I don't believe anyone could have done the series better justice then Sam Raimi as the director and the great cast and effects teams he led. The trilogy is truly a sight to watch in the Blu-ray format; the first film is presented in 1.85:1 aspect ratio while the subsequent two are framed in 2.40:1 and all look amazing. In almost every aspect of the movies the detail, color, and depth of image are represented in a way that needs to be seen to be believed. Sony should be commended for the care they took in these transfers and they are a high water mark for action films to emulate. Audio is presented in many ways, English: PCM 5.1 English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 and Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1; all language tracks are mixed amazingly well and sound stunning. The mixing is truly the high point of the audio, sound levels are just right, and the channel usage is bang on across the board. Any of these films are a must have on Blu-ray, but the Trilogy edition is the true star. While there are minimal extras considering the trilogy aspect, the ones they have are relevant and entertaining.
2001: A Space Odyssey is a groundbreaking masterpiece in films and is a classic sci-fi movie. The movie centers around two astronauts on a mission to Jupiter and their AI-driven computer HAL who controls the ship. The movie is complex, interesting, and a true treat to watch as the astronauts discover something is wrong with HAL and try to survive the journey. This movie is Stanley Kubrick at his best and features his signature amazing cinematography and beautifully used cinematic score.
The movie has been restored to a pristine state on Blu-ray and since it was originally filmed on 70mm in the 2.2:1 aspect ratio it is perfectly suited to this high definition format. Every color, detail, and light level is crisp and spot on. This disc is true reference grade for the movie and needs to be owned by any fan. On the audio front it is presented in uncompressed PCM as well as Dolby Digital 5.1; while it sounds amazing, the mixing is front heavy so there is not a large amount of surround exposure; regardless, this movie sounds great. Finally on the extras front the disc is loaded with documentaries, making of entries, and a great commentary by the two principle actors. All of these features are great and they add a huge amount of depth to the movie. 2001: A Space Odyssey is a true classic and thanks to the great care given to this Blu-ray package it is truly one of the Blu-rays you MUST own.
Article comments
1 - Bill
What a horrible top 10 list.
2 - Daniel
No Sin City?
No Matrix?
Pan's Labyrinth?
I assumed you were going to take into the account the film's overall quality as opposed to which film has the best picture and sound quality....
3 - the truth
why does it say top 10 when there are only 5?
4 - Travis
Nice list. I would've liked to see Sunshine crack the top 5 but your top 3 redeemed it all! Good list.
5 - Will
invalidated for liking SpiderMan 3
6 - mike
hahahahaha so true about liking spidey...and dude this list is awful, i couldnt come up with a worst list and im not even kidding.
7 - scott
tobey and spiderman do not belong anywhere near this list
8 - Adam
This list is indeed quite saddening with an exempt for save few Blade Runner, Fifth Element and such. Let's do a proper list yes?
#10 Lord of The Rings Trilogy. -It's simply beautiful to behold in blu-ray. Even Sam's obvious desire for Frodo's loins can be ignored when it's in blu-ray.
#9 Avatar - While Newer yes. It is still worthy if not destined for blu-ray. Just try. TRY. not to get an erection while watching this on blu-ray. I dare you.
#8The Shining..If you haven't relived the original horror of redrum in blu-ray. You sir, have no soul.
#7The Martix. - Don't argue, Just take the damn red pill and experience it.
#6 Fight Club. The first rule of fight club is, you do NOT watch fight club in Standard Definition!
#5 Inception, Whilst I admit this is merely in here for my own love of it. It truly is a mind blowing experience. So it must be on blu-ray. Only natural correct? You wouldn't trip acid and then hang out at the dentist's office, Noooo! You'd trip and go to disney land.
#4 The Boondock Saints. - I killed your cat you druggie bitch
God.
What?
Why?
Because I thought it would bring closure to our relationship.
Fair enough?! Blu-ray. NOW.
#3 The Godfather. - If you haven't seen this on blu-ray by the time you read this comment. You lose your man card. CHUCK NORRIS DOES NOT APPROVE.
#2 V For Vendetta. I need no witty remarks or quotes for this one. Do you remember? Remember remember the Fifth of November. If not, You need to remind yourself via blu-ray.
And Finally my number one. Out of the sheer love I have for this movie and it's never ending beauty.
#1 Man On Fire. - Heavenly Justice. Nuff' Said.
9 - LB
@Adam... now thats a REAL list!!!