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Bleak House (BBC) [Blu-ray] [2005]
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A stunning series which looks incredible on Blu-ray
Review date: 2008-10-29 Rating: 10 out of 10
I first saw this fine series watching a friend's DVD, upscaled on a PS3 on my 1080p TV. It looked perfectly fine, and my partner and me loved it. It's a wonderful show with all-round incredible performances from every single actor. The script is wonderful and the direction and production design second to none. That's why we bought it ourselves on Blu-ray. And wow. While the DVD looked very good indeed, we could not believe just how crystal clear it looks on Blu-ray. It's quite breath-taking, and I'm not just saying that. The series is shot with vast amounts of black and a very muted colour palette, which can often lend itself to graininess when dealing with older material shot on film. Bleak House was shot with HD cameras and the results are here for all to see. Of course, technical achievements are meaningless without a strong script and convincing performances, but that's not a worry here.
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Reviews
Big improvement over dvd.
Review date: 2008-07-22 Rating: 10 out of 10
After wondering if the difference between a decently upscaled dvd and the blu-ray would be significant enough to double-dip, I took the plunge. Having just watched Bleak House on blu-ray and after doing a comparison with the standard dvd I can tell you now that the difference is staggering. Details on things such as food and clothing are clearly defined, whereas on the dvd they appear to be a bit of a blurry mess.
Some dvd's I have are so well produced that the image quality on the blu-ray version is, honestly, only a minor upgrade. In the case of Bleak House, however, I will repeat that the increase in definition is incredible. All that love this series should immediately sell their dvd's and purchase the blu-ray. I guarantee you will be amazed at the difference.
Region Madness
Review date: 2008-02-13 Rating: 10 out of 10
I just thought I'd chime in on the same matter, I live in the UK but have a US region PS3 - like the other two reviewers here I can't believe that Amazon are displaying completely irrelevant and inaccurate information when it comes to regions for Blu-ray movies.
Get it sorted, Amazon!
BLEAK HOUSE Blu-Ray
Review date: 2008-02-12 Rating: 10 out of 10
Quality is absolutely amazing.
I can also confirm that IT IS Multi-Region.
Amazon, are you listening?
Review date: 2008-02-04 Rating: 10 out of 10
As a customer from Canada, I need to know the correct region information for your blu-ray titles.
Your blu-ray listings incorrectly tell us Region 2. Region NUMBERS are for DVD. Region LETTERS (A,B,C) are for blu-ray. In addition, PAL and NTSC are irrelevant to HD material on blu-ray discs.
Listing all your blu-ray titles as PAL Region 2 is inaccurate and will result in LOST SALES from people like me who might believe these discs will not work in North America when in fact, they will. Case in point: "The Tudors".
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Gillian Anderson
Denis Lawson
Liza Tarbuck
Patrick Kennedy
Natalie Press
Creators:
Gillian Anderson (Primary Contributor)
Patrick Kennedy (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
EAN: 5051561000096
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 3
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-02-11
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 480 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2005
Language: English (Original Language)