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on August 15, 2011
I am a big fan of David Lean's films, and the idea of having The Bridge on the River Kwai on a fully realized Blu Ray thrilled me. And then I got this disc.
The movie, of course, is wonderful. The picture, while more than okay was less than startlingly lovely. But the BIG disappointment was the sound -- here remixed into 5.1 channels of compression-free Dolby Digital.
General sound quality, too, was okay. Until, about 20 minutes in, when my speakers started to spit out occasional (say every five minutes) ear-splitting 'cracks" -- the type that long experience tells me can blow a tweeter.
My system has the sound decoded by the Blu Ray Player - a Pioneer BDP-320 -- which then goes to an Onkyo 606 receiver.
Never before (not since)has my system reacted this way to a visually perfect disc.
Anyhow, back the disc went to Amazon. The disappointment remains.
The movie, of course, is wonderful. The picture, while more than okay was less than startlingly lovely. But the BIG disappointment was the sound -- here remixed into 5.1 channels of compression-free Dolby Digital.
General sound quality, too, was okay. Until, about 20 minutes in, when my speakers started to spit out occasional (say every five minutes) ear-splitting 'cracks" -- the type that long experience tells me can blow a tweeter.
My system has the sound decoded by the Blu Ray Player - a Pioneer BDP-320 -- which then goes to an Onkyo 606 receiver.
Never before (not since)has my system reacted this way to a visually perfect disc.
Anyhow, back the disc went to Amazon. The disappointment remains.
on December 15, 2013
Bought for older person and he complained that it was too dark to see the faces. Otherwise it was the actors he liked
on April 8, 2015
Too much fiction about these work camps building the Thailand-Burmese Rail Road.
on April 18, 2010
We brought this film as we are going on a holiday to Thailand at the end of the year. We began researching Thailands history and came across this movie in an internet search one day, so we came to amazon and purchased it!
It's a story that kept us interested for most of the movie. Towards the end it drags out a little bit, to the point where we actually had a conversation instead of watching it. Overall I'd give it 2.5 stars out of 5.
It's a story that kept us interested for most of the movie. Towards the end it drags out a little bit, to the point where we actually had a conversation instead of watching it. Overall I'd give it 2.5 stars out of 5.
