The Host
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Released: 7/24/07
Review By: Kimberlee Noyes
Picture Quality - 4.5/5
Audio Quality - 4.5/5
Special Features - 3/5
Overall - 4.5/5
Comments: The PQ of this Korean modern-day classic is pristine. It is encoded in VC-1 and is often in the low 30's Mbps range. I saw little to no grain or film debris. This was pleasing considering much of the film's scenes are dark. Colors were spot on, especially skin tones. I also saw little to no noise or macroblocking. In terms of AQ this films does well. It made good use of all channels in a 5.1 set-up. I listened using the DD+ 5.1 1.5Mbps option. It used the surrounds frequently and made good use of dialog in the center channel. This film had little to offer in terms of Special Features.
