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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I bought the regular DVD version of this film a while back and loved the film. I won't actually review the film itself as, there are already plenty to read. This is a review of the Blu-ray edition.
While the picture quality is obviously better, they have totally ruined the sound. I cannot understand why anyone in their right mind would release a version with better picture quality and then go and slap on an inferior audio track. The original DVD version had a DTS track on it and was superb. Even the Dolby track on the original DVD version was far better than this. Basically, it sounds like they have compressed the hell out of the audio on the Blu-ray version, leaving the sound very flat with no dynamics whatsoever. Which is very annoying indeed and ruins the disc.
So, if you already own the DVD, do not be conned into buying this. You will be wasting your money, as I have done. In fact, if you don't own any version of this film and are wanting a copy and have a half-decent surround sound system or better, I would recommend that you buy the DVD and not the Blu-ray, as it is that bad.
Also, the subtitles are hard-coded so you can't switch them off.
Stupid release >:<
While the picture quality is obviously better, they have totally ruined the sound. I cannot understand why anyone in their right mind would release a version with better picture quality and then go and slap on an inferior audio track. The original DVD version had a DTS track on it and was superb. Even the Dolby track on the original DVD version was far better than this. Basically, it sounds like they have compressed the hell out of the audio on the Blu-ray version, leaving the sound very flat with no dynamics whatsoever. Which is very annoying indeed and ruins the disc.
So, if you already own the DVD, do not be conned into buying this. You will be wasting your money, as I have done. In fact, if you don't own any version of this film and are wanting a copy and have a half-decent surround sound system or better, I would recommend that you buy the DVD and not the Blu-ray, as it is that bad.
Also, the subtitles are hard-coded so you can't switch them off.
Stupid release >:<
39 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
What a fantastic film and what a fantastic disaster of a disc. Trust the U.K edition to bring out this superb film with a bog standard compressed Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. The picture quality is better than the standard DVD version but it is crying out for a DTS Master 5.1 uncompressed soundtrack. I hope either the German or better still the U.S. Blu Ray versions come out with the proper audio track this film deserves.
48 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
If you care about this masterpiece I hope you will not order
this BLURAY edition of DOWNFALL. The sound is pitiful !!
The SD DVD from the same label was superb with an engrossing
DTS track and an excellent AC3 track. The BD has NO DTS and
worse AC3 than the R2 SD DVD !!
I am sticking with the British SD disc even with the PAL speed-up
it was and remains still better.
this BLURAY edition of DOWNFALL. The sound is pitiful !!
The SD DVD from the same label was superb with an engrossing
DTS track and an excellent AC3 track. The BD has NO DTS and
worse AC3 than the R2 SD DVD !!
I am sticking with the British SD disc even with the PAL speed-up
it was and remains still better.
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