Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid - Blu-ray Forum

BlurayBascom · 02-23-2015, 11:48 PM

I'm thrilled to share that I'm enjoying another one of my favorite films from the 1980's on Blu-Ray....thanks to the country of ITALY!

DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID. Being the serious and impatient movie lover I am, I'll go to great lengths to obtain my favorite movies on the greatest format ever! I know the U.S. will probably finally get around to releasing it eventually...and that's fine! I'll keep and continue watching & enjoying my REGION B copy from ITALY and "upgrade" later after the U.S. finally gets around to releasing it here!

rkolinski · 02-23-2015, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BlurayBascom

I'm thrilled to share that I'm enjoying another one of my favorite films from the 1980's on Blu-Ray....thanks to the country of ITALY!

DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID. Being the serious and impatient movie lover I am, I'll go to great lengths to obtain my favorite movies on the greatest format ever! I know the U.S. will probably finally get around to releasing it eventually...and that's fine! I keep and continue watching & enjoying my REGION B copy from ITALY and "upgrade" later after the U.S. finally gets around to releasing it here!

Congrats and will be looking for a review on the picture and sound quality of this BD.

BlurayBascom · 02-24-2015, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by rkolinski

Congrats and will be looking for a review on the picture and sound quality of this BD.

Actually rkolinski, the movie was purposely filmed in black & white, but despite no color, the picture & sound is definitely Blu-Ray quality and worth the extra effort to obtain for any other movie buffs as "desperate" as I to own they're favorite movies on Blu-Ray!

Bluyoda · 02-24-2015, 12:11 AM

Great movie, for sure. Is the audio lossless surround, or stereo?
How would you rate the PQ from 5/5?

BlurayBascom · 02-24-2015, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Great movie, for sure. Is the audio lossless surround, or stereo?
How would you rate the PQ from 5/5?

I haven't noticed any loss of audio whatsoever with the disc/presentation. However, the audio options on the disc are: Italian 5.0 and 2.0-while the english spoken version is only available in 2.0! The film was produced back in 1982, so surround sound still wasn't the huge thing it is today! I'm just thrilled to death to OWN this classic on BLU-RAY!!!

Bluyoda · 02-24-2015, 12:31 AM

Is the English soundtrack really just Dolby Digital 2.0? If so, that's not sufficent for me, but I am happy for you. (It says so here:
http://www.amazon.de/mistero-del-cad...27t+wear+plaid

Also, I had no idea this was a Rob Reiner movie. Quite versatile that man.

PLG1962 · 02-24-2015, 12:33 AM

Such a fun film and even if I didnt like it glad you were able to source it from another country it seems I do that a lot as some old favourites don't get released in Australia

You something I dislike if I can hijack this thread it that when you go to a store and ask for a lesser well known movie they look at you as if you are speaking a foreign language yet mention big budget action blockbuster and they have a million copies

Thomas Guycott · 02-24-2015, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BlurayBascom

I haven't noticed any loss of audio whatsoever with the disc/presentation.

That's not what "lossless" audio means. He's asking if the English track is LPCM, Dolby TrueHD, or DTS-HD Master Audio versus Dolby Digital.

DvdClon · 02-24-2015, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Is the English soundtrack really just Dolby Digital 2.0? If so, that's not sufficent for me, but I am happy for you. (It says so here:
http://www.amazon.de/mistero-del-cad...27t+wear+plaid

Also, I had no idea this was a Rob Reiner movie. Quite versatile that man.

Actually, it was directed by his dad, Carl Reiner!

KubrickKurasawa · 02-24-2015, 02:02 AM

OP...You also like The Jerk right? Tell me you've seen it.

lilboyblu · 02-24-2015, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Is the English soundtrack really just Dolby Digital 2.0? If so, that's not sufficent for me, but I am happy for you. (It says so here:
http://www.amazon.de/mistero-del-cad...27t+wear+plaid

Also, I had no idea this was a Rob Reiner movie. Quite versatile that man.

There's already a thread for this in the Italy forum. Someone there confirmed that the audio is a mono track expanded to 2-channels for the DD 2.0.

BlurayBascom · 02-24-2015, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lilboyblu

There's already a thread for this in the Italy forum. Someone there confirmed that the audio is a mono track expanded to 2-channels for the DD 2.0.

Thanks for the info...and letting us aware of the other thread. My posting here was just to express how happy I am that I can watch & own this classic comedy on BLU-RAY.

quickdraw · 02-24-2015, 04:56 AM

Yeah, I ordered this back in January from Amazon.it, but it never arrived. I'm now trying to get Amazon to respond to what's going on, but I have feeling this is not going to turn out well.

BlurayBascom · 02-24-2015, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by quickdraw

Yeah, I ordered this back in January from Amazon.it, but it never arrived. I'm now trying to get Amazon to respond to what's going on, but I have feeling this is not going to turn out well.

WHAT????

But I ordered MY copy via AMAZON.COM and received with no problem at all!? Perhaps they we're out of stock when you ordered??

quickdraw · 02-24-2015, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BlurayBascom

WHAT????

But I ordered MY copy via AMAZON.COM and received with no problem at all!? Perhaps they we're out of stock when you ordered??

They showed it shipped and was expected to arrive last Monday. Of course, this is Amazon.it, not just Amazon. They're now telling me they won't take any action until after May 3. WTF?! I guess a 5 month delivery window is considered normal in Italy.

baheidstu · 02-24-2015, 04:48 PM

DVD Beaver did a review of this title including screencaps. This is a classic favourite of mine too. So many hilarious lines - "I hadn't seen a body that put together since I'd solved the case of the murdered girl with the big tits"

Member-320773 · 02-24-2015, 05:53 PM

I also recently imported the Italian Blu-ray of DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID.

The best thing for me - aside from the obvious upgrade in picture quality - is the fact that this transfer is framed differently. It's not as much zoomed in and shows more picture information than the one on the US DVD (especially at the lower picture frame). This way the picture is much more balanced and pleasing to look at. Recommended.

quickdraw · 03-03-2015, 04:28 AM

Finally received my copy Saturday. Man, this movie still cracks me up. It's so well done and remains one of my top five comedies with some of the best running gags and some of the funniest lines committed to film. Martin was made for this part. I only wish it had 5.1 surround like in the Italian dubbed version.

02-23-2015, 11:48 PM	#1
BlurayBascom Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Texas, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:446 Blu-ray collection:1192 DVD collection:8	Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid I'm thrilled to share that I'm enjoying another one of my favorite films from the 1980's on Blu-Ray....thanks to the country of ITALY! DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID. Being the serious and impatient movie lover I am, I'll go to great lengths to obtain my favorite movies on the greatest format ever! I know the U.S. will probably finally get around to releasing it eventually...and that's fine! I'll keep and continue watching & enjoying my REGION B copy from ITALY and "upgrade" later after the U.S. finally gets around to releasing it here! Last edited by BlurayBascom; 12-02-2018 at 12:44 AM.

02-24-2015, 12:33 AM	#7
PLG1962 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Melbourne Australia 4K collection:139 Blu-ray collection:2395 DVD collection:158 Trading Score:8	Such a fun film and even if I didnt like it glad you were able to source it from another country it seems I do that a lot as some old favourites don't get released in Australia You something I dislike if I can hijack this thread it that when you go to a store and ask for a lesser well known movie they look at you as if you are speaking a foreign language yet mention big budget action blockbuster and they have a million copies Last edited by PLG1962; 02-24-2015 at 12:38 AM.

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02-24-2015, 12:11 AM	#4
Bluyoda Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Dagobah Home Theater Gallery:103 4K collection:160 Blu-ray collection:1383 Blu-ray reviews: 263 Trading Score:4	Great movie, for sure. Is the audio lossless surround, or stereo? How would you rate the PQ from 5/5?

02-24-2015, 12:31 AM	#6
Bluyoda Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Dagobah Home Theater Gallery:103 4K collection:160 Blu-ray collection:1383 Blu-ray reviews: 263 Trading Score:4	Is the English soundtrack really just Dolby Digital 2.0? If so, that's not sufficent for me, but I am happy for you. (It says so here: http://www.amazon.de/mistero-del-cad...27t+wear+plaid Also, I had no idea this was a Rob Reiner movie. Quite versatile that man.

02-24-2015, 02:02 AM	#10
KubrickKurasawa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Midwest 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:612 DVD collection:129 Digital collection:70 iTunes collection:92 Prime collection:9	OP...You also like The Jerk right? Tell me you've seen it.

02-24-2015, 04:56 AM	#13
quickdraw Special Member Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Northern California Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:1	Yeah, I ordered this back in January from Amazon.it, but it never arrived. I'm now trying to get Amazon to respond to what's going on, but I have feeling this is not going to turn out well.

02-24-2015, 04:48 PM	#16
baheidstu Banned Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:36	DVD Beaver did a review of this title including screencaps. This is a classic favourite of mine too. So many hilarious lines - "I hadn't seen a body that put together since I'd solved the case of the murdered girl with the big tits"

02-24-2015, 05:53 PM	#17
Member-320773 Active Member Member since:Aug 2014 Trading Score:2	I also recently imported the Italian Blu-ray of DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID. The best thing for me - aside from the obvious upgrade in picture quality - is the fact that this transfer is framed differently. It's not as much zoomed in and shows more picture information than the one on the US DVD (especially at the lower picture frame). This way the picture is much more balanced and pleasing to look at. Recommended.

03-03-2015, 04:28 AM	#18
quickdraw Special Member Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Northern California Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:1	Finally received my copy Saturday. Man, this movie still cracks me up. It's so well done and remains one of my top five comedies with some of the best running gags and some of the funniest lines committed to film. Martin was made for this part. I only wish it had 5.1 surround like in the Italian dubbed version.

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