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Film, DVD & Blu-Ray DVD Reviews
Latest film & DVD reviews from the Audio Venue staff.
 

Welcome to the Film & DVD reviews section. Here we give you our opinions on the latest DVD's we've been watching, including opinions on sound, picture and other areas. Click on a DVD title for more information.


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Braveheart Braveheart
Action

Picture: 88% much improved
Sound: 96% Way beyond the original, There are certain bluray releases of classic films that clearly show just how improved a soundtrack can sound with the new codecs and this is one of them.
 
Race to Witch Mountain Race to Witch Mountain
Kids/ Action

Picture: 87% very good performance
Sound: 91% Sound better than picture, this movie will test your subwoofers
 
Speedracer Speedracer
From the creators of The Matrix

Picture: 83% A little over blown on the colours
Sound: 86% Stunning sound effects, but in Dolby Digital only, shame
 
Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli
Vivere - Live In Tuscany

Picture: Picture 94% Starts in the evening and finishes late into the night.
Sound: sound 92% recording is superb and you feel as if you are there in the audience. It's the best music Bluray we have seen.
 
Sin City Sin City
Action

Picture: Picture 93% Superb picture. A fantastic test of your screens black level ability.


Sound: Sound 91% Immersive sound. Adds enormously to the already fantastic picture in this Frank Miller sexy graphic novel classic.
 
Diana Krall Diana Krall
Live In Rio

Picture: Picture 82% a high rating for a live concert
Sound: Sound 93% DTS-HD is exceptional
 
Casino Royale Casino Royale
A new James Bond

Picture: 90%, if it where not for the greenish/ yellow hue in the opening chapters we would have rated this higher, very good never the less.
Sound: 91% Very good, just make sure your amplifier is showing DTS HD Master on the display.
 
The Dark Knight The Dark Knight
Following on from Batman Begins, director Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale reunite for The Dark Knight.

Picture: 98% As good as it gets, use of full frame cameras in some scenes gets the full 100%, our reference Bluray
Sound: 98% Perfection from start to finish.
 
The Island The Island
Adventure

Picture: 78% Opening scenes all very good, we put this down to all being shot in a large studio with good lighting.
Sound: 82% No DTS although superb sound, chapter 22 is destined to become a favourite demo scene, music in the background very much like "Heat"
 
Incredibles Incredibles
Kids

Picture: 85% stunning detail and colours
Sound: 80% Bass frequencies can get carried away on some scenes
 
Madagascar Madagascar
Kids

Picture: 85 % Would have been perfect if the scenery shots where moving
Sound: 76 % great sound tracks.
 
Dark Blue Dark Blue
Action/ Thriller

Picture: 68% not bad
Sound: 52% dissapointing upto chapter 8 there is a lip sync issue. (region 2)

 
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