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Movie2099

Audioholic General
Yeah, that's a lot.
Now that big box retailers are out of the picture for physical disc releases, these studios and boutique labels can increase the costs. Disney has been jacking up their steelbook costs to around $40 to as high as $50.
 
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dolynick

Full Audioholic
I saw the Tombstone 4k was put on a 66gb disc. Disney is so freaking cheap! 100gig disc should be automatic. The movie should at least be 80gigs, but now has been compressed to under 66gigs. I hate it when movie studios do this to their movies. All the Avengers movies are on 66gig discs. So, 2.5-3 hour movies are coming in at 56ish gigs when you try to rip them. Hahaha that's horrible. Yet, I'm ripping older movies from the 90's where the studio put them on 100gig discs and they're coming at 80+ gigs. I just ripped Schindler's list and it was a 90gig download. Any movie over 2 hours should automatically be put on 100gig disc. Give us, the paying customer the best possible version of your films. That's all we ask. :D
I think the amount of grain in older movies tends to inflate the bitrate requirements. It's maybe not just being cheap. Digital cameras tend to be cleaner images and there's less dither to try and bake into the encoding for of the video. You're right that they can just throw more bitrate at something if they have determined that it is not actually adding anything quality-wise, I can understand saving a few pennies in production cost if they can.
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
Now that big box retailers are out of the picture for physical disc releases, these studios and boutique labels can increase the costs. Disney has been jacking up their steelbook costs to around $40 to as high as $50.
I don't have a reason to buy most Disney movies as their releases tend to be average. I am OK with $40-50 if there is good content and worth while AQ and PQ improvements. $60 is pushing it, except that it is Arrow, who recently have done really well with many of their remasters.
 
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AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
I saw the Tombstone 4k was put on a 66gb disc. Disney is so freaking cheap! 100gig disc should be automatic. The movie should at least be 80gigs, but now has been compressed to under 66gigs. I hate it when movie studios do this to their movies. All the Avengers movies are on 66gig discs. So, 2.5-3 hour movies are coming in at 56ish gigs when you try to rip them. Hahaha that's horrible. Yet, I'm ripping older movies from the 90's where the studio put them on 100gig discs and they're coming at 80+ gigs. I just ripped Schindler's list and it was a 90gig download. Any movie over 2 hours should automatically be put on 100gig disc. Give us, the paying customer the best possible version of your films. That's all we ask. :D
You hardcore. I’ll just be thankful to get Tombstone, Dark City, TRON Legacy, and The Hunt on 4K remastered.
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
I think the amount of grain in older movies tends to inflate the bitrate requirements. It's maybe not just being cheap. Digital cameras tend to be cleaner images and there's less dither to try and bake into the encoding for of the video.
I agree that newer digitally shot movies are so much cleaner and don’t require as much size (80-100GB) to look awesome.

Many older movies still look like crap even if they are put on 300GB. :D
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
Dark City is pretty, well, DARK lol. So I am curious to see a review of the PQ and AQ before I plop $60 down for it. If it gets a good review, I might be interested. I just rewatched it about a month ago.
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
Dark City is pretty, well, DARK lol. So I am curious to see a review of the PQ and AQ before I plop $60 down for it. If it gets a good review, I might be interested. I just rewatched it about a month ago.
Even on 1080p I thought the dark scenes looked awesome. So I bet the remaster 4K will look awesome.
 
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Cos

Audioholic Samurai
Is it just me or is the audio mix really good on the 2nd season of Last of Us. Probably because I love accoustic guitar, I was impressed with the first episode. Hoping the claimed Dolby Atoms Mix picks up when the decide to put action back in the series ;)
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
Second episode was a lot of action; action that wasn't in the game. And the band-aid ripped off for those that didn't know that was coming.
 
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Movie2099

Audioholic General
Second episode was a lot of action; action that wasn't in the game. And the band-aid ripped off for those that didn't know that was coming.
I never played the games, but knew this was coming. I have no idea what happens after this, but can kind of guess a revenge tour is going to be happening. Though, I still don't know what they're going to do for 2 more seasons? There are only two games, how much more can they do? Or will the following seasons just include small things from the games and the writers thought up new ideas?
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
I never played the games, but knew this was coming. I have no idea what happens after this, but can kind of guess a revenge tour is going to be happening. Though, I still don't know what they're going to do for 2 more seasons? There are only two games, how much more can they do? Or will the following seasons just include small things from the games and the writers thought up new ideas?
This season I think only goes up to the next phase, which is Seattle. The majority of the story happens is in Seattle, but the game concludes with a phase in Santa Barbara. I am guessing SB will be in the next season. The long "coming this season" bit at the end of the first episode seems to only show events in Seattle. S2E2 changes things up significantly from the game, but the important points and the end result are the same. The scene where "it" happens has slightly changed characters, but the events of it are nearly identical to the game.

The game plays out differently, in that you spend time with the current events while you get to know your character and the events of the current story, then aspects are revealed through flashbacks. Neil Druckman in an interview said why they happen in a more linear sequence mostly in the show: you are not as "connected" to the main characters when watching vs. playing because you don't have the same "survival" mechanism where you are invested in your character making it through. Druckman has indicated he wants to do more with the show than what is in the games.

A third game has been teased, but nothing concrete and no timeline. If it is coming, it has to come in the next year or so. On completion of the second game, the main story arc is fairly well wrapped up, but enough open questions that there can be more to it.
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
Second episode was a lot of action; action that wasn't in the game. And the band-aid ripped off for those that didn't know that was coming.
I need to catch up and watch S02 E01-02.

I didn't even realize "Last of Us" is based on a video game. :D
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
I need to catch up and watch S02 E01-02.

I didn't even realize "Last of Us" is based on a video game. :D
The first game came out in 2013, so it has been around. It is right up there with some of the best story telling in a game I've seen. The second installment, which S2 is based on, came out during Covid (2020) so a bit more recent. Part 2 won game of the year that year, with a record number of awards.
 
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