Canada Exclusives

[EvilE981]

Hey guys I saw on inetvideo.com they have Several great hits from Alliance that aren't available in the USA yet. The few I was interested in are

Mortal Kombat 1,&2
Swingers
Faculty
Young People F***ing
Spawn
Seven

How does their quality rate for AQ and PQ. I hear they skimp on extras which I don't mind. But Id still like the best PQ and AQ possible.

[nmycon]

Mortal Kombat 1,&2 - (MK1 has DD 5.1 audio), Good PQ
Swingers - Mediocre PQ
Faculty - 1080i, Mediocre PQ
Young People F***ing - Good PQ
Spawn - DD 5.1 audio, Poor PQ
Seven - 1080i, GOod PQ

all of these releases are cropped to 1.78:1 and do not have subtitles

IMO the BEST Alliance blu-rays are Sin City and Equilibrium. Sin City is actually presented in it's original aspect ratio and Equilibrium is open-matted to 1.78:1, not cropped. (Both movies have subtitles and equilibrium actually has a 4 minute featurette)

The Blade trilogy isn't bad. The first 2 films are cropped, but the PQ and AQ is solid throughout the first 2 films and improves greatly for the third.

[grrrarg]

The Faculty is actually 1080p, the back cover is wrong in our favor for once. Looks quite good actually, the video quality is a HUGE bump over the non-anamorphic 11 year old DVD.

Mortal Kombat is 1080i with DD5.1, decent looking enough, again an awesome upgrade over the horrific non-anamorphic DVD -- recommended if you can find it cheap!

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by nmycon

Equilibrium is open-matted to 1.78:1, not cropped.

Yes and no, effects shots are cropped, the rest of the movie is open matte.

[Rhylliam]

Mortal Kombat 1,&2 - (MK1 has DD 5.1 audio), Good PQ
Swingers - Mediocre PQ
Faculty - 1080i, Mediocre PQ
Young People F***ing - Good PQ
Spawn - DD 5.1 audio, Poor PQ
Seven - 1080i, GOod PQ

ALL of the bolded films above are NOT CROPPED, & are virtually at their original theatrical exhibition. They were 1.85:1 in theatres, and are so very slightly opened up to 1.78:1 for home video. Its not just Alliance that does this, but also Warner Bros & other large US companies. Seven was originally 2.35:1 in theatres, & it too is OPENED UP to 1.78:1, giving more image (but is not what the director intended).

[nmycon]

i apologize

i just got the info from reading the reviews on this site. I looked at the movie, saw OAR: 1.85:1 for most movies and then read the reviews of users complaining that they were cropped.

I didn't think that anyone who actually cares enough about movies to actually come on a forum and post reviews could possibly confuse an open matte and an actual crop... i was wrong, sorry

[dickdarlington]

I own The Faculty BD and can confirm for a fact that it is 1080p despite the packaging claiming 1080i.

The transfer feels that it was made years ago, and while it's not the greatest transfer out there; it blows away the non-anamorphic DVD right out of the water.

It also a solid DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack to boot.

Honestly, if you're a fan of the film, buy it.