THE DARK KNIGHT releases 12/9

[Rob Babcock]

I didn't get a chance to see The Dark Knight in the theater so I'm pretty stoked to pick it up on DVD.

 

[j_garcia]

Thanks your input here, j. Ya know, this is the ONLY movie I saw in the theater this year. I thought to myself that I should have waited for the BD, because I fully predicted it would look so much better at home.

While that may or may not be the case, you do have a point about the darker color palette. OTOH, some dark films like the Underworld series look very, very good.

I notice this type of stuff. Admittedly, I am trying to do it to a lesser extent. Still, I do try to support better transfers with my money when I can. In this case, I want the movie anyways, and I will end up supporting a less than ideal transfer, which I am led to believe did not have to be the case.

And if my PQ expectations are to be lowered, I do hope to be more easily satisfied.

What it comes down to, is these guys are literally TRYING to find flaws. Yes, those add up to somewhat of a loss in total PQ, but ultimately when I look at those comparisons, what I still see is that the BD is quite a bit better than the DVD. As long as it looks and sounds good, I will be satisfied, because I enjoyed the movie. While I do notice the difference between a great transfer and a bad one, if I like the movie, it matters a lot less

 

[Chopin_Guy]

I will be going out at midnight to get mine---thats for sure. I'm just stoked to have the experience at home....although seeing at the IMAX here in Houston was pretty spectacular....Oh I will interested to see what the do with the IMAX scenes. If you looked through any of the extras on the Batman Begins Blu-ray they put that entire opening scene that is on IMAX as an extra and I thought it looked fantastic....

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I will be going out at midnight to get mine

You are too crazy.

I'll definitely get it on Tuesday, but not midnight.

 

[ErinH]

I ordered a Panny bd35 and it's supposed to be in 12/11. I currently have a Samsung bd5000 that I'm taking back to CC, and the 30-day return policy ends Wed.

So, I either wait until Thurs to watch DK on my panny 35, or I take the chance of me getting f'd with by taking the samsung back to CC on Wed. Sometimes stores give you a hard time about this stuff...

 

[Bluesmoke]

I didn't get a chance to see The Dark Knight in the theater so I'm pretty stoked to pick it up on DVD.

DVD? Yuck!

Where's yer blu-ray playa!?

 

[j_garcia]

I will be going out at midnight to get mine---thats for sure. I'm just stoked to have the experience at home....although seeing at the IMAX here in Houston was pretty spectacular....Oh I will interested to see what the do with the IMAX scenes. If you looked through any of the extras on the Batman Begins Blu-ray they put that entire opening scene that is on IMAX as an extra and I thought it looked fantastic....

I bought Batman Begins just to see that scene I still haven't watched the whole movie yet (I recently rewatched it on HD DVD though). They are going to re-release it on IMAX for a while, so I will likely have to try to get over to see that.

 

[EJ1]

Just got word that Netflix is shipping TDK BD to me tomorrow. w00t!

 

[j_garcia]

Here is an excerpt from the HDD review:

The 35mm-based footage is certainly no slouch, but there is an added sharpness and depth to the IMAX-originated footage that raises the bar for what Blu-ray is capable of.

That said, the whole of the transfer is excellent. The source is absolutely spotless, with no defects and a smooth, clean veneer. Blacks are quite simply the richest I think I've seen on a Blu-ray, and contrast is never too hot or too flat. The image pops with wonderful depth -- it is never less than three-dimensional -- yet remains natural and appealing. Color saturation is likewise rich, with splashes of deep primaries and not a hint of chroma noise, bleeding or smearing. Fleshtones are also accurate, except in situations of intentional stylization. Shadow delineation is also exemplary, with even the darkest areas brimming with fine textures and detail.

Unfortunately, my caveat is that there is edge enhancement that results in visible edge halos. While the encode is otherwise rock solid -- I found no artifacts, such as aliasing or pixelization -- the edge enhancement, if slight, is clearly visible in longer shots (such as the parade sequence). It is the only element of this presentation that deserves any knocks, though hardly a fatal flaw. In all other respects, 'The Dark Knight' is a stunner.

In other words, I don't think we have a lot to worry about in terms of PQ

 

[DTS]

Mine is scheduled to arrive via UPS from Amazon tomorrow.

 

[Skuggi]

I'll be swinging by to pick it up after I drop the GF at work, granted it's an hour wait in the parking lot but I'm not wasting gas and it should help insure I get a copy.

 

[gus6464]

LOL my wife wants to go at midnight to get the BD at our local BB since they doing midnight opening and come home and watch it. She was out and about shopping today and say signs all over the place at target and all of a sudden got the urge to watch it again.

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

I'm about to head over right now and get it. I'm not going to watch it tonight, but it will save me the crowd tomorrow.

 

[aberkowitz]

Came in the mail yesterday courtesy of pre-ordering from Warner Brothers online!! Probably going to wait for the weekend to watch... too much going on with work this week.

 

[j_garcia]

I was hoping mine would arrive from WHV yesterday but it didn't. Hopefully it will be here today.

 

[j_garcia]

I have it in my grubby little hands right now. Picked up an extra copy in case mine doesn't show up because we are having movie night this week just for this moive Then I will give the spare to my dad

 

[ErinH]

My stinking panny BD player won’t come in until Thursday. I KNEW I should’ve waited to take back the Samsung player until after I watched DK.

Moral: never put faith into Amazon free shipping.

 

[gus6464]

I went to BB last night at midnight and the line was freaking loooooong. I've seen lines like this for games and console launches but never for a movie. Once I got inside from what I saw the majority of people were buying the BD so I guess that is a sign that it's finally going to take off bigtime. Also saw that BB was selling the Panasonic BD35 for $249 which looked like a pretty a good deal. Haven't seen the movie yet tho

 

[j_garcia]

See other thread in the sources area: BD35K for $199 at Costco.

I was just at Frys at lunch and they were almost sold out of the BDs on the shelf. It was by far the largest number of copies of any BD I've seen on the shelf on release day and that means they've sold a lot so far. Plenty of SD DVDs on hand.

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

The lines weren't bad at my local store last night. I'm watching right now.

Why was the opening sequence in a different aspect ratio?