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from the sample
V 10
A 10
this one looks as good as a rip to me, didnt see any black and white in the sample and not heard of any yet. but who knows, ill watch it now

My fav time of the season. Dreamlight has dvdr out already.. So this is pretty impressive to see this released so early.

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Video - 9
Audio - 10
Movie - ? Probably will be awesome.

Oh yeah! Bring on the Oscar season which means many more screeners for us.

I very rarely get surpirsed in terms of movie releases , This has to be one of the most surprising moments of my online career.
watched the sample
Its visibly better then the dvd screener of things we lost in a fire
gOING BY SAMPLE ONLY

V : 8
A : 8
MOVIE : tbc

Might grab the dvdr if its confirmed that there are no black and white bits or property of markings

from sample

Video - 9 would be a 10 if it werent just a bit hazy but dont mistake me for a complainer cuz this is awesome!

Audio - 9

Movie - cant wait to see it tonight

Going on what I've read elsewhere, I dont believe there are any property of msgs or bw scenes or anything like that...what an amazing job pukka's done ...we all bow to pukka...

Nope, none of that stuff! Quite simply, this copy is better than 90% of the DVD screeners I've seen. And on top of that, an excellent movie!

V: 8.5
A: 9.0
M: 7.5

THANKS!

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Originally posted by fizzyk
I very rarely get surpirsed in terms of movie releases , This has to be one of the most surprising moments of my online career.
watched the sample
Its visibly better then the dvd screener of things we lost in a fire
gOING BY SAMPLE ONLY

V : 8
A : 8
MOVIE : tbc

Might grab the dvdr if its confirmed that there are no black and white bits or property of markings

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I hate this time of year because of the weather, but I'm very happy to see these releases coming out before Dec. It's a great sample and lots of love for your efforts guys.

V-9
A-9
M-8

V:8 / A:9 / M: We'll see in 157 mins

Great work PUKKA, keep it up.

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looks all good from what ive seen so far, seems a tad bit blurry but it just might be my eyes do to old age. nice and early.. and something i actually wanted to see.

Vid-8
Aud-8
Mov-8

All i can say is thanks for all the guys that brings these releases because without them we would have to go to the movie theatre! So my heart goes to them! Great job!

is it just me or this movie is a lil bit dark?

this i my favorite time of season thank you so much quality is top quality big up scartown

F*('n RIGHTS

hehe this movie looks so awesome, and the fact that the real gangster and cop were on the set all the time adds to the awesomeness cant wait to sit down n watch it

v9a9m?? doesnt look dark to me adjust ur settings?

reminds me of the centropy days *sniffles*

Viva La PUKKA.

V:9
A:9
M:8

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Originally posted by kkdark
is it just me or this movie is a lil bit dark?

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Very nice PUKKA. I have to give you some major props for this release. I was pretty excited when I saw this had pre'd. Great start to awards season.

V: 8
A: 8
M: ? (Watching in a bit)

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Originally posted by kkdark
is it just me or this movie is a lil bit dark?

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a little dark ,but very watchable ,8,9,9

Here's a real rating:

v6 (it's DARK!)
a9
m8 (great!)

It shouldn't matter if we can fix the darkness factor ourselves.... this rls is very dark! The video should not be rated higher than a 6 because of that OR for even the fact that this rls is out before it hits theaters. If you rate the video based on a dvdcr it sucks! That's just the way it is.

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V:9 A bit hazy
A: 9 Regular stereo
M: 8 Could have been a bit shorter

Props to Pukka for a great release

For a DVDSCR I would expect better, but this is early and it's a DVDSCR! Everything that's needed to be said about it has been by other posters: Dark/hazy/fuzzy/et cetera. Perfectly watchable, wonderful release.

V-7.5
A-8
M-?

Edit: Even on my standalone this is very very dark. Will definitely have to tweak the color settings.

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WOW! What a great thing to find when waking up this morning! Great work Pukka!

Going from Sample...

v-8
a-8
m-?? Gonna watch tonight - can't wait!

v: 7.5
s: 9

Yeah video is a bit dark but can be fixed

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With regards to the darkness issue...
I'll be the first to admit that when played back on my laptop it did look kinda dark, however when played back on the TV it looks absolutely fine, no complaints at all from me!

Excellent release!

Agree with previous poster .... on a stand alone looks great

9's all around

v 8
s 8

m???

i lurv the dvdscr

props to pukka

Gotta Love Awardseason.
GoGo PUKKA! Sample: 9/9/?

V - 7 (Good video but dark but contrast and brightness work wonders you know
A - 9
M - still watching 9 so far. Enjoying it. Just waiting for me kebab to watch the 2nd half

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thx pukka. great release.

V-9
A-9
M-8

very nice release, thx pukka

v-9
a-8
m-7

Good Movie, and yes a bit dark but still very watchable.

8/9/9

audio

:MOD EDIT: ..repost your question in the newbie section please. -V

First thanks to PUKKA. An Oscar contender many say and we have this quality rlse out so quickly. It is dark though. Seldom mention this because can easily correct with what I play it on. This rlse as well but not the best result I've had. Also there is some haziness, blurriness, lack of vibrant color and a few other things. All very minor. Sound is great. Long movie am almost finished. First class. Kudos again to PUKKA

7.5/8.5/?

What a movie. 9

nice movie, but too dark. why? ripper's mistake or that's just the way it is.
and mistake about runtime in nfo
157 mins doesn't mean 1:57, pukka.
anyway, nice rip~~

v:8 (hazy, dark, but youll never hear me complain about a great movie getting released a week before the big screen...)
a:9 (no complaints)
m: watching soon

V: 8.7 A little bit dark but nothing the overlay option couldnt fix, disc 2 seems to be better.
A: 9.0
M: 9.4 (Wow, best movie ive seen this year so far)

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Originally posted by Tomovie
nice movie, but too dark. why? ripper's mistake or that's just the way it is...

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pukka does it again!
mad props, and thanks of course for this special treat

it's not as great as some dvd scr's i've seen, it actually bears more resemblance to that of a VHS screener in terms of picture quality, well okay it's not that bad... but like everyone else said, it could be a little lighter and colorful, and sharper too.

either way it's completely watchable and of course thanks to pukka again for providing this to us so early!

as dvdscr:

v-7 washed, dark, not sharp
a-10 ac3 audio, perfect quality
m- watching now, i have very high hopes based upon other people's posts!

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Originally posted by jicjak
Interesting point. Will know in 9 days or so.

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all i have to say is WOW, its not dark, the audio is nice and crisp on my sorround sound...

the sample, was dark, as for the divx, after put on dvd and played on my tv, no darkness...


9/9/9

Ran it through Vdub and and adjusted the brightness/contrast. Also applied a sharpness filter. Greatly improved the video quality, but it took over 5 hours to process while I slept last night.

V=9 - After processing.
A=10 - Excellent!
M=? - Saving it for the weekend to watch with friends. Looks to be a good movie while previewing it...

Way to go PUKKA!

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:MOD EDIT: ..repost in the Newbie or Encoding section please. These are the comments forums. -V

Thick Newbie needin help

This question has probably been asked a thousand times but ,here goes, How do I download the movie??I've downloaded movies from other sites ok but I can't find a download link on this site.Any help would be greatly appreciated

:MOD EDIT: ..you're right, it's been answered a thousand times and roughly a thousand users have been banned. READ THE RULES! -V

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Originally posted by X400
F*('n RIGHTS

hehe this movie looks so awesome, and the fact that the real gangster and cop were on the set all the time adds to the awesomeness cant wait to sit down n watch it

v9a9m?? doesnt look dark to me adjust ur settings?

reminds me of the centropy days *sniffles*

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How anyone gave it a score of video 9 is beyond me ?

If you want to fix it adjust the colour balance not contrast/brightness your get better results especially if you use QT trailer as a reference

Heres a before and after

http://www.picturepile.net/files/mf...hywrlizzlzl.jpg


XIII

All VLC did was correct the audio during playback. It still encodes severly out of sync and I am tired of spending more than four hours encoding this shit. I guess I have to find a new encoder then...

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Originally posted by XIII
How anyone gave it a score of video 9 is beyond me ?

If you want to fix it adjust the colour balance not contrast/brightness your get better results especially if you use QT trailer as a reference

Heres a before and after

http://www.picturepile.net/files/mf...hywrlizzlzl.jpg


XIII

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Watched the sample and it is indeed dark. Its not unwatchable though and the sound seems excellent.

Pukka with an amazingly early release.

Very dark

very dark, this one. but good otherwise

V-7.5
A-8
M-looks violent but good


Thank you Pukka

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No way is this a dvdscreener. unless it was recorded through Analog. there are just so many things wrong here - the picture has extremely bad contrast levels:


http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5528/levelspd7.png

i mean, that's just ridiculous!
talk about low dynamic range! that's just about half of normal!!!

this makes the film extremely dark, and the colors dull.

and if that's not enough, it's too blurry.

oh, and the audio is only 2ch. understandable due to the length, but i don't get the point of 2ch ac3 - either go original 5.1 audio, or mp3.

v-5.5
a-7
m-?

Dark, but guess what? Watch on standalone DVD player ( and your TV), turn up the brightness and you got yerself a movie.
Good job, PUKKA-and the release date not till next weekend here in NY!

V- 9- just a tad dark
A- 10 ( I used Dolby 5.1)
M- 8.5 ( I'm picky, but great flick)

V 8(bit dark and very pixilated in some parts)

A 8.5

M 10(loved it)

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Video needed serious adjusting once played on standalone dvd and tv. Audio dual stereo. No black and white scenes, no watermarks.

So, I'm rating it AS IS:

V=5
A=8
M=10

I was glued to my seat!
Burn it and adjust tv setings and you're fine.

after re-encoding with vdub, playing with levels and saturation - (had to use my new Q6600 for SoMETHING... 1.5hours while surfing and watching mpg4... sweet)

still looks like crap.

after watching the crisp, vivid colors of the trailer from imdb - this looks PATHETIC.

the trailer show clearly: this movie is NOT DARK, NOR DOSE IT USE A BLAND GRAYISH PALETTE.

where are the days of the LOTR dvdscreeners??? for just a few seconds of "property of" and "for your consideration" we had REAL QUALITY. 5.1ac3, crystal clear picture, almost indistinguishable from retail!

so, i'm re-evaluating the score:
v - 4 (like a TS, without the bad AR and flickering. most TCs are superior [see Hostage TC for reference)

at least the audio is fine. with the slew of bad R5s we had this year, that's a blessing.

AWFUL RELEASE - DO NOT DOWNLOAD EXPECTING EVEN VHS QUALITY

It may very well look less than VHS quality on a newer plasma or LCD... but not unwatchable on any older TVs.

Strong pixelation during dark scenes.... audio perfect, video at least a 7.5 during lighted scenes, during dark scenes it does get pretty bad, but I only noticed one at the beginning that even looked bad.

Haven't finished watching the film, looks interesting but rather go out and have some Chinese.

7.5/9/?

V- 7
A-10
M-??
For everyone who watched the movie, what adjustments did you make to the brightness?

I have to agree the video quality is crap. Still looks like crap after playing around with the level controls. Audio is fine though. Someone would probably still use this as an audio source in a latter release. Movie is very deep. A must watch!

V - 4 (as a DVDSCR)
A - 9
M - 10

A: 9
V: 9
M: will watch tonight.

maybe its a dvdscr and the darkness is some kind of security... no?

For a being so early, you really cant complain.

yep take notes...

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i got this movie thinking of what the hell else to add to my archive and watched it and liked it a ton, than i give it off to my father he gives it a run and loves it also, than i come to find out that its not due into the movies until november, so forgot the awards were around, great movie, great quality, A+ to you guys!

V: 8
A: 8
M: 9

you guys are out of your mind the movie didnt feel dark to me at all, i think its a great release and you should start putting out your own stuff if you want to see better, lets see how many connects from the awards you can come up with!

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V : 7
A : 8
M : 7

Unable to convert to dvd due to some fault with cd1. Played ok as DivX, but is a bit dark.

It's all been said. Couldn't be happier with this release... just flawless.

v - 8
a - 9
m - 10

Many thanks to PUKKA for keeping the scene alive; you guys have been there and through it all are among the best.

I shall burn it... onto a dvd.

I will get you guys all laid if you ever get down to san antonio. Any ladiez in the group I will handle personally.

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sidenote***

when i converted to DVD using WinAVI, it did make the movie darker than the original. i had to use ver 7.6 for it to come out normal.

the avi looked fine when viewed on STD def 4:3 using a phillips p643 and on my pc. i understand it's a little darker than intended, but it's not like its unwatchable. if you haven't already grabbed this one, pay your isp bill and get on the ball cause not only is the copy awesome, it's a great movie too.

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oh, and the audio is only 2ch. understandable due to the length, but i don't get the point of 2ch ac3 - either go original 5.1 audio, or mp3.

v-5.5
a-7
m-?

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i have never seen so many rate a movie incorrectly. looks as if all the newbies and even some regulars just lost it rating the video.

am i glad to see the release yes.
but don't let being glad to see a release blind you to what you are supposed to report here.

does being glad make the video look even OK the way it is ,hell no.

never seen so damned many lairs in one place saying it's not dark. it is way to dark. you have to be a fool to say it's not.

it's way to dark to try and watch on any damned thing .

if you know anything about how to correct the brightness and contrast you can repair this video and make a good movie out of it.

I'm sure most posters here have no idea how. because they think it's good already.

tell the truth i think no one will come here to see how a movie rates after the lies told here about this one.

this site needs some trusted people with a brain and not blind posters to give a true rating and kick the newbies off .

a lot of fools rated this one way to high . I can no longer pay attention to ratings here with crap like this being posted you have to see for yourself
V- as is 5 almost worthless. after repair V -8

A-8
M-8

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Video - 8/10 - great video, a little dark, no messages, and it just came out
Audio - 9/10 - sounded great
Movie - 7/10 - long but good to say the least

Video: A little dark and hazy, kind of annoying on a computer but thank god I have a KVCD to burn for my TV. Thank god it's SCREENER season!

Audio: Perfecto, no major complaints at all.

Movie: Watching now, looks damn good though. No wonder it's out on DVDSCR.


V: 8
A: 9
M: ?

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Well said, not sure what has possessed people to becoming lying bastards all of a sudden.

V = 5 (6 at best, very dark even in the day time and without adjusting the brightness. black peoples faces are very hard to see and almost look like like shadows

A = 9

M = Not watched, wait for a better release.

Video quality is horrible. Very blurry.
Audio sounds very nice.
Movie? Havent finished watching it.

V 4
A 9
M ?

V 3
A 7
M ?

Video is horrible. Dark Dark Dark. Unwatchable. Worst screener Ive seen in long time. So far, every release of this is unwatchable.
SKIP!