PREDATOR Ultimate Hunter Edition.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

It looks like the Technicians have went completely overboard with the DNR on the new Predator blu-ray. I don't usually put a lot of faith in screencaps but from reports, it looks like the same people who worked on Fox's Patton may have been let out of their padded cells again!

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-...9-10-a-13.html ........ scroll down and prepare to be shocked.

[sam tyler]

I have to say that although I was considering getting rid of my original UK Blu- ray of Predator to get the new one and now after seeing those screencaps I am so glad that I waited.

I for one will not be upgrading or more appropriately downgrading for this new release

I know the older release has issues but at least it doesn't look like it was filmed in Madame Tusauds

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

It looks terrible.Be interesting to see what other reviewers have to say about it.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

In fact, hometheaterforum has a review up.

[sam tyler]

OK, that review has made me even more pleased that I still have my original disc.


someone commented after that review that hopefully Aliens doesn't suffer the same fate,

now that's a scary thought.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Don't say that! I'll lynch someone if they do.

[the blob]

I had my suspicions about Predator when it was revealed it was to be a new 'digitally remastered version'. I don't think the old version looks that bad at all.

I'm worried about the Alien set too. When i got my Quadrilogy set I already noticed they'd done some cleaning up to Aliens compared to the original dvd. The original was quite grainy in parts and it looked a little too clean on the newer version. I'm hoping James Cameron had time to get involved and make sure it's done right.

[broonage]

Does anyone have a link to screen grabs comparing the first and new release?

The screen grab from the new ed looks ok to me.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by broonage

The screen grab from the new ed looks ok to me.

You don't see that there's absolutely no fine detail, not a hint of grain and an Arnie that looks like he belongs in a Pixar movie?

[broonage]

Originally Posted by stevoj

You don't see that there's absolutely no fine detail, not a hint of grain and an Arnie that looks like he belongs in a Pixar movie?

I thought he was created by Pixar.

You're right, but it still looks ok (better than my DVD release that's for sure!!), that's why i want to see comparisons to the old disk. I almost bought it on the weekend.