doubleofive said:

adywan said:

i guess they got a bunch of people they knew would say how good the transfers look, but really haven't got a clue what they are saying. Clueless statements, like the above mentioned and the following, invalidated anything that they say in that review for me:

While the newer Star Wars films were ready made for high definition, the older films will obviously suffer a little from the all scrutinizing eye of HD. (The only pre-digital, color sci-fi film that holds up spectacularly well to date is 2001: A Space Odyssey; and to quote Malcolm McDowell out of context, you’re talking about Stanley fucking Kubrick. No offense, Mr. Lucas.)

Same here. Like I said on Facebook somewhere, of course Ep 2 and 3 will look good on this format, they were SHOT at 1080p! The complaints will come next home theater standard, when the other 4 are able to be properly scanned at the resolutions the new formats will be capable of, Ep 2 and 3 will be stuck where they are

Well probably the most exceptional looking contemporary fantasy film---Avatar--- was shot at 1080p:

Despite shooting a max of 2K as opposed to 4K, ARRI is confident that their video quality will look just as good as anything shot on RED cameras—partially thanks to a 13.5-stop dynamic range. And they promise that the build quality, reliability and comfort of use will outpace anything released by RED...which is one reason the Alexa is bold enough to cost a minimum of $20,000 more that anything from RED in a shoot-ready configuration. ARRI is also less concerned about the resolution race, citing the fact that Avatar was technically shot in 1080p (Cameron's Fusion camera system is technically just dual Sony HDC-F950s) and no one seemed to complain.

http://gizmodo.com/5511054/arri-alexa-camera-digital-cinematic-bliss