Title: Good Movie; Bad Transfer
Review: This review is for the blu-ray transfer only, and not the film itself. This edition of We Were Soldiers is problematic. It is excessively grainy and gritty, and does not have the level of detail that one normally expects from a blu-ray. The colors are strong in the nighttime scenes, but the daytime shots look washed out at times. I am not a sound expert, but the battle sounds were realistic enough for me, so no problems there. It is a shame this picture was not given better treatment, because it is a good movie.My four-star rating is for the movie. The blu-ray transfer by itself would only get two stars. If you are considering an upgrade from DVD to blu-ray, sadly, you will probably want to pass on this one. Perhaps the studio will remaster it and do a better job sometime in the future.
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