chucks888

Ok I see, thanks indy. I definitely should not be looking for LOTR caliber transfer on this one. I'm starting to believe more and more that I have the official one, though I only picked it up for $10! The subtitles work fine, if has all the animated scene selection things. Dolby digital comes up fine. They don't usually invest such effort into a bootleg do they?

I'm not accustomed to buying asian DVDs so I'll just list a few more things I found 'fishy' and see if it raises any red flags with anyone who knows exactly what to look for:

-inside of case is plain black, no paper inserts of any kind. disc art though looks surprisingly professional and is matching with pic I saw of the 'official' one

-as said before, image quality isn't terrible but was expecting a little better. the part in the front of the DVD when the various logo animations for different companies play looks truly atrocious. I know it doesn't much matter but it definitely didn't help lighten my suspicions.



-Chuck

lordzeppelin

I ordered the DVD from DDDhouse last night along with a few other things I had been waiting to order (some Steven Chow, Guns and Talks, Ring Virus, etc). Hero was back in stock for maybe an hour when I put in my order. I checked back 2 hours later for a friend, and it was OOS again...DDDHouse must be getting hammered (probably the dvdtalk effect...LOL).

mrwilson

Is it anamorphic?

syphon00

http://www.pokerindustries.com/poker...VD&showdetails

This is from a trustworthy seller,
the DVD is way overpriced but it is the official release

I never shopped from here before, but they do have
the HK release for pre-order

http://sensasian.com/cgi-bin/sensasi...t/View/V6370-D

compulsive dvd

I got the bootleg from Malaysia. The DTS track doesn't have anything coming out of the center channel. It's a definite bootleg, but dual layered. When you hit play, the English subtitles are default. However, if you choose Chinese subtitles, it goes to a different version of the movie. This appears to have been taken from the VCD and has chinese subtitles burned into the image, which is only 1.85:1. If you choose other subtitles, it goes to a version that's been cropped to 2.35:1 and enhanced for 16x9 televisions. The subtitles are in the bottom bar and occasionally you can see the very tops of the original chinese subtitles. The image on the cropped version is different though, it's less pixelated, but not as sharp. I should have waited for the legit release, but after watching it, I don't think I care. Perhaps the translation was bad. There was a scene where there were no subtitles at all. I didn't really find the movie that entertaining and definitely much less so than Zhang Yimou's previous films. I think this is something that needs to be seen theatrically. I definitely like CTHD better.

Rypro 525

Well maybe buying an official release might make you like the movie better.

the_dude8

that is the cover that is on my friend hero dvd.

Raxel

Then he got a bootleg. The cover is only for HK VCD version, DVD version hasn't released yet. Legit R6 release has much better A/V quality than your bootleg version.

Rypro 525

The dvd has been officially released and that is the cover. the Dc hasen't been released yet though.

Electric2k

The legit release is NOT region 6. I just tried it out on my unmodded PC DVD drive and it plays fine.

Raxel

NO, the DVD with this cover is a bootleg. HK DVD hasn't been released, only VCD is out and it has this cover. The DVD released in China has a different cover than this one. HK DVD release date is Mar 28th.

lordzeppelin

Geez...can I say that I don't really care if I got the legit or bootleg at this point? I just want to see the damn movie, and I like dddhouse.com, so screw it. I beg your pardon, but I don't care what any of you has to say about the DVD's in my collection...know what I mean?

Raxel

Don't worry, no one cares what dvd is in your collection. well at least, not me. I wasn't replying to your post either.

the_dude8

when i look at the underside of the dvd, the inner ring, there is a hologram word hero there. does the legit version have the hologram word hero? thanks

Trigger

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=2289

That link is to a guy who is selling it for 15 bucks shipped and he has lots in stock. (his shipping price is way higher than the price of the item).

Raxel

DVD9 and limited collector gift set are both released. they are both theatrical cut, 98min long.

But they use higher bitrate and have DTS audio.

mrwilson

Anyone selling them yet?

joelgee

Are we sure about this? per Monkeypeaches, the DVD9 version is going to be the 120 min. version.

How much more confusing can this get?
J

Raxel

I have them in hand now. Monkeypeaches' news comes from those Chinese newspaper, sometime it's not that accurate.

iskandam

is the Edko HK release the theatrical or extended director's cut?

Raxel

The first version will be theatrical cut for sure.

skokefoe

What is the difference between the limited collector gift set and the DVD9 release?

Also, since they're both the theatrical cut, have you heard anything about the possibility of an extended cut being made available in either mainland or HK? It seems you have a pretty good source for this info.

skokefoe.

Raxel

Difference is limited collector gift set has a nice boxset and collector booklet, it's also signed by director Zhang YiMou. It's said it's limited to 3,000 copies. But I can't confirm that, because there's no serial no. on the box.

Extended cut will be released sooner or later. But companies need to get enough money on theatrical cut. This is the first time, the two companies in China paid real big money for the distribution rights on a movie. So they want to be well paid back. Same as in HK, don't expect extended verison will be released soon after the 98min version.

It's all about money.

mrwilson

Are these for sale anywhere yet?

beastieboyfl

www.dvdshelf.com has a dts version for preorder but its a two disc version. Is the new dts version one or two discs?