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ali_b 10-15-07 04:48 PM

Just watched the Days of Glory Blu-Ray - great transfer which is very sharp and is very film like (ie some visible grain on long shots etc). There is some occasional shimmer (is that the correct phrase?) on things like forest floors but occurs maybe 3 times in the whole film, and then only for a few seconds. The box says 'Colour PAL' on it, and the runtime is just under 124mins - IMDB seems to report varying runtimes between 120min and 128min so I'm not sure why that is.... Fingers crossed this does not have the dreaded PAL speed up!

Audio is limited to Dolby Digital 2.0, 5.1 and DTS 5.1 (all in French/Arabic).

pro-bassoonist 10-15-07 08:43 PM

Thanks for the mini-review Ali. I had this pre-ordered with Bergman but Tartan keep pushing the date back, so I will have to wait until December.

Pro-B

pro-bassoonist 10-17-07 03:27 AM

Coming in December Japanese BRs:

- Predator
- Platoon
- Man on Fire
- Ice Age
- Commando
- Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid



http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/851...ons0002ja0.jpg

Pro-B

TheBigDave 10-17-07 05:32 AM

Anyone have info on region coding for Thirteen Ghosts which comes out next week in the UK and Australia?

Also, anyone have info on The Company Of Wolves? It's listed at a few UK sites like Play, Sendit, Bensonsworld. The street date was 10/15. Was this actually released or was it just a rogue announcement? Any region code?

Thanks.

pro-bassoonist 10-22-07 01:25 AM

updates:

Claude Lelouch's Roman de Gare January 23, 2008 (France)

Paolo Virzi's Napoleon et Moi (Monica Bellucci), October 22 (France)

Coverwork for The Crimson Rivers:

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1...sizephpev0.jpg

Pro-B

ali_b 10-22-07 03:16 PM

any new details on subs and region coding on those 3 french releases?

bunkaroo 10-22-07 03:57 PM


Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
Coming in December Japanese BRs:

- Predator
- Platoon
- Man on Fire
- Ice Age
- Commando
- Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid



http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/851...ons0002ja0.jpg

Pro-B

Damn I want a lot of those. The US ones can't be far behind can they?

pro-bassoonist 10-22-07 10:45 PM


Originally Posted by ali_b
any new details on subs and region coding on those 3 french releases?

The Crimson Rivers will be region-free, not sure about subtitles yet. I have no information on the other two titles.

Bunkaroo: I am going to double check after dinner tonight, I believe second-third week of January for Fox, I will check later on and post back when I find the dates.

Ciao,
Pro-B

bunkaroo 10-22-07 11:17 PM


Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
The Crimson Rivers will be region-free, not sure about subtitles yet. I have no information on the other two titles.

Bunkaroo: I am going to double check after dinner tonight, I believe second-third week of January for Fox, I will check later on and post back when I find the dates.

Ciao,
Pro-B

Cool - thanks. I'm definitely in for Crimson Rivers if it has English subs.

pro-bassoonist 10-23-07 12:07 AM

Bunkaroo: check your email!

The Danish distrib posted the specs for the Scandinavian FOX releases but edited his post so this is what we have now:

Source:
www.mowee.dk

http://www.mowee.dk/foxreleases.jpg

Pro-B

PopcornTreeCt 10-23-07 12:46 PM

Is Japan the same region as the U.S.?

pro-bassoonist 10-23-07 01:25 PM


Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
Is Japan the same region as the U.S.?

Yes, it is. A Japanese BR should play just fine in your US machine.

Pro-B

crey014 11-06-07 03:24 AM

According to sendit.co.uk, the UK release of La Vie en Rose is deleted. Any other territories that might release this title?

La Science Des Reves from France still not released. Sigh.

Tutut 11-06-07 10:36 AM


Originally Posted by crey014
According to sendit.co.uk, the UK release of La Vie en Rose is deleted. Any other territories that might release this title?

France and Germany, but those editions are not english friendly.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...mL._SS500_.jpg

http://img.gkblogger.com/blog/imgdb/.../138/455_2.jpg

I just noticed this film is announced on HD VMD disc.

http://nmestore.com/product_info.php?products_id=104


La Science Des Reves from France still not released. Sigh.
Available at Fnac and Alapage.

http://www4.fnac.com/Shelf/article.aspx?PRID=1927899

http://www.alapage.com/-/Fiche/DVDVi...hel-gondry.htm

pro-bassoonist 11-11-07 01:51 AM

In Spain Filmax are planning to release Point Break (which is a Fox title in the US). No street date as of yet.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9149/bluray2xe2.jpg

Pro-B

ali_b 11-14-07 05:13 PM

it looks like Kill Bill has been rescheduled for UK release on 30th March 2008 if Amazon is to be believed. I think the reason for postponing it before was to let a US release get there first, so here's hoping...

PopcornTreeCt 11-14-07 05:20 PM

Had no idea Kill Bill was supposed to be coming out. Hopefully a stateside release will be announced soon.

ali_b 11-14-07 06:04 PM

It was originally a September release in the UK, but got pulled at the last minute supposedly because they wanted to do a US release first. They had even sent out screeners to magazines etc

TheBigDave 11-14-07 07:51 PM


Originally Posted by TheBigDave
Anyone have info on region coding for Thirteen Ghosts which comes out next week in the UK and Australia?

Also, anyone have info on The Company Of Wolves? It's listed at a few UK sites like Play, Sendit, Bensonsworld. The street date was 10/15. Was this actually released or was it just a rogue announcement? Any region code?

I ended up getting both of these. Both discs are Region Free.

Tom Army 11-14-07 09:43 PM


Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
TBA
Prête-moi ta main (Studio Canal-France) TBA
Les Bronzes (Studio Canal-France) TBA

according to amazon.fr l'intégrale des bronzés (the trilogy) should come out on November 19, still no idea about the region coding or if it's english friendly (kinda doubt it though)

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B000...2H6NRJ08QRC7TJ

Edit: added the link

Rusty James 11-15-07 07:59 AM


Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
In Spain Filmax are planning to release Point Break (which is a Fox title in the US). No street date as of yet.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9149/bluray2xe2.jpg

Pro-B

Loving the Spanish-language retitling of Point Break: THEY CALL HIM BODHI. Awesome!

pro-bassoonist 11-18-07 02:57 AM

Flash-Point

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8...tblurayya0.jpg

Region A

# FEATURES Anamorphic (16x9 1080p) Widescreen (2.35:1) Version
# Cantonese DTS 6.1 Surround, Cantonese Dolby Digital 6.1 Surround, Mandarin Dolby Digital 6.1 Surround, Cantonese PCM 7.1 Surround & Cantonese DTS-HD Master 7.1 Surround Audio Options
# Optional English & Chinese subtitles
# Interviews
# Deleted Scenes
# Making of
# Ultimate Fighters
# Theatrical / Teaser Trailers
# TV Spots

All of the extras have English subtitles



Synopsis :
Pre-1997, a hero's story. One man; one car; tearing down the road like a flash of lightening. The man; Jun Ma, Detective Sergeant, Serious Crimes Unit. Like the sports car he controls Jun is fast, precise and brutal - harnessing a horse power that fears to be unleashed. Jun detests crime and his life long nemeses are a Vietnamese gang of three brothers - eldest brother Archer, the bully; second brother Tony, the cool calculator; youngest brother Tiger, the fighter. Their skills have seen them grow steadily in the criminal world. In order to further infiltrate the gang and fight them from within, Jun has planted a mole, Wilson, who has managed to gain the complete trust of the gang and has become their personal bodyguard. Over the years Wilson has become more and more unhappy with Jun's impulsive and unruly style, their disagreements in their way of working has led to constant arguments and altercations.
Available through:

XploitedCinema.com
DDDHouse.com

Ciao,
Pro-B

The Bus 11-18-07 09:21 AM


Originally Posted by Rusty James
Loving the Spanish-language retitling of Point Break: THEY CALL HIM BODHI. Awesome!

Hey it's the cult classic of modern action cinema!

crey014 11-28-07 07:07 PM

Someone from the other forum said that La Mome from france is english friendly and is region free. Just ordered it from amazon france and will update. Finally I have access to a Region A player so I can also test the spanish release for "perfume: story of a murderer". Be back soon.

Franchot 11-30-07 05:11 AM

Checking up on my order of "The Seventh Seal" Blu-ray from Tartan Video at Amazon.co.uk gives me this message: "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock."

Has this been cancelled?


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