Mooooltipass: Like Mother, Like Daughter

[amirm]

 

[DonR]

What a great film. So many stand-out performances.

 

[restorer-john]

Multipass! Now it's stuck in my head again. Thanks Amir.

 

[restorer-john]

What a great film. So many stand-out performances.

So true. I just love that film.

 

[Somafunk]

Big Badda Boom!

 

[AlexanderM]

Love it.

 

[JSmith]

The 5th Element is a great movie... one of my fav's;

I really want a multipass now...


JSmith

 

[theREALdotnet]

Aziz, LIGHT!

 

[yavormoskov]

Today I don't feel well so had to call out. I think I will download this movie and watch it in my bed.

 

[Gorgonzola]

One of my favorite rewatcher flicks.

 

[Ken1951]

Thought about ordering on of these. Like, because!

And her daughter is a stone look-alike. And was great in Black Widow. Russian speaking and martial art practitioner!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/996230...arch_query=multipass&ref=sr_gallery-1-5&frs=1

 

[ryanosaur]

Ha! I don't know how many times I've watched that movie! Too many for sure...

Bzzzzzz!

 

[JSmith]

Today I don't feel well so had to call out. I think I will download this movie and watch it in my bed.

Ok, in the spirit of this thread... I'm dusting off the bluray (also have the ol' dvd) on my various movie collection shelves tonight and watching this again too.

JSmith

 

[amirm]

Speaking of blu-ray, Fifth Element was part of the first three (?) Blu-rays released by Sony. The used MPEG-2 codec which produces very lousy picture quality given the noisy film source. It created massive riots in streets by enthusiasts, forcing Sony to re-release it later using the more advanced H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec. Sony made a lot more patent royalties from MPEG-2 and had a lot of pride in it; hence forcing the early titles to be MPEG-2.

We were in HD-DVD camp and despite lower bandwidth of the format, our WMV codec with close collaboration with studios created far better quality. This forced Sony's hand to switch to H.264 per above in later releases.

 

[Somafunk]

Haven’t watched it in a few years, I’ll see if it’s on netflix/prime……………5 mins later, nope but it’s on Apple TV in 4k for £3.99 so that’s my viewing sorted for Friday night .

BIG BADDA BOOM

 

[Ken1951]

Got it recorded on the Hopper. Watch it regularly.

 

[BDWoody]

Such a well done, clever movie. Definitely on my short list of favorites.

 

[JSmith]

Blu-rays released by Sony. The used MPEG-2 codec which produces very lousy picture quality given the noisy film source.

Yep, some of the first BD's were basically just upscaled SD thrown on a BD and were terrible PQ, not to mention some using horrible amounts of DNR causing detail to be lost. I'd rather 'film grain' than poorly applied DNR.

I kept my DVD until a better BD release came out, as learnt my lesson with a few bad releases.

HD-DVD

I liked HD-DVD and was disappointed BD won the format war... each could have had it's place in the market.


JSmith

 

[Ron Party]

For those who might like to see the images side by side:

 

[Guermantes]

I think the hand and multipass have been Photoshopped-in on the daughter's photo. The hands look too similar.