'Hero' - High-Def Digest Review

[NoEinBlu]

It's ok. I hear on the Twilight Blu-ray, you can see every single sparkle on Edward's dreamy body. If Gladiator isn't your thing, you can always play baseball with the vampires.

Which is exactly the point. I could understand people not being bothered if Twilight had the transfer Gladiator does. Since its Twilight <- who gives a shit. But this is Gladiator we are talking about here. It deserves far better.

[Col.Mayhem]

It's disappointing at best and sad at worst that many of the decisions crucial to films being released to retail are made by people that don't give a damn about the intentions of the creators and about the fans that want to own what they originally enjoyed.

I'm sure film fans on this site can recall a litany of reviews that led to their excitement diminishing as they read the news that someone along the bluray production line paid no attention to fans and decided to use a cleaver on a favorite of theirs.

Here's hoping Michael Mann was intimately involved in the coming release of Heat.

[QuasidodoJr]

Which is exactly the point. I could understand people not being bothered if Twilight had the transfer Gladiator does. Since its Twilight <- who gives a shit. But this is Gladiator we are talking about here. It deserves far better.

I can see how this post was relevant to the review of the movie - Hero.

Wait...

[NoEinBlu]

I can see how this post was relevant to the review of the movie - Hero.

Wait...

I was responding to project-blu smart guy.

[Mariooo1up]

Movie: 4 out of 5
HD Video Quality: 3.5 out of 5
HD Audio: 4 out of 5 Stars
Supplements got some sort of score and so did High-Def Extras.. Yet, 90% of the flicks that come through here have nothing.

and yet.. It's A Big Disappointment.

I'll tell you what I found to be a big disappointment, The scores that were given compared to the rest of the article.

[kghoops]

Movie: 4 out of 5
HD Video Quality: 3.5 out of 5
HD Audio: 4 out of 5 Stars
Supplements got some sort of score and so did High-Def Extras.. Yet, 90% of the flicks that come through here have nothing.

and yet.. It's A Big Disappointment.

I'll tell you what I found to be a big disappointment, The scores that were given compared to the rest of the article.

I read the audio portion of the review and understood his reasoning just fine.

[project-blu]

Some people will freak that a movie getting the scores you gave gets called a disappointment, but you really laid out why it was.

Movie: 4 out of 5
HD Video Quality: 3.5 out of 5
HD Audio: 4 out of 5 Stars
Supplements got some sort of score and so did High-Def Extras.. Yet, 90% of the flicks that come through here have nothing.

and yet.. It's A Big Disappointment.

I'll tell you what I found to be a big disappointment, The scores that were given compared to the rest of the article.

Self fulfilling prophecy?

[DocHolliday]

Fantastic review by Josh Z. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I am very disappointed that the original language track isn't lossless. I don't know why the studios keep booting us the fans like this and keep putting out sub-par products.
I will rent it and will definitely look for an Asian version that is nicely done.

DH

[taygan315]

Wow, that's horrible.

That was my reaction too. I saw those star marks for PQ, AQ, Movie Itself. Even the supplements and exclusive hi def content got a nod and then I read the bottom of the review. I was like .

[erack]

There are comparisons to the Euro BD releases here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...&postcount=139

[Kiamat]

I hate it when they dumb down the subtitles! Fortunately, in this case, it doesn't matter to me. But then there's the case of Let The Right One In... Grrrrr

[rainman208]

I was really hoping for a new demo disc. To me the cinematography in the movie begged for it. I will still pick it up, though the less than perfect picture rating means I will not pay a premium for it as I would have if it were demo worthy.

[poof2124]

Miramax stinx! Do they purposely try to sabotage their releases? I'll stick with my HK DVD import.

[Lil-H]

This could have been such a classic piece of epicness. Sadly, the English soundtrack was prioritized and would only lead to a NO BUY.
Simplified translation is just plain stupid as well.

Having my hopes up though. The mix and translation could easily be upgraded

[wilfredo]

I just get it out of my wish list . There are many blu-ray to choose on this date.