Mission to Mars SE Digibook Blu-ray coming!

[Bluyoda]

Germany is releasing a special edition Digibook Blu-ray of this Brian De Palma sci-fi film from 2000.:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Missi...lu-ray/265600/

Just watched this movie today, after experiencing 2001: A Space Odyssey in 4k.

I really like this film for being different. The score is so serene, and reminds me of home ( ). Love the overall mood. The characters are relatable and the VFX are very good.

The French disc has lots of macroblocking, although it's watchable, but could be so much better.
I hope this has a better encode. I can't wait to check it out.

They should release it on June.09.2020 though, as that is the start of the movie.

EDIT: This Blu-ray comes with quite a few cool special features, according to amazon.de. Audio commentary by John Knoll & Hoyt Yeatman, interviews with the cast, evolution of VFX scenes, etc.. Sound promising.
I just hope the transfer is good.

Who has BD by this studio and how are they? What's their track record?

Who else is a fan of this film?

[Al_The_Strange]

I remember seeing this in theaters. Was in high-school back then and I already had an affinity towards sci-fi, so I was reasonably pleased with the film. Not sure how it holds up today, but I did glimpse at it on Vudu in HDX and the sandstorm scene is still jaw-dropping.

Been wanting a Blu-Ray upgrade for a while, but I held off on the French import because of forced subs (I think?). I might bite on this edition, if it can even ship to to the US.

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

I remember seeing this in theaters. Was in high-school back then and I already had an affinity towards sci-fi, so I was reasonably pleased with the film. Not sure how it holds up today, but I did glimpse at it on Vudu in HDX and the sandstorm scene is still jaw-dropping.

Been wanting a Blu-Ray upgrade for a while, but I held off on the French import because of forced subs (I think?). I might bite on this edition, if it can even ship to to the US.

Yes, it has forced subtitles. Today, I just put an Oppo cable box in front of the black bar, and it worked beautifully. The macroblocking on the French disc is the real problem. I hope this one will have a high quality encode.

Should look awesome then.

I live in Austria, so I could possibly buy a few and send them to the US, but let's see.

[Bluyoda]

This Blu-ray comes with quite a few cool special features, according to amazon.de. Audio commentary by John Knoll & Hoyt Yeatman, interviews with the cast, evolution of VFX scenes, etc.. Sound promising.
I just hope the transfer is good.

[Socko]

Taken from Bluray-disc.de:

Booklet with the essay Mission de Palma by Dominik Starck

Disc 1 Blu-ray (HD, approx. 114 min.):
Audio commentary by Visual Effects Supervisors Hoyt Yeatman & John Knoll, Prod. Designer Ed Verreaux and DoP Stephen H. Burum
Making of Visions of Mars (approx. 21 min.)
Alternative ending (approx. 11 min.)
Visual effects analysis: the cyclone, leaving the spaceship, evolution sequence (approx. 5 min.)
Animatics (approx. 13 min.)
Compare 3D animation draft / film:
- The cyclone
- Woody is lost
- The planetarium (approx. 33 min.)
Interviews with Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connel, Kim Delaney, Brian De Palma, Story Musgrave, Tom Jacobson (approx. 20 min.)
BOD tone selection with sample scenes
Original cinema trailer
Photo galleries
Other highlights

Disc 2 DVD (approx. 109 min.):
Audio commentary by Visual Effects Supervisors Hoyt Yeatman & John Knoll, Prod. Designer Ed Verreaux and DoP Stephen H. Burum
Making of Visions of Mars (approx. 21 min.)
Alternative ending (approx. 11 min.)
Visual effects analysis: the cyclone, leaving the spaceship, evolution sequence (approx. 5 min.)
Animatics (approx. 13 min.)
Compare 3D animation draft / film:
- The cyclone
- Woody is lost
- The planetarium (approx. 33 min.)
Interviews with Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connel, Kim Delaney, Brian De Palma, Story Musgrave, Tom Jacobson (approx. 20 min.)
BOD tone selection with sample scenes
Original cinema trailer
Photo galleries
Other highlights

Disc 3 DVD Bonus DVD:
To be announced



I believe the alternate ending and interviews were not on the DVDs or french blu-ray.

[Bluyoda]

I will be very happy if they just get the encode right. It could be bare bonus for all I care.
Of course, it's cool to have all those special features.

[dante101]

I've always liked this film quite a bit. Far from De Palma's best, but nowhere near as bad as some claim.
Is this the first time the alternative ending will be available on dvd/blu-ray?

[danny24]

Where can I order this? Amazon.de does not ship to the USA at the moment.

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by danny24

Where can I order this? Amazon.de does not ship to the USA at the moment.

Well, let's first see if this release is any good. Apparently, this company doesn't exactly have the best trackrecord.

[bigrob]

Card has been charged for my copy so will report back when it arrives

[danny24]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Well, let's first see if this release is any good. Apparently, this company doesn't exactly have the best trackrecord.

So you think this will be just a ported version of the France release? I know the France release had subs that would not come off.

[levcore]

Originally Posted by bigrob

Card has been charged for my copy so will report back when it arrives

Where did you order from Rob?

[bigrob]

Originally Posted by levcore

Where did you order from Rob?

Amazon.de

[aaron158]

Originally Posted by danny24

Where can I order this? Amazon.de does not ship to the USA at the moment.

https://www.grooves-inc.com/bmission...sales_products

grooves inc has it $31 usd free shipping worldwide. ordered from this site many times with shipping to canada and stuff always comes sometimes takes them a couple weeks though to get the item in.

[Bluyoda]

This has been released today. Might see if anyone near me has it in stock tomorrow.
Please post a review as soon as you have watched it, for those of you that have got it.

[Bluyoda]

Ouch. A review is up. Weird that they mention nothing about macroblocking, which plagues the French release. Other than that, I like the French one quite a bit. : https://bluray-disc.de/blu-ray-filme...tion?rating#ca

[brainofj72]

Looks like it's region-free, though. As long as the German subtitles are removable that's good enough for me; wasn't expecting a new master.

[DMRI2006]

What a horrible "review" lol.

[bigrob]

Just arrived and managed to spin it for 5 mins

Starts with Studio Canal logo and doesn't look like a crisp HD transfer so presume it's the same as the French version. DTS-MA 5.1 English and German with removal German subs.

The alternate ending is a let down. It's just a jokey ending thats likely been ripped from YouTube or something. Not official I don't think and its 34 seconds long. Not 11 mins

Size is a G1 mediabook and is glossy

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by bigrob

Just arrived and managed to spin it for 5 mins

Starts with Studio Canal logo and doesn't look like a crisp HD transfer so presume it's the same as the French version. DTS-MA 5.1 English and German with removal German subs.

The alternate ending is a let down. It's just a jokey ending thats likely been ripped from YouTube or something. Not official I don't think and its 34 seconds long. Not 11 mins

Size is a G1 mediabook and is glossy

Have you had time to watch the full movie yet?
Does it suffer from severe macroblocking, especially in all the reds, like the French edition? How is the encode, transfer, etc.?
Help us, Bigrob. You are our only hope.