jonam

 

Interstellar (5.1 DTS-HD MA)

 

Level        - 5 Stars (114.1dB composite)

Extension - 2 Stars (22Hz)

Dynamics - 4 Stars (26.09dB)

Execution - TBD

 

Overall     - TBD

 

Recommendation - TBD

 

Notes:  We've been waiting for this?!?!?  Interstellar is clipped all to hell.  Well, technically it's just hard-limited, but as maxmercy says, "if you're hitting the brick wall limiter, maybe you need to revisit your mix technique."  Check the graphs - almost everything L/C/R + LFE in loud sequences is chopped off, and it sounds very obviously crunchy and muddy.

 

This is reflected in the poor dynamics score, too - whoever said this is a very dynamic mix needs to get their ears checked.  LOUD != DYNAMIC or DEEP.  Yeah, the 30Hz effects might rattle your windows and your couch, but they're hollow sounding and not very realistic.  This mix booms, when it could fill the room with pressure and power.

 

I'll admit that I really enjoyed the movie, even if the ending was not properly supported through the story's development.  However, what most people are complaining about regarding the mixing of the dialog is totally true in my experience - even during quiet sequences, you just couldn't hear the dialog.  At all.  Overall, Interstellar a huge disappointment in mixing, yet a movie worth watching.  Once.  Nolan should never "turn it up to 11!!!!!!" in the mixing booth. 

 

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Clipping:

 

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Would the European releases by Warner Bros be different do you think?

I'll measure whatever I can get.  Unfortunately, Goldeneye in Blu-ray isn't on Netflix.  Die Another Day and The World Is Not Enough are, though.

 

As for Lone Survivor, if people have sealed subs and don't get serious excursion and pressurization from their subs in the noted scene, they either have severe roll-off in their signal chain or not enough subs.  It's legit.

No prob Nube, interesting to see what these measure at least..also a kick in the teeth for you to watch them again and see how the Brosnan films fare today.

Jonam. Did you find golden eye had good bass? I did not. Rewatching it years later was a kick in the teeth for the good memories I had of that movie.

No, there was something boomy about it..terrible..it was taken from the original DVD master from 1999 without any thought of mixing it properly. It is hard to believe that this film was 1995! 19 yrs ago!

Seems like the other day Brosnan became Bond. Still I prefer Dalton to him.

They're right at 3cuft each, each with dual FiCar SSD-15 - the old version.  Bosso gave me a great deal, as they were lightly used in testing of his early Raptor (or whatever they were called) designs.

 

 

He's on the list, but I can only get one or two on BR from Netflix.

Whatever you can, I appreciate your time and commitment, GoldenEye is the main one.

Also remeasured Gamer (jumped from a 4 to 4.5) and LOTR:TTT Ext (jumped from a 3 to 3.75).

 

I have all the Resident Evils, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Colombiana, Unstoppable, The International, and Devil's Due measured. I'll be posting those in the coming week. 

 

Not many great upcoming releases to speak of besides Lone Survivor and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - both have very solid numbers.

Please don't forget the Pierce Brosnan Bond movies Nube.

jonam,

 

I'll add the Pierce Brosnan ones to the list, though I'm not super hopeful for their bass content because they're so old.  As for the older ones with previous Bonds, there's basically no point in adding because they were made back before there was really any bass content in movies.  Thanks, though! 

 

 

Thank You Nube, I see your point and thanks for adding the Brosnan movies, will be interesting to see how Goldeneye fares.  Die Another Day hopefully should be decent as it does sound great in the mids. As too Tomorrow, but World is Not Enough did sound somewhat quiet.

Any chance of trying some of the Bond movies, recently watched Goldeneye and there appears to be something wrong,completely wrong with the entire track and that includes the bass. Appears they may have used the master from the 1999 DVD. Bass is boomy and muddy. I believe Lowry or whoever did this has messed up on this popular Bond movie.

Top films,

Pierce Brosnan

Goldeneye

Tomorrow Never Dies

The World is Not Enough

Die Another Day

Timothy Dalton

The Living Daylights

Licence To Kill

Roger Moore

The Spy Who Loved Me

Moonraker

For Your Eyes Only

Octopussy

A View To A Kill

George Lazenby

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Appears there could be some low end during the avalanche scene near the end as this had been filmed in stereo, the first Bond film to use the technology)

Sean Connery

Never Say Never Again

You Only Live Twice

Will be Interesting to see the measurements for the Brosnan movies, wonder if Lowry has  done a good job, Tomorrow Never Dies sounded explosive mostly in the mids.