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[FR] Westworld

post #1 of 45
2/6/12 at 12:59am
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First the original 1972 Poseidon Adventure announced for Blu-Ray release in France and now Westworld. Hope they both have a similar US release.

http://www.amazon.fr/Mondwest-Westwo.../dp/B0074300CY

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post #2 of 45
2/6/12 at 2:13am
Yes!!
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post #3 of 45
2/6/12 at 10:21am
"Yes!!"

^^^Exactly the word that went through my mind when I read this.

I've really wanted this one on Blu-Ray. I held off watching my DVD copy with my son hoping for an HD version but eventually watched it with him thinking "Ahhh...why wait.. it'll be years if ever that this movie makes it to Blu-Ray." And here it is. Better late than never.

Yul Brynner's performance is literal perfection in this movie. Still as cold and menacing as ever when I watch it.
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post #4 of 45
2/6/12 at 1:11pm
Wait...I hadn't clicked the link before posting. What region will this Blu-Ray be?
Can we Canadians get a hold of one?
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post #5 of 45
2/6/12 at 5:19pm
YES! Yul Brenner, the original Terminator at last! I'm all over this one.
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post #6 of 45
2/7/12 at 11:23am
Never got this on SD DVD.
For some reason I thought it was never anamorphic.
Really 'looking' forward too this!!

GREAT too have an all region player too.
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post #7 of 45
2/7/12 at 3:36pm
Oh, crap. I need to know if this will be region locked...or, assuming it will be, how far out we'll likely have to wait before this makes it Stateside...
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post #8 of 45
2/7/12 at 4:07pm
Also of possible interest, the 1976 sequel, Futureworld, was just released in December on Blu-ray by German distributor Koch:

http://www.amazon.de/Futureworld-Das.../dp/B005UJFGNM

According to the DVD Beaver review, the German release of Futureworld is region free but the extra features are PAL 576i50:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-r...ld_blu-ray.htm
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post #9 of 45
2/7/12 at 7:09pm
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Originally Posted by Cinema Squid View Post

Also of possible interest, the 1976 sequel, Futureworld, was just released in December on Blu-ray by German distributor Koch:

http://www.amazon.de/Futureworld-Das.../dp/B005UJFGNM

According to the DVD Beaver review, the German release of Futureworld is region free but the extra features are PAL 576i50:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-r...ld_blu-ray.htm

Although those beaver grabs do not scream 'upscale' to me, according to viewer feedback it looks suspiciously like an upscale, much like another recent German Koch release - Scanners (which was pretty much proven to be over on caps-a-holic). I have noticed Beaver seems reluctant to call a full-on upscale what it really is though. There was also an Australian release in October from MGM via Shock Records, and going by Shock's other recent MGM exclusive BDs, it's almost guaranteed to at least be genuine HD (along with lossy 2.0 dolby digital). Unfortunately, again like the other MGM Shock releases, info is scarce to non-existant. ...Westworld forthcoming?
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post #10 of 45
2/7/12 at 8:23pm
General Diss-cuss-tion:

What's Blu for?!?!
Upscales & lossy?!?!

Frack That!!!
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post #11 of 45
3/30/12 at 2:56am
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Good review-

http://www.cadependdesjours.com/DVD-...hael-crichton/
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post #12 of 45
3/30/12 at 9:02am
Assuming I'm mangling the French correctly, the review is modestly positive--but I'm still holding out for confirmation on region lock. And maybe some screenshots of Daphne...
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post #13 of 45
3/30/12 at 9:37am
It's unfortunate that it's Region B, I would love to get this, I may have to get a region B player sometime.
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post #14 of 45
3/30/12 at 12:54pm
So can we north americans order this from amazon france?
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post #15 of 45
3/30/12 at 1:07pm
Yes! I order from Amazon France all the time (Amazon Germany too).
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post #16 of 45
3/30/12 at 1:15pm
Cool, always liked this flick as a kid, will definetly be ordering.
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post #17 of 45
3/30/12 at 4:30pm
I might think about buying it I have the region 2 DVD and I’m pleased with how it looks colour balance brightness/contrast looks nice on the CRT.

The sequel Futureworld (1976) is out on Bluray a few months ago, I have the region 2 DVD of it running now or 3rd time tonight and most other nights I like to give my ears a rest after loud really loud films.

Last time I played Westworld was 2 weeks ago at least 5 times in one night. I’d doubt the bluray would get a 4 track release like the 35mm magnetic.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070909/
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post #18 of 45
4/5/12 at 7:37pm
The Disc has serious Compression issues!
"Beneath" the compression it would be just solid PQ. Better than DVD. Not more and not less.
But the Artefacts are ugly!

Look for yourself:




BD Info Scan:

Code:
DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     WESTWORLD
Disc Size:      17'640'854'966 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        Yes
BDInfo:         0.5.4

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00001.MPLS
Length:                 1:25:07 (h:m:s)
Size:                   17'507'094'528 bytes
Total Bitrate:          27.42 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        18153 kbps          1080i / 25 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD High-Res Audio           English         3840 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 3840 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD High-Res Audio           French          3840 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 3840 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           French          37.629 kbps
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post #19 of 45
4/5/12 at 9:11pm
Thanks.
I'll pass!
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post #20 of 45
4/11/12 at 7:31am
I'm going to assume the disc really is region locked as advertised...that combined with the above screenshots (not horrible, IMHO, but even while I can't pick out the actual artifacting it still looks...off) makes this a miss for me. I guess it'll be Stateside sometime next year or some such...
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post #21 of 45
4/11/12 at 8:21am
Typically when I buy a Blu-Ray previously deemed horrible by the grain and dnr police, I am pleasantly suprised, and never once has the Blu-Ray not been a significant upgrade from my DVD.

Whatever it's deviations from perfection, this is (in all likelihood) the best consumer release the film has ever had, and will look better than the DVD. That's good enough for me to be excited to buy it, rather than twiddle my thumbs waiting...waiting...hoping that we get closer to perfection in some future release of this
minor title.
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post #22 of 45
4/11/12 at 10:39am
"BTTDVD"
IMO, is "NGE"*.

HD w/5 times the resolution of SD & w/lossless audio should be a HUGE improvement for me too reinvest my $$$.
I'm supposed too re-buy 1200 DVD's for "Better Than The Last Release" w/HD?!?!
I already doubled & tripled dipped w/DVD; "BTTDVD" just means, too me, I'm double, triple, & quadruple dipping! !! !!! !!!!
Not for me & if it is released better on BD, that means I'm double dipping in HD.
Something I didn't even want too do in SD.

I don't care if someone buys this title.
I'm only saying "BTTDVD" isn't good enough for me.


* "Not Good Enough"
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post #23 of 45
4/11/12 at 6:07pm
$42.00 including shipping is not worth it for me.
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post #24 of 45
4/12/12 at 7:45am
Just got mine from amazonfrance. I hope to take a look in the next couple of days (my home theater is in a bit of reno at the moment).
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post #25 of 45
4/13/12 at 4:26am
For those of you who have the BD and either of the previous DVD releases: could you do me a favor and check the BD's audio levels in chapter 31 (the dungeon, near the end of the movie) versus the DVD? The DVD audio is lower than normal in that chapter for some strange reason, and if nothing else I'm hoping they finally cleared that up...
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post #26 of 45
4/16/12 at 12:06pm
DVDbeaver has some shots up that look very impressive.
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post #27 of 45
4/16/12 at 12:13pm
At first, I was impressed. But I'm worried about that thin white line that is on the black borders. Is this from that the picture has been artificially sharpened?
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post #28 of 45
4/16/12 at 3:57pm
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Originally Posted by oink View Post

DVDbeaver has some shots up that look very impressive.

I'm excited

Just waiting for Walmart to name it as an exclusive so I can pick it up.
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post #29 of 45
4/16/12 at 4:57pm
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Originally Posted by Spizz View Post

I'm excited

Just waiting for Walmart to name it as an exclusive so I can pick it up.

I can remember the HUGE hype when this was first released.
It made a big impact at the time.
Hopefully, it has held up well after all these years.

Haven't seen it in decades, but really looking forward to its U.S. release.
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post #30 of 45
5/1/12 at 6:28am
A gentle bump to hopefully get this answered:

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Originally Posted by Bill C. View Post

For those of you who have the BD and either of the previous DVD releases: could you do me a favor and check the BD's audio levels in chapter 31 (the dungeon, near the end of the movie) versus the DVD? The DVD audio is lower than normal in that chapter for some strange reason, and if nothing else I'm hoping they finally cleared that up...
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