Product: A Clockwork Orange (1972)
Rating: 5.0
Blu-ray much better than DVD
My comments only concern the DVD versus Blu-ray issue.I have an older version of the DVD (Stanley Kubrick Collection, white box) and the Blu-ray version. My experience has been that DVDs mastered in high definition look identical to the Blu-ray version (either on a Blu-ray player or an upconvert DVD player). In this case, the Blu-ray version is MUCH better. The differece is much like the samples used in stores to show the difference betwee regular and high definition--you know, grainy on one side sharp on the other.Although my DVD version is widescreen, it is old enough that it is not enhanced for widescreen TVs. As a result, it is only as wide as a full screen version and with widescreen aspect ratio it looks like a postage stamp in the middle of the screen. Even worse, the transer is not very good. In general, the colors are brighter and the details sharper on the Blu-ray version. This may not matter as much as it does for 2001 (where, again, the Blu-ray version is much better), but the better picture using the whole screen is so much better!That would be enough to recommend the Blu-ray version, but it also has several special features, including a commentary track, a documentary, and a featurette. The only extra on the DVD version is the trailer (which I don't even consider a special feature anymore).In this case, the Blu-ray is definitely worth it, even if you already have the DVD version.