Post Tenebras Lux (2012) - December 10, 2013 - Blu-ray Forum

Scottie · 11-26-2013, 01:28 AM

Post Tenebras Lux (2012)

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Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complementary or if they strive to eliminate one another.

brandon_260 · 11-26-2013, 01:44 AM

I recently ordered the UK blu-ray because I was tired of waiting and it is pretty great. Hopefully they can carry over the interviews for Region A folks.

jaffef · 11-26-2013, 05:45 AM

Yeah it's an awesome film.

We won't be carrying over the interviews sadly although we did look into it.

The deleted scenes are really cool though (total exclusive for the US release I think...) and we actually are the only blu-ray release that had those 'devil scenes' regraded and approved by Carlos Reygadas. For some strange reason one particular shot in both of those scenes is way brighter than it should be. We've corrected that.

billyearle · 12-11-2013, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jaffef

Yeah it's an awesome film.

We won't be carrying over the interviews sadly although we did look into it.

The deleted scenes are really cool though (total exclusive for the US release I think...) and we actually are the only blu-ray release that had those 'devil scenes' regraded and approved by Carlos Reygadas. For some strange reason one particular shot in both of those scenes is way brighter than it should be. We've corrected that.

It's great to know this. I was batting back & forth between this and the UK BD. I kept thinking the US stills look better aesthetically, especially the devil shots. I decided to order the US blu, but could never know which is more "definitive". Maybe I'll be able to hear those interviews on the web

(can't believe there's no devil smiley on this site).

Visco. · 12-11-2013, 04:18 AM

I'll check to see if it's on Netflix first.

McCrutchy · 12-11-2013, 05:52 AM

Very disappointed to see this has lossy audio.

jaffef · 12-11-2013, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Visco.

I'll check to see if it's on Netflix first.

It's on Netflix Instant now (the devil scenes are in their uncorrected state on that sadly) and Netflix will also be stocking the blu-ray!

jaffef · 12-11-2013, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Very disappointed to see this has lossy audio.

Sorry about that. We're working to make sure future blu-ray releases contain DTS-HD audio.

On the plus side POST TENEBRAS isn't exactly screaming for a lossless track...

Visco. · 12-11-2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jaffef

Sorry about that. We're working to make sure future blu-ray releases contain DTS-HD audio.

On the plus side POST TENEBRAS isn't exactly screaming for a lossless track...

Are you like a producer of the film or something?

jaffef · 12-11-2013, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Visco.

Are you like a producer of the film or something?

Nope, I was one of the people that helped put together the U.S. Blu-Ray at Strand Releasing

Visco. · 12-11-2013, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jaffef

Nope, I was one of the people that helped put together the U.S. Blu-Ray at Strand Releasing

Fantastic cover art.

jaffef · 12-11-2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Visco.

Fantastic cover art.

Thanks! Yeah it's super beautiful.

Much thanks goes out to Sam Smith from Nashville who designed it!

Scottie · 12-11-2013, 04:39 PM

Shame this isn't On Demand.

Andrew-Kenneth · 12-15-2013, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jaffef

Nope, I was one of the people that helped put together the U.S. Blu-Ray at Strand Releasing

On the DVD beaver site it was mentioned that this U.S. blu-ray has non-removable english subtitles. (the UK blu-ray has optional subtitles)

In my opinion optional subtitles are always the better choice. I guess a great number of viewers won't need the subtitles; Post Tenebras Lux being a spanish language film and 37.6 million people in the U.S speaking spanish.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...non-hispanics/

jaffef · 12-16-2013, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew-Kenneth

On the DVD beaver site it was mentioned that this U.S. blu-ray has non-removable english subtitles. (the UK blu-ray has optional subtitles)

In my opinion optional subtitles are always the better choice. I guess a great number of viewers won't need the subtitles; Post Tenebras Lux being a spanish language film and 37.6 million people in the U.S speaking spanish.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...non-hispanics/

I would most definitely agree with you. Sadly we didn't have the means to do that with this title. Ever since I started working with Strand I have endeavored to make subtitles optional whenever possible!

billyearle · 01-24-2014, 05:49 AM

Just watched the US blu. Though I don't have the UK blu to compare, I don't think anyone will be missing much due to the lack of lossless audio. It's mostly dialogue and forest sounds, and no score. The audio in no way seemed lacking to me, though lossless is always preferable.
Similar thoughts on the imposed english subs. Normally this could be a deal breaker, but practically all the visually standout scenes are sans dialogue. Unlike a lot of other well shot films, I never found the subtitles obtrusive, or detracting from the visuals. Just the way these scenes were shot & composed, it's not like say, any Fellini film.
The fact that the US disc has the director's color corrected devil scenes far outweighs these other concerns in the US discs favor, as these are by far the most bravura visuals in the film. Still, if I had money to burn, it would be interesting to compare how the rest of the film looks on the UK disc.

billyearle · 01-24-2014, 06:20 AM

Say, what are the chances of seeing any of his previous films on blu-ray in the forseeable future?

11-26-2013, 01:44 AM	#2
brandon_260 Special Member Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:613 DVD collection:130 Trading Score:10	I recently ordered the UK blu-ray because I was tired of waiting and it is pretty great. Hopefully they can carry over the interviews for Region A folks.

11-26-2013, 05:45 AM	#3
jaffef Active Member Member since:May 2010 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:247	Yeah it's an awesome film. We won't be carrying over the interviews sadly although we did look into it. The deleted scenes are really cool though (total exclusive for the US release I think...) and we actually are the only blu-ray release that had those 'devil scenes' regraded and approved by Carlos Reygadas. For some strange reason one particular shot in both of those scenes is way brighter than it should be. We've corrected that.

12-11-2013, 04:18 AM	#5
Visco. Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Columbus, Ohio Blu-ray collection:662 DVD collection:24 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:36	I'll check to see if it's on Netflix first.

12-11-2013, 05:52 AM	#6
McCrutchy Contributor Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:East Coast, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:1263 Blu-ray collection:6773 DVD collection:253 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:17	Very disappointed to see this has lossy audio.

12-11-2013, 04:39 PM	#13
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Shame this isn't On Demand.

01-24-2014, 05:49 AM	#16
billyearle Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:semi-rural Japan 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:2837 DVD collection:470 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Just watched the US blu. Though I don't have the UK blu to compare, I don't think anyone will be missing much due to the lack of lossless audio. It's mostly dialogue and forest sounds, and no score. The audio in no way seemed lacking to me, though lossless is always preferable. Similar thoughts on the imposed english subs. Normally this could be a deal breaker, but practically all the visually standout scenes are sans dialogue. Unlike a lot of other well shot films, I never found the subtitles obtrusive, or detracting from the visuals. Just the way these scenes were shot & composed, it's not like say, any Fellini film. The fact that the US disc has the director's color corrected devil scenes far outweighs these other concerns in the US discs favor, as these are by far the most bravura visuals in the film. Still, if I had money to burn, it would be interesting to compare how the rest of the film looks on the UK disc.

01-24-2014, 06:20 AM	#17
billyearle Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:semi-rural Japan 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:2837 DVD collection:470 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Say, what are the chances of seeing any of his previous films on blu-ray in the forseeable future?

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