Official Casino Royale Reviews Discussion - Blu-ray Forum

onyxx · 03-03-2007, 09:39 AM

IGN has posted a Casino Royale review:

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/770/770010p1.html

Take a guess, does it look and sound good?

Ascended_Saiyan · 03-03-2007, 11:35 AM

That's what I wanted to hear (see)! The neighbors are going to hate me very soon!

Scorxpion · 03-03-2007, 11:53 AM

Gorgeous picture and Sound.A must have buy title

Congratulations to all Blu-ray Fans out-there,i can predict from now Casino Royale on BD is going to be a smashing title everywhere .I'm just waiting my copy from amazon.com it has been preordered a while ago.

i mean everywhere i mean worldwide terrestrial with european release this coming month,availability of PS3 6,000,000 million going to shipped this year,Blu-ray players get $500 street price by 2nd generation,who will now challenge us and say Blu-ray is nothing and its like a betamax

Shin-Ra · 03-03-2007, 12:48 PM

Great news for H.. me!

23 in DVD right now on Amazon UK.

Let's see it break the top 20.

KenThompson · 03-03-2007, 08:16 PM

Maybe we'll see Casino in the top 10 at amazon when it gets closer to release date. I just ordered mine a couple days ago. Big hit with outstanding picture equals huge sales.

partridge · 03-03-2007, 08:22 PM

This will set sales records for anything yet released in High Definition format, let alone blu-ray. It may not trouble the number of DVD sales, but it will register on the sales Richter scale, no problem

One for the HD-DVD brigade to bury their heads over; there is nothing they can do or offer to rival this one. And if any of them say they are not bothered this is blu-ray only, well, come on, that's just a joke.

bykes · 03-03-2007, 09:41 PM

God Damnit! I knew I shoulda got a bigger tv.

samsung hd · 03-04-2007, 05:27 AM

I am looking forward to this movie as well,
Great review,, a must have for blu fan

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Shin-Ra · 03-04-2007, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Great news for H.. me!

23 in DVD right now on Amazon UK.

Let's see it break the top 20.

It's done it!

DTMoney84 · 03-04-2007, 06:53 PM

I can't wait to just throw this thing on repeat in my player. Counting down the days.

scott1256ca · 03-05-2007, 11:34 PM

There is a review up at high def digest now.
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/casinoroyale.html

Ben · 03-06-2007, 01:25 AM

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...40#post3102540

Sony delivers with this one!

Chris Beveridge · 03-06-2007, 02:06 AM

Let's keep all the Casino Royal reviews linked to just one thread to keep discussion focused. As well as picking apart all of them to see who's saying what.

Spankey · 03-06-2007, 02:24 AM

Great review Ben. I saw the film digitally projected theatrically and knew it had a somewhat grainy look. I just about guessed Peter Bracke's reaction before I read the review. The stylized look of the film conveys more classic feel, despite its modern day setting. As long as the Blu-ray disc translates that look and feel to the home, then that is all we can ask. Movie night next week!

Ben · 03-06-2007, 03:07 AM

Thanks! I think you are going to be extremely impressed with this transfer!

Chad Varnadore · 03-06-2007, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sltmag

Great review Ben. I saw the film digitally projected theatrically and knew it had a somewhat grainy look. I just about guessed Peter Bracke's reaction before I read the review. The stylized look of the film conveys more classic feel, despite its modern day setting. As long as the Blu-ray disc translates that look and feel to the home, then that is all we can ask. Movie night next week!

You might be disappointed then. Aside from the B&W opening, the video is hardly grainy at all. Detail rarely suffers though.

You gotta almost feel sorry for anyone that isn't thrilled with this presentation. If the gear can't make this look and sound reference or so near as to be splitting hairs, it's time for some better gear.

Deciazulado · 03-06-2007, 04:33 AM

Sometimes makes me wonder if the gear has some auto setting that's playing with the images... boosting levels or darkening them depending on the scene..

KenThompson · 03-06-2007, 05:07 AM

Bracke again showing his Blu-ray bias. If the film is presented that way in the theater it was intended that way. Why deduct marks for the film makers intentions. I've read 3 reviews and the other 2 thought it looked great, so Bracke , bite me.

Chad Varnadore · 03-06-2007, 05:32 AM

It'll be getting perfect marks from us for sure.

If Bracke is setting contrast with a digital using the same recipe as you use for CRT/plasma, that could be part of the problem. Though, he also seems to have something amis with color decoding or space and appears to be losing a significant portion of detail as well based on some of the reviews I've read. He's missed some significant problems in HD DVD reviews too that even show up on 720p displays. Whatever's going on, it's obvious he's evaluating his setup a lot more than the discs themselves.

Chad Varnadore · 03-06-2007, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Sometimes makes me wonder if the gear has some auto setting that's playing with the images... boosting levels or darkening them depending on the scene..

Could be. While an auto iris tends to make critique of black levels more accurate with some digitals (don't actually know if his display has some type of iris or not), they also have their downside. Anyone using an auto iris needs to evaluate certain elements of the video without the iris engaged and other elements with.

03-03-2007, 09:39 AM	#1
onyxx Active Member Member since:Nov 2006 Blu-ray collection:214	Casino Royale Review! IGN has posted a Casino Royale review: http://dvd.ign.com/articles/770/770010p1.html Take a guess, does it look and sound good?

03-03-2007, 11:53 AM	#3
Scorxpion Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Middle East,Lebanon Blu-ray collection:57	Gorgeous picture and Sound.A must have buy title Congratulations to all Blu-ray Fans out-there,i can predict from now Casino Royale on BD is going to be a smashing title everywhere .I'm just waiting my copy from amazon.com it has been preordered a while ago. i mean everywhere i mean worldwide terrestrial with european release this coming month,availability of PS3 6,000,000 million going to shipped this year,Blu-ray players get $500 street price by 2nd generation,who will now challenge us and say Blu-ray is nothing and its like a betamax Last edited by Scorxpion; 03-03-2007 at 11:57 AM.

03-06-2007, 01:25 AM	#12
Ben Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Dallas Blu-ray collection:607 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Official Casino Royale Reviews Discussion http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...40#post3102540 Sony delivers with this one!

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Ben Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Dallas Blu-ray collection:607 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Thanks! I think you are going to be extremely impressed with this transfer!

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