`:( the ususal CT stuff again No song access

Looks good to me for a bare bone disc. Thanks sknath for the screen shots, will link from the main site soon (together with the others).

Ali

indiaweekly have it for $16.99 with the handling charge £18.99 i.e less than £13 which is good if like you were gonna order something from there anyway. Otherwise Movietyme are good for £14

I noticed bit rate as low as 3 but mostly above 5.

I found the picture somewhat out of focus, not as sharp as DEI. May be it is due to DVNR not applied, or may be my eyes are tuned to DEI prints.

Rana

either im or is this reply just ???

i didn't think the print was out of focus. Of course it's not as sharp (detailed) as From Hell or Training Day, but I would say that the detail (sharpness) is way beyond Eros and Video Sound transfers. I would even put it on par with The Others transfer.

I can't tell you why, but this picture really makes me laugh.

Hi Faddy,
mine was not a reply, just my impression of the print. I couldn't pinpoint, but I felt the picture was somewhat less sharp than good DEI DVDs. I did play some DEI DVDs to concude this. Of course, I am looking forward to hear your or Ali's views on the picyure quality.

Rana

I haven't seen MK yet, but Indian DVD are usually oversharpened. Maybe what you are seeing with MK is less edge enhancement, which would give the impression of a softer picture.

I don't live in Toronto, I just visit here frequently. I got it from the wholesalers, it should be out in stores soon.

Will there ever be a special edition of MK as mentioned previously, or will we have to accept this bare boned version???

well have to accept this one for now...might get a few extras with the r2 release of the dvd..(hoping)..but were most likely to get the same thing as the r4 dvd.No special edition will be released at this moment...but who knows...a couple of years down the track...maybe..u never now...someone might release it....stranger things have happened(like US companies releasing indian dvds :p )

At 3Mbps to 9Mbps, the bit rate is significantly higher than Lagaan. Anyway, I don't agree that English dubs are the way to go. Dubs are almost always comical - especially for such wide cultural differences like India and US.

Rather dissapointing DVD from Columbia. The DVD fails in both the video and audio departments. Although the DVD maybe better than some of the Eros stuff and most of the Video Sound DVDs, it is definately inferior to some DEI DVDs, what a shame considerign the size of Columbia and also their track record with English DVDs. The most dissapointing aspect is the audio, there is just no life in the sound. I remember watching the film twice in DTS and have been waiting for almost 2 & 1/2 yrs for this title to show up on DVD so I could enjoy the dynamic soundtrack I had heard in the theaters. But guess what, the DVD turns out to be a dud. Shame on you Columbia.
I don't know if Columbia releasing Indian DVDs is such a great idea after all. I mean not only do we have to wait for EONS to get the film on DVD but then the quality is also not upto the mark.

There is always a complaint...Sanjay, not to offend you or anybody else but isn't the dvd already up to standards because it is better then Video Sound and Eros? I always read that everyone wants a better DVD..meaning not Eros or Video Sound..so now we get it (Columbia Tristar) and there is still complaining...

Shame on Columbia? I guess Video Sound or Eros might as well do the DVD because there will always be complaining
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~HrithikRoshan84