After noticing several recent Blu-Ray movie releases that do NOT have the 5.1 surround mix found on their DVD predecessors, I came across this disturbing thread on Film-Tech which seems to put the spotlight of blame on our dear friends at Universal:
http://www.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/f16/t001669/p1.html
As with 1980's Xanadu, it appears that if I want the 5.0 mix for the film of Jesus Christ Superstar, I'll have to hunt down the original DVD and endure 20-year-old SD video. The Blu-Ray has only a sloppy 2.0 audio.
Are other studios also reissuing titles on Blu-Ray with inferior mixes?
If so, this truly sucks.
http://www.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/f16/t001669/p1.html
As with 1980's Xanadu, it appears that if I want the 5.0 mix for the film of Jesus Christ Superstar, I'll have to hunt down the original DVD and endure 20-year-old SD video. The Blu-Ray has only a sloppy 2.0 audio.
Are other studios also reissuing titles on Blu-Ray with inferior mixes?
If so, this truly sucks.