Comments on: [DVD REVIEW] Transformers: Beast Machines

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 07:59:00 +0000

What I don’t like about this set is that it lacks 5.1 surround sound found on the 2006 release. Was hoping that would carry over here. Kind of a bummer, considering how I was looking foward to re-experiencing the series in surround sound.

By: V

Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:54:00 +0000

Beast Machines was actually my introduction to the Transformers franchise. Imagine my disappointment when I realized the other series are NOTHING like this!

By: Mason Smith

Mason Smith — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:42:00 +0000

In reply to Professorwiki. Yeah, good point about the aliasing. I guess I didn't notice it was stretched out to 16:9 (probably because this is the first time I've watched the series)! Now I have to go back and watch Animated to make sure that wasn't stretched. Still, I like it better than a fixed 4:3 ratio.

By: Professorwiki

Professorwiki — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 03:35:00 +0000

In reply to Mason Smith. I'm a bit puzzled still. I actually have the disc playing right now and it's 4:3 / 1.33:1. It looks good stretched out to 16:9 though. The transfer in general looks fantastic, it scales up nicely to HD and looks better than Shout Factory's release of Beast Wars. That had more to do with Beast Wars being an older cartoon with less advanced CGI I think though, so the aliasing present in the source shows up easily on HD screens, but Beast Machines doesn't have that issue.

By: Mason Smith

Mason Smith — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 03:24:00 +0000

In reply to Professorwiki. Hmm, you're right Professor. I guess I meant not 4:3.

By: Professorwiki

Professorwiki — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:41:00 +0000

Widescreen 1.33:1? 1:33:1 is full frame.