yukichigai
Mar 2005
Video Tech Geek
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I'll rate the movie, but lemme hypothesize here for a minute.
Personally, my guess is that the source mVs used did come on a DVD. Given the quality of the video it isn't hard to see why a casual viewer might think it's an actual DVD SCR. I suspect that mVs simply scanned through randomly to make sure audio was in sync rather than watching the whole film start to finish, hence why they didn't notice the cig burns or any of the other "identifying" markers that indicate this is a TC of some variety.
Now, as to what this is... my guess is, honestly, an R5 that originally had forced (but not hardcoded) subs, hence why the bits with the birds and SLH aren't subtitled. If it's not an actual R5 (i.e. not russian) then it's some equivalent. Clearly the video is transfered from film, but it's done at a professional level. The audio doesn't show any of the obvious markers that indicate transcoded AC-3 audio, which makes me pretty certain it originated from the studio.
There's one other, very obscure possibility based on the screen Grim posted, that being a DVD meant for use in a private or semi-private theater that uses all digital equipment. (The kind some hollywood producer/writer/etc. might have, though the PAL format video makes me pretty sure it isn't from hollywood) That would explain the "piracy dots", warning screen and even the cig burns being present on a DVD, as all can be used to identify the originating copy fairly definitively.
Anyway, enough pointless speculation, on to the rating. Rating as a TC...
Video - 9.8: Absolutely stunning. No funky colors, no scratches, dust, or noise (even block noise) in the picture. Indistinguishable from a DVD save for the piracy dots, one-frame watermarks and cig burns. I do have to deduct 0.2 points for not having subtitles for the two subtitled jokes (the birds and Santa's Little Helper).
Audio - 9: Some of the effects are out of phase, so the left and right channels occasionally cancel each other out. (or at least cancel the sound effect out when it's played on a mono or center channel speaker) It's sped up due to it being a PAL transfer, but I'm not deducting points for that since it appears to be a studio transfer. Other than that it's great audio.
Movie - 8: I've already reviewed it once in the Pukka TS thread, so I'll be simple and to the point: moments of unbridled hilarity broken by longer periods of "just normal" funny. Very entertaining and a worthwhile way to spend roughly 90 minutes. I hope to see more Simpsons movies in the future.
Bottom Line: Screw the nuke, get this release. If mVs had called this an R5 (a lie, probably) nobody would have been the wiser, which just goes to show how retarded the scene gets sometimes. It's a great release, easily mistaken for DVD quality. Until the retail DVD is released you won't find a better copy out there. (Probably; you can never be too sure what some enterprising pirate will get their hands on next)
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