The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

[Akijama]

Courtesy of Koch Media

Release date: November 29

Audio: German DTS-HD MA 5.1; German DTS-HD MA 2.0; English DTS-HD MA 5.1; English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Extras: Audio Commentary; Alternative and deleted scenes; Making Of; Trailer

[Funktion]

Yes!
Recently, I was wondering how long it would take for this one to get a BD release, and my first thought was: like Howard the Duck, this one will first be released in Germany.

I guess I was right.

[Alex DeLarge]

This is awesome news! I've written about this and always recommend to my snobbish cinephile friends just to f*ck with their minds. One of my favorites that I watch at least once a year.

[Guvnagrover]

Is this region locked?

[Funktion]

Originally Posted by Guvnagrover

Is this region locked?

It's not out yet.

[Guvnagrover]

Originally Posted by Funktion

It's not out yet.

I know, just wondered if anyone had come across any additional info. Wasn't sure if all Koch Media's stuff was region locked.

[Funktion]

Originally Posted by Guvnagrover

I know, just wondered if anyone had come across any additional info. Wasn't sure if all Koch Media's stuff was region locked.

Most Koch Media releases I own are actually region-free, so there's a big chance Buckaroo will be too.

[UFOX]

YESS,

That's exelent news,a classic movie from the '80.
Hope someday we will see UHF with "Weird Al" Yankovic!

[Funktion]

Originally Posted by UFOX

Hope someday we will see UHF with "Weird Al" Yankovic!

Funny you should mention it, I was thinking the same thing when Buckaroo Banzai was announced.
MGM released Buckaroo Banzai and UHF on DVD at around the same time, here's hoping Koch has plans for a UHF BD as well...

[Roy_Batty]

Little bit of bad news the release has been pushed back to
December 6th.

[deckard82]

picked this up yesterday. The transfer looks pretty good, no compression issues either or at least I didn't notice any. However, there's often a hook with Koch Media releases...and yes, there's one here too.

There is a very, very odd anomality for a split second right at 00:53:44 where the entire picture is all pixilated or blocky. I've never seen anything like that. Don't know if something went wrong during the making of the transfer or if something went wrong during the encoding process. But yeah, it's that typical Koch Media hook, heh.

Hope they'll correct that.

[Robert George]

Any other comments on the transfer quality? Region code? My copy shipped yesterday, but it takes about a week and a half from Deutschland to Florida.

[DJANGO]

My copy arrived today and it plays on my Region A machine.

[Roy_Batty]

My copy arrived today, Yeah! came in a white Blu-ray case have not
taken a look at it yet will probably save it for a snowy night over Xmas!

[Robert George]

Extended version, or theatrical?

[iwanttobeabmoviestar]

extras in english? and anyone else had that pixel problem listed above

[Leslie Dame]

Originally Posted by Robert George

Extended version, or theatrical?

Didn't say at schnittberichte.com as they usually list if there is a different version. It clocks in at 102 minutes though. I might watch my copy today. Unbelievable, but this is a first time viewing for me (saw bits and pieces over the years however).

[iwanttobeabmoviestar]

extras in english? and anyone else had that pixel problem listed above

[Guvnagrover]

The movie itself plays fine in my PS3 (I live in the US btw). My copy does have the pixel problem that was described earlier, but it's brief, so I can live with it for now. As far as extras, every time I try to access them, it just reboots the menu for the extras - so I can't access them. Man, I wish it had an isolated score track, but from what I recall, the score is either lost or tied up in some damn legal issue. Oh, and this is the theatrical version.

[toddly6666]

I think I would prefer the DVD over some brief pixelated problem on the blu.