Chocolate - Blu-ray Forum

cardiac161 · 02-13-2009, 03:23 PM

Just want to let the word out here that the blu-ray of Chocolate is out. If you are into films featuring incredible martial arts and found Ong Bak or Tom Yum Goong amazing, then Chocolate follows the trend (jaw-dropping stunts with silly storyline). This time, it's a female prodigy in the name of JeeJa Yanin under the same director of the two previous Tony Jaa movies.

Please support studios like Magnolia that buys Asian films without hacking the hell out of them (not like Weinstein that gets rights to great Asian movies, recuts them, then holds them out for years). Plus they also release great blurays as well (such as the Korean film The Host).

Magnolia has just purchased the rights to Ong Bak 2 and I hope we get the same treatment as they've done with Chocolate & The Host.

kpkelley · 02-13-2009, 03:29 PM

Very good action, with a very silly story. I found the transfer to be somewhat inconsistent. The dark exterior scenes show a lot of video noise and the black levels in these scenes don't stand up to the rest of the film.

snoman_99 · 02-13-2009, 03:36 PM

i have that uk version that came out awhile ago... it was really crisp and nice with PQ & AQ, not sure if i will double dip on this.

Beating a dead horse... bringing up/asking something that has been discussed a thousand times before

HKMOVIESAREBEST · 02-13-2009, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardiac161

Please support studios like Magnolia that buys Asian films without hacking the hell out of them (not like Weinstein that gets rights to great Asian movies, recuts them, then holds them out for years).

Agreed

Quote:

Originally Posted by snoman_99

i have that uk version that came out awhile ago... it was really crisp and nice with PQ & AQ, not sure if i will double dip on this.

I have the UK release as well, the only difference is the UK has more extras.

Ruin · 02-13-2009, 05:13 PM

I hated this movie, and i love pretty much every martial art movie but this was so cheesy and dumb. The idea was awesome to bad it did not amount to its expectation

snoman_99 · 02-13-2009, 05:19 PM

yeah i liked the extra's on that UK version.... really nice work on the blu-ray product

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snoman_99 · 02-13-2009, 08:34 PM

ya know that UK distributor Showbox Media... if they are the same ones that released quite a few dvd's a few years back, then they need to release the film A BITTERSWEET LIFE... one of my favorite movies!!!

J :-O

HKMOVIESAREBEST · 02-13-2009, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snoman_99

then they need to release the film A BITTERSWEET LIFE... one of my favorite movies!!!

Don't even start bro, A Bittersweet Life is an amazing film. It would look great on blu. I would love to see Friend get a release as well.

snoman_99 · 02-13-2009, 08:41 PM

oh hell yeah.... . i had to start it *LoL*.. a bittersweet life with some great PQ & AQ.. damnit i'd be a happy dude!!

hopefully showbox does more, because they did really well on this chocolate blu-ray.

pro-bassoonist · 02-13-2009, 08:44 PM

UK review:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movie...44&show=review

The US review will be up shortly.

Pro-B

crazy88 · 02-17-2009, 07:51 PM

just saw this yesterday, presentation was very nice for the most part, but night scenes were pitiful to look at, nothing major distracting.

Stellar fighting sequences, very very poor character development for the most part. other than that is a cool way to spend an hour and a half.

note: the movie is not in English, is Thai and there is a major drawback in the disc, in order to read the subtitles you must deal with English sdh, which is annoying.

Cadrian · 02-27-2009, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by crazy88

note: the movie is not in English, is Thai and there is a major drawback in the disc, in order to read the subtitles you must deal with English sdh, which is annoying.

Is this just the US release that has this problem or both releases?
I really dont wanna put up with English SDH

Cadrian · 02-27-2009, 01:38 PM

I need help, I planning to pull the trigger to buy this today.

Either I can get the US verison from amazon. for like 24 bucks plus shipping.

Or I can get the UK verison from Amazon.co.uk for like 20 bucks shipped.

do both of them have hearing impaired subtitles only? Thats my main concern.

kpkelley · 02-27-2009, 01:42 PM

I can't speak for the UK disc, but the US disc has English Subtitles and English SDH subtitles.

The previous poster may have been confused because at the beginning of the movie characters are speaking a language other than thai, so there are no subtitles for that dialogue.

Sky_Captain · 02-27-2009, 03:28 PM

The UK disc has proper English subs only,(and removable), and a DTS-HD-MA audio track.

ak808 · 02-27-2009, 07:07 PM

Seen this the other night and I wasn't to impressed. Some of the moves she pulls out is ong bok worthy but everything seemed to choreographed/fake. I don't know maybe, it's because the last to movies I saw were S.P.L and Flash Point so it kinda took away chocolates' thunder.

Cadrian · 02-27-2009, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpkelley

I can't speak for the UK disc, but the US disc has English Subtitles and English SDH subtitles.

The previous poster may have been confused because at the beginning of the movie characters are speaking a language other than thai, so there are no subtitles for that dialogue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

The UK disc has proper English subs only,(and removable), and a DTS-HD-MA audio track.

Then WTF are these guy talking about when they say this disk only has hearing impaired Subs..... I have seen it here and on Amazon review.

Maybe they dont know what the subtitle button is?

kpkelley · 02-27-2009, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadrian

Then WTF are these guy talking about when they say this disk only has hearing impaired Subs..... I have seen it here and on Amazon review.

Maybe they dont know what the subtitle button is?

I think what it is is that when the movie starts they don't see subtitles, but they can see and hear people talking, so they select the second english subtitle track which would show a little dialogue box saying [speaking Korean] or [speaking japanese]. That is the English SDH subtitles, It's a few minutes into the film before there are any real subtitles on the regular subtitles track.

Sky_Captain · 02-27-2009, 08:08 PM

Wait a minute, are you telling me that on the US disc, the Japanese dialogue at the start, isn't subtitled? LOL!!
On the UK disc, EVERYTHING is subtitled, even the mangled English. Normally I hate it when I watch a foreign movie and any English is subtitled as well, but this movie really needed it.

snoman_99 · 02-27-2009, 08:09 PM

WOW... thats pretty jacked up *LoL*.

J :-P

02-13-2009, 03:23 PM	#1
cardiac161 Senior Member Member since:May 2008	Chocolate Just want to let the word out here that the blu-ray of Chocolate is out. If you are into films featuring incredible martial arts and found Ong Bak or Tom Yum Goong amazing, then Chocolate follows the trend (jaw-dropping stunts with silly storyline). This time, it's a female prodigy in the name of JeeJa Yanin under the same director of the two previous Tony Jaa movies. Please support studios like Magnolia that buys Asian films without hacking the hell out of them (not like Weinstein that gets rights to great Asian movies, recuts them, then holds them out for years). Plus they also release great blurays as well (such as the Korean film The Host). Magnolia has just purchased the rights to Ong Bak 2 and I hope we get the same treatment as they've done with Chocolate & The Host.

02-17-2009, 07:51 PM	#11
crazy88 Banned Member since:Jan 2009	just saw this yesterday, presentation was very nice for the most part, but night scenes were pitiful to look at, nothing major distracting. Stellar fighting sequences, very very poor character development for the most part. other than that is a cool way to spend an hour and a half. note: the movie is not in English, is Thai and there is a major drawback in the disc, in order to read the subtitles you must deal with English sdh, which is annoying. Last edited by crazy88; 02-17-2009 at 07:55 PM.

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02-13-2009, 03:29 PM	#2
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	Very good action, with a very silly story. I found the transfer to be somewhat inconsistent. The dark exterior scenes show a lot of video noise and the black levels in these scenes don't stand up to the rest of the film.

02-13-2009, 03:36 PM	#3
snoman_99 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Your Momma, Oklahoma 4K collection:524 Blu-ray collection:3423 DVD collection:48	i have that uk version that came out awhile ago... it was really crisp and nice with PQ & AQ, not sure if i will double dip on this.

02-13-2009, 05:13 PM	#5
Ruin Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Florida Blu-ray collection:35	I hated this movie, and i love pretty much every martial art movie but this was so cheesy and dumb. The idea was awesome to bad it did not amount to its expectation

02-13-2009, 05:19 PM	#6
snoman_99 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Your Momma, Oklahoma 4K collection:524 Blu-ray collection:3423 DVD collection:48	yeah i liked the extra's on that UK version.... really nice work on the blu-ray product .

02-13-2009, 08:34 PM	#7
snoman_99 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Your Momma, Oklahoma 4K collection:524 Blu-ray collection:3423 DVD collection:48	ya know that UK distributor Showbox Media... if they are the same ones that released quite a few dvd's a few years back, then they need to release the film A BITTERSWEET LIFE... one of my favorite movies!!! J :-O

02-13-2009, 08:41 PM	#9
snoman_99 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Your Momma, Oklahoma 4K collection:524 Blu-ray collection:3423 DVD collection:48	oh hell yeah.... . i had to start it LoL.. a bittersweet life with some great PQ & AQ.. damnit i'd be a happy dude!! hopefully showbox does more, because they did really well on this chocolate blu-ray.

02-13-2009, 08:44 PM	#10
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	UK review: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movie...44&show=review The US review will be up shortly. Pro-B

02-27-2009, 01:38 PM	#13
Cadrian Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Columbia, SC Blu-ray collection:147 Trading Score:5	I need help, I planning to pull the trigger to buy this today. Either I can get the US verison from amazon. for like 24 bucks plus shipping. Or I can get the UK verison from Amazon.co.uk for like 20 bucks shipped. do both of them have hearing impaired subtitles only? Thats my main concern.

02-27-2009, 01:42 PM	#14
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	I can't speak for the UK disc, but the US disc has English Subtitles and English SDH subtitles. The previous poster may have been confused because at the beginning of the movie characters are speaking a language other than thai, so there are no subtitles for that dialogue.

02-27-2009, 03:28 PM	#15
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	The UK disc has proper English subs only,(and removable), and a DTS-HD-MA audio track.

02-27-2009, 07:07 PM	#16
ak808 Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:342	Seen this the other night and I wasn't to impressed. Some of the moves she pulls out is ong bok worthy but everything seemed to choreographed/fake. I don't know maybe, it's because the last to movies I saw were S.P.L and Flash Point so it kinda took away chocolates' thunder.

02-27-2009, 08:08 PM	#19
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Wait a minute, are you telling me that on the US disc, the Japanese dialogue at the start, isn't subtitled? LOL!! On the UK disc, EVERYTHING is subtitled, even the mangled English. Normally I hate it when I watch a foreign movie and any English is subtitled as well, but this movie really needed it.

02-27-2009, 08:09 PM	#20
snoman_99 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Your Momma, Oklahoma 4K collection:524 Blu-ray collection:3423 DVD collection:48	WOW... thats pretty jacked up LoL. J :-P

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