Bound

[Chester Lime]

I love this movie with Jennifer Tilly & Gina Gershon and I have it on DVD. However, like a few of my favorites, it is NOT anamorphic. This means that it looks absolutely horrible on my widescreen TV.
When will this gem ever be released on BLU RAY in the USA?
It has been released in Asia and Europe, but not here?
Why, Why, Why???

[Chester Lime]

Anyone???

[BillieCassin]

I also would love a decent transfer of this excellent title.

Not only is the DVD non-anamorphic, it's also a piss poor encoding. It looks awful.

I wish I still had the laser, because it looked pretty good - better than the DVD ever did. It's a beautifully shot film, I really hope we get some sort of release for it at some point.

[Drewza89]

Originally Posted by Chester Lime

It has been released in Asia and Europe, but not here?
Why, Why, Why???

The Region 1 DVD was released in 1997 by Republic Pictures. The situation gets very confusing from there. According to Wikipedia:

In 1994, Spelling Entertainment (headed by Aaron Spelling) acquired Republic Pictures. Soon after, Spelling consolidated its many divisions, reducing Republic Pictures to a marketing brand-name. Republic's video division shut down in 1995, allowing the video rights to the Republic library to be leased to Artisan Entertainment, while the library itself continued to be released under the Republic name and logo. By the end of the decade, Viacom bought the portion of Spelling it did not own previously, thus Republic became a wholly owned division of Paramount. Artisan (later sold to Lions Gate Home Entertainment) continued to use the Republic name, logo, and library under license from Paramount. Today, as a result of the Viacom/CBS corporate split of 2006, Republic's holdings are divided. CBS Television Studios owns most ancillary rights to Republic's television output (while sharing the copyrights with Republic themselves), while the theatrical side is owned outright by Viacom's Paramount Pictures. As of 2009, television distribution of the Republic theatrical films is by Trifecta Entertainment & Media (under license from Paramount). Lions Gate Home Entertainment's home video rights initially expired in late 2005, but have since regained video rights to Republic's theatrical film library (except It's a Wonderful Life--the video rights to that and several other films, as well as Republic's TV library now are with Paramount Home Entertainment, with the TV shows released through the CBS DVD label). Paramount handles internet distribution of the Republic films via iTunes. As of 2008, Republic remains an in-name-only distribution company under Paramount Motion Pictures Group, a division of Viacom.
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After reading all of that mess I'm not sure who owns the home video rights now. It's either Paramount or Lionsgate. There's a much better chance of it getting released if it's Lionsgate.

[BillieCassin]

Really stinks the Euro DVD is locked or I'd pick it up in a heartbeat.

I have the original theatrical poster framed in my living room - this movie so deserves a better release. Thanks for the info, Drewza.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

Really stinks the Euro DVD is locked or I'd pick it up in a heartbeat.

I have the original theatrical poster framed in my living room - this movie so deserves a better release. Thanks for the info, Drewza.

Hello,

This Blu-ray release is Region-Free and will play without a problem on your North American player:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bound...y/4158/#Review

Pro-B

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Hello,

This Blu-ray release is Region-Free and will play without a problem on your North American player:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bound...y/4158/#Review

Pro-B

OMG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought the OP was referring to the DVD release, not a Blu. I looked at Amazon UK and didn't see it listed - never occured to me to check the FR site.

Ordered. Twenty six bucks I very, very happily just paid.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

OMG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought the OP was referring to the DVD release, not a Blu. I looked at Amazon UK and didn't see it listed - never occured to me to check the FR site.

Ordered. Twenty six bucks I very, very happily just paid.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are very welcome.

Pro-B

[BillieCassin]

Wow, just wanted to say thanks again, Pro-B.

It arrived today (just about a week after I ordered it). Very pleased, the main film played just fine in my US Blu-ray player. Of course the extras are in PAL so they don't; however, it's about 10 minutes of content and I don't mind at all because the 1 extra I do want works great - the amazing commentary.

The picture is great, I instantly had a flashback to seeing it in the theater because I haven't seen the film reproduced this way since then. Watching it on all other formats has always felt...off. But this quality was really superb.

Of note, though, are two typos on the package - one, it says it's in 2.35, when it's actually in 1.85, as it should be, and the package nor the reviews I can find mention that this is indeed the original laserdisc commentary, which also features Tilly and Gershon (though they don't show up until later in the program). It's an early commentary, and one of the best of all time.

Very pleased with this purchase. If/when it gets a US release I will totally double dip, but still proudly have this one in my collection as my first French import.

BTW, two things I noticed about French Blu's : 1, their is shrink wrap over the slipcover, AND the Blu-ray case, and the titles on the spine go the other way. Of course it was easy to correct the latter - I just flipped the cover art over so it goes the "right" way with the others on the shelf. Just something interesting to note. As a first-time import.

Thanks again!