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

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by wesslan

Well I guess most HK blu-rays have a 2K or 1080p scan from the beginning (can't be dvd sources) but these new Fortune star restorations are pretty special I would say. Not like we usually get this kind of treatment and since they did a batch of 4K and a batch of 2K but many many other classics haven't I think it warrants the extra attention And the scanning/resolution is one thing but "restoration/remaster" is the special extra.

which titles are from 4K transfers?

[HD Goofnut]

Added The Hitcher (1986).

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

which titles are from 4K transfers?

Fortune Star 4K Showreel 2018 - YouTube

[jimjimmyjones85]

Originally Posted by wesslan

Fortune Star 4K Showreel 2018 - YouTube

Now this made me smile.

Anyone have these or now of their release?

[Fhtagn]

What Have They Done To Solange is out in the USA now. (And is listed here as What Have You Down To Solange.)

Death Laid An Egg's USA blu-ray looks like a bad DVD, the UK one is supposed to be great but I haven't personally looked at it.

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by jimjimmyjones85

Now this made me smile.

Anyone have these or now of their release?

There are a few out like bruce lee (france UHD), police story 1-2 UK and coming from criterion soon, Jet li and more jackie from Eureka UK. Check em out.

[jimjimmyjones85]

Originally Posted by wesslan

There are a few out like bruce lee (france UHD), police story 1-2 UK and coming from criterion soon, Jet li and more jackie from Eureka UK. Check em out.

So they are not being distributed under their own label but others.

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by jimjimmyjones85

So they are not being distributed under their own label but others.

There are Fortune Star blu-rays also for most but those are worse quality on pretty much everything important, PQ, subs and extras. Better to look abroad.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Mad City.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Over the Hedge and Security Unlimited.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Nell.

[Dubstar]

I hadn't realized this til someone had pointed it out but Arrow's edition of "Sullivan's Travels" has slightly better PQ and exclusive supplements over Criterion's edition. DVDBeaver lists the supplements and the pertinent bluray stats

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

I hadn't realized this til someone had pointed it out but Arrow's edition of "Sullivan's Travels" has slightly better PQ and exclusive supplements over Criterion's edition. DVDBeaver lists the supplements and the pertinent bluray stats

Does anyone have a BDInfo scan of it?

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Rurouni Kenshin (2012 - Live Action)
US - N/A
UK - AVC 23.18 Mbps, JP DTS-HD MA 5.1 1907 kbps 16-bit, English subs (Region free)

UK - AVC 23.18 Mbps, JP DTS-HD MA 5.1 1907 kbps 16-bit, no extras, English subs (Region free)

US - AVC 27191 kbps, JP TrueHD 5.1 2183 kbps 24-Bit, more extras, English subs (Region A locked)

HK - AVC 25823 kbps, JP TrueHD 5.1 2690 kbps 16-Bit 96kHz, no extras, English subs (Region free)

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno

UK - AVC 17995 kbps, JP DTS-HD MA 5.1 16-Bit, no extras, English subs (Region free)

US - AVC 27244 kbps, JP TrueHD 5.1 24-Bit, more extras, English subs (Region A locked)

JP - AVC 31990 kbps, JP LPCM 5.1 24-Bit, more extras, no English subs (Region free) Best PQ/AQ

[nitin]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

I hadn't realized this til someone had pointed it out but Arrow's edition of "Sullivan's Travels" has slightly better PQ and exclusive supplements over Criterion's edition. DVDBeaver lists the supplements and the pertinent bluray stats

I am not sure where they are getting that from, the Criterion is actually better cleaned up than the Arrow (although the difference is slight.

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Lord Of Illusions
DE - AVC 26995 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4272 kbps 24-bit, no English subs (Region B) Best PQ

I have this disc and it's region free.

[HD Goofnut]

Updates made.

[professorwho]

MAQUIA: When the Promised Flower Blooms

US - AVC 19994 kbps, JP DTS-HD MA 5.1 24-Bit, hardcoded English subs (Region A locked)

JP - AVC 35518 kbps, JP TrueHD 5.1 24-Bit, no English subs (Region free) BEST PQ

[wesslan]

Shame on those subs when region free

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by professorwho

MAQUIA: When the Promised Flower Blooms

US - AVC 19994 kbps, JP DTS-HD MA 5.1 24-Bit, hardcoded English subs (Region A locked)

JP - AVC 35518 kbps, JP TrueHD 5.1 24-Bit, no English subs (Region free) BEST PQ

Done.