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

[HD Goofnut]

Added The Reflecting Skin.

[DawnBTVS]

Diary of a Lost Girl (1929 Film)
US (Region A Locked): AVC 20960 kbps, LPCM 2.0 1536 kbps, 1.28:1 Aspect Ratio, English Subs, Extras: Trailer, Movie Commentary, & "Windy Riley Goes To Hollywood" Short Film
UK (Region B Locked): AVC 35100 kbps, LPCM 2.0 2304 kbps, 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio, English Subs, Extras: Naked on My Goat Video Essay & 40 Page Booklet Best PQ/AQ

Would like to see this listed. The UK Version has the correct aspect ratio and both versions contain different extras. UK also has a Blu-Ray & DVD whereas the US release is Blu-Ray only.

Found the video & audio bit rate comparisons here: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-r...rl_blu-ray.htm

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by DawnBTVS

Diary of a Lost Girl (1929 Film)
US (Region A Locked): AVC 20960 kbps, LPCM 2.0 1536 kbps, 1.28:1 Aspect Ratio, English Subs, Extras: Trailer, Movie Commentary, & "Windy Riley Goes To Hollywood" Short Film
UK (Region B Locked): AVC 35100 kbps, LPCM 2.0 2304 kbps, 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio, English Subs, Extras: Naked on My Goat Video Essay & 40 Page Booklet Best PQ/AQ

Would like to see this listed. The UK Version has the correct aspect ratio and both versions contain different extras. UK also has a Blu-Ray & DVD whereas the US release is Blu-Ray only.

Found the video & audio bit rate comparisons here: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-r...rl_blu-ray.htm

How do you know the UK disc has the best PQ/AQ?

[Hedrox]

Originally Posted by barrett75

scan of the italian disc:

DISC INFO:

Disc Title: Rush.2013
Disc Size: 37.178.466.320 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
Extras: 50Hz Content
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00010.MPLS
Length: 2:02:16.041 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 31.542.712.320 bytes
Total Bitrate: 34,40 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 25000 kbps 1080p / 24 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
DTS-HD Master Audio Italian 4346 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4346 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio English 2985 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2985 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

the disc was reported to have a little issue:

http://www.avmagazine.it/forum/70-bl...17#post4132617

last, i wouldn't say the IT steelbook has crazy price:

http://www.dvd-store.it/DVD/Blu-Ray/...nticolare.aspx

Thanks for the info, pretty disappointing release.

[Tech-UK]

Does anybody own the Japanese release of Akira, if so, how does the PQ compare to the UK release and is the AR 1.85:1 without the pillarbox bars?

[nitin]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

How do you know the UK disc has the best PQ/AQ?

It's not squashed.

[DawnBTVS]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

How do you know the UK disc has the best PQ/AQ?

Bit the bullet and purchased the Region A release myself (since the film's great enough to warrant it IMO) so I have the Region A and Region B releases.

They're pretty similar but UK/Region B for me had slightly more natural grain and IMO the contrast was better (whites seemed less grayed/washed out). Black levels were pretty identical.

The aspect ratio isn't a deal breaker but watching them back to back, it's something that can be picked up on. If a buyer is a stickler for that department, they should opt for the Region B release.

The audio track is near identical on both releases so you can go with either release there. I opted to pick UK solely for the higher bitrate, so it's entirely up to the buyer how they feel in that regard.

Hope that helped

[HD Goofnut]

Added 100 Rifles.

Updated Nightwatch.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Updated Nightwatch.

The earlier specs for the German BD was for the original Danish film "Nattevagten", the specs you added are for the Spanish edition of the US remake which btw also has a German release. You should probably add an entry for the remake and make a note so there'll be no further confusion.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

The earlier specs for the German BD was for the original Danish film "Nattevagten", the specs you added are for the Spanish edition of the US remake which btw also has a German release. You should probably add an entry for the remake and make a note so there'll be no further confusion.

Fixed.

[linger63]

AWESOME Thread HD Goofnut.......

Found out some great info like .......a lossless Unforgiven is out there!!!


Also........here's a couple I own that you may not be aware of.......

The Untouchables (1987) Japan Version with LOSSLESS Audio
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-U...Blu-ray/24776/

and

The Wild Geese (1978) Japan Version with lossless 5.1 Audio and MPEG4 Video @ 35.75Mbps
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-W...Blu-ray/71347/


Thanks for the great work so far!!

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by linger63

AWESOME Thread HD Goofnut.......

Found out some great info like .......a lossless Unforgiven is out there!!!


Also........here's a couple I own that you may not be aware of.......

The Untouchables (1987) Japan Version with LOSSLESS Audio
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-U...Blu-ray/24776/

and

The Wild Geese (1978) Japan Version with lossless 5.1 Audio and MPEG4 Video @ 35.75Mbps
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-W...Blu-ray/71347/


Thanks for the great work so far!!

Thanks and those are both in the list.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Btw. Does anyone happen to have the Danish BD of Nattevagten and can offer specs and/or comment on how that disc stacks up against the German edition.

[linger63]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Thanks and those are both in the list.

????
Not seeing Japan release of Wild Geese.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by linger63

????
Not seeing Japan release of Wild Geese.

Right. The U.K. version is better as it has the native mono mix in lossless.

[callahan09]

Of the following David Lynch movies not released in the US, which country/release would you all recommend for an American to import now that I'm finally getting a region free player?

Elephant Man
Lost Highway
Inland Empire
Wild At Heart (Technically it was released in the US by Twilight Time, but it's OOP and cheaper to import any number of different versions)

Not sure if I should go the versions I see come up first on Amazon.co.uk for all of these, or if there is better alternatives that are similarly priced? They're all pretty cheap on Amazon.co.uk. I want the best versions, but price is a small consideration as well.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by callahan09

Of the following David Lynch movies not released in the US, which country/release would you all recommend for an American to import now that I'm finally getting a region free player?

Elephant Man
Lost Highway
Inland Empire
Wild At Heart (Technically it was released in the US by Twilight Time, but it's OOP and cheaper to import any number of different versions)

Not sure if I should go the versions I see come up first on Amazon.co.uk for all of these, or if there is better alternatives that are similarly priced? They're all pretty cheap on Amazon.co.uk. I want the best versions, but price is a small consideration as well.

The Elephant Man - U.K.
Lost Highway - JP
Inland Empire - U.K.
Wild at Heart - DE

[callahan09]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The Elephant Man - U.K.
Lost Highway - JP
Inland Empire - U.K.
Wild at Heart - DE

Thanks for the advice!

Now a follow-up question on the two that are not from the UK...

For both Lost Highway - JP and Wild At Heart - DE, are the menus and special features in English still (and do they actually contain the special features that the other versions might have?) ... Will I, as an American, have a difficult time navigating and enjoying these discs, I guess is the question. I'm also assuming that the likely Japanese subtitles are not baked in, but can be disabled?

I've actually got the Korean blu-ray of Memories of Murder, my only really foreign blu-ray currently besides some Canadian ones which I often don't even notice that they're not the US one... anyway, the menus and special features on the Memories of Murder blu-ray are all in Korean and so there's not much I can do with that disc besides just play the movie and enable English subtitles. If there was an English-language disc somewhere (not dubbed audio, but menus and special features that are either subtitled or designed for an English audience) then I'd have preferred to buy it, most likely, unless it was drastically worse in PQ/AQ.

So that's just a little look at what I'm looking for in a foreign blu-ray of these movies. I don't know what to expect because they're English-language movies being released in other-language speaking countries, whereas my Memories of Murder blu-ray is legitimately a Korean blu-ray of a Korean movie.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by callahan09

Thanks for the advice!

Now a follow-up question on the two that are not from the UK...

For both Lost Highway - JP and Wild At Heart - DE, are the menus and special features in English still (and do they actually contain the special features that the other versions might have?) ... Will I, as an American, have a difficult time navigating and enjoying these discs, I guess is the question. I'm also assuming that the likely Japanese subtitles are not baked in, but can be disabled?

I've actually got the Korean blu-ray of Memories of Murder, my only really foreign blu-ray currently besides some Canadian ones which I often don't even notice that they're not the US one... anyway, the menus and special features on the Memories of Murder blu-ray are all in Korean and so there's not much I can do with that disc besides just play the movie and enable English subtitles. If there was an English-language disc somewhere (not dubbed audio, but menus and special features that are either subtitled or designed for an English audience) then I'd have preferred to buy it, most likely, unless it was drastically worse in PQ/AQ.

So that's just a little look at what I'm looking for in a foreign blu-ray of these movies. I don't know what to expect because they're English-language movies being released in other-language speaking countries, whereas my Memories of Murder blu-ray is legitimately a Korean blu-ray of a Korean movie.

I don't think either one has forced subs. I am not sure on English menus, but usually if a film's native language is English it tends to have English menus worldwide.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Odd Man Out and Pretty Poison.