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 | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 2009 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| 28 Weeks Later | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The 6th Day | 2000 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| 9 | 2009 | Madman | Yes | - | Yes | No |
| Across the Universe | 2007 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The African Queen | 1951 | Beyond | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| After.Life | 2009 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Aliens vs Predator - Requiem | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Amadeus | 1984 | Warner | Yes | - | 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 |
| Animal Kingdom | 2010 | Madman | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Babel | 2006 | Paramount | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| Batman Begins | 2005 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | Disney | 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 Book of Eli | 2010 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Bourne Identity | 2002 | Universal | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | 2007 | Universal | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| The Box | 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 |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Blu-ray 3D | 2009 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Cloverfield | 2008 | Paramount | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Cool Hand Luke | 1967 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Coraline | 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 | 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 | 2009 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Dog Day Afternoon | 1975 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Doghouse | 2009 | Eagle | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Donnie Darko | 2001 | Anchor | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Dr. No | 1962 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Dumbo - added 30 August 2011 | 1941 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| DVE HD Basics | 2008 | Beyond | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Easy Rider - added 31 August 2011 | 1969 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Edward Scissorhands | 1990 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Elephant Man | 1980 | Paramount | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Eraser | 1996 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Falling Down | 1993 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Fame | 1980 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Fantasia - added 31 August 2011 | 1940 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Felon | 2008 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Fifth Element | 1997 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| First Blood | 1982 | Universal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | Paramount | 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 |
| Gamer | 2009 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Gattaca | 1997 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Gigi | 1958 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Gladiator | 2000 | Universal | 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 | 1939 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Great Expectations | 1946 | Beyond | 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 |
| In the Loop | 2009 | Madman | 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 | 2009 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| L.A. Confidential | 1997 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Law Abiding Citizen | 2009 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same | 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 | 2001 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 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 |
| Metropolis | 1927 | Madman | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Michael Jackson's This Is It | 2009 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Miss Potter | 2006 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Mist | 2007 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Monsters, Inc. | 2001 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Monsters vs Aliens | 2009 | Paramount | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Moonwalker | 1988 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Nanny McPhee | 2005 | Universal | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Nine - added 30 August 2011 | 2009 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Nowhere Boy | 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 | 2005 | Universal | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Psycho | 1960 | Universal | Yes | - | 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 | - |
| The Road | 2009 | Icon | 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 | 2009 | Universal | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Se7en | 1995 | Roadshow | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Shakespeare in Love | 1998 | Universal | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Shaun of the Dead | 2004 | Universal | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Sherlock Holmes | 2009 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Shine a Light | 2008 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Shrek the Third | 2007 | Paramount | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| Shutter Island | 2010 | Paramount | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Siege | 1998 | 20th C Fox | 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 |
| Tomorrow, When the War Began | 2010 | Paramount | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Total Recall | 1990 | Universal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Toy Story | 1995 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Disney | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Transporter | 2002 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Two Hands | 1999 | Icon | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Wake in Fright | 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 | 2009 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |