Beware the crappy Machine Girl BD Release!

Posted on May 27, 2009 at 20:49 by Ulrik.Tweet this

If you are thinking about ordering the HMV exclusive Machine Girl Blu-ray Disc announced here, please read this article, check out the full resolution screenshots below and then save your money! I got my copy from Guernsey today and I just couldn't believe my eyes when I popped the disc into my BD player(s)...

I don't know if Cine Asia didn't get proper source material or if they screwed up during the mastering process but I don't think material looking like this POS should be allowed on Blu-ray Disc! I've tested the disc on my PC drive, a PS3 and my standalone Panasonic DMP-BD80 (yes, I'm a freak!), and it looks absolutely terrible on every machine!
Machine Girl is no Hollywood blockbuster (hell, it's not even a good movie!), but I wasn't expecting something like this! Especially if you compare it to the recent Blu-ray Disc release of the low budget Thai horror 'P' that was released and supervised by the director Paul Spurrier himself. Either the QC guys responsible for this release didn't even bother to look or they just didn't care what they're selling! The itself disc is region free, but the extra features consisting of a short making-of and some low resolution trailers are in encoded in PAL.
Cine Asia has a contact page, so feel free to tell them what you think about this kind of releases.

Tags: machine girl, cineasia, showbox, japan