Encore une mauvaise revue de l'image de la nouvelle édition bluray, par Home Theater Forum qui sont relativement gentils d'habitude :
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/t ... er-edition
"Video Quality
2/5
The film’s theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 is presented here in 1080p using the AVC codec. From the moment one’s eyes spy the Twentieth Century Fox logo in all its soft, buttery ooze, it’s obvious the film has been heavily scrubbed with massive amounts of DNR (there isn’t a speck of grain in sight), and while edge enhancement hasn’t been heavily applied, there’s enough there for it to be unmistakable on several occasions. The shots that have always been soft now take on an added mushiness that’s ugly and almost unwatchable, and naturally countenances appear waxy and unnatural after all of the digital processing. Color is nicely saturated, and black levels are good. It also appears that the picture has been brightened a bit from the darkness levels of the original Blu-ray release, but that isn’t much compensation for a picture that doesn’t look at all like film.
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this new Blu-ray edition is definitely a step back in terms of video quality from the original Blu-ray edition"
Ce que le même site (un autre chroniqueur) écrivait sur le premier bluray :
"VIDEO QUALITY:
3/5
Like the high definition release of Commando, Predator is superior to the DVD in terms of detail, depth, and colour resolution (it's also encoded in MPEG-2 suggesting this title was prepared long ago but put on hold for to coincide with the release of AVP-R). But Predator also has problems with its original photography as well. Some shots are out of focus when the eye craves a razor-sharp image. Despite this, I never understood PQ ratings of DVDs and laserdiscs of the past. Many times the releases were given perfect scores when compared to the transfers of that era. I’ve always disagreed feeling the film was never up to par. The film has always had excessive grain, hot reds (look at Arnold’s shirt at the beginning of the film or the helicopter ride into the jungle), and average contrast with poor black levels. This Blu-ray disc does seem a bit different from the earliest Predator releases in such that reds aren’t as hot anymore and grain has been reduced somewhat, but image contrast remains average and black levels a bit high just to look into the “shadows” a bit more. Colour resolution is better with a bit more saturation and with more natural jungle green and less pale skin tones (benefits of going to HD). But fine picture detail included on this disc always gave me a desire for more. It seems like whatever print Fox has used for this film has stayed consistent for the past fifteen years. Can Predator ever look any better? I don’t know. I'm still bothered that sometimes the colour temperature of some parts of the image can appear pink or purple too. Just look at the "white" backgrounds (DVDs had same problem). I do question these things since HD allows us to put our favourite films under a microscope. HD has increased the demands of consumers for the best image possible. Even though I am happy to view Predator in HD and the benefits are clearly seen, my (possibly unrealistic) expectations can get the better of me. The aspect ratio is 1.85:1 and the black unused portion of the screen is at the top of the image"
