Poor Blu-ray Steelbook Transfers

Jason Bourne

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So I wanted to start a thread dedicated to just bluray steelbooks with poor bluray transfers that include poor picture quality and or poor audio quality.


This list is ONLY for STEELBOOK BLURAYS not regular blurays. This way we know which steelbooks have blurays inside them with poorly transferred content be it poor picture quality or poor audio quality.

Im really-really hoping people will contribute to this thread and the mod's will hopefully make this thread a sticky please!

Reason I have started this is that I have regular amaray versions of movies that I now have on steelbook and since I don't keep doubles for the most part I don't wanna end up selling or giving away the regular amaray if it has the better transfer over the steelbook. Also this thread would serve purpose for those that just want the best transfer and obviously as an informational list for steelbook fans when making future steelbook purchases.

We can mange a list in the first post that will be continually updated for neat organization. When submitting a possible bluray steelbook for this list please try and remain objective and consider the technical aspects only of the transfer. Were not trying to put transfers on here that for the most part are okay or ones with a minor flaw here and there. Were trying to put transfers on this list that are just outright poor. If you object or think a bluray steelbook has made the list in error please post up and voice your reason why it is in error. We would like to keep this list as accurate and objective as possible.

When posting a bluray steelbook with a poor transfer please specify the following:
-Title of bluray steelbook
-Country of bluray steelbook
-If multiple releases then which release is the bluray steelbook
-A small description of what is wrong with the transfer

THANKS HDN! :)


I will start:

1) Fight Club DE. Poor picture quality and audio. The regular amaray version is much-much better.
2) Gladiator Worldwide before the recall. Way too much DNR used. Studio did a disc swap program for a new re-mastered transfer. All new releases since have the re-mastered disc.
3) Resident Evil 1 CA (Worldwide?). Just looks like an upscaled dvd picture quality wise.
4) Highlander UK. Varying degrees of picture quality from scene to scene.
5) Shogun Assaisan UK. Poor picture quality.
6)Red Cliff NL. Theatrical cut is shorter then other releases and poor audio.
7)Casino Royal DE. Poor audio quality (Dolby 5.1)
8)Tears of the Sun DE. Poor Audio quality (Dolby 5.1)
9)Faster DE. Poor Audio quality (Dolby 5.1)
10)Dusk Till Dawn CA. Poor picture quality
11)Sucker Punch DE 1st edition. German audio problem with popping noises. Disc swap program offered for replacement by studio.
12)Flash Gordon UK. Poor audio and picture quality.
13)Blade Worldwide. Wrong aspect ratio & poor picture and audio quality.
14)Kick Ass IT. Poor audio quality for English (only Dolby 5.1)
15)Equilibrium CA. Wrong aspect ratio. Cropped to 1.78.1 when it should be 2.35.1
17)The Patriot DE. Poor audio quality (Only Dolby 5.1 for English)
18)Polar Express CA. Poor picture quality (newer remastered releases have fixed this) and loss 5.1 audio quality
19)Superman Returns CA Poor picture quality (newer remastered releases have fixed this) and loss 5.1 audio quality
20)Memento CA. Newer re-mastered version was releases with better picture and audio quality
21)Akira UK. Poor picture quality
22)Batman 1989 CA. Poor picture quality
23)Shooter DE. Only has DD 5.1 audio
24)Dances with Wolves DE. English audio has slight issue in that it is 7.0 instead of 7.1
25)Last Samurai CA. Only DD 5.1 audio
26)Ghost Rider DE. Only DD 5.1 audio (PCM 5.1 on UK disc)
27)XXX DE. Only DD 5.1 audio (PCM 5.1 on UK disc)
28)Letters from Iwo Jima DE. Only DD 5.1 audio (True HD on USA disc)
29)Underworld Trilogy Set DE. Poor audio quality
30)Wanted G1 Steelbook DE. Poor picture quality.
31)Expendables Extended Cut DE. Poor picture quality.
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Highlander - UK

Some scenes look amazing but then others are absolutely terrible

Audios good though which is the main thing as its a brillinat soudtrack!
 
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Good thread steelbook86, just a thought maybe you can add for Good Bluray steelbook transfer to?

For the good Audio & Visual transfer I can say for now it will be Tron [DE], I don't know about other country released, I just have the Germany released :)
 
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I think this is a good idea, but perhaps we should take it a step further & post what edition is superior?

I tend to add disc(s) if there's extended versions or remarkably better audio. I don't have 2 TV's next to each other, so it's often hard to know what video transfer is better however.

Couple off top of my head:

Red Cliff - NL (Theatrical version. International version is twice as long & 7.1 TrueHD)
Casino Royal - DE (5.1 Dolby. Collectors edition is TrueHD & bonus disc)

Just depends how deep we want to go into this. Then you could go into ones that have no English subtitles....
 
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Good thread steelbook86, just a thought maybe you can add for Good Bluray steelbook transfer to?

For the good Audio & Visual transfer I can say for now it will be Tron [DE], I don't know about other country released, I just have the Germany released :)


^^^ That would make for a really long and complicated list Elena I think. The idea is to know which one have a bad transfer thus if something is not on the list then you know it has a good transfer. Make sense ?

If anything "s7v7n's" idea below isn't bad about listing a bad transfer steelbook and then listing where you can find a better transfrer disc to replace. Again if you peeps wanna run with this idea let me know and we can add that.

I think this is a good idea, but perhaps we should take it a step further & post what edition is superior?

I tend to add disc(s) if there's extended versions or remarkably better audio. I don't have 2 TV's next to each other, so it's often hard to know what video transfer is better however.

Couple off top of my head:

Red Cliff - NL (Theatrical version. International version is twice as long & 7.1 TrueHD)
Casino Royal - DE (5.1 Dolby. Collectors edition is TrueHD & bonus disc)

Just depends how deep we want to go into this. Then you could go into ones that have no English subtitles....


^^^ no lets just stick to poor audio and picture quality. Otherwise we will get into no subs, forced, subs, etc, etc, etc, lol. The idea is just a simple list or it will get complicated. Again just my two cents.... Im not the maker of the rules, lol, this is meant to be a forum resource.
 
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Are you sure about:

2) Gladiator Everywhere before the recall. Way too much DNR used. Studio did a recall and all new releases have the re-mastered disc.

The Studio did not do a recall but offered a free swap when the re-mastered disc was available.
 
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Are you sure about:

2) Gladiator Everywhere before the recall. Way too much DNR used. Studio did a recall and all new releases have the re-mastered disc.

The Studio did not do a recall but offered a free swap when the re-mastered disc was available.

my bad. your right its not a recall but a disc swap. Ill take that out.
 
Shogun Assassin looks bad because it's Shogun Assassin and that is how a hack job looks. I doubt it could look any better.

Now for a real poor transfer, look no further than the Flash Gordon UK steelbook. The US transfer is superior in every way.
 
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I recall Faster DE was in 5.1 DTS-MA. I will have to double check.

I think not, this site is pretty accurate.

http://www.bluray-disc.de/blu-ray-filme/faster-2010-blu-ray-disc
http://www.bluray-disc.de/blu-ray-filme/faster-2010-steelbook-blu-ray-disc

If you can confirm it that would be great. I don't own the movie.

ill leave it on the list for the time being.

Great contribution to the list so far Ninja's. This could be an invaluable resource for us all going forward. This is why this is best bluray and steelbook forum on the net. period. :ninja: :)
 
Kick-Ass italian Steelbook has only 5.1 Dolby Digital English Audio and 5.1 DTS-HD for Italian Audio.(Don't know if it counts as a poor transfer but it's worth mentioning in my opinion for those who buy it not only for the aspect of the SB).
 
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