Godzilla 2014 (BLU REVIEW)..

(doblu.com) has their review up, and i am afraid it doesn't look good guys.

Here are some snippets:

This is a visually complex film which demands supreme black level adjustment, careful muting of color, and hefty encoding parameters. For Warner’s Blu-ray, “two out of three ain’t bad.” Central here are blacks which may lack the thick density associated with many premium blockbusters, but they cast enough care on the existence of shadow delineation and visual effects to off-set the loss of pure contrast

Likewise, this movie is hardly a delight as the screen swarms with variations of reds and oranges in the midst of browned out locales. Rarely are there instances where patches of green appear flushed. Dour mood is central to the themes. Washed out grays push scenes at sea and a lightly vintage sepia introduces the opening sequences.

From Warner’s recent crop of releases, Godzilla is amongst those which suffer from errant compression. Problems begin early as subtle smearing and noise appears as cameras perform sweeping pans over water. Banding shows up as red warning lights signal imminent danger in the nuclear plant or during prep for the halo jump. Lightly visible artifacting can be spotted in aerials where sharpness is otherwise astonishing. Close-ups are often smeary and mildly waxy. A few manage to escape that fate.

Most of this is restrained to live action. Much of the all-digital computer effects are great, despite some misgivings over smoke. Compared to the theatrical presentation, this finale seems comparable based on memory. The rest? Not so much. Raw fidelity feels lost and energy is sapped when in motion. It’s passable, but the routine of the studio’s wayward encodes is growing tiresome.

Audio issue
One note: At 1:18:02, as a train is derailed, a skip occurred in the audio track. It’s unknown at this whether this was our review copy or something affecting the wider release. As such, for now, we’re ignoring it until confirmation is made.

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There are also screencaps from the actual blu ray in the review as well.

http://www.doblu.com/2014/09/04/godz...lu-ray-review/