Bird on a Wire - Shock (Avoid)

[Davidian]

Hiding under the FBI Witness Protection Program, Rick Jarmin (Mel Gibson) gets nervous when old flame Marianne Graves (Goldie Hawn) recognizes him. But before he can assume a new identity, the man he put in jail (David Carradine) is released and comes to pay his respects. Rick and Marianne find themselves thrown together on a cross-country scramble, barely evading the gangsters, police and an amorous veterinarian (Joan Severance).

Well, Shock have done it once again, with Bird on a Wire they have presented an incredibly dated transfer with chunky grain and very little detail on a barebones disc. Not only this but it appears to be a version made for TV with some curse words replaced in a hamfisted and haphazard manner. Here's the BDinfo FWIW:


BDinfo:

Disc Title: BIRD ON A WIRE
Disc Size: 19,022,360,607 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: Yes
Playlist: 00002.MPLS
Size: 18,943,346,688 bytes
Length: 1:50:34.169
Total Bitrate: 22.84 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 19964 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: Undetermined / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1609 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)

Recommend to Avoid.

[CompleteCount]

Well, the UK blu might be from an older master, but they did a fairly decent job putting it together, and is definitively uncensored.

Anyone ropeable about the Shock release might want to import the Fabulous Films edition, going for an average of about A$17 on Amazon UK.

[surfinhank]

Originally Posted by CompleteCount

Well, the UK blu might be from an older master, but they did a fairly decent job putting it together, and is definitively uncensored.

Anyone ropeable about the Shock release might want to import the Fabulous Films edition, going for an average of about A$17 on Amazon UK.

It's actually in a "5 for 30" promo right now as well.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bird-Wire-B...bird+on+a+wire

[Mark Smith]

Originally Posted by Davidian

Well, Shock have done it once again, with Bird on a Wire they have presented an incredibly dated transfer with chunky grain and very little detail on a barebones disc. Not only this but it appears to be a version made for TV with some curse words replaced in a hamfisted and haphazard manner.

This in not an altered TV version. Some curse words were replaced to make the film PG-13. It's the same in all regions. It's lame, but nothing SHOCK did.

[LMFAObros]

Originally Posted by Mark Smith

This in not an altered TV version. Some curse words were replaced to make the film PG-13. It's the same in all regions. It's lame, but nothing SHOCK did.

Thank you for clearing this up as i may get this now possibly during the buy one get one free sale that could be coming soon

[Gaffer]

Can someone confirm the aspect ratio on this please? The film should be 2.35 ratio (the U.K version is) but the back cover just says 16:9. Shock's covers can be wrong though: example being their release of The Fan - back cover says 1.85 but disc is 2.35.

[Mark Smith]

Originally Posted by Gaffer

Can someone confirm the aspect ratio on this please? The film should be 2.35 ratio (the U.K version is) but the back cover just says 16:9. Shock's covers can be wrong though: example being their release of The Fan - back cover says 1.85 but disc is 2.35.

It is 2.35:1

[Gaffer]

Originally Posted by Mark Smith

It is 2.35:1

Thanks. Appreciate it