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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"I think it was Bukowski...",
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This review is from: Sideways [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
The FilmWhat a great film. Sideways is one of the few movies based on a book that improves a good deal over its source material. And it is absolutely hilarious. The reason I like Sideways, for better or for worse, is I know both Jack and Miles too well. At one time or another, I've walked in both of their shoes. Alexander Payne reaches a zenith of sorts with his quiet eccentric style. The film blends friendship, the road trip and a party flick. The wine provides an interesting tenor to boot. Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church are completely irreplaceable in their respective roles. They're sort of cosmopolitan R2D2 and C3P0 roadies. The Blu-Ray There's been a lot of complaints over perceived Blu-Ray quality over the standard DVD. I can tell you, the Blu-Ray is better. On a large 1080p screen, there is a noticeable difference. Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael created a unique look for the visuals to give the film a signature feel. All those smudgy light plumes, and glowing highlights come from diffusion and slight overexposure folks, maybe even a shot of digital grading to punch the highlights. None of those things lend themselves to the sharpest end products - the end product is a vintage style soft image. The Blu-Ray IS indeed better. There is no way i would choose the DVD over this. If you don't have a big enough 1080p screen for it to matter, however, the DVD will probably suffice. But come on, at $10 for the BD, why choose the DVD?
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Technical picture quality is poor,
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This review is from: Sideways [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Great movie, which I had in DVD. Bought this as BluRay version, but was very disappointed about the very small image improvement over DVD quality.
21 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Blu-Ray Quality Sub-Par,
By Photoman2010 (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sideways [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
First and foremost; I want everybody to know that I absolutely love the movie "Sideways." That being said, do not waste your money on the Blu-ray edition of this particular film. When I dropped the cash for Sideways Blu-ray edition I was expecting to see sharp, crisp, and beautiful scenes of the Southern California vineyards as well as better sound quality. I didn't get either. What I got instead was a lesson that "NOT" all Blu-ray DVD's are created equal. There is absolutely "ZERO" difference between my standard DVD version and the Blu-ray version of the movie.If I had to guess, it may very well go all the way back to the film equipment that was used to film the movie on set and location. Lesson learned for me :-)
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