Okay, I've read the baboon' s "review" of Alice in Wonderland. We'll just skip his five long paragraphs about the film and why he likes it, other than to say the only line in that part of the "review" that I agreed with is "I may be dense". Absolutely, baby.
Here are some of his comments about the transfer - and this is what drives me bats. To wit:
"Alice In Wonderland appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.33:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; due to those dimensions, the image has not been enhanced for 16X9 televisions."
A big DUH.
"Sharpness seemed consistently strong, as most of the picture appeared nicely crisp and well-defined. On a few occasions, I encountered some very mild softness during wide shots, but this remained infrequent and minor. Moiré effects and jagged edges caused no concerns, and I noticed no signs of edge enhancement. As for print flaws, I detected a single speck at one point. Otherwise the image was clean and fresh."
I love this phrase "moire effects". Somewhere, someone used this inane expression and every "reviewer" on the Internet now uses it, as if it actually meant something that they understood. I'm glad those jagged edges didn't cause concern. Whew! And there's that edge enhancement line again. And, my goodness, he saw a SINGLE SPECK (probably part of the animation) and felt it necessary to POINT THAT OUT.
"Colors largely appeared bold and vibrant, but a few inconsistencies appear. I noticed during a couple of scenes that used colored lighting during which the hues looked a bit heavy and weren't as smooth as they should have appeared. However, those instances were small, and the colors usually looked vivid and lively. Black levels seemed nicely deep and dark, and shadow detail was fine. Contrast was solid as well, as whites were pure and clean."
Of course, in this one paragraph we get all the other catch-phrases - i.e. Black levels, shadow detail, clean whites, and solid contrast. I mean, I just scratch my head in wonderment.
