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Warner Home Video

Released: 10/16/07

Review By: Joshua Noyes

Picture Quality - 4/5

Audio Quality - 4/5

Special Features – 2.5/5

Overall – 4/5

Comments: Warner did a solid job with this transfer. This film is encoded using VC-1 on to an BD50 disc. The colors are sharp and vivid and really "pop" off the screen. The film grain is minimal and I saw absolutely no noise or macroblocking. I was very impressed with night scenes in this film as there contained less noise than what I am accustomed to seeing in night scenes.

In-terms of AQ I would say this was decent presentation of Dolby Digital Plus (DD+). The Surrounds were used nicely, but semi-frequently. The LFE however was not used much at all. The center channel is where this release excels. Dialog can now be heard loud and clear, of which this is a nice improvement over the DVD version of this film.

This release also demonstrates the first use of “Seamless Branching” for the HD-DVD format. They call this feature, “Play The Movie Your Way.” It was neat in that you could select a different direction in which to watch the film. This release also includes several other HD Special Features, which are quite interesting.

In conclusion, if you were a fan of this film at the theaters, I can confidently recommend this purchase.

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