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

[HD Goofnut]

Added The Ring (1998 - Ringu).

[CompleteCount]

Originally Posted by tallcool1

Doors, The (1991)
FYI...the UK version is region B locked.

The sound is much better on the US release - I have both, and there is no contest. The audio on the UK copy is flat and lacking surround presence.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by CompleteCount

The sound is much better on the US release - I have both, and there is no contest. The audio on the UK copy is flat and lacking surround presence.

4K on its way later this year, so any BD edition is likely moot at this point.

[MassiveMovieBuff]

I don't have any stats but I own both the German Concorde and Warner Archive releases for Judgment Night and the Warner Archive release destroys the German Concorde release on every level. The German Concorde has a good amount of DNR and EE. The Warner Archive has a beautifully filmic non processed transfer.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

4K on its way later this year, so any BD edition is likely moot at this point.

Unless you don't have the equipment to play 4K discs. Most people don't. I still know some people using DVD players only.

[professorwho]

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
US (Image) - AVC 22949 kbps, JP LPCM 2.0 1536 kbps 16-bit, no extras, English subs (Region A locked)
US (FUNimation) - AVC 29956 kbps, JP Dolby TrueHD 5.1 2527 kbps 24-bit, macroblocking, more extras, English subs (Region A locked)
AU/UK - AVC 22949 kbps, JP Dolby Digital 5.1 448 kbps, more extras, English subs (AU disc is Region Free, UK disc is Region B locked)
JP - AVC 35.92 mbps, JP Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-bit, windowboxed, no extras, no English subs (Region Free)
IT - AVC 33493 kbps, JP DTS HD-Master Audio 5.1 3153 kbps 24-bit, extras, English subs (Region B locked) Best PQ/AQ

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[HD Goofnut]

Added Suspiria (2018).

[HD Goofnut]

Added Santa Sangre.

[casspir]

Correction:
Currently, the "They Live" entry on the list says that the UK Studio Canal edition has a 22012 kbps video bitrate. This info is incorrect, the correct video bitrate for this edition is 29952 kbps (see the scan report on caps-a-holic below):
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x...8&l=1&i=4&go=1

[casspir]

Originally Posted by casspir

Correction:
Currently, the "They Live" entry on the list says that the UK Studio Canal edition has a 22012 kbps video bitrate. This info is incorrect, the correct video bitrate for this edition is 29952 kbps (see the scan report on caps-a-holic below):
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x...8&l=1&i=4&go=1

Ah, sorry, I can see now that there is another UK Studio Canal edition (the 2018 one) with the 22012 bitrate. Sorry again!

[HD Goofnut]

Added Extremities.

[HD Goofnut]

Added The Bounty.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Dust Devil.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Frailty.

[tallcool1]

High Society (1956)
US - N/A
ES - MPEG2 17585 kbps 1080i, DD 2.0 (mono) 448 kbps, no English subs (Region free)

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Added Frailty.

If the audio specs for FRAILTY are as listed (U.S. - DTS-HD MA 7.1 5138 kbps 24-bit; DE - AVC 36120 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1965 kbps 16-bit), how can the DE be rated as better AQ?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

If the audio specs for FRAILTY are as listed (U.S. - DTS-HD MA 7.1 5138 kbps 24-bit; DE - AVC 36120 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1965 kbps 16-bit), how can the DE be rated as better AQ?

Because Frailty was recorded in DD 5.1. Plus, in the early days of the format Lionsgate released a lot of 5.1 tracks that were matrixed to 7.1.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Because Frailty was recorded in DD 5.1. Plus, in the early days of the format Lionsgate released a lot of 5.1 tracks that were matrixed to 7.1.

So, by “better”, you intend to mean “closer to the original film format”?

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Because Frailty was recorded in DD 5.1. Plus, in the early days of the format Lionsgate released a lot of 5.1 tracks that were matrixed to 7.1.

So it's a 5.1 DD+ (low bitrate, often 16-bit) upconvert to 7.1 MA, higher bitrate, 24-bit and padded extra channels? Sounds strange even for Lionsgate.

[NLScavenger]

Akira
US/JP/UK (Bandai)- AVC 1.85:1 windowboxed 19583 kbps, JP LPCM 2.0 48kHz 1536 kbps 16-bit (1988 mix) / JP TrueHD 5.1 192kHz 14340 kbps 24-bit (2009 mix); English subs (Region free) Best AQ
US (Region A locked)/ UK (Region B locked) (FUNimation)- AVC 1.85:1 21332 kbps, JP TrueHD 5.1 9381 96kHz kbps 16-bit (2009 mix), English subs
IT - AVC 1.85:1 35604 kbps, JP DTS-HD MA 5.1 48kHz 3203 kbps 24-bit, no English subs (Region free) Best PQ

IT BD (30th Anniversary Edition) is region B locked. The JP DTS-HD MA 5.1 track on the IT BD is the 2001 mix (the 2009 mix is largely based on that mix with a few additional tweaks). The 2001 mix is included as an AC3 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps track on the US/JP/UK (Bandai) BD

Akira
US/JP (Bandai) / UK - AVC 1.85:1 windowboxed 19583 kbps, JP LPCM 2.0 48kHz 1536 kbps 16-bit (1988 mix) / JP TrueHD 5.1 192kHz 14340 kbps 24-bit (2009 mix) / JP DD 5.1 640 kbps (2001 mix); English subs (Region free / Region B locked) Best AQ
US (FUNimation) / UK (re-release) - AVC 1.85:1 21332 kbps, JP TrueHD 5.1 9381 96kHz kbps 16-bit (2009 mix), English subs (Region A locked / Region B locked)
IT (30th Anniversary) - AVC 1.85:1 35604 kbps, JP DTS-HD MA 5.1 48kHz 3203 kbps 24-bit (2001 mix), no English subs (Region B locked) Best PQ