Product: Mad Max (1979)
Rating: 5.0
finally on blu-ray
Yes it may be "bare bones" compared to newer blu-ray releases(this isn't critereon), but this version rocks. I've seen mad max probably 102 times starting on VHS as a kid, and i'm just noticing all the details (badge numbers, signs, brands, etc) i've never seen in any of the other releases. Picture quality to me is awesome (just noticed the Nightrider has a small tattoo on one of his toes). Thats how much detail you'll see. I don't see any fan of the road warrior or mad max being disappointed by this. As mentioned in other reviews, the superior australian audio track is on by default which after seeing the special edition release from a few years back is the way to watch it. I watched a few times through with the sub-titles on just to catch some of their slang/colloquialism's. I really didn't notice any issues with color or noise in the movie. Everything was just very sharp on a 2009 1080P 27" dell IPS PC monitor. I don't have hi-def audio running from my PC so I can't comment on the HD sound, otherwise everything was great. Per the product description the DVD is an actual seperate disc unlike HD-DVD releases that put the DVD on one side of the HD-DVD disc. So you basically get 2 copies albeit one that is SD. If you're looking for the truely objective review, I'd check out dvdbeaver dot com for their eventual review.