Lucky Number Slevin (UK Import)-Reviews and Reaction Thread

[Scorxpion]

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1435...slevin_uk.html


As you can see my fellows the BD version destruct the HD-DVD in PQ and SQ.

Audio:

"While it's only 16-Bit, the DTS-HD MA track outclasses the HD DVD's Dolby Digital-Plus mix in clarity, fidelity, and low-end extension. I even felt the track offered a more remarkably precise soundscape than I had found in the domestic version. Placebo effect? I doubt it. I pulled my wife into our home theater for a quick comparison between the two tracks. I let her listen to a selection of ten scenes and had her choose which track sounded the best to her ears (I even alternated which track was played first for each scene). Eight times out of ten, she chose the BD import, noting that its audio sounded "clearer and more refined." In the other two scenes, she couldn't detect a noticeable difference. This homegrown method was by no means fool-proof, but it did verify that the differences I detected were evidence of genuine improvements. In my opinion, fans of 'Lucky Number Slevin' will be quite pleased with how good the film sounds on this BD import.

"While a few long shots and cityscapes suffer from reduced detail and increased noise, the picture is far more stable than the domestic HD DVD. Clarity no longer fluctuates at random intervals, brightness is more consistent, and shadow delineation finally reveals all of the necessary details in the backgrounds. I still noticed a handful of print scratches (most noticeably when Hartnett visits the Rabbi's son in his hotel room), but it's hardly a distration. All in all, this Blu-ray import stabilizes the print and makes 'Lucky Number Slevin' a beauty to behold. Importers should be most pleased with the results."


So enjoy it my friends at least and Finally highdefdigest reveals the performance of BD against its dead rival format.

[Switchblade9]

I just got this from Amazon UK. I generally agree with everything said in the review, but really wasn't blown away by the PQ: Maybe I've just become jaded from watching mainly BD's. The thing that really pissed me off was the absence of the deleted scenes and alternate ending from the DVD. There were two commentary tracks, a "making of" doc, some of which was in 1080, but that was about it. In the commentary they even mention a very funny deleted scene that you can view in the extras. I know not everybody wants or even likes the extras, but I do and really want to see them. I guess I'll have to hang onto my DVD if I want to watch them again.

[lgans316]

Here is my take on L#7

Lucky Number Slevin Video: VC1 | Audio: DTS-HD MA 16-bit | AR: 2.40:1 | EIV

The Good

Smooth and film like image
Natural colors
Decent sharpness in certain shots
Decent black levels and contrast

The Bad

The entire movie had a slightly filtered (intentional) look
Image lacked depth especially on long distance shots
Quite a few shots looked muddy and dull due to the frequently changing color palette
Slight Edge Enhancement

The Ugly

Wallpapers,Wallpapers & Wallpapers !!!

Bottom line: Excellent movie gets an average transfer on Blu-ray