Suspiria (Import, Italy) -------> March 11th, 2009

GizmoDVD · 02-01-09, 01:40 PM

Oh yeah!

http://www.dvdland.it/nicom1/p_55987...a_blu_ray.html

It appears to have English Subs (phew!) and possibly be region free (it lists Region 2, but we know Blu-ray is A, B or C). I'm gonna give this one a shot because my LG 200 will strip away any icky Region Coding.

Josh Z · 02-01-09, 03:30 PM

I've only seen this movie with the English soundtrack, and I thought it was kind of terrible. I've often wondered if watching it in Italian with subtitles would improve the experience.

Of course, for movies like this, the subject of "original language" is a gray area since all the actors spoke difference languages on set. But Jessica Harper was speaking English on camera, and I believe English is generally accepted as the primary soundtrack for this film.

Suprmallet · 02-01-09, 03:33 PM

I've always watched it in English. Is there no English soundtrack on this release at all?

GizmoDVD · 02-01-09, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suprmallet

I've always watched it in English. Is there no English soundtrack on this release at all?

All we have so far is that listing...I imagine more will pop up soon and give us a more detailed look at what will be on it. I keep forgetting...who owns the US distribution rights now, Weinstein, Anchor Bay or Blue Underground?

Adam Tyner · 02-01-09, 03:49 PM

The Weinstein Company gobbled it up a year and change ago for their Dimension Extreme label, but I haven't heard any news on that front in forever. They have a few 'classics' in their back catalog but haven't bothered with any of them on Blu-ray (Night of the Living Dead and El Cid, f'r instance) even with new DVD releases, so I'm skeptical they'd bother with Suspiria either.

The last Suspiria DVD in Italy took a lot of liberties with the brightness and color timing. I'd cheerfully import the movie, but I'd want to know if it's the proper version first. (Comparisons: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=66235 )

LickTheABCs · 02-01-09, 04:03 PM

If it is the proper version, I'd say a big "Woohoo!" is in order.

Abe. · 02-01-09, 11:33 PM

Let's pray...

02-01-09, 01:40 PM	#1
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02-01-09, 03:30 PM	#2
Josh Z DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Boston Posts: 8,978	Re: Suspiria (Import, Italy) -------> March 11th, 2009 I've only seen this movie with the English soundtrack, and I thought it was kind of terrible. I've often wondered if watching it in Italian with subtitles would improve the experience. Of course, for movies like this, the subject of "original language" is a gray area since all the actors spoke difference languages on set. But Jessica Harper was speaking English on camera, and I believe English is generally accepted as the primary soundtrack for this film. __________________ Josh Z Critic, High-Def Digest Contributor, Home Theater Magazine Curator, Laserdisc Forever \| Cinema Zyberdiso My opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employers.

02-01-09, 03:33 PM	#3
Suprmallet Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: USS Enterprise Posts: 22,916	Re: Suspiria (Import, Italy) -------> March 11th, 2009 I've always watched it in English. Is there no English soundtrack on this release at all? __________________ Living Dead: So what you're saying is... no one died in the middle of your store when you told them they couldn't have a $10 plasma TV? I find that a little hard to swallow.

02-01-09, 03:49 PM	#5
Adam Tyner DVD Talk Reviewer/ Moderator Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Greenville, South Cackalack Posts: 13,229	Re: Suspiria (Import, Italy) -------> March 11th, 2009 The Weinstein Company gobbled it up a year and change ago for their Dimension Extreme label, but I haven't heard any news on that front in forever. They have a few 'classics' in their back catalog but haven't bothered with any of them on Blu-ray (Night of the Living Dead and El Cid, f'r instance) even with new DVD releases, so I'm skeptical they'd bother with Suspiria either. The last Suspiria DVD in Italy took a *lot* of liberties with the brightness and color timing. I'd cheerfully import the movie, but I'd want to know if it's the proper version first. (Comparisons: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=66235 ) __________________ "When you're in your twenties, you wonder what everyone's thinking of you. When you're in your thirties, you don't care what people think of you. And when you reach your forties, you find out no one was ever thinking of you in the first place." -Patton Oswalt

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02-01-09, 11:33 PM	#7
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