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Saintade


Favourite actor:	Jeff Tracy
Favourite director:	James Cameron
Favourite film:	Field of Dreams

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About me:	Big music and film fan, particularly Doctor Who, Star Trek (early) and good sci-fi films like Contact, Abyss, Close Encounters. Also big fan of musicals, Moulin Rouge, Fiddler, Chitty, West Side Story. Collector of Gerry Anderson series, with all series from Four Feather Falls to New Captain Scarlet.

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31/01/2012

22:41: Saintade rated Doctor Who - U.N.I.T Files 4.0 stars
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15/01/2012

12:56: Saintade rated Apollo 18 2.5 stars
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Recent review

Ultimate Thunderbirds , 24 September 2008

Thunderbirds - Blu-ray (6 discs)
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Many fanboys (myself included) were concerned about how an HD widescreen transfer of this classic series would fare. Well, prepare to be amazed. The picture has indeed been cropped to fit a 16:9 widescreen format, but it barely notices. Each shot has been carefully cropped so as not to remove any heads or key elements. In fact mostly, all that seems to have gone is the strings above the heads, which is no bad thing. It's almost like looking at the series for the first time. The colours are simply stunning in 1080p, particularly scenes in the Hood's temple where reds and golds glow with intensity.
Character scenes are best, with a crystal clear image throughout and little sign of any artefacts. The model shots are a touch grainy, which is to be expected as many shots were taken with high speed cameras and slowed down. But it certainly does not spoil the enjoyment. The high definition also gives an opportunity to see more of the detail. I was watching projected on a large screen and the model and puppetry detail is astounding when you look closely - it tends to go unnoticed on a standard TV screen.
The picture has been cleaned up well- the annoying vertical line seen on stock footage when TB2 takes off has gone at last, and the sound through a good 5.1 system is incredible...my sub-woofer expelled a satisfying blast of cold air round my legs when TB1 took off. They seem to have cured the echo effect on dialogue scenes that spoiled the 5.1 mix of the standard DVDs as well. Barry Gray's brilliant music soundtrack sounds more brassy and punchy with a little more treble/bass definition than I remember, and pumped up to a good volume, the whole soundtrack simply rocks with energy. All in all, a fantastic treatment of a groundbreaking body of work that Gerry Anderson is rightly so proud of. Get your copy now! 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

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