Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Yeah I know "it a Michael Bay film and he a shitty director blah blah blah" But he knows how to make a great blu-ray DVD. Transformer 2 has the most perfect picture and audio compared to the blu-rays I already have. Minor points off for the picture not filling the screen. Walmart sells that version but it copies The Dark Knight where it only some shots were taken with the IMAX camera. Still awesome picture quality. Did not see any grain at all. No artifacts or edge enhancements. Nothing! I didn't think the picture was too bright or too dark. Nothing was distracting at all. My eyes were raped.
Audio is where it shines. Love love love the surround sound in this movie. Even the studio logos in the beginning are reference material. How the stars in the paramount logo rotate around. The sounds follow right along on the back speakers. It is sweet to hear. The best scenes to show off your surround sound would probably be the beginning battle or the forest scene where Optimus fights 3 decepticons.
If your looking for a story, this is not the movie for you. Besides this blog post is not about the story in Transformer 2. Merely stating that if you want a blu-ray to show off your home entertainment system, than this is the one. You may remember that a few weeks ago, I complained that studios don't put a lot of effort into making their movies look and sound good. If you need a quick refresh click here. Those same studios should buy this film and learn what a blu-ray should be. Transformers 2 is what blu-ray is made for. Not for studios to resell their old movies on blu-ray to milk it for all it worth. A disgrace to blu-ray IMO.
P.S AVS forums are saying about the IMAX version is that some people notice the volume was a bit low compared to the other version. Can be quickly solved by bumping up the volume.
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