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

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Stormyyy

52-Pick Up Arrow is still in print. It has a line through it.



The thread i was mainly referring to was one where the other country has the movie but we have no USA release. Is there a thread dedicated to those movies as well? Anyways, looking forward to checking out more of this thread to ensure I get the best possible release!

Yes, this thread also serves that purpose.

[Stormyyy]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Yes, this thread also serves that purpose.

Awesome! This is an awesome thread! When I go to caps-a-holic, what am I exactly looking for when comparing 2 different releases? A lot of times if the bitrate is higher, then that release is superior right? I know for Mill Creek titles I pretty much always try to get a different one, whether it is an older studio's release or another countries one. Also, as much as I value picture quality, I would actually still choose a release with slightly less picture quality if the audio is better (i prefer 5.1 lossless over 2.0 for my theater so I can take advantage of my full home theater system for instance).

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Stormyyy

Awesome! This is an awesome thread! When I go to caps-a-holic, what am I exactly looking for when comparing 2 different releases? A lot of times if the bitrate is higher, then that release is superior right? I know for Mill Creek titles I pretty much always try to get a different one, whether it is an older studio's release or another countries one. Also, as much as I value picture quality, I would actually still choose a release with slightly less picture quality if the audio is better (i prefer 5.1 lossless over 2.0 for my theater so I can take advantage of my full home theater system for instance).

Not always because bitrate has nothing to do with the source used or the encoding itself.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Interiors, Stardust Memories, and Three Faces of Eve.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars.

[HD Goofnut]

Added The Draughtsman's Contract and Panic in the Streets.

Updated House of Bamboo, Memories of Murder, Switchblade Sisters, and Under the Volcano.

[wesslan]

Memories of murder feels like Scanners or Pans Labyrinth all over again PQ wise

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by wesslan

Memories of murder feels like Scanners or Pans Labyrinth all over again PQ wise

Yep, I am personally unfamiliar with that title so I wasn't sure on the vastly different color timing.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Updated House of Bamboo.

The Eureka is inferior to the Twilight Time disc:
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=2&x...1&l=1&i=5&go=1
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=2&x...2&l=1&i=6&go=1
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x...3&l=1&i=7&go=1

Also, the Eureka includes a poor mono, in a "dual mono" container, down-mix (not a vintage/dedicated mix but a down-mix of the TT 5.1) of the film's four-track stereo mix (sidenote: the DTS-HD MA 2.0 track listed in the TT is for the isolated score and not a 2.0 stereo downmix).

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Yep, I am personally unfamiliar with that title so I wasn't sure on the vastly different color timing.

Read that CC is "correct" since it's a new scan and the director was involved and want it but there are atleast one other disc, the korean one I think that omitted the green tint and that to me looks great but whatever rocks their boat. Good to have options

[HD Goofnut]

Added Blonde Sinner, Daylight, Dragonheart, I Married a Monster, Jigoku (no English subs), Ninja, a Band of Assassins (no English subs), and Yesterday's Enemy.

[Hedrox]

The French "L'atelier d'images" UHD release of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead comes with a new 1080p disc sourced from the 4K master. It's also available separately, but the extras disc is only included with the UHD.

I found some screencaps from this disc online and I honestly think it looks a bit better compared to the Anchor Bay and Sony releases. I made an album here, I feel like the grain management is better on this one. You can find caps from the other editions on caps-a-holic, obviously.

I found the disc info as well so here goes:

The Evil Dead
US - AVC 26851 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1155 kbps 16-bit, 1.33 and 1.85 versions, extras, English subs (Region A locked)
DE(2017) - AVC 27000 kbps, DTS-HD MA 2.0 (mono) 1518 kbps 24-bit & DTS Core 5.1 1509 kbps 24-bit, 1.33 and 1.85 versions, most extras, English subs (Region B locked)
UK/ES/IT/AU/SE/FI/NO/DK/FR(2010) - AVC 26903 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1952 16-bit, only 1.85 version, extras, English subs (Region free)
FR(2020) - AVC 19980 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1951 kbps 16-bit, only 1.33 version, no extras, no English subs (Region B locked)

I may have gone overboard with the info but you can trim it down if you feel like it's worth adding to the list.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Hedrox

The French "L'atelier d'images" UHD release of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead comes with a new 1080p disc sourced from the 4K master. It's also available separately, but the extras disc is only included with the UHD.

I found some screencaps from this disc online and I honestly think it looks a bit better compared to the Anchor Bay and Sony releases. I made an album here, I feel like the grain management is better on this one. You can find caps from the other editions on caps-a-holic, obviously.

I found the disc info as well so here goes:

The Evil Dead
US - AVC 26851 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1155 kbps 16-bit, 1.33 and 1.85 versions, extras, English subs (Region A locked)
DE(2017) - AVC 27000 kbps, DTS-HD MA 2.0 (mono) 1518 kbps 24-bit & DTS Core 5.1 1509 kbps 24-bit, 1.33 and 1.85 versions, most extras, English subs (Region B locked)
UK/ES/IT/AU/SE/FI/NO/DK/FR(2010) - AVC 26903 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1952 16-bit, only 1.85 version, extras, English subs (Region free)
FR(2020) - AVC 19980 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1951 kbps 16-bit, only 1.33 version, no extras, no English subs (Region B locked)

I may have gone overboard with the info but you can trim it down if you feel like it's worth adding to the list.

Done.

[NLScavenger]

2020 FR BD compared to 2010 US BD https://slow.pics/c/XJ0vZcbH

[HD Goofnut]

Updated The Mothman Prophecies.

[Ben_R]

The Plague Dogs - https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=5909 U.K. slightly better for the extended and Shout! for the theatrical?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Ben_R

The Plague Dogs - https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=5909 U.K. slightly better for the extended and Shout! for the theatrical?

I'm with you on the extended cut, which I have added. Yeah, I'd say Shout for the theatrical cut as well.

[beamish13]

Originally Posted by Ben_R

The Plague Dogs - https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=5909 U.K. slightly better for the extended and Shout! for the theatrical?

Minor detail-the “extended” IS the theatrical. It was stupidly cut down for VHS

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by beamish13

Minor detail-the “extended” IS the theatrical. It was stupidly cut down for VHS

Understood. I'll remove the extended bit on the entry then.

[Ben_R]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Updated The Mothman Prophecies.

Was surprised to see this, even more surprised to see that the ten year old German release still stands up today.