Beyond the Mind's Eye
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Movie Reviews of Beyond the Mind's Eye
Movie Review: simply fantastic!!
Summary: 5 Stars
a must-seeMovie Review: A good DVD despite previously-mentioned flaws
Summary: 4 Stars
Although one of the top reviewers notes that the DVD edition had poor visual quality, I believe this is simply because original mastering media was not available for the older (or cheaper) animations, thus magentic media conversion (probably from VHS) was required.(For those not familiar with the term "Digital Remastering", it simply means converting from the earliest copy of a work available, in order to reduce defects caused by copying and re-copying done in a previous analog production. Because many animations were submitted for inclusion via VHS tape, original media was probably not available.)
Some tracks of the DVD are much better than others despite the broad claim of bad quality. The first track, as a bad example, jitters vertically just above your ability to notice it. On the other hand, Track 2 (for instance) appears mostly re-mastered, thus it and other tracks look very stunning.
I couldn't find the "snow in black" effect; perhaps this is an error with the reviewer's copy of the DVD, or his equipment.
On a greater plus side, I've found that this and other Odyssey DVDs make for great random-track play on advanced DVD players. Like a music CD, the DVD has independent tracks that are self-coherent, and random play allows you to enjoy it again, and again, with continual intererest like you would a music CD.
I recommend this DVD as a great video/audio enjoyment.
Movie Review: Wonderful to watch, best of the series so far
Summary: 4 Stars
"Beyond" is the second and best of the Mind's Eye series so far, including the latest, "Odyssey," which I didn't like well enough to purchase although I have the others. If you're not familiar with this series, they are computer-generated animation sequences covering many different subjects, and some are quite fanciful. Several sequences look like outtakes from some corporate presentation or commercial, but are nonetheless fascinating eye candy. In fact, the concept is kind of like Disney's Fantasia except that the visual sequences were created first, then the music was composed to go with them. You may have seen this or another of the series used to show off DVD or Laserdisk units at Sears, Radio Shack, Circuit City, etc. because they look so good. The graphics are substantially better than in the first one, but not at all inferior to the later ones. In fact, although I bought the VHS, I'm now buying the DVD because I like it so much. The soundtrack by Jan Hammer is good enough to own separately, I for one had to buy it. Be sure to listen for the short Miles Davis solo. Highly recommended for fans of computer animation, or anyone who enjoys flights of fancy. ENDMovie Review: childhood movie
Summary: 4 Stars
I haven't seen this video in more than ten years and it was great watching it over again.Movie Review: A poor disapointment
Summary: 2 Stars
Let me begin by saying that Beyond the Mind's Eye is one of the best Computer graphic VIDEO TAPES around. The DVD version has made good scene changes from the video tape. And the soundtrack album is excellent.However, with the DVD conversion, the quality is noticeable lower. The "screen noise" caused by magnetic medium on video tape has been converted all too faithfully on the DVD version. Especially looking at the black areas of the animation, the result is horrible. It's like looking a little bit at the "snow" on a TV. The picture is not sharp and crisp as it could have been with some digital remastering. Also, the "Bonus" video is a shoddy music video that isn't much to look at. The chapter selection is poorly done with not alot of ability to pick just exactly which scene you wanted (The video had about nine chapters, the DVD version only allows you to pick five).
This DVD is not worth your money. Along with showing off it's BAD picture quality, the lack of effort expended on the conversion was appaling. A little bit of digital remastering would have been greatly appreciated to eliminate a lot of the "snow" in the animation. END