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. I've marked those ones.
I have also been doing DVD/Blu-ray screen shot comparisons, and this seemed like the obvious place to put them. So that I've done. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| 2008 High Definition Audio Demonstration Disc (a DTS-HD Master Audio sampler) | 2008 | DTS | Yes | - | - | - |
| 28 Weeks Later | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The 6th Day | 2000 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| 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 - added 18 December 2009 | 1984 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| An American in Paris - added 14 December 2009 | 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Corpse Bride | 2005 | Warner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Crash | 2004 | Icon | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Dark City (Director's Cut) | 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 |
| Deliverance | 1972 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Departed | 2006 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Die Hard 4.0 aka Live Free or Die Hard | 2007 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Disaster Movie | 2008 | Icon | 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 - added 15 December 2009 | 1980 | Paramount | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Eraser | 1996 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Fame - added 14 December 2009 | 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) - added 14 December 2009 | 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 | - |
| Hairspray | 2007 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Halloween | 1978 | Beyond | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Happy Feet | 2006 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Heroes | 2006 | Universal | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| A History of Violence - Review added 14 December 2009 | 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 |
| 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 |
| L.A. Confidential | 1997 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Longest Day | 1962 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Mask | 1994 | Roadshow | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Matrix | 1999 | Roadshow | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Men in Black | 1997 | Sony | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Miss Potter | 2006 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| The Mist | 2007 | Roadshow | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| Monsters vs Aliens - Review added 14 December 2009 | 2009 | Paramount | 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 |
| Pulp Fiction - added 12 December 2009 | 1994 | Roadshow | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Pushing Daisies - The Complete First Season | 2007 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| The Queen | 2006 | Icon | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Rambo (Reloaded Edition) | 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 |
| The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | 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 - Review added 14 December 2009 | 1959 | Disney | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Slumdog Millionaire | 2008 | Icon | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - updated 14 December 2009 | 1937 | Disney | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| The Sound of High Definition (a Dolby TrueHD/Dolby Digital Plus sampler) | 2008 | Dolby | Yes | - | - | - |
| Speed | 1994 | 20th C Fox | Yes | - | 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 |
| Total Recall | 1990 | Universal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| The Transporter | 2002 | 20th C Fox | 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 - added 14 December 2009 | 1939 | Warner | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music - added 14 December 2009 | 1970 | Warner | Yes | - | Yes | - |
| xXx | 2002 | Sony | Yes | - | - | Yes |