Pixar Short Films Collection Vol. 1 Blu-ray Disc Review

Dan at The Man Room provides a review of the new Pixar Short Films Collection Vol.1 Blu-ray Disc:

One of my favorite Shorts I first saw in theaters was Boundin’. This 2004 Short looked good then, but in no way did that large-scale presentation even begin to approach the clarity, sharpness or impact of how beautiful it looks on Blu-ray Disc. There are no flaws to be found, anywhere, from up close or afar. The same can be said for all of Pixar’s Shorts on this disc. Brad Bird spoke the truth when he said Blu-ray Disc allowed Pixar animation to be viewed as it should be for the first time outside of Pixar’s studio. These Shorts represent reference quality video.

Pixar has been known for outstanding audio as well as picture quality thanks to the amazing work of Oscar-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom. The 48 kHz/24-bit 5.1 uncompressed mix on this Blu-ray Disc pushes Gary’s effects to new levels of realism and immersion. Surrounds and LFE are explosive and expansive when called upon, and the variety of strange, quirky voices from Pixar’s unique characters are spot-on accurate with no distortion or imbalance with the effects or score. There’s no better feeling watching an anticipated disc and stumbling upon reference video and audio, which the Pixar Shorts Collection, Volume 1 delivers in spades.

You can check out the full review at this link.

Details on Ratatouille and Pixar Short Film Collection

Thanks to Dan for the following tip regarding the upcoming Ratatouille and Pixar Short Films Collection Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases. Cars will also debut on Blu-ray Disc. The Man Room reports:

'Ratatouille' will carry an SRP of $34.99 and be presented in widescreen 2.39:1 1080p video and 5.1 uncompressed 48 kHz/24-bit audio. Extras will include the exclusive short 'Your Friend the Rat;' deleted scenes; a never-before-seen documentary with Brad Bird; and the following Blu-ray exclusives: Gusteau's Gourmet Game; and Cine-Explore, dubbed the ultimate behind-the-scenes innovative experience.

In addition, 'Pixar Short Film Collection' will also carry an SRP of $34.99 and include 'Pixar Shorts: A Short History,' audio commentaries, never-before-seen footage, and other as-of-yet announced supplements.

You can expect a ton of cross-promotion as these three Pixar titles head towards their November 6 launch.

It looks like most of Pixar's short films (including those featuring movie characters) will be on the Pixar Short Film Collection. No word if Knick Knack will be the original or edited version though. As is the case with any pre-release details, the actual content on the disc could be revised before release.

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