Flatliners
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Released: 7/3/07
Review By: Joshua Noyes
Picture Quality - 3/5
Audio Quality - 3.5/5
Special Features - 2.5/5
Overall - 3/5
Comments: I have to say I am somewhat unimpressed with this overall disc. For this release Sony surprised me and went with an MPEG-2 encode. The bitrate averages in the mid-20's Mbps range. The picture was very inconsistent. It was quite grainy and soft at time and sharp at others. I also found a fair amount of noise in the dark scenes. Colors also seemed a bit washed-out and less vivid then other recent Sony encodes. In-terms of AQ this release is average. I listened using the PCM 5.1 4.6 Mbps option. The Surrounds and LFE were used often, they just didn't have that powerful sound I have now grown used to hearing when listening to a Blu-ray PCM track. The center channel is used nicely as dialog is crisp and clear, again though lacking the power of previous Sony PCM releases. I was a bit let down with this release. It is however a decent improvement over the DVD of this film. I would recommend this purchase only for fans of this film.
