The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) - Blu-ray Forum

pro-bassoonist · 02-24-2009, 01:53 AM

Icon Film Entertainment will bring Kim Ji-woon's The Good, the Bad, the Weird to the United Kingdom later this year. I don't have any other info at the moment but as soon as the distribs provide more I will update this post.

Official film site and trailer:
http://www.3nom.co.kr/index.html

Official Cannes poster:

Blu-ray.com Review

Ciao,
Pro-B

pacificvibes · 02-24-2009, 01:56 AM

HAHAH what the heck??!?!?!? Korean cowboys

LOL

I would see this if it comes to the States.

echo1 · 02-24-2009, 08:30 PM

Excellent, been waiting for a BD release. Thanks Pro-B!

I guess we will get the shorter International Cut?

SDon1969 · 02-24-2009, 08:37 PM

Wow! Consider my interest piqued!

pro-bassoonist · 02-24-2009, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by echo1

Excellent, been waiting for a BD release. Thanks Pro-B!

I guess we will get the shorter International Cut?

The only info from the distrib for now is the one that I posted. I will make sure to update this thread when more becomes available.

Pro-B

jomari · 02-27-2009, 01:57 PM

thanks pro-b! thankfully, korean movies are making a comeback. sadly for the previous movies in the past two years or so are unforgiving. last movie i loved was er... bloody ties.

Bittersweet life was probably one of my favorite films, both for asian cinema, as well as mainstream. just imagine the 'cafe scene' he has in both the beginning and the end part in HD.

DCSholtis · 02-27-2009, 03:19 PM

There is a placeholder at Amazon UK for it with a release date of June 1 indicated.

EDIT: Pre order info is now up at HMV UK.

Antony-Kwok · 02-26-2009, 11:04 PM

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/9...d/Product.html

This has made me very happy!

jomari · 02-27-2009, 01:25 AM

also available via Yes-asia.com... even earlier.

yesasia link

hopefully making you happier 4 months earlier.

graf1k · 02-27-2009, 01:26 AM

Not my first choice for the first new Korean movie on Blu in a while but I'll take it. Hopefully they follow up with Lady Vengeance, JSA, Memories of Murder and Save the Green Planet soon!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jomari

also available via Yes-asia.com... even earlier.

yesasia link

hopefully making you happier 4 months earlier.

That's the DVD. We're talking Blu here!

jomari · 02-27-2009, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by graf1k

Not my first choice for the first new Korean movie on Blu in a while but I'll take it. Hopefully they follow up with Lady Vengeance, JSA, Memories of Murder and Save the Green Planet soon!

...That's the DVD. We're talking Blu here!

apologies then, i can see if it aint blu you folks aint interested. i guess i just prefer a great storyline versus the medium its presented in.

graf1k · 02-27-2009, 01:46 AM

No one is saying DVDs are useless, but his post was specifically about TGTB&TW being available on Blu. After all, this is the Blu-Ray Releases (Asia) board.

Zen_Amako · 02-27-2009, 02:30 AM

Both could be worth picking up, since the Korean DVD will have the Korean release version and a shorter international version. The BD might only have the shorter cut. Time will tell.

jomari · 02-27-2009, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by graf1k

No one is saying DVDs are useless, but his post was specifically about TGTB&TW being available on Blu. After all, this is the Blu-Ray Releases (Asia) board.

as crazy as it sounds, the way i see it, if he wanted a certain movie, and it had an excellent storyline, he'd get it, regardless of the media.

all in all, a subtle disagreement. since this is blu-ray.com

on another note, id prefer the same as well, there are a number of other movies out there id wish they can choose to release in blu-ray.

in particular to korean releases,
- Vengeance trilogy (nice choice on Lady Vengeance - my favorite PCW movie)
- Bittersweet Life
- JSA
- and Once upon a time in high school

WongWei · 10-25-2009, 08:37 PM

Watched The Good The Bad The Weird the other night and really enjoyed it, I see that Amazon.UK has it on Blu-Ray. Anyone out there know if its Region Free?

Mobe1969 · 10-25-2009, 08:54 PM

I just checked mine and it won't play in a region A PS3 sorry. Yeah, good movie

timcat4843 · 05-16-2013, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

I actually watched it again last night. It's a wonderful film and a lovely transfer.

+1

I don't get the low score that was given this movie for picture quality.

IMHO it's got one of the best transfers that I've ever seen.
In fact this is one movie that I use to demo my system.

thenexus6 · 05-16-2013, 08:12 PM

This movie is awesome

Llyranor · 02-07-2016, 07:51 PM

I've heard the UK version has a few seconds cut from the final chase. Does it really impact the scene, or mostly inconsequential?

DCSholtis · 10-26-2009, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WongWei

Watched The Good The Bad The Weird the other night and really enjoyed it, I see that Amazon.UK has it on Blu-Ray. Anyone out there know if its Region Free?

You could import it. The Korean version is region A.

02-24-2009, 01:53 AM	#1
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) Icon Film Entertainment will bring Kim Ji-woon's The Good, the Bad, the Weird to the United Kingdom later this year. I don't have any other info at the moment but as soon as the distribs provide more I will update this post. Official film site and trailer: http://www.3nom.co.kr/index.html Official Cannes poster: Blu-ray.com Review Ciao, Pro-B Last edited by pro-bassoonist; 03-08-2013 at 09:36 PM.

02-27-2009, 03:19 PM	#7
DCSholtis Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Brooklyn Heights, OH PSNetwork ID: Ozzy_Rulz Trading Score:3	There is a placeholder at Amazon UK for it with a release date of June 1 indicated. EDIT: Pre order info is now up at HMV UK. Last edited by DCSholtis; 02-28-2009 at 04:50 AM.

02-26-2009, 11:04 PM	#8
Antony-Kwok Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:30	The Good The Bad The Weird! - June 1st - Play.com http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/9...d/Product.html This has made me very happy!

10-25-2009, 08:37 PM	#15
WongWei Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:193 Blu-ray reviews:1	The Good The Bad The Weird Watched The Good The Bad The Weird the other night and really enjoyed it, I see that Amazon.UK has it on Blu-Ray. Anyone out there know if its Region Free? Last edited by WongWei; 10-25-2009 at 08:41 PM.

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jomari Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:2	also available via Yes-asia.com... even earlier. yesasia link hopefully making you happier 4 months earlier.

02-27-2009, 01:46 AM	#12
graf1k Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Location:🆇🆇🆇🆇 Trading Score:198	No one is saying DVDs are useless, but his post was specifically about TGTB&TW being available on Blu. After all, this is the Blu-Ray Releases (Asia) board.

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thenexus6 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2012 Location:UK	This movie is awesome

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Llyranor Member Member since:Nov 2010	I've heard the UK version has a few seconds cut from the final chase. Does it really impact the scene, or mostly inconsequential?

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