A must buy for Blu Ray

This is an excellent film and a must have if you own a PS3 (or other Blu Ray player) and a HDTV. The difference in picture quality between this and a normal DVD is amazing, you can see little details on everything. It makes every scene of the movie look like a work of art, the definition on even the smallest details such as scars on people's faces or the bricks on the wall is jaw-dropping. As for the movie, well it's most likely the best bond movie ever, there are some impressive set pieces, and some pretty intense moments that seemed to be lacking in some of the more recent bond films. Daniel Craig fits the part perfectly and has made this role his own.

Now THATS what we hoped for!

Rambo delivers in spades. Stallone has taken the character forward - he's darker, more disturbed than ever before but still steps up and delivers the vengeance just as we hoped. The film also centres around the real tragedy of a 60 year war in a part of the world the rest of us had forgotten. People involved with the film took personal risks to bring the story out and should be commended for that.

In Burma, you can go to prison for owning a copy of this - so I think we should all buy 2 to make up for it! ;)

Cage has lost the plot

Bought the Blu-ray version and even the excellent transfer didn't save the movie. Unfortunately Nick is cast in a role that just doesn't suit him. An intellectual. NT1 was a slighlty lower than really average movie and I was hoping that the producers/writers would somehow improve upon it. It just didn't happen. The movie is simply predicatble the whole way through and why on earth Helen Mirren agreed to get on board I don't know. Her character was just so out of character for her.

I tend to have a thought or two of a movie when it finishes, but all that popped in there after the film finished was the need for a cup of tea. Really disappointing. Save your money, or if you're really desperate, get the DVD when it's down to four quid.

This had all the signs of being rubbish

A Hollwood version of a respected sci-fi novel plus Will Smith - this had all the signes of being rubbish - and it is. Why oh why do Hollywood scriptwriters think they can improve on good books when all the do is dumb them down into unbelievable trash. To give this film some credit it isn't as dreadful as Spielburg's War of the Worlds - but its not far off. Will Smith is out acted by the parked cars (but unusually doesn't have the mass product placements - ref I Robot), the story line has more holes than a sieve and the only relationship to Matheson's novel is the title. Utter trash. Don't waste your money. 1 star because the dog looks good in HD.

fix for spiderman2 on ps3

like some others i had problems with spiderman2 on my ps3.

but i just found some advice which seems to have fixed the issues completely.

load the disc in your ps3, then hold the reset button, then switch back on

worked for me

goodluck

(thanks to zacharooney)

Audio good. Picture not up to Bluray standards

Just bought and viewed this release on BluRay (already own it on DVD). Was very disappointed with video quality on this disc unlike all the other BluRay's I own. Quite simply, it couldn't have been filmed in HD quality, and shows noticeable picture noise throughout (Panasonic PF9 65" 1080P 1:1 pixel mapping so can't get better picture chain quality).

Having said that, the Audio in Dolby DTS HD cetainly is better than the ordinary DVD version (again, through a high end home cinema system).

So... I give it only 3 stars because of the picture quality, and would warn people to be wary of old catalogue releases on BluRay

PREDATOR - BLU RAY STYLE

PREDATOR - BLU RAY

- If you have not seen this top action sci fi movie you are in for a treat. Arnie and a team of crack professional soldiers are sent out to the South American Jungle to rescue a disappeared General and his team of soldiers.
- Unbeknown to anyone a transparent alien is killing and eating? any humans it finds in the jungle.
- The rest is heavy physical and weaponry action from Arnie, Jesse Ventura and several other colourful characters.
- Arnie and Jesse are now in politics and it is easy to see their no nonsense attitude to anything that gets in their way. It is one of Arnie's best movies both in terms of action and his acting ability, displaying his annoyance with Governmental (agency) dirty tricks.

Blu Ray Transfer
Following poor reviews in the press of the transfer I was reluctant to buy this on Blu Ray. I expected it to be no better than the HD DVD Rambo disc that was so disappointing and not much different to the ordinary SD dvd.
However always liking the film I could'nt resist the temptation of having a go.
So I bought one and to my pleasant surprise found the disc to be very good. Clear, colourful and dynamic with a good soundtrack there is plenty to admire here. I love the deep blacks contrasting against the dark greens of the jungle. Good skin and muscle tones, face and body paint and weapon detail all highlight what a good transfer this is.
Finally you get the Alien and all its gory detail.
Overall great stuff from Blu ray.

Still visionary after all these years, now breathtaking again

I'm a Ridley Scott fan, and this is the film that made me one. When I first saw it twenty-five years ago, I was knocked over by the visionary world which was immaculately detailed in all the run-down future sordidness that Philip K Dick's original inspired. The fact that the plot is really very different from 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep', and the title is borrowed from two other science-fiction writers, is not an issue. Scott brilliantly fused a dystopian future out of the very best and darkest material around, and created something which redefined film science fiction and continues to do so.
Blu-ray brings Blade Runner back to life, with colour and resolution to make the most of the endlessly detailed presentation. Of the range of titles available, this was the film I most wanted to watch first on Blu-ray, and it didn't disappoint me.
To be completely honest, I have now lost track of how many different version of Blade Runner I have seen, and I'm only going to compare this one to the original cinema release. Scott already decided some time ago to get rid of the happy-ending voiceover. To some extent, I wish I had only seen this final-cut version, because it's very hard not to supply the happy-ending in your mind afterwards. The other real benefit of this over earlier versions is the restoration of the footage to pristine condition.

A lot of people have written reviews comparing this disc to US imports, other UK versions of the film, and ordinary DVD versions. Watching Blade Runner: The Final Cut did not inspire me to think about any of those things. Instead, I was left with the warm glow of a gorgeous visual-audio experience, which completely drew me into its world.

For me, that is enough.

Absolutely recommended.

I will never believe reviews again

Hellboy
WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH
I read these reviews below and rented this DVD, like my title says....
never believe, I wouldnt even bother

nothing to write about

Looked forward to this, maybe that's where I go wrong. It was not anything special, an ok film, not impressed with the grainy look, the story wasn't very engrossing & at the end I thought, what a load of rubbish. I even checked it was a blu ray disk I was watching at one point as the picture was so poor & as for the film I was waiting for it to end rather than hoping it wouldn't end.

Best of the 3

This film was simply the best out the Spider-Man trilogy. It had fantastic visuals, a fantastic feel and great acting and dialogue. I've seen that a few people are complaining about how short Venom's screentime is, but can you honestly imagine an entire movie with him in it? I think he had just enough time. The beginning feels rushed, but only a bit, but it manages to catch itself before it goes out of control. It looks and sounds great in blu ray, I reccomend that you get this.

Go Bruce Go

I never heard of this film before and bought it after randomly seeing it on Amazon. Needless to say I wasn't disappointed with the film. The story line is very good and highlights the plight of many people in Africa. It also raises questions of morality about should the west intervene.

This is one of Bruce Willis' best films and it looks amazing in blu-ray.

Story Line....What Story Line...Oh Gooding Did Somebody Say 'Monster' Wopey Do!

Yawn, yawn, yawn, predictable, predictable, predictable. At every possible moment a decision is reached where you the viewer could think, whats going to happen now, i'll tell you now, you'll have already conjoured the answer and sure enough you'd be right. At every step of the story line in the film, did it all fall in to place far to easily considering the attack on LA was quite a serious. Hey presto the US army appear with abslutely no warning or 'seriousness around a table' element to increase your anticipation about the whole saga. The film tries to get you to a plato but fails. I purchased the normal DVD, and I'd say be careful as the filming and script also sound & look sub-standard, fuzzy around the edges. I won't go into any details what so ever, it just not worth the effort. The DVD case goes into saying this is a '$75 Million' film and i'm think where, just show me where. As the initial review of this movie state, Whatever you do, do not buy this film.