Well, both reviews are good for pictures and that's about it! And agreed on the screenshot -- that's a pretty awful digital correction flaw.
10kbullets stopped being of any interest to me once I noticed that one of their main writers appears to "borrow" liberally from your (Ian's) reviews. And as for Film 365, it's run by one of the moderators/shills at Cult Labs, so objectivity or accurate technical data therein appears often forfeited over staying on their PR firm's screener list (as an example, look at the sidebar vs. main review text: sidebar lists LPCM audio and the review states DTS-MA; also the "picture" part of the review tells you nothing, and completely overlooks the fact that the "found footage" was shot 16mm then blown up to 35mm - instead making some obscure commentary/reference to The Blair Witch, which was shot on video not film). Mind you, in the case of the latter, this is one of the same people that stated they watch the film and don't spend their time with "their nose pressed up against their TV looking for faults"!
All up, two utterly useless "reviews" -- but fortunately there are screenshot images present in both cases for the more seasoned (read: unbiased) consumer to make an informed purchasing decision. ;)
PS: I think we'll start seeing more honest appraisals of the disc once people who have actually paid for their copy start writing about it.
10kbullets stopped being of any interest to me once I noticed that one of their main writers appears to "borrow" liberally from your (Ian's) reviews. And as for Film 365, it's run by one of the moderators/shills at Cult Labs, so objectivity or accurate technical data therein appears often forfeited over staying on their PR firm's screener list (as an example, look at the sidebar vs. main review text: sidebar lists LPCM audio and the review states DTS-MA; also the "picture" part of the review tells you nothing, and completely overlooks the fact that the "found footage" was shot 16mm then blown up to 35mm - instead making some obscure commentary/reference to The Blair Witch, which was shot on video not film). Mind you, in the case of the latter, this is one of the same people that stated they watch the film and don't spend their time with "their nose pressed up against their TV looking for faults"!
All up, two utterly useless "reviews" -- but fortunately there are screenshot images present in both cases for the more seasoned (read: unbiased) consumer to make an informed purchasing decision. ;)
PS: I think we'll start seeing more honest appraisals of the disc once people who have actually paid for their copy start writing about it.
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