Well.... I admit am probably the last person who rented and viewed this Blu ray so late but I just had to write about it cause I dont remember when was the last time I was so happy watching a film on Blu Ray. This was extremely satisfying HD experience for me . The most important benefits that stand out in this BD is ... actually i m just gonna reproduce sanjay's statements here cause he just soooo damn right here in his three comments:-
Sanjay wrote:
To my surprise though, when I viewed the movie on blu-ray, I actually enjoyed the movie far more and I was able to see a lot of nuances in the characters this time.
Bang On Sanjay ++++1!!!! Never been so happy with this feeling. i cud never believe this to be possible with a no brainer movie like Dabang but this is so damn true!!
Secondly,
Sanjay wrote:
I thought before I get down to watching '3 Idiots', let me just quickly take a peek at the quality of this blu-ray. As a testament to the movie, inspite of the fact that I had already seen it, I got so involved in enjoying the movie that I ended up watching the whole film and then the extras too.
I suppose '3 Idiots' will now have to wait until tomorrow.
So true agin. I rented Magadheera to watch fully and just take a glimpse at Dabangg PQ but this thing which happened with sanjay happend with me as well- Just had to watch Dabang in its entirety.
And Finally, most importantly,
Sanjay wrote:
I think the actual picture in the blu-ray is not as dull as the screenshots suggest. ... then again having seen the movie in the theater also, I feel the blu-ray is very close to replicating what I saw in the theater.
The prime reason i never got interested before today in checking out this BD was the dull looking SS of a mindless film. But as it turns out, It kind of reminded me - today ! in a flashback of each and every thing I did on that whole day when watched the film in theatre. For a blu ray to be able to do that is more than a 5 star rating. this BD watching comes at a time when I had almost forgotten what Filmic look is all about and The BD format's capability to do it so perfectly , probably because i was busy last few weeks in recent SRK releases of KJO films which are nothing more than enhanced digital HD looks coming nowhere remotely near to filmic looks. A transfer like Dabangg restores my faith in HD format that someone somewhere might be still caring for director's intended vision of a film to get tranferred to Blu Ray.
Although quite late, still, i want to Thank You from the depth of my heart or the review Sanjay... just proves that your reviews are indeed timeless classics. Not to mention, a big thumbs up to the Blu ay manufacturer- Mr Chandna I guess?
Final word: All i can say is Wow!!!! What a Blu Ray!! One more viewing and this could be probably the only disc in my collection which I might buy just for its HD quality and not for the movie's liking. (Yo Anibap, i am kinda thinking like you at the moment
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