"Gangs of New York" and "Crash" in hd-dvd in Spain

jaaguir · 02-17-07, 09:35 AM

Spanish local distributor Manga films has announced they'll release hd-dvd editions of "Gangs of New York" and "Crash" sometime in March.

I included the links but there are no more details whatsoever. This is tentative release information.

http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?n...ticle&sid=8686
http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?n...ticle&sid=8682

scitek · 02-17-07, 10:16 AM

Saweet! Will they have English tracks?

Capek · 02-17-07, 10:35 AM

Of course.

dvdmonster · 02-17-07, 10:47 AM

Gangs of NY.. sweet.

DigitalfreakNYC · 02-17-07, 03:26 PM

Crash is sweet. Wondering if they'll include all the extras that the BD left off.

Ajegunle · 02-17-07, 04:48 PM

Cool.

HomerJay · 02-17-07, 04:50 PM

Nice!...

Whiggles · 02-17-07, 05:12 PM

Great! I was thinking I'd have to wait for Disney to get off their asses and release it on Blu-ray. If it's coming out in Spain, and on HD DVD to boot, I'm all over it.

DigitalfreakNYC · 05-06-07, 06:24 PM

ok where the fu*k is crash!?!?!?!?!

Django · 05-06-07, 06:35 PM

Put me down for "Gangs of New York" for sure.

danieledmunds · 05-06-07, 06:40 PM

'Gangs' will look amazing, its just a shame the film is terrible. Well, Daniel Day Lewis was good, I just wish he had carved up DeCaprio. I'd pay good money to see that in HD.

Skinship · 05-06-07, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

ok where the fu*k is crash!?!?!?!?!

I mailed mangafilms spain (which are supposed to release it) a few weeks ago but never heard back from them

Who knows if and when it will come...

domtheone · 05-06-07, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by danieledmunds

'Gangs' will look amazing, its just a shame the film is terrible. Well, Daniel Day Lewis was good, I just wish he had carved up DeCaprio. I'd pay good money to see that in HD.

LOL

Regular DVD had a stunning transfer, iirc. Perhaps the HD Version will carry on the form.

So-so film though

pkde · 05-06-07, 08:35 PM

I don't speak Spanish, but does some one know whether the text says something about the cut of Crash, theatrical or director's cut?

joerod · 05-06-07, 08:40 PM

I wouldn't mind having both of these over here...

AndyM · 05-06-07, 08:46 PM

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Regular DVD had a stunning transfer, iirc

eh ? i don't think you remember correctly. very bad transfer. very un-stunning. this was certainly a demo disc ... to demo edge enhancement and to showcase just how bad miramax DVDs were sinking (PQ wise).

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Perhaps the HD Version will carry on the form

i really hope not. fingers crossed the ee wasn't present on the master (i.e. which might be used on the HD release). it was still very bad on a 720 version i saw, so my hopes are low.

jdawg131 · 05-06-07, 08:51 PM

I am looking forward to the release of Gangs of New York. Does anyone have an exact release date?

CMRA · 05-06-07, 09:37 PM

GofNY, huh?

My SD version has so much EE it's impossible to watch in some scenes. Looking forward to a 'bloody' good transfer.

crakerhead · 05-06-07, 09:47 PM

date?

domtheone · 05-07-07, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyM

eh ? i don't think you remember correctly. very bad transfer. very un-stunning. this was certainly a demo disc ... to demo edge enhancement and to showcase just how bad miramax DVDs were sinking (PQ wise).

i really hope not. fingers crossed the ee wasn't present on the master (i.e. which might be used on the HD release). it was still very bad on a 720 version i saw, so my hopes are low.

Well it looked amazing on my (admittedly small at the time) screen so the faults you described, were not realy noticeable.

Most reviews were pretty impressed too too.

I guess you were watching on a larger screen/large projector to notice the faults....

Whiggles · 05-07-07, 06:45 AM

Gangs of New York looked horrendous on DVD. An HD DVD (or Blu-ray, come to think of it) release can't come soon enough.

AndyM · 05-07-07, 08:00 AM

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I guess you were watching on a larger screen/large projector to notice the faults....

actually, at the time, no i wasn't. which is probably why i could sit through it without too much pain. although something didn't look right either. going up close to the screen i could see what a mess it was.

and they (miramax) played the old "splitting the film over 2 discs to make it look like they were trying to give as much space as possible for the best video experience". what a load of bollocks. IIRC, going by the file sizes, they could have fitted the film on 1 disc. so it was a scam.

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Most reviews were pretty impressed too too

after nearly 7 years of buying DVDs, let me offer you some advice. take EVERYTHING reviewers say with a grain of salt. if i've learned anything, it's that these reviewers have no more authority on assessing video/audio quality as most of the people of these forums.

and going off on a tangent, it doesn't really matter if they did. everyone's equipment/set up is different. just because one reviewer with a reference system finds something good doesn't necessarily mean everyone is going to have the same experience. it's not an exact science. further reason to throw in even more salt ... although saying that, flaws are flaws. and if a DVD is loaded up with the EE (which this one was), it should have been detected (which some reviewers failed to do).

Dave Mack · 05-07-07, 02:54 PM

I actually bought the r2 PAL version of Gangs because the R1 looked so bad.
One of the worst transfers I have ever seen. Filtered to death with the worst EE I've ever seen. The opening fight scene in the snow looked like there were forcefields around the characters.

http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/a...-r1-vs-r2.html

Look at the "M" in the Miramax logo on the R1...!

DigitalfreakNYC · 01-11-08, 08:45 AM

I guess I can give up hope for Crash, eh?

Is Manga still doing HD DVD?

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jaaguir Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 59	"Gangs of New York" and "Crash" in hd-dvd in Spain Spanish local distributor Manga films has announced they'll release hd-dvd editions of "Gangs of New York" and "Crash" sometime in March. I included the links but there are no more details whatsoever. This is tentative release information. http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?n...ticle&sid=8686 http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?n...ticle&sid=8682

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