Them (Ils) - Blu-ray Forum

jgo435 · 10-16-2011, 02:55 PM

is there a good quality release of this anywhere? Apparently, the Uk release is terrible. Does anyone know about the italian or swedish releases?

emmet otter · 07-16-2023, 04:10 PM

*big bump here*

I myself am curious about the other release qualities. Hopefully someone can give us some info on this.

great movie

DaylightsEnd · 01-30-2024, 05:11 PM

Looks like Umbrella is rolling out another blu ray in March. It doesn't mention anything about a new scan, etc. I have to assume it's the same lame transfer as the old UK blu ray, unless we hear otherwise.

https://diabolikdvd.com/product/them...ay-all-region/

alleycat · 01-30-2024, 06:21 PM

Wow just watching the UK release and can't believe how awful it looks - should have stuck with the DVD! Anyway be interesting to see how the Umbrella release looks.

tweety72 · 03-21-2024, 04:33 PM

I have just received my copy of the new australien release from Umbrella. The same shitty picture quality as the old UK Blu-Ray. Beautiful packaging with booklet, slipcover, poster and photo cards...but not worth the price if you have the UK release. I´m very disappointed! Seriously this looks more like a bad DVD...

Do you see · 03-21-2024, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tweety72

I have just received my copy of the new australien release from Umbrella. The same shitty picture quality as the old UK Blu-Ray. Beautiful packaging with booklet, slipcover, poster and photo cards...but not worth the price if you have the UK release. I´m very disappointed! Seriously this looks more like a bad DVD...

Great avatar!

Member-222782 · 03-21-2024, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tweety72

I have just received my copy of the new australien release from Umbrella. The same shitty picture quality as the old UK Blu-Ray. Beautiful packaging with booklet, slipcover, poster and photo cards...but not worth the price if you have the UK release. I´m very disappointed! Seriously this looks more like a bad DVD...

Damned disappointing! I'm waiting for my shipment notification from Umbrella for this and Dead End Drive-In. What was 'ils' shot with, same equipment as 'Frontiere(s)'? Is it an aesthetics thing or do the French just cannot afford real cameras?

tweety72 · 03-22-2024, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Do you see

Great avatar!

Deleted Scene from Friday the 13th Part 2. Alice (Adrienne King) meets Jason in the flesh. I love the long opening scene with her. Unfortunately, the sequel was literally raped by the censors in 1981.

tweety72 · 03-22-2024, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinema84

Damned disappointing! I'm waiting for my shipment notification from Umbrella for this and Dead End Drive-In. What was 'ils' shot with, same equipment as 'Frontiere(s)'? Is it an aesthetics thing or do the French just cannot afford real cameras?

I wish Umbrella had invested more money in a new picture restoration. I own thousands of discs from all over the world but THEM has by far the worst picture quality. Hopefully no one is saying this is what the whole thing should look like! Extremely blurry, grainy, washed out colors - almost more like an old VHS than an upscaled DVD!

Do you see · 03-23-2024, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tweety72

Deleted Scene from Friday the 13th Part 2. Alice (Adrienne King) meets Jason in the flesh. I love the long opening scene with her. Unfortunately, the sequel was literally raped by the censors in 1981.

Yes, I’ve seen the fan rip inserting them back into the film. If you haven’t, I’d recommend trying to find it online and have a look…quite awesome I must say (as a totally biased F13th fan).

rip63 · 03-29-2024, 01:49 AM

It looks the way it does because it was shot on digital video. And that the whole film is set at night makes this aspect even worse.

It's why I never upgraded the UK blu-ray and why I'll be sticking with the UK DVD. That also has plenty of extras too.

emmet otter · 04-13-2024, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tweety72

I have just received my copy of the new australien release from Umbrella. The same shitty picture quality as the old UK Blu-Ray. Beautiful packaging with booklet, slipcover, poster and photo cards...but not worth the price if you have the UK release. I´m very disappointed! Seriously this looks more like a bad DVD...

Yep! Just got my preorder from DiabolikDVD. Thankfully I did not get the 'ultimate' package. This is by far the lamest BD ive ever seen. I foolishly placed my preorder believing that this would be from a good source, but its not. I did a comparison with my dvd and its basically the same. Its also worse in the subtitle department. Its actually CC. Very stoopid of Umbrella.

instagibs · 04-28-2024, 05:35 AM

Anyone else notice the 5.1 track has the L/R channels swapped on the Umbrella release? Most obvious place to notice is the off-screen phone call at 23m36s, but it seems to be throughout the whole film. Was this a problem on the previous release?

The 2.0 tracks sounds correct, at least.

10-16-2011, 02:55 PM	#1
jgo435 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:844 DVD collection:48 iTunes collection:147 Trading Score:70	Them (Ils) is there a good quality release of this anywhere? Apparently, the Uk release is terrible. Does anyone know about the italian or swedish releases?

01-30-2024, 06:21 PM	#4
alleycat Junior Member Member since:Dec 2022	Wow just watching the UK release and can't believe how awful it looks - should have stuck with the DVD! Anyway be interesting to see how the Umbrella release looks. Last edited by alleycat; 01-30-2024 at 09:16 PM.

01-30-2024, 05:11 PM	#3
DaylightsEnd Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2019 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Looks like Umbrella is rolling out another blu ray in March. It doesn't mention anything about a new scan, etc. I have to assume it's the same lame transfer as the old UK blu ray, unless we hear otherwise. https://diabolikdvd.com/product/them...ay-all-region/

03-21-2024, 04:33 PM	#5
tweety72 Active Member Member since:Aug 2016	I have just received my copy of the new australien release from Umbrella. The same shitty picture quality as the old UK Blu-Ray. Beautiful packaging with booklet, slipcover, poster and photo cards...but not worth the price if you have the UK release. I´m very disappointed! Seriously this looks more like a bad DVD...

03-29-2024, 01:49 AM	#11
rip63 Special Member Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Australia Blu-ray reviews:2	It looks the way it does because it was shot on digital video. And that the whole film is set at night makes this aspect even worse. It's why I never upgraded the UK blu-ray and why I'll be sticking with the UK DVD. That also has plenty of extras too.

04-28-2024, 05:35 AM	#13
instagibs New Member Member since:Sep 2016	Anyone else notice the 5.1 track has the L/R channels swapped on the Umbrella release? Most obvious place to notice is the off-screen phone call at 23m36s, but it seems to be throughout the whole film. Was this a problem on the previous release? The 2.0 tracks sounds correct, at least.

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