Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (1989-2008) - Blu-ray Forum

Batman1980 · 07-22-2009, 06:31 PM

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Wallace and Gromit Collection Detailed
Posted July 22, 2009 02:17 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection', which is scheduled to hit store shelves on August 22nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video for all four shorts - 'A Matter of Loaf and Death', 'A Grand Day Out', 'Wrong Trousers', and 'A Close Shave' - will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by 2.0 Dolby Digital soundtracks.

Extras for the shorts include:
A Grand Day Out
Audio commentary with creator Nick Park
“Amazing Adventures of Wallace & Gromit” featurette
4 Cracking Contraptions
The Wrong Trousers
Audio commentary with creator Nick Park
“Inside The Wrong Trousers” featurette
3 Cracking Contraptions
A Close Shave
Audio commentary with creator Nick Park
“How It Was Done” featurette
3 Cracking Contraptions
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Audio Commentaries with the director and editor
“How They Donut” The Making of A Matter of Loaf and Death featurette
Demo DVD Rom-Game of Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures
Shaun the Sheep Off The Baa Bonus Episode

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These almost sound like they're worth getting now.

Dubstar · 07-22-2009, 06:33 PM

hooray!

now bring on 'Curse of the WereRabbit' !!!

Mr.White · 07-22-2009, 06:33 PM

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These almost sound like they're worth getting now.

Will get this for sure, love that classic Nick Park Aardman animation!

Hopefully "Chicken Run" and "Curse Of The Were-Rabbbit will have Blu releases!

Steve46 · 07-22-2009, 06:57 PM

Cracking news.

neo_reloaded · 07-22-2009, 07:38 PM

I'm glad all the cracking contraptions are there. Odd they seem to assign groups of them per short - but hey, whatever!

Angela Liu · 07-22-2009, 09:44 PM

Nice. Been waiting for an official release for A Matter of Loaf & Death for a while now. Can't wait.

And yes, let's hope Curse of The Were Rabbit follows suit.

MacLover · 08-21-2009, 08:31 PM

2.0 Dolby Digital for all? A Matter of Loaf and Death got 5.1 TrueHD in UK.

And stupid name for the Blu as it isn't "The Complete Collection", not worth buying IMO unless "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" is included.

Mr.White · 08-21-2009, 08:32 PM

It a Lionsgate release

, let's hope for NO ECO-CASE w/ this one!

Afrobean · 08-22-2009, 07:37 AM

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2.0 Dolby Digital for all? A Matter of Loaf and Death got 5.1 TrueHD in UK.

It was probably remixed specifically for that. I'm sure the original mix was stereo "only" and maintaining the original form isn't a fundamentally bad thing, even if a later remix has multichannel support.

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And stupid name for the Blu as it isn't "The Complete Collection", not worth buying IMO unless "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" is included.

That's under a different distributor in the states. And is a full-length feature, while these are all shorts. It's not uncommon for full-length features, particularly theatrically released ones, to not be included in "complete" sets such as this.

MacLover · 08-22-2009, 09:33 AM

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It was probably remixed specifically for that. I'm sure the original mix was stereo "only" and maintaining the original form isn't a fundamentally bad thing, even if a later remix has multichannel support.

Erm, A Matter of Loaf and Death had 5.1 Channels from the start, it aired on TV with it. Lionsgate are remixing it down to 2.0 Channels, that alone makes me not want to buy it (and I most likely won't).

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That's under a different distributor in the states. And is a full-length feature, while these are all shorts. It's not uncommon for full-length features, particularly theatrically released ones, to not be included in "complete" sets such as this.

Right.

Afrobean · 08-23-2009, 06:35 AM

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Erm, A Matter of Loaf and Death had 5.1 Channels from the start, it aired on TV with it. Lionsgate are remixing it down to 2.0 Channels, that alone makes me not want to buy it (and I most likely won't).

Eh.

I'd rather guess that all they got from the producers was a stereo audio track than to guess that they for-some-reason decided to downmix to stereo from a 5.1 master.

steve_dave · 08-23-2009, 07:01 AM

Unless you Blu-ray Disc player can output 1080/50hz properly, this is going to be the only way right now to watch A Matter of Loaf and Death in the US or Canada. The UK release may be 5.1 but it was intended for PAL countries thus its the first Paramount release to be 1080i/50hz even though its region free.

MacLover · 08-23-2009, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Afrobean

Eh.

I'd rather guess that all they got from the producers was a stereo audio track than to guess that they for-some-reason decided to downmix to stereo from a 5.1 master.

I guess you could be right.

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thus its the first Paramount release to be 1080i/50hz even though its region free.

Paramount didn't release it in UK, 2 Entertain Video did.

steve_dave · 08-23-2009, 05:21 PM

Thanks for the correction. That does justify the 1080/50hz presentation which seemed odd for a studio like Paramount.

steve_dave · 09-21-2009, 03:58 AM

Just saw the back cover for this.

PCM 5.1, Dolby 2.0 & 5.1 audio with all four shorts in 1080p.

Grand Day Out & The Wrong Trousers are 1.33:1 and A Close Shave is 1.66:1 while A Matter of Loaf and Death is 1.78:1.

LeBougre · 09-21-2009, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by steve_dave

Just saw the back cover for this.

PCM 5.1, Dolby 2.0 & 5.1 audio with all four shorts in 1080p.

Grand Day Out & The Wrong Trousers are 1.33:1 and A Close Shave is 1.66:1 while A Matter of Loaf and Death is 1.78:1.

Plus, it's noted ABC on the back cover so region FREE !

-> http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_ite...or=1#topoftabs

Chiyo_chichi · 09-21-2009, 03:18 PM

This is the last big release of the month for me. I loved the three shorts growing up...close shave, wrong trousers, grand day out....saw em' a billion times.

And now with this Blu release I learn there's a fourth one!! Never heard of A Matter of Loaf and Death.

deangrazy · 09-21-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.White

Will get this for sure, love that classic Nick Park Aardman animation!

Hopefully "Chicken Run" and "Curse Of The Were-Rabbbit will have Blu releases!

Even I would like to see chicken run come out on blu-ray.

Zen_Amako · 09-21-2009, 04:22 PM

I picked this up at Best Buy on Friday. Quite pleased with the PQ, and I like having all of the shorts together on one disc (including the Cracking Contraptions). Curiously, the PS3 shows the name of the disc as Ultimate Anniversary Collection and not Complete Collection. Price at BB was $24.99.

matt_hargett · 09-21-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by steve_dave

Just saw the back cover for this.

PCM 5.1, Dolby 2.0 & 5.1 audio with all four shorts in 1080p.

Grand Day Out & The Wrong Trousers are 1.33:1 and A Close Shave is 1.66:1 while A Matter of Loaf and Death is 1.78:1.

Is the LPCM audio track 24-bit or 16-bit?

I really don't mind stereo-only tracks, but 24-bit lossless is really the only way to go for my purchasing dollars.

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07-22-2009, 06:33 PM	#2
Dubstar Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:1953 DVD collection:304 MA collection:4 Digital collection:33 Trading Score:29	hooray! now bring on 'Curse of the WereRabbit' !!!

07-22-2009, 06:57 PM	#4
Steve46 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Oshawa, ON 4K collection:156 Blu-ray collection:1040 Blu-ray reviews: 79 Trading Score:16	Cracking news.

07-22-2009, 07:38 PM	#5
neo_reloaded Banned Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:72	I'm glad all the cracking contraptions are there. Odd they seem to assign groups of them per short - but hey, whatever!

07-22-2009, 09:44 PM	#6
Angela Liu Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:New York 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:328	Nice. Been waiting for an official release for A Matter of Loaf & Death for a while now. Can't wait. And yes, let's hope Curse of The Were Rabbit follows suit.

08-21-2009, 08:31 PM	#7
MacLover Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:United Kingdom Blu-ray collection:90 DVD collection:9 Blu-ray reviews:1	2.0 Dolby Digital for all? A Matter of Loaf and Death got 5.1 TrueHD in UK. And stupid name for the Blu as it isn't "The Complete Collection", not worth buying IMO unless "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" is included.

08-21-2009, 08:32 PM	#8
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	It a Lionsgate release , let's hope for NO ECO-CASE w/ this one!

08-23-2009, 07:01 AM	#12
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	Unless you Blu-ray Disc player can output 1080/50hz properly, this is going to be the only way right now to watch A Matter of Loaf and Death in the US or Canada. The UK release may be 5.1 but it was intended for PAL countries thus its the first Paramount release to be 1080i/50hz even though its region free.

08-23-2009, 05:21 PM	#14
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	Thanks for the correction. That does justify the 1080/50hz presentation which seemed odd for a studio like Paramount.

09-21-2009, 03:58 AM	#15
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	Just saw the back cover for this. PCM 5.1, Dolby 2.0 & 5.1 audio with all four shorts in 1080p. Grand Day Out & The Wrong Trousers are 1.33:1 and A Close Shave is 1.66:1 while A Matter of Loaf and Death is 1.78:1.

09-21-2009, 03:18 PM	#17
Chiyo_chichi Power Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Bayonne, NJ, USA Blu-ray collection:40	This is the last big release of the month for me. I loved the three shorts growing up...close shave, wrong trousers, grand day out....saw em' a billion times. And now with this Blu release I learn there's a fourth one!! Never heard of A Matter of Loaf and Death.

09-21-2009, 04:22 PM	#19
Zen_Amako Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Northern VA, USA 4K collection:261 Blu-ray collection:669 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:13	I picked this up at Best Buy on Friday. Quite pleased with the PQ, and I like having all of the shorts together on one disc (including the Cracking Contraptions). Curiously, the PS3 shows the name of the disc as Ultimate Anniversary Collection and not Complete Collection. Price at BB was $24.99.

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