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Old 09-19-08, 07:54 AM
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The Barber is a better title than The Man Who Wasn't There
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Originally Posted by ali_b
A few bits and bobs from the UK:

Kidulthood (13th Oct, region free)
Adulthood (13th Oct?, region TBC)
Female Agents (13th Oct, region free)
Tyson (Nov sometime, region free)
The Wackness (Late Dec, region free?)
Lady Chatterly (Ferran version, late Oct/early Nov)
How do youu know FEMALE AGENTS is rregion free? Pro-B reported it was not
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The TF1 disc is region B-locked and lacking subtitles. Ali's info I would think refers to the upcoming Revolver Entertainment version in the UK.

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My Blueberry Nights Region A from Japan is available on amazon.com for $44.95, shipping on the 29th.
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wow! Pulp Fiction will be released in November 28 in France. 28 Euros but I don't care.

Any news if it's going to be region locked? I checked a couple of sites and no one knows.
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The Barber is a better title than The Man Who Wasn't There
Under the actor's names you can read "L'homme qui n'était pas là", that's the exact translation of the original title.
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wow! Pulp Fiction will be released in November 28 in France. 28 Euros but I don't care.

Any news if it's going to be region locked? I checked a couple of sites and no one knows.
Yes, every TF1 Video release will be region locked in a steelbook case, they chose AVC for video and DTS-HD (Master Audio and/or High Resolution Audio) for audio.

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DOA - Dead Or Alive
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I think I should move to Europe.
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Originally Posted by Tutut
La Chute (The Fall)
Der Untergang a.k.a Downfall

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Originally Posted by Tutut
Yes, every TF1 Video release will be region locked
crappiest news I've had this week

la chute and le deuxième souffle are going down the crapper and I guess so will Amelie (and there's no way in hell that I'm buying 1080i from TVA international)

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Region locked? I think this thread should stick to Region Free releases so hopes aren't shattered.
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Region locked? I think this thread should stick to Region Free releases so hopes aren't shattered.
Or just get a region free mod for your player.

I currently use a PS3 but I will be getting a Panasonic BD35 as soon as I can as it can be modded (voids warranty) to play everything - 1080P24, 1080i50, 1080i60, 490p and 576p. Oh and all regions for DVD also.

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Have there been any foreign Blu Rays that have forced subtitles? For example, an American movie released on France Blu Ray having forced French subtitles?
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Originally Posted by HumanMedia
Or just get a region free mod for your player.

I currently use a PS3 but I will be getting a Panasonic BD35 as soon as I can as it can be modded (voids warranty) to play everything - 1080P24, 1080i50, 1080i60, 490p and 576p. Oh and all regions for DVD also.

a possibility in the future... not ready to spend more than twice the value of a player for a region free mod right now though (750$ for a moded Sony BDPS300, when they're liquidating the legit ones for 250$)
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a possibility in the future... not ready to spend more than twice the value of a player for a region free mod right now though (750$ for a moded Sony BDPS300, when they're liquidating the legit ones for 250$)
I know how you feel, but to import a PS3 from the Uk is a pain and just as expensive. I found one retailer on eBay.UK willing to ship to the US but would rather buy from a domestic source. The BDPS300 is looking mighty fine as a region B player right now but I do hope the mods come down in price. There are too many good region B BDs being released in the next few months that I may just pull the trigger anyway.
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Originally Posted by toddly6666
Have there been any foreign Blu Rays that have forced subtitles? For example, an American movie released on France Blu Ray having forced French subtitles?
Atonement.

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Originally Posted by HumanMedia
Or just get a region free mod for your player.

I currently use a PS3 but I will be getting a Panasonic BD35 as soon as I can as it can be modded (voids warranty) to play everything - 1080P24, 1080i50, 1080i60, 490p and 576p. Oh and all regions for DVD also.
If you are in the US and your TV set cannot support 576p for example (and the overwhelming majority cannot) this is a rather pointless upgrade. I recommend that you wait a bit longer.

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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
Der Untergang a.k.a Downfall
Thanks for correcting this.
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
Region locked? I think this thread should stick to Region Free releases so hopes aren't shattered.
So you can forget many european distributors, region locking and forcing subs is a way to prove they don't try to sell overseas and I guess the rights to pay are cheaper.
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Originally Posted by Tom Army
a possibility in the future... not ready to spend more than twice the value of a player for a region free mod right now though (750$ for a moded Sony BDPS300, when they're liquidating the legit ones for 250$)
In Europe, the same model, region 1&2 for DVD, A&B for Blu-Ray is around 1000$.
The best is the BD30, region 1,2,3,4,5,6 for DVD and A,B&C for BR that is around 800$.
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Originally Posted by toddly6666
Have there been any foreign Blu Rays that have forced subtitles? For example, an American movie released on France Blu Ray having forced French subtitles?
It seems Carlotta's Casanova will have forced subs according to this screencap.
See on the left:
Italian version with french subs
English version with french subs

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Will the Wild At Heart and Man Who Wasn't There Blu-rays shown above be region free?
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
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The TF1 disc is region B-locked and lacking subtitles. Ali's info I would think refers to the upcoming Revolver Entertainment version in the UK.

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Indeed it does I haven't actually got the disc yet, but that is what I have been told.
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
If you are in the US and your TV set cannot support 576p for example (and the overwhelming majority cannot) this is a rather pointless upgrade. I recommend that you wait a bit longer.

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Of course my projector can handle any video format you can throw at it. And these days most people with HDMI hookups to a display, will have their video display upscale it anyways. These days even receivers upscale and most displays handle 50, 60 and multiples of 24hz.

Pointless to you perhaps, and maybe some people in North America with old equipment. But to the rest of the world its a common sense and obvious step.
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