Does anyone know the source of the file available online which is called “True Lies 1994 1080p.BluRay.5.1.x264 . NVEE”? It is only 2.95 GB, so the quality isn’t great, but it didn’t come from the D-Theater release. For one thing, it is 23.976 FPS (indicates progressive source) instead of 29.97 FPS (interlaced source) and it doesn’t have those interlacing artifacts during motion scenes, such as ghosting, strobing, and fluttering brightness that the D-Theater rip has. Also, it has the theatrical 2.35:1 aspect ratio, unlike the open-matte HDTV broadcast sources I’ve heard about.

It has the word “BluRay” in the file name, which is impossible, right? However, it does have all of the characteristics of a Blu-ray rip/re-encode. If only it were at least 8 GB in file size it would be awesome. It is still better to watch than the 13.1 GB D-Theater rip I’ve seen, because in the case of compression artifacts vs. those nauseating interlacing artifacts, the former is the lesser evil.

Here’s a screenshot comparison - http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/211463

As you can see, the 2.95 GB mystery source file has none of that ghosting/smearing/whatever you want to call it that the D-Theater source has throughout.