I write reviews of Blu-ray discs for Australian HI-FI and Sound and Image. My editors have kindly permitted me to post them here after each issue has passed its shelf life.
The reviews aren't long. I typically have to average around 350 words of body text, for page layout reasons, so they can be bit of a challenge. Some of the early reviews were of HD DVD discs, before that format's demise. The columns show which relate to HD DVD, which to Blu-ray (the great majority) and which to both.
I have also been doing DVD/Blu-ray screen shot comparisons, and this seemed like the obvious place to put them. So some of these entries have my reviews, some have the comparisons and some have both. They are marked appropriately in the table below so you know what you're getting.
Enjoy.
| Movie | Year | Company | Blu-ray | HD DVD | Review | Screen shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Monkeys | 1995 | Universal | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| 2008 High Definition Audio Demonstration Disc | 2008 | DTS | Yes | - | - | - |
| 28 Weeks Later | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The 6th Day | 2000 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| 9 - added 20 August 2010 | 2009 | Madman | Yes | - | Yes | No |
| Across the Universe | 2007 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Aliens vs Predator - Requiem | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Amadeus | 1984 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Amélie | 2001 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| An American in Paris | 1980 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| An American Werewolf in London | 1981 | Paramount | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Babel | 2006 | Paramount | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| Batman Begins | 2005 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Beetlejuice | 1988 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Big Fish | 2003 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Black Hawk Down | 2001 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Black Sheep | 2006 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Bonnie and Clyde | 1967 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Bourne Identity | 2002 | Universal | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | 2007 | Universal | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| The Box - added 19 August 2010 | 2009 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | 1993 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 1969 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Cars | 2006 | Disney | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Casablanca | 1942 | Warner | Yes | Yes | - | Yes |
| Chicago | 2002 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 2005 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Cloverfield | 2008 | Paramount | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Coraline - added 20 August 2010 | 2009 | Universal | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Corpse Bride | 2005 | Warner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Crash | 2004 | Icon | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Dark City | 1998 | Reel | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Dark Knight | 2008 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | 2008 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Death Race | 2008 | Universal | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Deer Hunter - updated 19 August 2010 | 1978 | Universal | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Deliverance | 1972 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Departed | 2006 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Die Hard 4.0 | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Disaster Movie | 2008 | Icon | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| District 9 - added 19 August 2010 | 2009 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Dog Day Afternoon | 1975 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Dr. No | 1962 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| DVE HD Basics | 2008 | Beyond | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Edward Scissorhands | 1990 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Elephant Man | 1980 | Paramount | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Eraser | 1996 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Fame | 1980 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Felon | 2008 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Fifth Element | 1997 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| First Blood | 1982 | Universal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fringe (The Complete First Season) | 1980 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Fugitive | 1993 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Full Metal Jacket | 1987 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition) | 1987 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Gattaca | 1997 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Gigi | 1958 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Godfather | 1972 | Paramount | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Godfather: Part II | 1974 | Paramount | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Golden Compass | 2007 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Gone With the Wind - updated 20 August 2010 | 1939 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Hairspray | 2007 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Halloween | 1978 | Beyond | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Hangover | 2009 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Happy Feet | 2006 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 2009 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Heroes | 2006 | Universal | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| A History of Violence | 2005 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Hollow Man | 2000 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Independence Day | 1996 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| In the Line of Fire | 1993 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Inglourious Basterds | 2009 | Universal | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Into the Blue | 2005 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Iron Man | 2008 | Paramount | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Jumper | 2008 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Knowing - updated 19 August 2010 | 2009 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| L.A. Confidential | 1997 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same - updated 23 August 2010 | 1976 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Logan's Run | 1976 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Longest Day | 1962 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - updated 20 August 2010 | 2001 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - updated 20 August 2010 | 2002 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - updated 20 August 2010 | 2003 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Mask | 1994 | Roadshow | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Matrix | 1999 | Roadshow | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Men in Black | 1997 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Michael Jackson's This Is It - added 20 August 2010 | 2009 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Miss Potter | 2006 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Mist | 2007 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Monsters, Inc. | 2001 | Disney | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Monsters vs Aliens | 2009 | Paramount | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Moonwalker - added 20 August 2010 | 1988 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Nanny McPhee | 2005 | Universal | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Nowhere Boy - updated 20 August 2010 | 2009 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Omega Man | 1971 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1975 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Pan's Labyrinth | 2006 | Foreign | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 2004 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Phone Booth | 2002 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Pride & Prejudice - added 21 August 2010 | 2005 | Universal | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Psycho - added 30 August 2010 | 1960 | Universal | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Pulp Fiction | 1994 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Pushing Daisies - The Complete First Season | 2007 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Queen | 2006 | Icon | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Rambo | 2008 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Ratatouille | 2007 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| RoboCop | 1984 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Searchers | 1956 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Serenity | 2005 | Universal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| A Serious Man - added 20 August 2010 | 2009 | Universal | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Shaun of the Dead - added 20 August 2010 | 2004 | Universal | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Sherlock Holmes - added 20 August 2010 | 2009 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Shine a Light | 2008 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Shrek the Third | 2007 | Paramount | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Sin City | 2005 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Sixth Sense | 1999 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Sky High | 2005 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Sleeping Beauty | 1959 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Slumdog Millionaire | 2008 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Sound of High Definition | 2008 | Dolby | Yes | - | - | - |
| Speed | 1994 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Star Trek | 2009 | Paramount | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Star Trek Season One | 1966 | Paramount | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stardust | 2007 | Paramount | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 2007 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 1974 | Foreign | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| This is Spinal Tap | 1984 | Universal | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Total Recall | 1990 | Universal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| The Transporter | 2002 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Wake in Fright - added 19 August 2010 | 1971 | Madman | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | 2006 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| WALL-E | 2008 | Disney | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Watchmen | 2009 | Paramount | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| We Were Soldiers | 2002 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Wicker Man | 2006 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Wild Bunch | 1969 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Wizard of Oz | 1939 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music | 1970 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| xXx | 2002 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Y tu mamá también | 2001 | Icon | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Zombieland - added 20 August 2010 | 2009 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |