Christmas Movie Blu-Rays - Best Version

[ngs428]

I am looking at a few Christmas movies on blu-ray and there are a few versions out there to say the lease on each of these. Is the one I linked the best video and audio available?

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2015 SteelBook (best new transfer video and DTS-MA audio)- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...KIKX0DER&psc=1

Polar Express
2010 Single Disc 3D/2D (has DTS-MA 5.1) -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...WBJXEIOQ&psc=1

A Christmas Story
2013 SteelBook -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...KIKX0DER&psc=1

Elf
Looks like all versions are the same
https://www.amazon.com/Elf-Blu-ray/d...4995299&sr=1-1

Thoughts?

[Dailyan]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=252156

[ngs428]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=252156

Unfortunately none of the movies I am looking at are found at that link.

[rexcrk]

So the National Lampoon SteelBook disc is different than the standard Blu-ray’s disc?

And what about the Christmas Story disc? Is the SteelBook one different from the standard one?

[moviebuff75]

!The steelbook Christmas Story has a lossless DTS track. Other releases are lossy.

[ngs428]

Originally Posted by rexcrk

So the National Lampoon SteelBook disc is different than the standard Blu-ray’s disc?

And what about the Christmas Story disc? Is the SteelBook one different from the standard one?

Yes for Christmas vacation
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Natio...lu-ray/137750/

[PUsokrJosh305]

Actually, the standard Blu-ray release of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation now has the remastered version in them. I picked mine up 2 years ago and it was remastered so you don't have to get the steelbook or combo to get it.

[ngs428]

Originally Posted by PUsokrJosh305

Actually, the standard Blu-ray release of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation now has the remastered version in them. I picked mine up 2 years ago and it was remastered so you don't have to get the steelbook or combo to get it.

I assume you must be talking about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/National-Lamp...=51%2B-E80gkLL

Was the audio labeled correctly on the back of the case? Did it state a dts-hd MA 2.0 track?

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by ngs428

I assume you must be talking about this one:
https://www.amazon.com/National-Lamp...=51%2B-E80gkLL

Was the audio labeled correctly on the back of the case? Did it state a dts-hd MA 2.0 track?

Yep, that's the one! And no. The back of the case will still say Dolby Digital: English 2.0 but the disc (which should be red) should have the DTS HD MA 2.0 audio. The blu-ray menu should also have the picture of the remastered cover.

[ngs428]

I am looking for the Polar Express. Is the one I linked in the first post the best version?