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

[HD Goofnut]

Added The Burning (1981) and Double Team.

[nymets138]

A few upcoming U.S. release dates:

Barton Fink (05/23/17)

Blastfighter (came out today)

Exterminator 2 (04/25/17)

Lifeboat (03/07/17)

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (04/18/17)

No Retreat, No Surrender (02/21/17)

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by nymets138

A few upcoming U.S. release dates:

Barton Fink (05/23/17)

Blastfighter (came out today)

Exterminator 2 (04/25/17)

Lifeboat (03/07/17)

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (04/18/17)

No Retreat, No Surrender (02/21/17)

Dates added.

[thatguamguy]

The UK Lifeboat disc has the two Hitchcock wartime shorts, so it will still have better extras (or at least different).

[Ben_R]

Better grain on the French release of Lionheart?

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=9652&d2=4895&c=2015

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Ben_R

Better grain on the French release of Lionheart?

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=9652&d2=4895&c=2015

Actually the U.S. release has better grain structure: http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x=...5&l=1&i=0&go=1

[wesslan]

Yeah would also say US wins by a hair in most shots. But FR is very impressive for such lower bitrate.

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=2&x=...1&l=1&i=6&go=1

So how is the FR Black Eagle on same disc I wonder.....maybe a new best?

[Ben_R]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Actually the U.S. release has better grain structure: http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x=...5&l=1&i=0&go=1

Oh well I tried

Originally Posted by wesslan

Yeah would also say US wins by a hair in most shots. But FR is very impressive for such lower bitrate.

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=2&x=...1&l=1&i=6&go=1

So how is the FR Black Eagle on same disc I wonder.....maybe a new best?

Unfortunately, Black Eagle is an abortion no matter which release you pick up. http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=2&x=...4&l=0&i=6&go=1

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Ben_R

Unfortunately, Black Eagle is an abortion no matter which release you pick up. http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=2&x=...4&l=0&i=6&go=1

That's true, but the FR disc does look the best even if they all look like crap.

[nymets138]

Specs for U.S. releases that aren't listed:

Cat People (1942)
US - AVC 34972 kbps, LPCM 1.0 1152 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

Dead Ringers
US (1.78:1) & (1.66:1) - 35000 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4014 kbps 24-bit/DTS-HD MA 2.0 2003 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
US - AVC 29993 kbps, DTS-HD MA 2.0 1882 kbps 24-bit, different extras, English Subs (Region Free)

Ikiru
US - AVC 25000 kbps, JP LPCM 1.0 1152 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

The People Under the Stairs
US - AVC 35000 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 3586 kbps 24-bit/DTS-HD MA 2.0 2118 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

The Sentinel (1977)
US - AVC 21940 kbps, DTS-HD MA 2.0 1848 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

Squirm
US - AVC 38000 kbps, DTS-HD 2.0 2074 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by nymets138

Specs for U.S. releases that aren't listed:

Cat People (1942)
US - AVC 34972 kbps, LPCM 1.0 1152 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

Dead Ringers
US (1.78:1) & (1.66:1) - 35000 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4014 kbps 24-bit/DTS-HD MA 2.0 2003 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
US - AVC 29993 kbps, DTS-HD MA 2.0 1882 kbps 24-bit, different extras, English Subs (Region Free)

Ikiru
US - AVC 25000 kbps, JP LPCM 1.0 1152 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

The People Under the Stairs
US - AVC 35000 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 3586 kbps 24-bit/DTS-HD MA 2.0 2118 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

The Sentinel (1977)
US - AVC 21940 kbps, DTS-HD MA 2.0 1848 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

Squirm
US - AVC 38000 kbps, DTS-HD 2.0 2074 kbps 24-bit, extras, English Subs (Region A)

Done. I removed Dead Ringers and Squirm since the PQ is much better on the US releases. For some reason I just missed these on caps-a-holic.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Dune (1984 - Theatrical Cut).

[HD Goofnut]

Added All the Colors of the Dark, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Insect Woman, Pigs and Battleships, The Pornographers, Radio Days, and Shadows and Fog.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Alice (1990) and September.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Doctor Mordrid.

Updated A Moment to Remember.

[skiizim]

What are some decent AU releases to get? Putting an order in at JB-HiFi, so far I have Conan and Karate Kid, anymore?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by skiizim

What are some decent AU releases to get? Putting an order in at JB-HiFi, so far I have Conan and Karate Kid, anymore?

The Umbrella release of Night of the Living Dead, but it's OOP. Another good one to get is Quiz Show. It's one of my favorites so I didn't hesitate to get it from JBHiFi.

[skiizim]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The Umbrella release of Night of the Living Dead, but it's OOP. Another good one to get is Quiz Show. It's one of my favorites so I didn't hesitate to get it from JBHiFi.

I have NoTLD and I recently got The Punisher not to long ago, I'll look into Quiz Show, appreciate it.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by skiizim

What are some decent AU releases to get? Putting an order in at JB-HiFi, so far I have Conan and Karate Kid, anymore?

The Descent, Fear City (port of Shout's OOP disc), Reds has an AVC encode, as does The World's Fastest Indian.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by nitin

The Descent, Fear City (port of Shout's OOP disc), Reds has an AVC encode, as does The World's Fastest Indian.

More importantly The World's Fastest Indian is in its OAR of 2.39:1 from AU. I know the U.S. disc was director approved for 1.78:1, but I think he did that for the home video market.