Any Layer Cake BR reviews out there? - Blu-ray Forum

nhaase · 03-14-2007, 05:07 PM

Hey, I have Layer Cake on regular DVD, and I am waiting to see reviews for it on BR before I get it again. I rented Training Day and Memento on BR, and while Training Day had improvements in some areas, I thought that, overall, neither movie warranted the upgrade. I really like Layer Cake, but I'm not upgrading unless the PQ is worth it.

If anyone's watched this or knows where reviews are online, please tell me or point me in the right direction. Thanks.

Chad Varnadore · 03-15-2007, 02:25 AM

Oddly, Sony has sent us everything they're releasing this month except Layer Cake so far. If it doesn't look great, it'll be the only title they release this month on BD that doesn't.

nhaase · 03-15-2007, 02:57 AM

Yea, I have high expectations for Big Fish, especially with how deep the colors in that film are.

marine92104 · 03-15-2007, 10:43 AM

I watched it today. The uncompressed PCM sounded great. Some shots were great on the transfer but on small detail I noticed some problems with small detail shots that I hadn't noticed on other recent Sony Blu-ray transfers. It looked great for some shots & some shots it just looked okay.

I'd give it a 3 1/2 for transfer & a 4 for audio.

Other recent Sony transfers have been better but this wasn't a new release so I'm not sure what condition the original transfer was in.

I watched it on a 65" Pioneer Elite Pro730HDI.

nhaase · 03-15-2007, 01:00 PM

Cool, thanks.

Chad Varnadore · 03-15-2007, 02:31 PM

Maybe that's why they didn't send out copies for review.

jedisinclair · 03-15-2007, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marine92104

I'd give it a 3 1/2 for transfer & a 4 for audio.

I would agree with that rating!

spf781 · 03-17-2007, 01:02 AM

Thought it looked pretty darn nice, but sounded outright terrific.

divedude · 03-18-2007, 12:31 AM

I listened to it on my Panny analogs and thought the audio was great. I really enjoyed the movie.

thebluemax · 03-18-2007, 12:55 AM

I thought the transfer was very good-excellent movie.

Maybe 31/2 video, 4 for audio out of 4.

DrSyn · 03-19-2007, 04:23 AM

Watched it tonight. Sounded awesome and the transfer was great. I was not disappointed at all!

Jack Torrance · 03-19-2007, 07:33 AM

Layer Cake BD looks and sounds fab. Nice double bill with the BD of Casino Royale!

Scorxpion · 03-20-2007, 04:47 PM

Layer cake review on HIGHDEFDigest.com quoted sentence "While you might not expect it from a mid-tier release like 'Layer Cake,' this 50GB dual layer, 1080p, MPEG-2 transfer of 'Layer Cake' is nearly perfect from the titles to the credits."

Now i'm just asking who is this guy there called "Kenneth S. Brown" ,he seems are reviewing Blu-ray fair enough.

Another Gorgeous presentation from SONY.

In conclusion i can see very clear AVC and MPEG2 are champions codecs,Again this is a great news in the face of HD-DVD once these codecs are optimised for Blu-Ray they can do miracles for blu-ray FANS ..

Enjoy it My friends.....

03-14-2007, 05:07 PM	#1
nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	Any Layer Cake BR reviews out there? Hey, I have Layer Cake on regular DVD, and I am waiting to see reviews for it on BR before I get it again. I rented Training Day and Memento on BR, and while Training Day had improvements in some areas, I thought that, overall, neither movie warranted the upgrade. I really like Layer Cake, but I'm not upgrading unless the PQ is worth it. If anyone's watched this or knows where reviews are online, please tell me or point me in the right direction. Thanks.

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03-15-2007, 02:25 AM	#2
Chad Varnadore Senior Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Salisbury, NC Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:349 Blu-ray reviews:19	Oddly, Sony has sent us everything they're releasing this month except Layer Cake so far. If it doesn't look great, it'll be the only title they release this month on BD that doesn't.

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nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	Yea, I have high expectations for Big Fish, especially with how deep the colors in that film are.

03-15-2007, 10:43 AM	#4
marine92104 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2006 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1 iTunes collection:9 Trading Score:43	I watched it today. The uncompressed PCM sounded great. Some shots were great on the transfer but on small detail I noticed some problems with small detail shots that I hadn't noticed on other recent Sony Blu-ray transfers. It looked great for some shots & some shots it just looked okay. I'd give it a 3 1/2 for transfer & a 4 for audio. Other recent Sony transfers have been better but this wasn't a new release so I'm not sure what condition the original transfer was in. I watched it on a 65" Pioneer Elite Pro730HDI.

03-15-2007, 01:00 PM	#5
nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	Cool, thanks.

03-15-2007, 02:31 PM	#6
Chad Varnadore Senior Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Salisbury, NC Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:349 Blu-ray reviews:19	Maybe that's why they didn't send out copies for review.

03-17-2007, 01:02 AM	#8
spf781 Power Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:742 Evergreen Terrace Springield, USA 4K collection:519 Blu-ray collection:792 MA collection:200 Digital collection:5 iTunes collection:314 Trading Score:4	Thought it looked pretty darn nice, but sounded outright terrific.

03-18-2007, 12:31 AM	#9
divedude Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Waxahachie, TX Blu-ray reviews:1	I listened to it on my Panny analogs and thought the audio was great. I really enjoyed the movie.

03-18-2007, 12:55 AM	#10
thebluemax Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I thought the transfer was very good-excellent movie. Maybe 31/2 video, 4 for audio out of 4.

03-19-2007, 04:23 AM	#11
DrSyn Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Baltimore, MD	Watched it tonight. Sounded awesome and the transfer was great. I was not disappointed at all!

03-19-2007, 07:33 AM	#12
Jack Torrance Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Overlook Hotel Blu-ray reviews:1	Layer Cake BD looks and sounds fab. Nice double bill with the BD of Casino Royale!

03-20-2007, 04:47 PM	#13
Scorxpion Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Middle East,Lebanon Blu-ray collection:57	Layer cake review on HIGHDEFDigest.com quoted sentence "While you might not expect it from a mid-tier release like 'Layer Cake,' this 50GB dual layer, 1080p, MPEG-2 transfer of 'Layer Cake' is nearly perfect from the titles to the credits." Now i'm just asking who is this guy there called "Kenneth S. Brown" ,he seems are reviewing Blu-ray fair enough. Another Gorgeous presentation from SONY. In conclusion i can see very clear AVC and MPEG2 are champions codecs,Again this is a great news in the face of HD-DVD once these codecs are optimised for Blu-Ray they can do miracles for blu-ray FANS .. Enjoy it My friends.....

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