Amélie - From where to get Region B?

[kashif]

I was happy that its releasing in US and was very excited about it but my happiness were short lived as its Region A Locked so my question is that when and if there is a UK release of Amelie in near future like say in two or three months or should I import it from some other country? If I have to import from where should I import? Which version has the best PQ and AQ and Extras?

Please help me on this.

[KingSimba]

Originally Posted by kashif

I was happy that its releasing in US and was very excited about it but my happiness were short lived as its Region A Locked so my question is that when and if there is a UK release of Amelie in near future like say in two or three months or should I import it from some other country? If I have to import from where should I import? Which version has the best PQ and AQ and Extras?

Please help me on this.

Unfortunately, Amelie is distributed by Momentum here in the UK, so I doubt they'll be a UK release of it anytime soon.

[kashif]

Originally Posted by KingSimba

Unfortunately, Amelie is distributed by Momentum here in the UK, so I doubt they'll be a UK release of it anytime soon.

Why? I think they release BDs dont they? Please reply.

[KingSimba]

Originally Posted by kashif

Why? I think they release BDs dont they? Please reply.

They do, but I don't think they have ever released any older titles on Blu-ray yet, just new films, and even alot of them are crap releases (1080i on King's Speech etc).

[kashif]

Originally Posted by KingSimba

They do, but I don't think they have ever released any older titles on Blu-ray yet, just new films, and even alot of them are crap releases (1080i on King's Speech etc).

Hmmm thats bad! So any suggestions on importing this title? i mean the one with the English Subs and best PQ and AQ and good Extras?

[KingSimba]

Originally Posted by kashif

Hmmm thats bad! So any suggestions on importing this title? i mean the one with the English Subs and best PQ and AQ and good Extras?

Going by what people in this thread say the Australian version is good and has English subs.

[The Driver]

The Australian disc has a beautiful transfer.



Original Oz thread: https://forum.blu-ray.com/australia/...e-poulain.html

[disrember]

yes I have the aussie one and its fab!!!

[Arkadin]

AUS ftw for sure.

[nightcrawler]

As others have said go for the Australian one - you won't be disappointed. Not much in the way of extras but it's region-free and PQ is very good.

[insomniac013]

The ****?? This is a FRENCH movie and it doesn't even have a proper EUROPEAN Blu Ray release??? Something's definitely wrong here.... Can't quite put my finger on it.

[kashif]

Thanks a lot guys for the help and replies. So I also need to know that does the Extras in Australian version have English Subs? and one last thing is that from where can I buy the Australian version?

Thanks.

[demiscy]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

The ****?? This is a FRENCH movie and it doesn't even have a proper EUROPEAN Blu Ray release??? Something's definitely wrong here.... Can't quite put my finger on it.

Every country for its own..

I own all Amelie BD releases all over the world, except the Japanese

[The Driver]

I wouldn't buy the Oz disc for extras. There's many other DVD releases with abundant content so just make your own ultimate edition like I did.

To answer your questions there's no English subtitles on the extras and I don't see any use for them. The main making of is just a camera behind the head of people and there's no interviewing really. The really great extra is the bloopers by the Amélie character -again no subs but there shouldn't be because it makes it even more charming.

Just watch the film and buy a cheapo 2 disc DVD. I have the beautiful French gateau DVD CE tin which is more than enough.

Buy the Blu-ray from:

http://www.devoteddvd.com.au/shop/pr...ucts_id=54091&

or

http://moviesplus.com.au/ViewProduct...6-21d95aef230a

or

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/230647010358

I have tested the disc in AB setups so it'll work no problem however if you have a crappy A setup (ie all NTSC) you'll not normally be able to play the extras, the trailers or intros etc. The main film and menu works fine though. Just use your title button and move through the trailers with FFW/scan or whatever.

[nightcrawler]

Try ebay Australia - that's where I got mine. If you already have an ebay account it saves a lot of hassle of signing-up to a new (australian) site you're not familiar with.

[Albatross365]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

The ****?? This is a FRENCH movie and it doesn't even have a proper EUROPEAN Blu Ray release??? Something's definitely wrong here.... Can't quite put my finger on it.

It does have a european release...it's on Amazon France.

There doesn't seem to be any info on subtitles though so I don't know whether it's worth ordering.

[thetechnique]

Try Ezydvd

http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/809272

Try jbhifi

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/d...blu-ray/462341

[demiscy]

Originally Posted by Albatross365

It does have a european release...it's on Amazon France.

There doesn't seem to be any info on subtitles though so I don't know whether it's worth ordering.

Exactly. That's why I said each country for its own.
The french release has only french subs and remastered/stellar picture quality. Slightly better than the australian. But no english subs

Here is a run down of some BD releases:



L-R : Australian, Italian, Canadian (1st release), Canadian (2nd release), French release, Spanish, German, Dutch

[nightcrawler]

Originally Posted by demiscy

Exactly. That's why I said each country for its own.
The french release has only french subs and remastered/stellar picture quality. Slightly better than the australian. But no english subs

Here is a run down of some BD releases:



L-R : Australian, Italian, Canadian (1st release), Canadian (2nd release), French release, Spanish, German, Dutch

Wow...that's a lotta copies of Amelie I love the film but even my current Australian BD is only my 4th version of it (also have 2 UK dvd editions & 1 US). Space is already an issue in my flat so having that many versions of just 1 film isn't really practical

[DaveSimonH]

Originally Posted by demiscy

Exactly. That's why I said each country for its own.
The french release has only french subs and remastered/stellar picture quality. Slightly better than the australian. But no english subs

Here is a run down of some BD releases:

[Show spoiler]

L-R : Australian, Italian, Canadian (1st release), Canadian (2nd release), French release, Spanish, German, Dutch

Whoa, how many copies of Amelie do you own (Blu + DVD)?