Drive

[AnimeOnBlu]

https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/...blu-ray/660465


Pinnacle Films release. March 9 release date.

[Hucksta G]

As much as I prefer the Aus/NZ cover art, I can't wait until March 9th and ahve pre-ordered from amazon.uk.

[Templar]

Originally Posted by Hucksta G

As much as I prefer the Aus/NZ cover art, I can't wait until March 9th and ahve pre-ordered from amazon.uk.

+1 I've done the same - the pink neon 80's style cover just works more than this one!
You can chalk the cover of this up to a long list of utterly crap covers that are used here in Aus.

[Anamnesis]

Originally Posted by Templar

+1 I've done the same - the pink neon 80's style cover just works more than this one!
You can chalk the cover of this up to a long list of utterly crap covers that are used here in Aus.

I actually prefer the Australian cover for this one!

[KorokoDelToro]

The cover isn't bad, but the UK one is much better, in my opinion ...

[akapainkiller]

I dont mind the cover either. Well any cover compared to the US cover is amazing. Eww trash. Well looks like I have another version to add to my Drive collection. I dont know exactly why I like this movie so much I just do.

[Jimmy Bro]

I rewatched this film last night (first time since last year in theatres) and the quality seemed really great, but then I come on here and realised that the Aus version is only 25GB and the USA and UK ones are 50GB.

Pretty disappointed. I usually research the various releases before purchasing to avoid this sort of stuff.

So is the quality on the Aus blu not as good as the UK and US ones?

[Chrisco84]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Bro

I rewatched this film last night (first time since last year in theatres) and the quality seemed really great, but then I come on here and realised that the Aus version is only 25GB and the USA and UK ones are 50GB.

Pretty disappointed. I usually research the various releases before purchasing to avoid this sort of stuff.

So is the quality on the Aus blu not as good as the UK and US ones?

If you found the version to be 'pretty good' why bother?
Its just a case of 'The grass is always greener on the other side'. If you had no issues with the AUS copy, dont bother yourself, I have been through the same with various releases, now I just accept what I can get and if I am happy with it, I dont bother trying to search for a 'superior' version.

[atexp80]

There's nothing wrong with our release. Looks and sounds great. There are a few instances of banding but checking out the US review you can see that banding is mentioned there too.

Yes, a lower bitrate can sometimes result in an increased number of issues but in this case due to it only being a 100 min movie and it being fairly light on special features it's not really demanding as much of the disc space.

[VoorheesBD]

now I just accept what I can get and if I am happy with it, I dont bother trying to search for a 'superior' version.

Boy i have i been there and done that Chris lol double,triple,quad...quin etc etc dipping i try not to do it at all anymore unless its an absolute fav of a movie and the difference is really big between the versions

I said i wouldnt do it when Bond 50 came out well i caved i have my dvd set on ebay and will pick this up soon but i guess dvd to blu is a bit different.

And i agree re: if your happy with it dont bother looking around for a better version, having said that my AUS copy of The Game seems to have average PQ so im entertaining the thought of picking up the US Criterion blu.... maybe

Cheers V

[atexp80]

^ Different story there though - complete remaster for the Criterion release. Same digital files used to create the master for Drive though so the disparity should be minor (if any). On a 100" screen I didn't pick up tell-tale signs of a bandwidth-starved disc.

[Jimmy Bro]

You guys are right. The quality of our copy of Drive is fantastic, and we got the lossless audio so I shouldn't complain. I guess it's just an OCD thing :P

Yes, a lower bitrate can sometimes result in an increased number of issues but in this case due to it only being a 100 min movie and it being fairly light on special features it's not really demanding as much of the disc space.

That's what I figured also

Also I think a lot of movies don't even use up the entire 50GB, so there might even be some wasted space on the US disc

[toddly6666]

How come Mark Dacascos and Brittany Murphy are not on the cover?

[atexp80]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

How come Mark Dacascos and Brittany Murphy are not on the cover?

Because it's the 2011 Ryan Gosling film, not the 1997 one...

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by atexp80

Because it's the 2011 Ryan Gosling film, not the 1997 one...

But still, they should have put Dacascos and Murphy on the cover.