Cloverfield (2008) - Blu-ray Forum

kobeson · 05-29-2008, 04:25 AM

I am so anxious to find out of the PQ is worth the purchase or not... I have it on pre-order, for dirt cheap thanks to the strong aussie dollar at the moment - it works out to 50% the RRP of new release titles in Australia...

jpthomas27 · 05-29-2008, 09:16 AM

If you saw the movie in theaters, you wouldn't be anxiouse to see the PQ. Don't get me wrong, I'm bringing this one home, but basically the entire movie is shot with a home video camera and the quality reflects it. So basically as far as PQ goes, I'm expecting a crystal clear camcorder quality picture, expect lots of grain and noise in the picture.

Yes, it's supposed to be there. The PQ on this one was intentionally low quality so it will be the same way on the Blu-ray. All that grain and noise that was intentionally put into this movie will be in HD.

Great flick, but it's not one you would buy for the PQ. It just won't be an exampel of what Blu can do.

lgans316 · 05-29-2008, 09:27 AM

How good or bad is it in comparison to 28 Days Later ?

kobeson · 05-29-2008, 10:08 AM

yeah, I am in aggreance with you jpthomas - but I am still expecting it to look half decent on Blu-Ray... it was shot HD, so I'd imagine it would have some decent detail in it still... handycam factor aside...

Spider1981 · 05-29-2008, 11:47 AM

This link describes which camera was actually used for the film.

The Real Camera Behind Cloverfield

I have high hopes for PQ.

aygie · 05-29-2008, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpthomas27

If you saw the movie in theaters, you wouldn't be anxiouse to see the PQ. Don't get me wrong, I'm bringing this one home, but basically the entire movie is shot with a home video camera and the quality reflects it. So basically as far as PQ goes, I'm expecting a crystal clear camcorder quality picture, expect lots of grain and noise in the picture.

Yes, it's supposed to be there. The PQ on this one was intentionally low quality so it will be the same way on the Blu-ray. All that grain and noise that was intentionally put into this movie will be in HD.

Great flick, but it's not one you would buy for the PQ. It just won't be an exampel of what Blu can do.

Im sorry but your wrong, the majority was filmed on the Sony Cinealta and Thompson Viper (not cheap handheld cameras, but professional cams).

The portion of handheld camera shoots for the flashbacks (pre s**t hitting the fan) was the Panny AG-HSC1U which was minimal and select other scenes were filmed using the Panny HVX200 which is by no means a home video camera (mine cost me $8,000).

I think it bods well for the fim makers that they used these cameras and people think they look "home made"

But seriously the PQ should very good.

aygie · 05-29-2008, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spider1981

This link describes which camera was actually used for the film.

The Real Camera Behind Cloverfield

I have high hopes for PQ.

Beat me to it.

hc666 · 05-29-2008, 11:55 AM

Will sound awesome and look like crap is my prediction hehe.

DetroitSportsFan · 05-29-2008, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lgans316

How good or bad is it in comparison to 28 Days Later ?

Cloverfield was shot with a 1080i high def camcorder, 28 Days was shot with a 576i standard def PAL camcorder.

You should see a difference.

PS3FAN · 05-29-2008, 02:02 PM

Hope the truehd is good.

JackStraw · 05-29-2008, 02:28 PM

If you do a side by side online using the SD trailer and the HD trailer off of the website, you do kind of see a decent difference. Certainly enough to get me psyched for it next week.

Romulus · 05-29-2008, 02:41 PM

This is going to look great in HD, if any of you have seen the HD trailer of the PSN store.

ryoohki · 05-29-2008, 04:22 PM

It's not shot on video cam

It's a special Panavision 1080p Camera that is Hand Held (but bigger than you think). It was filmed in 1080p and they added more crap over it to give the 'cine camera look' but it looked 100x better than 28 days later looked at cinema..

aygie · 05-29-2008, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryoohki

It's not shot on video cam

It's a special Panavision 1080p Camera that is Hand Held (but bigger than you think). It was filmed in 1080p and they added more crap over it to give the 'cine camera look' but it looked 100x better than 28 days later looked at cinema..

Panavision?

Eternalnow · 05-29-2008, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpthomas27

If you saw the movie in theaters, you wouldn't be anxiouse to see the PQ. Don't get me wrong, I'm bringing this one home, but basically the entire movie is shot with a home video camera and the quality reflects it. So basically as far as PQ goes, I'm expecting a crystal clear camcorder quality picture, expect lots of grain and noise in the picture.

Yes, it's supposed to be there. The PQ on this one was intentionally low quality so it will be the same way on the Blu-ray. All that grain and noise that was intentionally put into this movie will be in HD.

Great flick, but it's not one you would buy for the PQ. It just won't be an exampel of what Blu can do.

But Cloverfield was shot with HD cameras...

mikenike · 05-29-2008, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpthomas27

If you saw the movie in theaters, you wouldn't be anxiouse to see the PQ. Don't get me wrong, I'm bringing this one home, but basically the entire movie is shot with a home video camera and the quality reflects it. So basically as far as PQ goes, I'm expecting a crystal clear camcorder quality picture, expect lots of grain and noise in the picture.

Yes, it's supposed to be there. The PQ on this one was intentionally low quality so it will be the same way on the Blu-ray. All that grain and noise that was intentionally put into this movie will be in HD.

Great flick, but it's not one you would buy for the PQ. It just won't be an exampel of what Blu can do.

I'd have to disagree. This has been said many a time, but just look on PSN, download the trailer, and then watch it. The PQ for the PSN-released trailer is outstanding considering what it is: a trailer. No trailer ever trumps in PQ over the actual feature. And since the trailer looks great, the film can only be better.

I doubt the PQ will be low as you say. I think it will look and know it will sound great, but whether or not "home video" style is great is up to opinion.

aramis109 · 05-29-2008, 05:13 PM

If the PS3 HD trailer is any indication, it'll look pretty damn good for being a "shakycam" type movie. I really enjoyed the movie and I have it preordered. I'm looking forward to it.

It will not be in the top tier of titles, but it should be able to hold its own considering what it was shot with and the trailer itself. Considering you can get it from Amazon for a pretty good price if you like the movie it may be worth the purchase.

cpgator · 05-29-2008, 05:22 PM

Has anyone mentioned yet that this movie was actually shot with a HD camera?

jkwest · 05-29-2008, 05:35 PM

Whats an HD camera?

I have a 10.1 MP Samsung....is that concidered an HD camera?

blitz6speed · 05-29-2008, 05:39 PM

Here are re-compressed 720p shots of Cloverfield blu-ray (these are just to give you an idea, the 1080p blu-ray looks better)

05-29-2008, 04:25 AM	#1
kobeson Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Melbourne, Australia	Cloverfield (2008) I am so anxious to find out of the PQ is worth the purchase or not... I have it on pre-order, for dirt cheap thanks to the strong aussie dollar at the moment - it works out to 50% the RRP of new release titles in Australia... Last edited by Scottie; 01-24-2017 at 06:01 PM.

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05-29-2008, 09:16 AM	#2
jpthomas27 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:SoCal	If you saw the movie in theaters, you wouldn't be anxiouse to see the PQ. Don't get me wrong, I'm bringing this one home, but basically the entire movie is shot with a home video camera and the quality reflects it. So basically as far as PQ goes, I'm expecting a crystal clear camcorder quality picture, expect lots of grain and noise in the picture. Yes, it's supposed to be there. The PQ on this one was intentionally low quality so it will be the same way on the Blu-ray. All that grain and noise that was intentionally put into this movie will be in HD. Great flick, but it's not one you would buy for the PQ. It just won't be an exampel of what Blu can do.

05-29-2008, 09:27 AM	#3
lgans316 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Location:RM16, United Kingdom Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:498	How good or bad is it in comparison to 28 Days Later ?

05-29-2008, 10:08 AM	#4
kobeson Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Melbourne, Australia	yeah, I am in aggreance with you jpthomas - but I am still expecting it to look half decent on Blu-Ray... it was shot HD, so I'd imagine it would have some decent detail in it still... handycam factor aside...

05-29-2008, 11:47 AM	#5
Spider1981 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Jefferson City, MO. Posts: Eleventy Billion Blu-ray collection:138	This link describes which camera was actually used for the film. The Real Camera Behind Cloverfield I have high hopes for PQ.

05-29-2008, 11:55 AM	#8
hc666 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:100 Blu-ray reviews: 26	Will sound awesome and look like crap is my prediction hehe.

05-29-2008, 02:02 PM	#10
PS3FAN Active Member Member since:May 2007 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:319 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Hope the truehd is good.

05-29-2008, 02:28 PM	#11
JackStraw Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007	If you do a side by side online using the SD trailer and the HD trailer off of the website, you do kind of see a decent difference. Certainly enough to get me psyched for it next week.

05-29-2008, 02:41 PM	#12
Romulus Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:158 Blu-ray reviews:2	This is going to look great in HD, if any of you have seen the HD trailer of the PSN store.

05-29-2008, 04:22 PM	#13
ryoohki Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:5	It's not shot on video cam It's a special Panavision 1080p Camera that is Hand Held (but bigger than you think). It was filmed in 1080p and they added more crap over it to give the 'cine camera look' but it looked 100x better than 28 days later looked at cinema..

05-29-2008, 05:13 PM	#17
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	If the PS3 HD trailer is any indication, it'll look pretty damn good for being a "shakycam" type movie. I really enjoyed the movie and I have it preordered. I'm looking forward to it. It will not be in the top tier of titles, but it should be able to hold its own considering what it was shot with and the trailer itself. Considering you can get it from Amazon for a pretty good price if you like the movie it may be worth the purchase.

05-29-2008, 05:22 PM	#18
cpgator Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Parker, CO	Has anyone mentioned yet that this movie was actually shot with a HD camera?

05-29-2008, 05:35 PM	#19
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	Whats an HD camera? I have a 10.1 MP Samsung....is that concidered an HD camera?

05-29-2008, 05:39 PM	#20
blitz6speed Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Anaheim Hills, CA Trading Score:8	Here are re-compressed 720p shots of Cloverfield blu-ray (these are just to give you an idea, the 1080p blu-ray looks better)

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