Bill Geiger

Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment have announced four more Superbit titles for May.

The titles will be;

Gladiator
The Fast And The Furious
Das Boot: Director’s Cut
Shakespeare In Love

We have no confirmation date for these titles as yet, but all will feature high bit rate transfers and both DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks

(Credit: Total DVD Online)

RichDB10

In all honesty..it seems strange to me at least...that 'Gladiator' is getting the 'Superbit' treatment.
As this already contains DTS and a decent transfer, how exactly do you feel the 'Superbit' edition will improve on what's already been achieved? (Just a question in all honesty which i'd be interested in and not attempting some kind of 'tone' in my reply)

Bill Geiger

I agree with you. It does seem silly for us here in Region 1.. given both F & F and Gladiator are already in DTS and do have very good transfers. How will they improve it? I guess that remains to be seen.

Rockybalboa

I would rather they put the effort to other titles that need to either be released for the first time, or badly need a redo such as the First Karate Kid movie. And where is Neighbors?

indycohiba

This is another example of how they will cut extras and market it as a Superbit when really it is just a cut back to a single DVD. It used to be that the Superbits were superior in audio/video quality and I have defended them in the past. But this is a clear example where this labeling will not add any value to the current release.

Civic2oo1

Wow, it's surprising at the number of different studios owning rights in different countries. I see 1 Miramax, 1 Dreamworks, 1 Columbia, and 1 Universal (the US releases).