", not "shitty" so i'm assuming he's saying it was awesome, not bad

Sylin · 03-08-2008, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titan

He said the picture was "the shit", not "shitty" so i'm assuming he's saying it was awesome, not bad

Heh. Reminds me of Eddie Izzard explaining how "bollocks" is bad, but if something is "the dog's bollocks" it's awesome.

I can't wait for ID4. Even if it ends up being a double-dip down the road, it'll be awesome to re-live the theatrical version in HD.

Welcome to Earf!

cdot2four · 03-08-2008, 08:16 PM

i meant the picture was sick

Zaphod · 03-08-2008, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Still waiting for Amazon to ship mine.

It sucks that Amazon has been shipping pre-orders on Monday lately. With two day shipping I get it the day after release.

TheTenth · 03-09-2008, 05:57 PM

I got mine (UK import, I'm French) beginning of January.
I must say I'm not really impressed by the PQ, but it comes from the Director's choice of having many shotes of main characters in clear shot and other characters blurry ; most of the action scenes look very good, but some "calm" scenes are very beautiful (with nice depth) others are quite flat. The sound is 5x better than DVD (and I have a crappy receiver that doesn't PCM or DTS).

mel2 · 03-09-2008, 06:55 PM

I watched both ID4 and I'Robot on blu friday. ID4 I give 4.25 PQ and 4.75 AQ. very clean transfer, especially since the master had alot of dirt to begin with. sharp and some 3d pop here and there. the sound was incredible. if you have a good setup the beginning will rock your living room as good as any soundtrack. I'Robot is reference material. 5 star PQ/AQ. this disc is as good as any top tier 0 transfer you will see. jaw-dropping, saliva running good. I'Robot should be on every demo disc in every electronics store around. Fox really is great at authoring and doing encodes on most of their releases. They sure used the bandwidth and bitrate of 50GB AVC codecs to the limit on these releases. I will add that I was listening to the DTS-MA track on both. So if your equipment can decode it, well then more power to you.

Ice2Dragon · 03-09-2008, 06:57 PM

The picture was pretty sub par.. the audio track was great.. but the picture and the lack of decent extras kinda sucks..

JasonR · 03-09-2008, 07:04 PM

So, I can still cancel....

Should I do ID4 or I'Robot? It has to be one or the other, seeing as how I have ordered seven movies in the past week.

Ice2Dragon · 03-09-2008, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonR

So, I can still cancel....

Should I do ID4 or I'Robot? It has to be one or the other, seeing as how I have ordered seven movies in the past week.

I ROBOT LOOKS FANASTIC! THE AUDIO IS A++ PIC A+++

Id go with I robot over ID4 anyday. Seriously.

JasonR · 03-09-2008, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice2Dragon

I ROBOT LOOKS FANASTIC! THE AUDIO IS A++ PIC A+++

Id go with I robot over ID4 anyday. Seriously.

It has been done, switched them out. I will pick up ID4 later...

DeeChizzle · 03-09-2008, 07:14 PM

I haven't seen either JasonR, but I have no doubt I Robot is going to be the better looking out of the two movies. I'm excited about ID4 but if I could only get my hands on one this Tuesday it would be I Robot.

Ice2Dragon · 03-09-2008, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonR

It has been done, switched them out. I will pick up ID4 later...

Youve made a great choice.. Ive watched I Robot twice since monday when I got it in.. you wont regret it

Ralph P. · 03-09-2008, 08:09 PM

Greetings,

I just posted my review of ID4 on the HT Spot:

http://www.hometheaterspot.com/fusio...hp?tid/140790/

Regards,

thunda · 03-09-2008, 08:16 PM

Thanks for the review Ralph P. Nice job. I am looking forward to picking this movie up.

scragham · 03-09-2008, 08:46 PM

hmm. the not-extended cut thing is a disappointment. cancelled my pre-order for now, i need to think on this one a bit more.

03-08-2008, 12:54 AM	#1
lgans316 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Location:RM16, United Kingdom Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:498	Independence Day - Reviews and Reaction Thread The HDD review is perfect. Bravo Bracke. I have the Jap edition. Forget these interactive games. So how long will it take for us to realize that Fox has smartly screwed us by not throwing the film extras. I have so far spent more than $200 for ID4 (Cinema, Laser Disc, VHS, DVD, Blu-ray) and FOX has royally screwed us by not giving us the actual film extras and the extended CUT on pristine Blu-ray. Shame on you FOX. We now know that the stateside delay was due to playback issues and NOT for any additional content. http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/612/...ndenceday.html

03-08-2008, 06:41 PM	#2
cdot2four Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Metro Detroit PSN:cdot2four Blu-ray collection:158 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	Kick the tires and light the fires i just watched the USA version and it was awesome. my local video store was cool enough the rent it out early. picture was the shit when the aliens first open up and attack its so sweet. the sound well its DTS HD MA but i had to watch it on tv speakers. for sure you wont be upset with this blu ray Movie 5 Picture 5 Sound n/a Extras didnt check

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03-08-2008, 06:59 PM	#3
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	I should be getting my copy either today or Monday. IMO, it should've been here yesterday but I'm still patient.

03-08-2008, 07:20 PM	#4
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	Still waiting for Amazon to ship mine.

03-08-2008, 08:16 PM	#8
cdot2four Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Metro Detroit PSN:cdot2four Blu-ray collection:158 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	i meant the picture was sick

03-09-2008, 05:57 PM	#10
TheTenth Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Clermont-Ferrand, France Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:98 Blu-ray collection:681 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:11	I got mine (UK import, I'm French) beginning of January. I must say I'm not really impressed by the PQ, but it comes from the Director's choice of having many shotes of main characters in clear shot and other characters blurry ; most of the action scenes look very good, but some "calm" scenes are very beautiful (with nice depth) others are quite flat. The sound is 5x better than DVD (and I have a crappy receiver that doesn't PCM or DTS).

03-09-2008, 06:55 PM	#11
mel2 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	I watched both ID4 and I'Robot on blu friday. ID4 I give 4.25 PQ and 4.75 AQ. very clean transfer, especially since the master had alot of dirt to begin with. sharp and some 3d pop here and there. the sound was incredible. if you have a good setup the beginning will rock your living room as good as any soundtrack. I'Robot is reference material. 5 star PQ/AQ. this disc is as good as any top tier 0 transfer you will see. jaw-dropping, saliva running good. I'Robot should be on every demo disc in every electronics store around. Fox really is great at authoring and doing encodes on most of their releases. They sure used the bandwidth and bitrate of 50GB AVC codecs to the limit on these releases. I will add that I was listening to the DTS-MA track on both. So if your equipment can decode it, well then more power to you.

03-09-2008, 06:57 PM	#12
Ice2Dragon Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:9	The picture was pretty sub par.. the audio track was great.. but the picture and the lack of decent extras kinda sucks..

03-09-2008, 07:04 PM	#13
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	So, I can still cancel.... Should I do ID4 or I'Robot? It has to be one or the other, seeing as how I have ordered seven movies in the past week.

03-09-2008, 07:14 PM	#16
DeeChizzle Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:The Last Frontier Blu-ray collection:188 Blu-ray reviews:74 Trading Score:47	I haven't seen either JasonR, but I have no doubt I Robot is going to be the better looking out of the two movies. I'm excited about ID4 but if I could only get my hands on one this Tuesday it would be I Robot.

03-09-2008, 08:09 PM	#18
Ralph P. Active Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Middletown NY Trading Score:3	Greetings, I just posted my review of ID4 on the HT Spot: http://www.hometheaterspot.com/fusio...hp?tid/140790/ Regards,

03-09-2008, 08:16 PM	#19
thunda Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Arizona Trading Score:14	Thanks for the review Ralph P. Nice job. I am looking forward to picking this movie up.

03-09-2008, 08:46 PM	#20
scragham Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007	hmm. the not-extended cut thing is a disappointment. cancelled my pre-order for now, i need to think on this one a bit more.

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