Real talk. No more standard release purchases for me. Its HD or nothing....unless its something like Star Wars that will prob never see the light of day in HD legally.

http://www.amazon.fr/Labyrinthe-Pan-...9770939&sr=8-1

#686 on Amazon.fr. 54,99 € though.

What does that come out to in American dollars?

$74.

http://www.devildead.com/indexnews.php3?NewsID=3425

No mention of english subs. It however is being released on BD in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. I think it will likely have english subs on this release.

source: areadvd

"Der unabhängige deutsche Anbieter Senator Home Entertainment setzt im HD-Formatstreit auf die Blu-ray Disc. Die erste Veröffentlichung in dem neuen Format wird Guillermo del Toros Meisterwerk Pan's Labyrinth werden. Der Film wird am 27. August 2007 auf Blu-Ray-Disc im Handel erscheinen. Die DVD kommt bereits am 30. Juli in den Handel.

In Kooperation mit dem Fantasy Filmfest und Saturn bietet Senator Home Entertainment Fans und Neugierigen schon vorab die Möglichkeit, den Film auf Blu-ray Disc sehen zu können: zwischen dem 29. Juli und dem 19. August 2007 werden in sieben deutschen Städten exklusive und kostenlose Blu-Ray-Demo-Screenings von PANs LABYRINTH stattfinden. Die Karten hierzu sind ab dem 14. Juli 2007 in den u. g. Saturn- Filialen erhältlich (solange der Vorrat reicht).

Die Blu-Ray-Edition von Pan's Labyrinth beinhaltet neben dem Film ausgewähltes Bonusmaterial wie u.a. einen Audiokommentar des Regisseurs, den Kinotrailer und das Featurette 'Die Macht der Mythen'."

Interesting (the French release)... Wonder if it will also get a UK release

*(French release)*

as much as I loved Pan's Labyrinth, I don't know if I want to drop $74+ on just the HD-DVD portion of the set.

Woah! $74...and the only disc that's HD is the movie.
The movie was all I wanted and not the extras.

I'll wait.

Any update on this? I really don't want to drop 74 bucks on a movie.

I'm waiting for someone to get it and confirm the existence (or lack therof) of English subs on the HD-DVD.

No English subs on the French HD DVD, sorry.

So I guess the next question is, any chance of a US HD-DVD?

The movie's distributed by New Line in the US. They haven't released on either HD format yet, but they're expected to support both just like their parent company Warner. When that might be, most speculation puts it at the end of this year.

Sounds like there will be a repressing/second edition with English subs.

See post #8 here:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...d.php?t=257045

Here is a review of the French import:

http://www.worldinhd.com/movabletype...yrinthe_d.html

at the bottom of the page:

***Summary for english audience***

It's a world First with a "film of cinema", as this HD DVD is presented in a wonderful THX certified master. The general standard is excellent, with a very beautiful presence on all stages. No compression is visible, no halos either… The textures are richer and more expressive on HD, but if the profit is real on the day scenes, concerning the night passages or very dark moments, the contribution is more undervalued… compared to the DVD version. In daylight, there are beautiful 3D effects and a splendid respect of the colorimetry wanted by the movie maker, hot and natural. At the end, it is very "cinema-like" and fluid, contribution of HD definition is a real upgrade. The spanish DTS-HD Master Audio track is completely in agreement with the movie. It offers a very beautiful presence of the front stage, with a well placed stereophony. The voices are perfect, understandable and well integrated in-depth. The rear effects are numerous and some passages show EX/ES function with wonder. The low tones are very full, rich and lines of sub-bass are perceptible at many moments. Dynamics is excellent. Qualitatively comparable with the wonderful edition HD DVD of CHILDREN OF MEN. Please note that no english subtitles are provided here !

the film makes it's HD 'cable' debut on Cinemax this Saturday!

It's on tonight on HBO-HD, the first of only 3 showings this month.

The price of the import on Amazon.fr has now dropped to $58.18 U.S., but it's listed as a Region 2 disc. Has anyone confirmed that it's really region coded or if it's playable on U.S. HD DVD players?

UK Version is set for a November Release on HD, nowhere near as elaborate as the French edition, but for those that just want the movie in HD goodness.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pans-Labyrin.../dp/B000UYBP0A

AFAIK, all HD-DVDs are region free.

HD DVDs are region free, however, the standard definition discs included in the French set are most likely not. Can anyone confirm?

Whoah! Thanks for the tip. My cable doesn't offer Cinemax in HD. I've specifically been waiting to watch this movie for the first time because I wanted to see it in HD, and here's my chance.

With this feature being as big of a hit here the states as it has, I'll waiting for the American version.

Recorded the HBO HD broadcast last night. An immediate improvment in PQ is noticeable over the DVD. The subtitles were a nice white instead of the ugly yellow my player generates too.

It's usually easier to read the yellow ones over the white ones.

True, but white is usually fine except in some instances: