Blu-ray movies picture quality reference list

I might have come from the AVS forums, they keep track of that stuff.

I always cringe when people on this forum say what they first bought for Blu-ray because it always seems to be Fifth Element and House of Flying Daggers, and you see where those are on this list.
TimothyB

I might have come from the AVS forums, they keep track of that stuff.

I always cringe when people on this forum say what they first bought for Blu-ray because it always seems to be Fifth Element and House of Flying Daggers, and you see where those are on this list.
TimothyB

I have heard a lot of people saying that HD-DVD is the better format right now. I may buy the add-on HD drive for my 360 today so I will let ya know, But most users i've talked to with a PS3 and Hd-Dvd player have said HD-Dvd > Blu-Ray in picture quality and menus/extras. Disappoints me since I was looking forward to blu ray and not HD-dvd, now I may be going to HD-Dvd and the PS3 extra cost for the blu ray is about worthless until they start using up the big storage space in games.GameCrazed85

I have heard a lot of people saying that HD-DVD is the better format right now. I may buy the add-on HD drive for my 360 today so I will let ya know, But most users i've talked to with a PS3 and Hd-Dvd player have said HD-Dvd > Blu-Ray in picture quality and menus/extras. Disappoints me since I was looking forward to blu ray and not HD-dvd, now I may be going to HD-Dvd and the PS3 extra cost for the blu ray is about worthless until they start using up the big storage space in games.GameCrazed85

Stargate is tier 2???

No way man..i have that movie and it looks brutal!!  tier 4 at the very least

BTW..  corpse bride does look amazing.

 Just because someone wrote about it on the net , even if its from " the horses mouth " you can never trust it. not 100% anyways

     I have an HD-DVD player and a PS3. I can tell you first hand that when it comes to picture Quality HD-DVD is way better. BLU-RAY just made me scratch my head and wounder why i was looking at a grainy picture that in some cases reminded me of regular DVDs.. Stargate for example..wich BTW was given a tier 2.That movie Looked terrable on Blu-Ray. Go to Scene 10 of that movie and you'll see what i mean. Keep in mind that all the forums are posting it at tier 2 not just this one.

 I can compare HD-DVD's worst movie to Blu-Rays best, (Excludeing any digitaly done movies..Happy Feet ..Corpse Bride,There the only two that i'd say are equal in quality) 

You dout that theres a difference then go out and buy an HD-DVD player and find out for yourself..I have, and im telling you that HD-DVD is far better in picture Quality.

      If you have a PS3 and are looking for good quality picture. i'd say go with Casino Royal.Its the only movie that has come close to what HD-DVD Quality is.

My setup KDL-40v2500 sony flat panel 1080 P with PS3 / HDMI H400 Version 1.20a

BTW..King Kong was one of HD-DVD's firs launch titles for the add on, and nothing on Blu-Ray has yet to compare to its quality.

bought silent hill last night and it did not look that great, I have hdmi cables hooked up and a 1080p tv, but still alittle fuzzz, I cant figure out what my tv is projecting in.TJSAGE

That's because Silent Hill was filmed that way. The picture was always a bit grainy as far as I remember (watched it in the cinema), it was never perfectly 'clean'.

Nice list. I still have only 1 and I seen Corpse Bride a couple of times already. Still searching for 1. I might consider 1 or 2 of the others though.

[QUOTE="TimothyB"]I might have come from the AVS forums, they keep track of that stuff.

I always cringe when people on this forum say what they first bought for Blu-ray because it always seems to be Fifth Element and House of Flying Daggers, and you see where those are on this list.
gizmo_logix

A re-release of the Fifth Element has already been confirmed by paidgeed at avsforum.com. (paidgeek is a Sony BD Insider) 

They are even going to have an exchange program for current owners.

That list is old BTW:

New List:

TIER 0- A deeply immersive experience. Flawless or near flawless transfers.

Chicken Little (PCM)
Happy Feet
The Wild (PCM)
Open Season (PCM)
Crank (PCM)(IME)
Corpse Bride
The Ant Bully
A Scanner Darkly

TIER 1- No visible compression, sharp image with many examples of 3D.

Black Hawk Down (BW)(PCM)
Kingdom of Heaven (MA)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (MA)(banding in sky shots)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (MA)
Tears of the Sun (PCM)
Underworld: Evolution (PCM)
Casino Royale (PCM)
Gridiron Gang (PCM)
Nine Inch Nails: Beside You In Time (THD)
Aeon Flux
Sahara
Identity
The Prestige (PCM)
The Marine
Hellboy (PCM)(European Release)
X-Men: The Last Stand (MA)
Goal: The Dream Begins
Mission: Impossible III (crushed blacks)
Eight Below (PCM)
Kung Fu Hustle (PCM)
World Trade Center
Training Day
ATL
Transporter 2 (MA)
Flyboys (MA)
Casanova
The Guardian (PCM)
Into the Blue (PCM)
The Departed (PCM)
The Sentinel
Fantastic 4 (MA)
The Manchurian Candidate
Phantom of the Opera
Good Night and Good Luck
Toto: Live in Amsterdam
The Architect
District B13
Swordfish
The Wicker Man
Invincible (PCM)
Layer Cake (PCM)
The Covenant (PCM)
Babel
The Descent (PCM)(IME) Must update Samsung and Sony BDP-S1
The Pursuit of Happyness (PCM)
Chicago
Pearl Harbor (PCM)
Scooby Doo
Hart's War
Stranger than Fiction (PCM)
Flight of the Phoenix (MA)
Monster House (PCM)
Payback
Behind Enemy Lines (MA)
The World's Fastest Indian
Rocky Balboa (PCM)
Saw III
Bubble



Tier 3- Good
Few 3D effects, some digital noise/artifacting

The Black Crowes
The Lake House
Goodfellas
Rocky
Big Fish (PCM)
The Devil Wears Prada
Hoosiers
Hostel (UK Import)(PCM)
Firewall
The Italian Job
Lethal Weapon 2 (bobbed)
Silent Hill (PCM)
Lethal Weapon (bobbed)
Talladega Nights (PCM)
The Devil's Rejects
Basic Instinct 2 (PCM)
The New Orleans Benefit Concert
Tomb Raider
Sky High (PCM)
The Usual Suspects
Crash
Dark Water (PCM)
Finding Neverland (PCM)
Entrapment
Saw II
American Psycho
Hitch (PCM)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Saw
Planet of the Apes
Broken Arrow
Total Recall
The Punisher
XXX (PCM)
Nacho Libre
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
Employee of the Month (PCM)
Sleepy Hollow (digital noise)
Reds

Tier 4- A bit underwhelmed
Visible artifacting, softness, few if any 3D effects

U2: Rattle and Hum
The Dirty Dozen
The Fugitive (bobbed)
Full Metal Jacket (bobbed)
The Fifth Element (PCM)
The House of Flying Daggers

[QUOTE="GameCrazed85"]I have heard a lot of people saying that HD-DVD is the better format right now. I may buy the add-on HD drive for my 360 today so I will let ya know, But most users i've talked to with a PS3 and Hd-Dvd player have said HD-Dvd > Blu-Ray in picture quality and menus/extras. Disappoints me since I was looking forward to blu ray and not HD-dvd, now I may be going to HD-Dvd and the PS3 extra cost for the blu ray is about worthless until they start using up the big storage space in games.-Damien-

Nah,  King Kong is still the best looking non-animated movie on either format.