Are there any Canadian only Blu-ray releases?
07-05-08, 10:44 AM
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Are there any Canadian only Blu-ray releases?
I was just curious if anyone knows if there are any releases that are exclusive to Canada besides the bi-lingual versions. Are there any titles released up there that are not released in the states? Thanks for any input.
07-07-08, 08:43 AM
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" I wonder when Don Cherry is coming out on Blu-ray?"
LOL. You want your Don Cherry in lossless audio so you can feel like Ron MacLean, is that it?
Because the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em are all taken from regular NTSC TV broadcasts, they wouldn't be a very good upgrade over DVD. Maybe next year they'll take the HD broadcasts and mint a BD, 'cause, you know, with all that money CBC saved after ditching the Hockey Night in Canada theme, they might decide to spend that money on BDs.
LOL. You want your Don Cherry in lossless audio so you can feel like Ron MacLean, is that it?
Because the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em are all taken from regular NTSC TV broadcasts, they wouldn't be a very good upgrade over DVD. Maybe next year they'll take the HD broadcasts and mint a BD, 'cause, you know, with all that money CBC saved after ditching the Hockey Night in Canada theme, they might decide to spend that money on BDs.
Last edited by pat00139; 07-07-08 at 08:46 AM.
07-07-08, 10:02 AM
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The Canadian release of the first Harry Potter movie is the international "Philosopher's Stone" version.
07-07-08, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
The Canadian release of the first Harry Potter movie is the international "Philosopher's Stone" version.
07-07-08, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Overpar
Meaning that it is different how? Longer? Could you elaborate please? Thanks.
In the first book, quite a bit of the British slang was changed with the idea of making it more understandable to American children, to the ire of many who would have preferred that they just stick to Rowling's original text. The moviemakers made two versions of the first movie to reflect the different versions of the books.
Last edited by lizard; 07-07-08 at 11:42 AM.
07-07-08, 12:59 PM
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Lizard has it. ^
The international version of the movie has "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" as the on-screen title, and every mention of the title object was filmed using alternate dialogue takes. The movies are otherwise the same.
The "Philosopher's Stone" version was released on Blu-ray in Canada and the UK. The Australian release claims to be "Philosopher's Stone" on the case, but the actual disc inside the packaging is the American "Sorcerer's Stone" version.
The international version of the movie has "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" as the on-screen title, and every mention of the title object was filmed using alternate dialogue takes. The movies are otherwise the same.
The "Philosopher's Stone" version was released on Blu-ray in Canada and the UK. The Australian release claims to be "Philosopher's Stone" on the case, but the actual disc inside the packaging is the American "Sorcerer's Stone" version.
07-07-08, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rfduncan
Uh oh. I hope this includes English subtitles. 
07-08-08, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
Amelie is unlikely to have English subtitles. The studio releasing it only has distribution rights in French-speaking Canada, and their DVD edition had no English subtitles so as not to conflict with the English-friendly release from a different studio.
07-10-08, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rfduncan
Which is still Buena Vista?
The movie is distributed in English-speaking Canadian territories by Alliance Atlantis, which typically licenses its releases from American studios. Their DVD edition was simply the Buena Vista DVD with an Alliance logo on it.
