Sleepless (2001) (Extralucid)

[alliedcola]

Does anyone know if the new French blu-ray from Extralucid uses the same transfer as the Scorpion blu-ray?

Has anyone had a chance to compare them yet?

[SymbioticFunction]

First off, no I haven't bought it so I won't be much help (sorry).

However Extralucid's website describes Stendhal, Sleepless and Card Player as having new 4K scans of the camera negative. I did buy Extralucid's Card Player and it looked fantastic compared to the earlier releases. The only downside is that the English track was 2.0 stereo only, not the 5.1 that the back cover promised. Luckily Card Player worked reasonably well in dolby surround.

Oh, worth mentioning that the French subtitles could be turned off with the remote. That the 5.1 Card Player track turned out to be 2.0 puts me off from also ordering Sleepless. Also I kinda want English subtitles for the (arguably) superior Italian track. Based on my Card Player experience, I very much doubt that the new French Sleepless bd uses same scan as Scorpion.

I would be interested to read further input/information on this from other members.

[SymbioticFunction]

New transfer, looks pretty amazing (best I've ever seen the film look). Unlike Scorpion, zero print damage. English is 2.0 only but works pretty well in dolby surround. French subtitles are optional, remote turns them off.