Release Date:
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
We’re actually not going to review Dracula here per se, but rather we’re going to explain what the hell “Superbit” is and whether or not it’s something you should be concerned with at all. First of all, if you don’t own a high-end plasma screen TV or a surround sound system, just skip this altogether. You see, “Superbit” discs don’t bother with supplemental material—they take all the disc space used up by commentaries and trailers and use it to tweak the sound and picture to unbelievably precise levels. Even on a standard TV, the difference is noticable. The image is sharper, and the sound much richer. But, isn’t the fun of DVDs all the extra stuff you get in addition to the movie? If you don’t think so, then Superbit is your thing. All you get is the movie, no bells and whistles. However, it does beg the question: Why not make all releases two-disc sets, with one Superbit disc for the movie and one disc solely for the supplemental material? Oh, because then we’d all get charged $30 for every movie? We see your point…