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post #211 of 1372
6/24/08 at 7:38am
Hmm is that the first overseas release of "Crash" (2004)? I still haven't seen the US BD but it's one of the early Lionsgate releases, 20Mbps MPEG-2 on a BD-25, so it seems like it could stand to be improved.
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post #212 of 1372
6/24/08 at 10:18am
Maybe it's the David Cronenberg Crash.
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post #213 of 1372
6/24/08 at 4:53pm
I believe the L.A. Crash name is used for the 2004 Paul Haggis movie (which is not clear from my post, sorry).
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post #214 of 1372
6/24/08 at 4:55pm
France:

Le renard et l'enfant on October 15th, 2008
Le renard et l'enfant / marche de l'empereur on October 15th, 2008
BD high school musical nouveaute on October 15th, 2008
BD high school musical 2 nouveaute on October 15th, 2008
Ratatouille / cars on October 22nd, 2008
Bienvenue chez les ch'tis on October 29th, 2008
John rambo from on September 23th, 2008
Mother of tears - la troisieme mere on September 16th, 2008
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post #215 of 1372
6/25/08 at 8:34am
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Originally Posted by Phloyd View Post

I believe the L.A. Crash name is used for the 2004 Paul Haggis movie (which is not clear from my post, sorry).

Hmm I see you're right about the existing German DVD, but I had checked before making my post and DVDCompare.net says (2004)'s DVD was by Ufa while (1996)'s was by Kinowelt, so unless the rights got shifted?

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France:
BD high school musical nouveaute on October 15th, 2008

Interesting... Only the sequel is out in the US.
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post #216 of 1372
6/25/08 at 9:28am
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Originally Posted by msgohan View Post

Hmm I see you're right about the existing German DVD, but I had checked before making my post and DVDCompare.net says (2004)'s DVD was by Ufa while (1996)'s was by Kinowelt, so unless the rights got shifted?

I guess I am not doing well with this one.

To be explicit...

The release is Ufa, it is the 2004 version and it is going to be titled L.A. Crash just like the DVD. The mistake I made was to leave off the L.A. in my post...

I would like to see the Cronenberg myself
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post #217 of 1372
6/25/08 at 9:55am
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Originally Posted by Phloyd View Post

The release is Ufa, it is the 2004 version and it is going to be titled L.A. Crash just like the DVD. The mistake I made was to leave off the L.A. in my post...

Got it, thanks. Never seen the other one, will have to check it out.
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post #218 of 1372
6/26/08 at 6:03pm
UK:

This Is England from Optimum Home Entertainment on September 15th, 2008
Day Of The Dead from Optimum Home Entertainment on September 1st, 2008

Freedomland from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 8th, 2008
Mona Lisa Smile from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 8th, 2008
21 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 8th, 2008
Maid In Manhattan from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 8th, 2008
John Mayer - Where the Light Is from SonyBMG on June 30th, 2008

Dark City from Entertainment in Video on August 4th, 2008

Natural Born Killers from Warner Home Video on July 28th, 2008
The Usual Suspects from MGM Entertainment on April 9th, 2007
Wolves from Go Entertainment on July 14th, 2008

Never Back Down on August 18th, 2008

Placeholder date, no other info:

Downfall
District 13
The Messengers
The Football Factory
Lord of War
Mercenary for Justice
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post #219 of 1372
6/26/08 at 6:29pm
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Agreed with above poster....Funny Games was garbage...I "got what they were trying to say" but not worth any price to own, please rent before you ever would buy this. Love the "Cliff Hanger" cover art. Does anyone know if the Blu Ray T2 release will be exactly the same as the HD DVD was? I bought it, what a let down (with so much build up hype) that one was.

Yeah, totally. Not blind buy material here.

I'm a Haneke fan though so still a must own for me.


Die Welle Blu-ray - limitiert mit Soundtrack from Highlight on December 31st, 2008 --> YES!
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post #220 of 1372
6/27/08 at 6:15am
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Originally Posted by Phloyd View Post

Dark City from Entertainment in Video on August 4th, 2008

Fans of this film might be more excited if it was being released by any other company than Entertainment in Video, given their cavalier attitude to Blu-ray encoding. They might encode the film at 1080p/24fps, or they might encode it at 1080i/25fps - their record on such things is all over the place. I'd wait for the reviews before spending my cash...

Isn't the director's cut being released in the US later this year?
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post #221 of 1372
6/27/08 at 6:48am
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Originally Posted by Vincent Shaw View Post

Fans of this film might be more excited if it was being released by any other company than Entertainment in Video, given their cavalier attitude to Blu-ray encoding. They might encode the film at 1080p/24fps, or they might encode it at 1080i/25fps - their record on such things is all over the place. I'd wait for the reviews before spending my cash...

Isn't the director's cut being released in the US later this year?

The US version includes both cuts of the movie and is coming 7/29. It also has DTS-HD MA 7.1.
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post #222 of 1372
6/27/08 at 8:54am
Does anyone know of the Bugsy Malone Blu-ray showing on xploited? How does it look and sound compared to the region 2 DVD? I'm interested in picking this one up! VC-1, AVC, or MPEG-2 encode?
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post #223 of 1372
6/27/08 at 9:27am
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Originally Posted by Bachelor View Post

Does anyone know of the Bugsy Malone Blu-ray showing on xploited? How does it look and sound compared to the region 2 DVD? I'm interested in picking this one up! VC-1, AVC, or MPEG-2 encode?

It is very likely that it is the ITV release from June 23rd. Never actually seen one of their discs so not sure what they like to use though I vaguely recall VC-1? I could be wrong though.
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post #224 of 1372
6/27/08 at 10:20am
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It is very likely that it is the ITV release from June 23rd. Never actually seen one of their discs so not sure what they like to use though I vaguely recall VC-1? I could be wrong though.

I think one in their first batch ("Company of Wolves" maybe?) was VC-1 but I recall most of them were MPEG-2.
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post #225 of 1372
6/27/08 at 10:30am
ITV used vc-1 for black narcissus, if thats any help

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=68122
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post #226 of 1372
6/28/08 at 4:41am
DVD Times has an update on the forthcoming UK Optimum releases...

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First up is a series of titles released under a “Blu-ray Action Icons” banner. These comprise of…

Stargate (Special Edition) - Arriving the same day as a new UK DVD release, features include:

* Theatrical (116mins) and Director’s Cut (124mins) versions
* 5.1 Audio
* Audio commentary Dean Devlin (co-writer and producer) and Roland Emmerich (director and co-writer) (Director’s Cut)
* Making Of (52’)
* Trailer
* Is There A Stargate? Doc (36 mins)
* Newswraps: x 5 –reels focusing on Story / Cast/ Production / Design / Director - B-roll selection (6 mins)

Total Recall - Arriving the same day as a new Schwarzenegger DVD collection, the Blu-ray is a dual-layer barebones release coded for Regions A and B with the film presented in 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen (VC1) with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. The disc was previously announced with extras - please note Optimum have informed us these will no longer be included.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Director's Cut) - The Blu-ray is a dual-layer barebones release coded for Regions A and B with the film presented in 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen (VC1) with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. The disc was previously announced with extras - please note Optimum have informed us these will no longer be included.

Cliffhanger - A dual-layer disc coded for Region B, features include:

* 1080P Widescreen (VC1)
* English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
* English Dolby Digital Stereo and 5.1 audio
* Personal Introduction From Renny Harlin
* The Making Of "Cliffhanger"
* Making Of "Cliffhanger" (EPK)
* Deleted Scenes
* Storyboard Comparisons
* Special Effects: How it was done
* Interviews with Sylvester Stallone, Renny Harlin, Janine Turner, John Lithgow and Michael Rooker
* Trailers
* TV Spots

Also arriving are individual releaes of First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo III. The discs are the same as those in the Ultimate Rambo Collection which are coded for Regions A and B, presented in 1080P Widescreen with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and optional English subtitles. The only extra is the same "Sly vs Rambo" interview on each disc.

Arriving alongside the above Action Icons titles are three John Carpenter titles on Blu-ray…

Escape From New York

* Return to Escape from New York (23 mins)
* New and exclusive John Carpenter interview (31 mins)
* 3 x original trailers
* Snakes Crime (deleted original intro)
* 5.1 Audio
* Commentary


They Live

* EPK – 8 min ‘making of’ featurette
* Commentary


The Fog - The Blu-ray is a dual-layer barebones release coded for Regions A and B with the film presented in 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen (VC1) with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. The disc was previously announced with extras - please note Optimum have informed us these will no longer be included.

First release of the T2 director's cut and Stargate theatrical cut on BD. If the barebones Total Recall and T2 are indeed BD-50s, these should be higher bitrate VC-1 encodes since the HD DVDs would both fit on BD-25s.

I wonder if the French Stargate will also be an SE?

EDIT: Optimum has changed the details on Stargate, removing the theatrical cut!
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post #227 of 1372
6/28/08 at 6:41am
A small mistake on the listing for TOTAL RECALL - the film should be presented at 1.85:1, since that was the theatrical ratio.

Also, still no mention of a mono soundtrack included on the BR version of THE FOG. I wrote to Optimum about this a week ago and - surprise! surprise! - no one has responded.
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post #228 of 1372
6/28/08 at 9:40am
France:

Chicken Run on September 10th, 2008
Bandidas on September 10th, 2008
Zodiac on July 6th, 2008
Walk the line from on October 1st, 2008
La jeune fille et les loups on September 17th, 2008
Cortex on August 20th, 2008
Le secret de Brokeback Mountain on October 1st, 2008
Deux frères on September 10th, 2008
L'ours on September 10th, 2008

Chicken Run appears to be a Fox Pathe release in France... which does not bode well for Region Free perhaps.

It also appears that they did a dub version for France - though one would assume that both audio tracks are on the Blu-ray.
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post #229 of 1372
6/28/08 at 10:10am
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Originally Posted by Vincent Shaw View Post

A small mistake on the listing for TOTAL RECALL - the film should be presented at 1.85:1, since that was the theatrical ratio.

Also, still no mention of a mono soundtrack included on the BR version of THE FOG. I wrote to Optimum about this a week ago and - surprise! surprise! - no one has responded.

What's wrong with the stereo 5.1 version? It's not a "re-recorded" overdubbed track like JAWS, it basically pushes the mono sound into stereo but doesn't do a whole lot with it. As a fan of the movie I liked the DTS-HD sound on the HD-DVD, which would certainly be the same mix as this BD version. Overall it's not much different than the mono track but has more stereophonic presence, while still retaining the "purity" of the mono mix.
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post #230 of 1372
6/28/08 at 10:27am
DDDhouse has Assembly for ~$25
http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_d...ProductID=8628

Is that a good price for this movie?
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post #231 of 1372
6/28/08 at 10:39am
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Originally Posted by williamtassone View Post

ITV used vc-1 for black narcissus, if thats any help

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=68122

Thanks for the info. I went ahead and ordered Bugsy Malone and hope it turns out OK.
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post #232 of 1372
6/28/08 at 1:12pm
UK:

Helvetica - Experimental Jet Set Limited Edition from Plexifilm on August 4th, 2008
Sex and the City: The Movie from Entertainment in Video on September 22nd, 2008
Heroes Season 1 from Playback on August 25th, 2008
Heroes Season 2 from Playback on August 25th, 2008
Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom from Bfi Video on September 22nd, 2008
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post #233 of 1372
6/28/08 at 1:30pm
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UK:
Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom from Bfi Video on September 22nd, 2008

WTF?!!!
I was joking about this one being released on BD. It was just a joke.
Well if BD wasn't official after getting Metropolis and Faces of Death, it is now. Blu-ray is here to stay.

Xylon - no comparison pics... ok some comparison pics.
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post #234 of 1372
6/28/08 at 2:21pm
Tartan Video have gone bust and so i'm not sure how their release of Funny Games on the 28th of July will be affected.

I wonder why Optimum have scrapped all the extra's....It costs a fortune to get them all classified at the BBFC but surely that's not the reason ? Licensing rights maybe ?
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post #235 of 1372
6/28/08 at 7:43pm
Tartan UK as well? I thought it was just the US Tartan that stopped?
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post #236 of 1372
6/28/08 at 8:02pm
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Originally Posted by Phloyd View Post

Tartan UK as well? I thought it was just the US Tartan that stopped?

No there was an announcement yesterday that Tartan UK has gone as well.

http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDai...tStoryID=39611
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post #237 of 1372
6/28/08 at 9:15pm
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Originally Posted by FoxyMulder View Post

I wonder why Optimum have scrapped all the extra's....It costs a fortune to get them all classified at the BBFC but surely that's not the reason ? Licensing rights maybe ?

Clearing the way for a double dip?
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post #238 of 1372
6/29/08 at 12:06am
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No there was an announcement yesterday that Tartan UK has gone as well.

http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDai...tStoryID=39611

Crap - I guess we better get as many Tartan BDs as we need right away then.

I actually ordered Seventh Seal today... maybe I should check out what else I need...
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post #239 of 1372
6/29/08 at 2:10am
Mad Detective
Release Date : July 15, 2008
Publisher : Mei Ah (HK)
Language : Mandarin, Cantonese
Subtitle : Simplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese

PTU
Release Date : July 15, 2008
Publisher : Mei Ah (HK)
Language : Cantonese, Mandarin
Subtitle : English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
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post #240 of 1372
6/29/08 at 4:33am
Here ya go-

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voici les premiers BD Zone B prevu par Universal

***SEPTEMBRE 2008***

- Coffret HEROES Saison 1 & 2

***OCTOBRE 2008***

- American Gangster version longue
- Miami Vice
- The Thing de John Carpenter

***NOVEMBRE 2008***

- Gladiator
- La trilogie "La Momie"
- Le Roi Scorpion

***DECEMBRE 2008***

- Le Royaume
- Jarhead
- Le maitre d'armes

Prevu egalement en 2008 mais pas de dates precise

- Hero
- Freres de sang
- Dobermann
- Master & Commander

Pour 2009

- Wanted avec Angelina Jolie
- La Momie 3
- Hellboy 2
- Intracable
- Rise

Egalement prevue mais aucune date

- Scarface
- La trilogie Jason Bourne
- Battlestar Galactica
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