List of International BDs with Better PQ, AQ, and/or More Extras

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

I didn't know that the Danish film had ever even gotten a BD release.

The Germans have been pretty good on showing Danish films some high def lovin' lately, certainly more than the Danes have themselves. Have picked up a few here and there.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

The Germans have been pretty good on showing Danish films some high def lovin' lately, certainly more than the Danes have themselves. Have picked up a few here and there.

Why would it have English subtitles on a German disc? I'm not complaining, just surprised.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

Why would it have English subtitles on a German disc? I'm not complaining, just surprised.

You'd be surprised. A good many of DE discs have English subs. Even more surprising is that most of the H.K., KR, and JP BDs have English subs.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

You'd be surprised. A good many of DE discs have English subs. Even more surprising is that most of the H.K., KR, and JP BDs have English subs.

I wish more Japanese discs had English subtitles. I might pay the exorbitant prices if I could actually have some.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

I wish more Japanese discs had English subtitles. I might pay the exorbitant prices if I could actually have some.

Most of the ones in my list have English subs.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Most of the ones in my list have English subs.

I know, I'm taking more about stuff like DBZ, Godzilla, tokusatsu, etc. The audience for that stuff overseas, though small, is loyal. You'd think that would count towards English subtitles, but maybe it's more expensive than I'm guessing. It looks like that German disc of Nightwatch doesn't.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

I know, I'm taking more about stuff like DBZ, Godzilla, tokusatsu, etc. The audience for that stuff overseas, though small, is loyal. You'd think that would count towards English subtitles, but maybe it's more expensive than I'm guessing. It looks like that German disc of Nightwatch doesn't.

Well, the ES disc of Nightwatch is one to get. However, neither it or the DE disc has English subs. Luckily, the film is in English.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Well, the ES disc of Nightwatch is one to get. However, neither it or the DE disc has English subs. Luckily, the film is in English.

HD, I think he is talking about the original danish film not the remake.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by nitin

HD, I think he is talking about the original danish film not the remake.

That is indeed what I was talking about.

[HD Goofnut]

Updated A Touch of Zen.

[barrett75]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Updated A Touch of Zen.

think the UK release should be marked as Best PQ... better compression than US

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by barrett75

think the UK release should be marked as Best PQ... better compression than US

I thought that as well, but the Criterion disc seems to have more natural colors.

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I thought that as well, but the Criterion disc seems to have more natural colors.

Either the screenshot-taker on caps-a-holic or Criterion have made a mistake, because the difference in color is most likely caused by BT601/709 conversion mistake. With a quick correction the caps-a-holic Criterion screenshots show colors similar to the MOC screenshots: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comp...0483/picture:0

[HD Goofnut]

Added Kiss of Death.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Solaris (1972).

[HD Goofnut]

Added Come and See.

[Ray_Rogers]

Is it true the best Blu-ray disc release for NIKITA (1990) is the one below? No idea if Caps-a-Holic has any comparisons with this one. Already own the USA Sony release. I don't care about dubbed audio tracks.


http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=14991#3

[HD Goofnut]

Added Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Man with a Movie Camera, and The Raven (1963). The Raven is another excellent example of Shout's poor encoding. You have a film with nearly double the bit rate of the AT disc, yet the AT disc has better compression.

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Is it true the best Blu-ray disc release for NIKITA (1990) is the one below? No idea if Caps-a-Holic has any comparisons with this one. Already own the USA Sony release. I don't care about dubbed audio tracks.


http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=14991#3

Nah can't think it would be better since Sony did a amazing job with US disc and if you really don't need the extra feature then buy cheap US.

[wesslan]

update

Ward, The (2010)
US - AVC 19998 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2597 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region free)
UK - AVC 19998 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 16-bit, English subs (Region free)
DE - AVC 19980 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2106 kbps 16-bit, no English subs, more extras (Region free)
FR - AVC 28189 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2150 kbps 16-bit, no English subs
NO - AVC 25891 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4004 kbps 24-bit, no English subs