Signs [Blu-ray]

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high expectations that lead to a let down [Posted on 2008-07-08]
M Night Shyamalan does a great job of teasing you into believing that his movies are much more interesting than they turn out to be. The Sixth Sense was a great movie full of suspense and the unexpected. The previews for Signs made it seem equally frightening and interesting. Alas, it was not. Mel Gibson's character's crisis of faith was not enough to make the movie worth sitting through. I had to write this review because I saw it had only 3 reviews so far, each giving it 5 stars... and it is definitely NOT a 5 star movie.

Entertaining, thrilling and suspensful! [Posted on 2008-07-16]
Ever wonder what it would be like for you and your family to encounter creatures from another world. Well step into the shoes of ex Reverend Graham Hess as he and his family discover crop circles in their back yard just to hear about similar crop circles on the news. Grip your emotions and stir your senses. Get ready for a well paced, edge of your seat suspensful thrill ride. Definitely recommended.

Great movie, excellent transfer onto Blu-ray [Posted on 2008-07-25]
This is one of those movies you can watch over and over again. I've been waiting for Blu-ray so I could watch it in the best picture quality. The clearness of the blu-ray is excellent. Very happy with the movie on blu-ray.

Impressed with Blu-Ray transfer; pretty good movie also [Posted on 2008-08-07]
When reviewing Blu-Ray movies, I almost feel like two reviews are needed. One review for the Blu-Ray and quality of the audio/video transfer, and another review for the movie itself. Right now, I am focusing more on the Blu-Ray audio/video quality with some mention about the movie. Mainly because when I am shopping for Blu-Rays, I already have a pretty good opinion in mind about the movie itself. I am more interested in the quality of the audio/video transfer before I fork out the increased dollars to purchase a Blu-Ray over a standard def DVD.

So, here it goes. I actually was quite impressed with the audio and video quality of this Blu-Ray. That alone made it a joy to watch. Throw in that Signs is a pretty good suspenseful movie anyways, and the result is a 5 star rating for this Blu-Ray.

This Blu-Ray transfer appeared to be very clean. The picture did not appear to have any distortions nor artifacts that I could detect. As an earlier reviewer accurately described, this movie does not leap off the screen with bright colors. The impressive nature of this Blu-Ray is in it's depiction of it's darker colors and blacks. My guess is that is by design as it matches the mood of the movie. The sharp and clean rendering of these dark colors was downright impressive in my opinion.

The audio was crisp. To me, the audio further enhanced viewing of this film. The crisp sounds coming through in the surround system added to the suspense and aided in some of those startle moments. All in all, I think that the audio added to the movie.

As I mentioned above, my assumption is that most who are looking for Blu-Rays in the near future are likely video and audiophiles who already have an idea about the movies that they are interested in purchasing. As such, I really won't provide much of a movie review. I will simply state that this is a suspenseful movie with good acting. Some "darker" themes are explored that add at least a little depth to this movie. Would I say that this movie is perfect? No, not at all. I would say that this is at least a good movie that is entertaining and suspenseful. The good movie combined with the excellent quality of the Blu-Ray result in my rating this Blu-Ray movie 5 stars. To say it another way, I'd give the movie itself a B. I would then rate the audio/video quality of this Blu-Ray an A. I consider this Blu-Ray an excellent edition to my collection.

Best audio demo for your Blu-Ray/DVD system [Posted on 2008-08-08]
M. Night is a love 'em or hate 'em director, personally I love him. At least he attempts to break out of the doldrums of your a-typical alien invasion movie with this masterpiece focused on the faith and inner turmoil of one specific family during this disastrous event. The audio fx alone in this movie is worth the price of admission.

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