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

[Sky_Captain]

The HK disc has black crush, if I remember correctly. One of the reasons it was quickly sold on.

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Nope. The UK disc is superior. Also, look here: http://www.caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=...3&l=0&i=4&go=1

Bought! It might be only a tiny difference really but its American Psycho and its in the 3 for £20 offer so no brainer.

[Ben_R]

I know The Kingsman had problematic audio, other than that is the US release better than the Uk for any reason? Is it uncut and the UK cut?

Does anyone own the JP release by Sony?

[HD Goofnut]

Added The Borrowers and Fires on the Plain.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Fright Night Part 2.

[McCrutchy]

All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records
US - Burned BD-R 25, AVC, Dolby Digital 5.1, English SDH subs in ALL CAPS font, seven deleted scenes + trailer (Region free)
DK/FI/NO/SE - Pressed BD-50, AVC 28.99 Mbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2637 kbps 24-bit, English SDH subs, four deleted scenes (Region free)

The BDInfo scan for the Nordic BD is here, while the info on the US BD-R disc from FilmRise is here at Rewind.

Not sure how you want to differentiate between pressed BDs and Amazon/FilmRise BD-R coasters, HD Goofnut, but try as I might, I simply cannot abide them, so I waited for this, instead.

A pity that it doesn't have the three additional deleted segments, totaling an additional sixteen minutes of extras, but to me, the Universal is the clear winner, since it's pressed, dual-layered, and has lossless audio as well as proper English SDH subs (not ALL CAPS, as the FilmRise apparently does) for the feature and its deleted segments.

I really enjoyed the documentary, by the way, so this is well worth the purchase, particularly as there are some great songs on the soundtrack. A great little under-the-radar Blu-ray from Universal Nordic.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records
US - Burned BD-R 25, AVC, Dolby Digital 5.1, English SDH subs in ALL CAPS font, seven deleted scenes + trailer (Region free)
DK/FI/NO/SE - Pressed BD-50, AVC 28.99 Mbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2637 kbps 24-bit, English SDH subs, four deleted scenes (Region free)

The BDInfo scan for the Nordic BD is here, while the info on the US BD-R disc from FilmRise is here at Rewind.

Not sure how you want to differentiate between pressed BDs and Amazon/FilmRise BD-R coasters, HD Goofnut, but try as I might, I simply cannot abide them, so I waited for this, instead.

A pity that it doesn't have the three additional deleted segments, totaling an additional sixteen minutes of extras, but to me, the Universal is the clear winner, since it's pressed, dual-layered, and has lossless audio as well as proper English SDH subs (not ALL CAPS, as the FilmRise apparently does) for the feature and its deleted segments.

I really enjoyed the documentary, by the way, so this is well worth the purchase, particularly as there are some great songs on the soundtrack. A great little under-the-radar Blu-ray from Universal Nordic.

Done.

[kentofclark]

anyone seen any comparisons between


GERMANY & FRANCE & AUSTRALIA & SPAIN & USA - 1984

GERMANY & ITALY & SPAIN & OTHER EDITIONS & USA - THE BLUE LAGOON

GERMANY & USA - USED CARS

USA TWILIGHT TIME & USA SONY - CHRISTINE

UK & GERMANY - CHEECH & CHONG'S NEXT MOVIE

UK AUSTRALIA & GERMANY (UNIVERSIUM not CONCORDE) - WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE

UK & FRANCE (UPCOMING RELEASE DECEMBER) - BREWSTER'S MILLIONS

UK & FRANCE (UPCOMING RELEASE AUGUST) - CAR WASH

UK (FABULOUS FILMS & UNIVERSAL) & USA - SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT

USA & GERMANY & ITALY & OTHER EDITIONS - STEEL MAGNOLIAS

[HD Goofnut]

Added The Toxic Avenger and 1900.

Updated Conan the Barbarian and Candyman.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Added The Toxic Avenger and 1900.

Updated Conan the Barbarian and Candyman.

You should probably make a note of this before everyone else jumps on that release. PQ aside, crap like this disqualifies a release for me (YMMV):

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

FYI--According to frighty on the Bluray-disc.de forum, it seems that this release has some very crude and unnecessary German localization that was added to the HD master (I assume by Meteor Film). The title card now carries the German title underneath, and an establishing shot with the text "University of Illinois" has had the original English text blurred (!) and replaced with this:



Quite why that was necessary, I'll never know.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

You should probably make a note of this before everyone else jumps on that release. PQ aside, crap like this disqualifies a release for me (YMMV):

I will make a note of German titles.

[Ray_Rogers]

Some requested updates. (Adding more countries. Making notes if a title is BD25, BD50, or BD-R?)

12 Angry Men - UK release is the same as DE/AU? Still MGM.
A Beautiful Mind - is the UK release the same as the DE one?
The Age of Innocence - Also released in JP and other countries. Same disc.
AMERICAN PSYCHO - For the UK 15th Anniversary Edtion. Please make a note of it as the release prior I see is still available from Amazon UK.

In fact there's far too many to make note of for one post.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Some requested updates. (Adding more countries. Making notes if a title is BD25, BD50, or BD-R?)

12 Angry Men - UK release is the same as DE/AU? Still MGM.
A Beautiful Mind - is the UK release the same as the DE one?
The Age of Innocence - Also released in JP and other countries. Same disc.
AMERICAN PSYCHO - For the UK 15th Anniversary Edtion. Please make a note of it as the release prior I see is still available from Amazon UK.

In fact there's far too many to make note of for one post.

There's not enough room for all that fluff per post. I had to streamline it twice already.

I fixed American Pyscho. As far as other ones go I only post countries that have been confirmed. Just because a title is released by the same studio in different countries does not necessarily mean that it will contain identical transfers.

[kentofclark]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

There's not enough room for all that fluff per post. I had to streamline it twice already.

I fixed American Pyscho. As far as other ones go I only post countries that have been confirmed. Just because a title is released by the same studio in different countries does not necessarily mean that it will contain identical transfers.

listing if a disc is BD25 or BD50 or BDR is not fluff, it is intrinsic to what makes the releases different / better

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by kentofclark

listing if a disc is BD25 or BD50 or BDR is not fluff, it is intrinsic to what makes the releases different / better

How so exactly? I've seen plenty of BD-25s that sport a better transfer than a BD-50. It all depends on how the transfer itself is handled.

[kentofclark]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

How so exactly? I've seen plenty of BD-25s that sport a better transfer than a BD-50. It all depends on how the transfer itself is handled.

because many people wont want BDR or single layer discs and the information is important to them, especially if they have player that may not play BDR, the single vs dual layer is just good information to have

[J-Mart]

Originally Posted by kentofclark

because many people wont want BDR or single layer discs and the information is important to them, especially if they have player that may not play BDR, the single vs dual layer is just good information to have

As long as you know the bit rate, why does it matter if it's a single or dual layer disc? I agree with the BD-R thing, but I think HD just added a listing like that, so I believe they're already doing that.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by J-Mart

As long as you know the bit rate, why does it matter if it's a single or dual layer disc? I agree with the BD-R thing, but I think HD just added a listing like that, so I believe they're already doing that.

I did?

[J-Mart]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I did?

All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records, although I guess you probably added it because the Nordic release has lossless audio.

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I did?

No you haven't been. The listings for titles now state how discs are BD25, BD50, and/or BD-R.
Maybe I could contribute more to the database since I have an ASUS BW-12B1ST Burner on my computer. I use both what the drive says for filesize and BDInfo. Even though I was hoping this site would give a run-down for exact disc sizes for each release individually. Since listing that information for Boxsets would get very overwhelming.
But I have a folder on my computer where I've taken screenshots, cropped them where only the disc and the filesize showed up, saved as PNG and quite organized. Even used the images hosted at postimg.org for Contributions to this site.
Some can technically be BD50 even if a disc is 25.7GB which is encroaching a single layered Blu-ray disc. BD25s are 23.3GB. I know this since I buy spindles of them. Especially for films or TV Shows with an HD master available but hasn't been released anywhere on the planet. Especially with regards for certain cuts of particular films and titles still on HD DVD but unavailable nowhere else. So yes I do make custom Blu-rays.

It's the main reason why I browse this thread, HD Goofnut. Especially since I'd rather have a definitive release instead of having to get duplicates. Already own the definitive releases for many films in my collection due to this thread and doing the usual research at the other sites I frequent.
Thanks!