Interstella 5555 - October 4 - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

StereoMike · 10-15-2011, 10:27 PM

It's only $14 here in Canada, I will be getting it soon. I don't care about the reviews, I just love Daft Punk.

toddly6666 · 10-15-2011, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ite

How come the review from the site is so high? Is it not as bad as some people said?

The reviews on Amazon right now seem more trustworthy. All the reviews say the blu-ray is like a DVD with almost everyone ejecting the blu-ray to check if they didn't just put the DVD in.

Ite · 10-15-2011, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

The reviews on Amazon right now seem more trustworthy. All the reviews say the blu-ray is like a DVD with almost everyone ejecting the blu-ray to check if they didn't just put the DVD in.

Wow that sucks.

Zen_Amako · 10-16-2011, 07:27 PM

I think the Blu-ray is probably worth getting if you don't already own the dvd. The movie itself is worth owning. But it doesn't look like it's worth upgrading.

Kentai · 10-16-2011, 07:56 PM

As far as I can tell, Toei animated this at 24fps to the music, and then converted it to 25fps for EMI using an old-fashioned NTSC>PAL converter box. The French release is basically this master upscaled, while the US release is that master converted back to 24fps, complete with dropped frames and deinterlacing artifacts.

Sadly, it's not ever going to look better. Not unless EMI gets Toei to re-animate the whole thing from scratch, anyway.

Make no mistake, the R1 DVD has some awful compression and no lossless, so the Blu-ray isn't worse... it just isn't much better, either.

andsoitgoes · 11-08-2011, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Kentai

As far as I can tell, Toei animated this at 24fps to the music, and then converted it to 25fps for EMI using an old-fashioned NTSC>PAL converter box. The French release is basically this master upscaled, while the US release is that master converted back to 24fps, complete with dropped frames and deinterlacing artifacts.

Sadly, it's not ever going to look better. Not unless EMI gets Toei to re-animate the whole thing from scratch, anyway.

Make no mistake, the R1 DVD has some awful compression and no lossless, so the Blu-ray isn't worse... it just isn't much better, either.

I love it when smart people talk

. It makes me happy.

This makes so much sense. So. Much. Sense.

I agree, the video wasn't perfect. But if you are right, then there was little to nothing that could be done to make this any better. So, technically, they didn't screw up, they just couldn't do any better...

That said, the lossless audio is so beautiful, it blows me away. Simply stunning. I posted a review on Amazon to try and balance things out a bit, as the video quality may not be amazing, it's sure not enough to use the disc as a coaster.

And hell, in Canada I paid $13 for it

If I take everything else away and leave only the audio, it's well worth $13. Heck, $30.

Kevtronn · 11-17-2011, 04:20 AM

Hello. Could someone tell me the UPC Code for the USA release? Thanks!

varmintx · 11-17-2011, 01:14 PM

You can use 5099967851591 to find it.

To find product codes on this site, you can go to its page, click "Edit movie" and then you'll see them:

http://www.blu-ray.com/products/?p=4...on=editproduct

Monroville · 11-17-2011, 04:38 PM

The real question is: what was the source material?

The thing is.... FOOLY COOLY on blu looks better than this does, and that was essentially an upconvert. Am I to believe that the only master out there for INTERSTELLA 5555 is video tape?

Kevtronn · 11-17-2011, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by varmintx

You can use 5099967851591 to find it.

To find product codes on this site, you can go to its page, click "Edit movie" and then you'll see them:

http://www.blu-ray.com/products/?p=4...on=editproduct

Thanks! I knew I saw UPC codes somewhere on this site before...

SlaughterX · 11-21-2011, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperRealist

what is the difference between this
http://www.deepdiscount.com/bluray/I...A-5555-BLU-RAY

and this
http://www.deepdiscount.com/bluray/I...-5099967851591

Well, the first link (the cheaper one) appears to be French version... I ordered it there and just got it today and the back looks like the pics someone else posted in this thread previously. The video format is 1080i/25. So the more expensive US version is 1080p? Does it actually look better, at least better enough to justify paying $10 more?

Kentai · 11-21-2011, 11:12 PM

The US version is the same thing, except the frames have been deinterlaced (poorly) and then dropped 1-in-25 of them to run at 24fps. Don't bother wasting your money twice.

Kriztoffer Swank · 11-21-2011, 11:49 PM

Shame about this flick. Guess I'll stick to my US DVD. :(

andsoitgoes · 11-22-2011, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kriztoffer Swank

Shame about this flick. Guess I'll stick to my US DVD.

If you can get it cheap enough, I cannot stress how amazing the audio is on it.

Sure, picture is important - but for this, I bought it specifically for the audio content.

SlaughterX · 11-22-2011, 08:12 PM

Ok so this French disc doesn't even work on my PS3, so I will be shipping this back to DD, and I appreciate them wasn't my time sending me an import disc that won't work on most US BD players.

maggs! · 04-14-2012, 04:51 AM

so basically i won't be able to play the UK/German release on my U.S. blu-ray player? i just bought it and put it in and it didn't play

OMG! i'm so pissed off, it said it didn't have a region, i figured that was all to it, i know nothing about the other stuff!

Dubstar · 04-14-2012, 04:12 PM

^ so how much would you like to sell those unplayable puppies off at??

maggs! · 04-14-2012, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dubstar

^ so how much would you like to sell those unplayable puppies off at??

well i wanted to know if there was a way to play it, i own a Sony BDP-BX37, is there a model (cheap) of another brand that would play this Blu-Ray Disc in the U.S.?

AlexSing · 04-16-2012, 05:50 AM

Ok so we've established the picture sucks but if the audio is good then I'm in.... Anyone?

GenPion · 01-19-2013, 02:26 PM

So does the audio on the French release have a pitch problem? I see that Deep Discount has the French Blu-ray for around $12. I can sell my DVD for about that much and I am Region Free ready... but I'd only be buying it to hear one of my favorite albums with a higher resolution audio presentation (considering how there's almost no video upgrade).

Anyone know? I heard someone in this thread mention that and I wouldn't want to order the release if that's the case.

10-15-2011, 10:27 PM	#41
StereoMike Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Coldth Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:180 PS3 collection:46	It's only $14 here in Canada, I will be getting it soon. I don't care about the reviews, I just love Daft Punk. Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow Classic Arcade Games: Top 10 My life revolves around Paula Creamer

10-16-2011, 07:27 PM	#44
Zen_Amako Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Northern VA, USA Blu-ray collection:365 Blu-ray reviews:2	I think the Blu-ray is probably worth getting if you don't already own the dvd. The movie itself is worth owning. But it doesn't look like it's worth upgrading. Last edited by Zen_Amako; 10-17-2011 at 02:34 AM.

11-17-2011, 04:20 AM	#47
Kevtronn Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Cincinnati, OH Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:939 DVD collection:122 PS3 collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:1	Hello. Could someone tell me the UPC Code for the USA release? Thanks! 55" Panasonic Viera 1080p HD 3D Plasma TV, 320GB Playstation 3, Onkyo HT-S5300 7.1-Channel Home Theater 271 Anime Blu-rays 111 Criterion Blu-rays 83 Import Blu-rays 27 3D Blu-rays

11-17-2011, 01:14 PM	#48
varmintx Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Covington, KY Blu-ray collection:538 DVD collection:47 PS3 collection:35 Trading Score:4	You can use 5099967851591 to find it. To find product codes on this site, you can go to its page, click "Edit movie" and then you'll see them: http://www.blu-ray.com/products/?p=4...on=editproduct I'll stay home forever Where two and two always makes a five

11-21-2011, 11:49 PM	#53
Kriztoffer Swank Expert Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:MN Blu-ray collection:583 DVD collection:41 PS3 collection:13	Shame about this flick. Guess I'll stick to my US DVD. :( "I can't forgive myself for having lied to you. I don't have a degree in biology. Never even finished high school. I haven't read more than two books in my whole life. One, never finished. And the other is the phone book."

10-16-2011, 07:56 PM	#45
Kentai Senior Member Member since:Aug 2009	As far as I can tell, Toei animated this at 24fps to the music, and then converted it to 25fps for EMI using an old-fashioned NTSC>PAL converter box. The French release is basically this master upscaled, while the US release is that master converted back to 24fps, complete with dropped frames and deinterlacing artifacts. Sadly, it's not ever going to look better. Not unless EMI gets Toei to re-animate the whole thing from scratch, anyway. Make no mistake, the R1 DVD has some awful compression and no lossless, so the Blu-ray isn't worse... it just isn't much better, either.

11-17-2011, 04:38 PM	#49
Monroville Senior Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Louisville, KY Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:18	The real question is: what was the source material? The thing is.... FOOLY COOLY on blu looks better than this does, and that was essentially an upconvert. Am I to believe that the only master out there for INTERSTELLA 5555 is video tape?

11-21-2011, 11:12 PM	#52
Kentai Senior Member Member since:Aug 2009	The US version is the same thing, except the frames have been deinterlaced (poorly) and then dropped 1-in-25 of them to run at 24fps. Don't bother wasting your money twice.

11-22-2011, 08:12 PM	#55
SlaughterX Special Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Du Quoin, IL Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:551 DVD collection:6 PS3 collection:30 Trading Score:1	Ok so this French disc doesn't even work on my PS3, so I will be shipping this back to DD, and I appreciate them wasn't my time sending me an import disc that won't work on most US BD players.

04-14-2012, 04:51 AM	#56
maggs! Junior Member Member since:Nov 2011 Blu-ray collection:150	so basically i won't be able to play the UK/German release on my U.S. blu-ray player? i just bought it and put it in and it didn't play OMG! i'm so pissed off, it said it didn't have a region, i figured that was all to it, i know nothing about the other stuff!

04-14-2012, 04:12 PM	#57
Dubstar Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:846 DVD collection:265	^ so how much would you like to sell those unplayable puppies off at??

04-16-2012, 05:50 AM	#59
AlexSing Expert Member Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Singapore (via London) Blu-ray collection:137	Ok so we've established the picture sucks but if the audio is good then I'm in.... Anyone? Now I've got They Live! on blu, I really need Deep Rising...

01-19-2013, 02:26 PM	#60
GenPion Senior Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray collection:441 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	So does the audio on the French release have a pitch problem? I see that Deep Discount has the French Blu-ray for around $12. I can sell my DVD for about that much and I am Region Free ready... but I'd only be buying it to hear one of my favorite albums with a higher resolution audio presentation (considering how there's almost no video upgrade). Anyone know? I heard someone in this thread mention that and I wouldn't want to order the release if that's the case.

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