Wall•E
(21.1 GB - Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment US - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A)

Waltz with Bashir
(21.8 GB - Artificial Eye UK - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A/B/C)

("One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs.  Every night, the same number of beasts.  The two men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties.  Ari is surprised that he can't remember a thing anymore about that period of his life.  Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world.  He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself.  As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images...")

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The Warlords
(35.1 GB - Mega Star HK - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A)

Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic
(Various GB - Warner Home Video US - VC-1 Video Codec - Region: A/B/C)

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Watchmen: Theatrical Cut
(43.4 GB - Paramount/Warner Home Video UK - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A/B/C)

(Unlike the VC-1 US Director's Cut release, this is an AVC encode.

If you look at Image 2 above, and Image 3 here: http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/movies/screenshots/watchmen?movieid=9213 -- there's more details in for instance the flash bulb at the left, the face of the guy at the far right, the police officer's uniform (guy folding his hands), whereas the VC-1 disc has some blocking [?].  Shots 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 are also exact frame matches.

Perhaps not a fair comparison as the US disc has the longer version, a "Maximum Movie Mode" and a few other features.)

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Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut
(41.0 GB - Warner Home Video US - VC-1 Video Codec - Region: A/B/C)

Theatrical Cut (left), The Ultimate Cut (right)

Theatrical Cut (left), Director's Cut (middle), The Ultimate Cut (right)

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Weeds: Season Four
(Various GB - Lionsgate US - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A)

(Note: Shot with HD Cameras, Sony's "quarter-million dollar F23 from this season and on.)

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"Shot on HD."

With the increase in films and TV series shot with HD equipment, I figured I might go a bit "Blog-y" and ask you which HD-lensed films or shows you don't mind or even like.

Send along your titles on this site, a "cheat list" is available at http://www.pointzeropictures.com/films-tv-hd-and-s16.htm

And if any HD film/show ever surprised you, as in: "Was that shot in High-Def, really?" -- please make a note of it...

Welcome to Dongmakgol
(17.7 GB - KD Media KO - VC-1 Video Codec - Region: A/B/C)

Whisper of the Heart (aka Mimi wo sumaseba)
(34.8 GB - Studio Ghibli JP - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A/B/C)

(Looks much better in motion, as always.  Captures are intentionally a bit "dull" to avoid spoilers.  Click here to read Miyazaki's eulogy for the film's late director, Yoshifumi Kondo.)

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The White Ribbon
(31.2 GB - Artificial Eye UK - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: B)

(Christian Berger, the film's DP, has won more "Best Cinematography" awards than I can count.)

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The Wrestler
(25.9 GB - 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment US - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A)

(IFC.com: What led to you shooting in this fast-and-loose documentary style?
ARONOFSKY: My whole filmmaking training started in documentaries, and so I've always had an interest in getting back to it. Right after I did "The Fountain," I wanted to go make a documentary or something that was less constructed -- more natural. I was searching for a project, and sniffing around, "The Wrestler" fit right in. The style of shooting also comes out of Mickey and the type of actor he is.")

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Wrong Turn
(17.8 GB - Icon Home Entertainment AU - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A/B/C)

Wrong Turn
(20.8 GB - 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment US - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A)

VS.

Wrong Turn
(17.8 GB - Icon Home Entertainment AU - AVC/H.264 Video Codec - Region: A/B/C)

("SCOTT: Well, I need to remind you of a little movie called Deliverance!")

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