Disturbia
Paramount Home Entertainment
Released: 8/7/07
Review By: Ryan James
Picture Quality - 4/5
Audio Quality - 3.50/5
Special Features - 2/5
Overall - 4/5
Comments: I felt this was another solid transfer from Paramount on the Blu-ray disc format. I was however a bit surprised to see that Paramount went with an AVC encode. I was more surprised to see how nice this transfer came out. This transfer averages in the high 20's Mbps bitrate and is presented in a DTS-ES Matrixed 1.5Mbps sound format. There were moments where the image was inconsistent (sharp to soft) but all in all it is quite a sharp movie, especially in the outdoor scenes. The colors were also spot-on and vibrant. The greens of the trees and the blues of the sky REALLY pop in this release. In terms of AQ as mentioned before I listened using the DTS-ES Matrixed 1.5Mbps option and it sounds quite good. I was especially surprised by the amount of LFE. Also the Surrounds get a nice workout and the Center Channel shines as dialog is heard clearly and balanced. I heard no difference whatsoever in terms of AQ from both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD version of this film.
