Bend it Like Beckham - Blu-ray Forum

Arkadin · 08-23-2010, 12:23 PM

this quirky indie from 2002 about soccer gave Keira Knightley her breakthrough role, and is coming October 4th apparently.
pre-order up at amazon.uk
have no idea what "Elevation Sales" means under "studio"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bend-Beckham...2566183&sr=1-3

Adam_ME · 08-23-2010, 12:24 PM

Cool. This was actually a decent flick.

sillywabbit · 08-23-2010, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

have no idea what "Elevation Sales" means under "studio"

I think it means the title is imported from another country (like Amazon.com used to mark imports with "101 Distribution").

The only country that's announced Bend It Like Beckham for release is Australia,
but it's only expected there in December (according to this thread), so...

pro-bassoonist · 08-23-2010, 04:47 PM

The distributor is Optimum Home Releasing.

Pro-B

SethRex · 08-23-2010, 05:11 PM

Optimum. Crap. Means it'll probably be Region B.

Arkadin · 08-23-2010, 07:24 PM

thanks for the info pro-b.

It appears that Amazon.uk now lists "Elevation Sales" for many Optimum blu-rays for some unknown reason.
they use that same listing for all the StudioCanal pre-orders also.

nightcrawler · 08-24-2010, 11:52 AM

Might pick it up if released at a decent price as it was a pretty good film. Also stars the gorgeous Parminder Nagra

(she later went on to star in ER)

Grubert · 08-24-2010, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

thanks for the info pro-b.

It appears that Amazon.uk now lists "Elevation Sales" for many Optimum blu-rays for some unknown reason.

Elevation Sales is a distribution joint venture set up by Optimum and Lionsgate UK. Hope that explains it.

kevin87 · 09-05-2010, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SethRex

Optimum. Crap. Means it'll probably be Region B.

according to this site it is

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bend-...Blu-ray/14668/

i wish they'd make everything region free.. also don't see why places like UK and Australia aren't region A since we all speak English... but Japan is region A and they speak Japanese.. crazy

pro-bassoonist · 09-05-2010, 04:21 AM

The preliminary info we have is that the disc will be Region-B "locked".

Pro-B

goodstuff · 09-09-2010, 08:39 PM

Boo, I really love this flick

Veronica Mars · 09-21-2010, 09:16 PM

Has this studio ever released a region free BD? I just want to know if I should hold onto some small hope that I'll be surprised and find out when it's released that it's not locked. With Big Daddy and Finding Nemo gone, I was so excited to see this title listed and now it looks like more bad news.

AnimeOnBlu · 09-21-2010, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veronica Mars

Has this studio ever released a region free BD? I just want to know if I should hold onto some small hope that I'll be surprised and find out when it's released that it's not locked. With Big Daddy and Finding Nemo gone, I was so excited to see this title listed and now it looks like more bad news.

Optimum has done Region Free releases, but it was usually ones done in conjunction with Studio Canal. This is not one of those, so it is very likely it will be B locked.

DaveSimonH · 09-22-2010, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin87

according to this site it is

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bend-...Blu-ray/14668/

i wish they'd make everything region free.. also don't see why places like UK and Australia aren't region A since we all speak English... but Japan is region A and they speak Japanese.. crazy

To quote the classic track from The O'Jays;
"Money money money money, MONEY!"
What it generally comes down to.

sandip · 09-22-2010, 02:24 PM

i thought it was a good movie.

disneyboi81 · 10-06-2010, 12:54 PM

Has it been confirmed that this will be coded region b only?

Arkadin · 10-06-2010, 02:36 PM

not confirmed 100%, but 99% likely from info.

Adam_ME · 10-24-2010, 04:44 AM

I can confirm that it is Region B locked unfortunately. Which is a shame because the transfer is solid. It blows away the Region 2 DVD I've got. And all the extras from that DVD have been ported over.

If you have a region free player and are a fan, it's worthing picking up. I figure at some point there will be a US release since it does star Keira Knightley, but it could be a while.

kianlaw · 10-24-2010, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

I can confirm that it is Region B locked unfortunately. Which is a shame because the transfer is solid. It blows away the Region 2 DVD I've got. And all the extras from that DVD have been ported over.

If you have a region free player and are a fan, it's worthing picking up. I figure at some point there will be a US release since it does star Keira Knightley, but it could be a while.

Does it have English subtitles?

freddiecarr · 10-24-2010, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kianlaw

Does it have English subtitles?

yes it does

08-23-2010, 12:23 PM	#1
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	Bend it Like Beckham this quirky indie from 2002 about soccer gave Keira Knightley her breakthrough role, and is coming October 4th apparently. pre-order up at amazon.uk have no idea what "Elevation Sales" means under "studio" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bend-Beckham...2566183&sr=1-3 Last edited by BigNickUK; 11-16-2018 at 07:55 AM.

08-23-2010, 12:24 PM	#2
Adam_ME Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Katy, TX 4K collection:1221 Blu-ray collection:2103 DVD collection:83 Digital collection:5039 iTunes collection:272 Prime collection:312 Trading Score:695	Cool. This was actually a decent flick.

08-23-2010, 04:47 PM	#4
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	The distributor is Optimum Home Releasing. Pro-B

08-23-2010, 05:11 PM	#5
SethRex Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:7 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:127	Optimum. Crap. Means it'll probably be Region B.

08-23-2010, 07:24 PM	#6
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	thanks for the info pro-b. It appears that Amazon.uk now lists "Elevation Sales" for many Optimum blu-rays for some unknown reason. they use that same listing for all the StudioCanal pre-orders also.

08-24-2010, 11:52 AM	#7
nightcrawler Special Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:London, UK	Might pick it up if released at a decent price as it was a pretty good film. Also stars the gorgeous Parminder Nagra (she later went on to star in ER)

09-05-2010, 04:21 AM	#10
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	The preliminary info we have is that the disc will be Region-B "locked". Pro-B

09-09-2010, 08:39 PM	#11
goodstuff Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2006 4K collection:509 Blu-ray collection:6535 Blu-ray reviews: 85 Trading Score:6	Boo, I really love this flick

09-21-2010, 09:16 PM	#12
Veronica Mars Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Scottsdale, AZ 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:529 DVD collection:80 Digital collection:3366 iTunes collection:19 Prime collection:23 Trading Score:379	Has this studio ever released a region free BD? I just want to know if I should hold onto some small hope that I'll be surprised and find out when it's released that it's not locked. With Big Daddy and Finding Nemo gone, I was so excited to see this title listed and now it looks like more bad news.

09-22-2010, 02:24 PM	#15
sandip Senior Member Member since:Aug 2010 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:78 Blu-ray reviews:2	i thought it was a good movie.

10-06-2010, 12:54 PM	#16
disneyboi81 Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Irving, TX Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:864 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Has it been confirmed that this will be coded region b only?

10-06-2010, 02:36 PM	#17
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	not confirmed 100%, but 99% likely from info.

10-24-2010, 04:44 AM	#18
Adam_ME Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Katy, TX 4K collection:1221 Blu-ray collection:2103 DVD collection:83 Digital collection:5039 iTunes collection:272 Prime collection:312 Trading Score:695	I can confirm that it is Region B locked unfortunately. Which is a shame because the transfer is solid. It blows away the Region 2 DVD I've got. And all the extras from that DVD have been ported over. If you have a region free player and are a fan, it's worthing picking up. I figure at some point there will be a US release since it does star Keira Knightley, but it could be a while.

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