Okay what I have noticed is that the DVD region 2 has new artwork for The Towering Inferno (1974) and it also states it has Dolby 5.1 which of course I don’t think it has. I have the first edition region 2 DVD which was only released with Dolby 2.0, even when the US region 1 DVD was Dolby 5.1.

I brought the second edition yesterday at HMV Bournemouth and then later traded it for £6.00 girt-card because the disc was the same as first edition.

Warner pulled a fast one last year with Logan’s Run claiming it was Dolby 5.1 when in fact it was only Dolby 2.0.

They also did the same fast one with Presumed Innocent which I have on first edition region 2 DVD and later re-released it with (misleading technical information) claiming its 5.1.

Since the weather has been keep most supplies from reaching lower southern UK with snow, these treasured almost so called perfect of format Bluray NOT! Will soon, be in most bluray outlet stores.

Being a former projectionist I’m just rather disappointed with some of the amateur bluray releases that don’t even come near to a mirror image of the film. That is if the two where projected onto the same screen at the same time the film will just laugh at that bluray and tell it to climb back into its pram!

I have only seen but one Bluray that comes near and that was Star Trek 2009. All the rest ether have (green smearing) slightly tinted (colour manipulation) poorly lit brightness that leads to possible (green smearing).

If there is a blue like colour in scene with bright white lights the video transfer depending on the type of engineer who knows how to use the tools artistically with minimal artefacts being generated on the transfer (master digital tape) where some just look so ghastly looking, (its only fit enough for the dustbin period)!

Most Bluray are just poorly piss poor recycled master video tapes ether produced for the laserdisc or DVD or for both or few rare brand new ones that have all the foreseeable technical issues removed period!

I can, nominated a whole bunch of Bluray titles, that won’t even come near to getting a brand new fresh copy made right from the original 35/70mm print.