The Chaser (2008) - Blu-ray Forum

AnimeOnBlu · 08-17-2011, 04:40 AM

http://www.ifcfilms.com/uncategorized/the-chaser

Release by IFC films. No specs mentioned yet. Oct 16 release date.

Thanks to djesteban for pointing this one out.

ImportFanatic · 08-17-2011, 04:42 AM

I literally yelped a "holy shit" upon noticing this thread title. Hopefully the video is a bit better than the Korean Blu.

*DrStrangelove* · 08-17-2011, 04:45 AM

Yea I as well was like "F*** yeaaa!" When I read the thread title.

AnimeOnBlu · 08-17-2011, 04:57 AM

Sent an email off to IFC to see if this is indeed really coming (something about the date being so close to the DVD's original release date of Oct 26, 2010 seems strange). Will hopefully have good news soon.

ImportFanatic · 08-17-2011, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnimeOnBlu

Sent an email off to IFC to see if this is indeed really coming (something about the date being so close to the DVD's original release date of Oct 26, 2010 seems strange). Will hopefully have good news soon.

Yes please report back.

blufellas · 08-17-2011, 05:42 AM

I really like this movie.

Simon_LDT · 08-17-2011, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImportFanatic

I literally yelped a "holy shit" upon noticing this thread title. Hopefully the video is a bit better than the Korean Blu.

All it needs is the same transfer as the french release, but encoded in 1080p and with audio at the correct pitch (those are the only faults of that release). The Korean release is smothered in DNR sadly.

Is IFC a reliable studio/company?

Would love this to be true and be an excellent release because I'd import it in an instant!

CaptYamato · 08-17-2011, 07:07 AM

So pumped. I am double dipping and I don't care.

TwelveMind · 08-17-2011, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptYamato

So pumped. I am double dipping and I don't care.

I second that.

UNDERSTAR · 08-17-2011, 07:15 AM

About ****ing time!!!! ^_^

jgo435 · 08-17-2011, 12:18 PM

It's probably better that someone tries to confirm this. There are a lot of films on IFC's website that say they will be or have been released released on blu-ray and haven't:

http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/inhale
http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/heartbreaker
These are just a couple

Dan Average · 08-28-2011, 06:26 AM

October 16th is a Sunday. Seems pretty clear that IFC planned a BD release last year, canned it, and never bothered to update the site.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon_LDT

All it needs is the same transfer as the french release, but encoded in 1080p and with audio at the correct pitch (those are the only faults of that release).

For all intents and purposes, the French release is 1080p. For some reason Blu doesn't officially support 25p, so a 25p source has to be encoded at 50i via 2:2 pulldown. But any BD player that supports 50i content should be capable of inverting the pulldown and producing a 1080p25 stream. I saw absolutely no sign of interlacing on the French release, so it seems safe to say it came from a 25p source. The real problem is that the French release shouldn't have been 25fps in the first place -- presumably they were using a master intended for European television and couldn't be bothered to convert it to 24p.

Harlock415 · 08-28-2011, 08:05 AM

If this is true, then I'm glad I held off on getting the Korean blu.

The Truffle Shuffle · 09-06-2011, 01:38 AM

I guess it's safe to assume this was a false alarm? I don't see any pre-order up for Amazon.

Looks like I'll be importing it.

evilash74 · 09-14-2015, 12:19 AM

I was just wondering, is the Korean blu region free, on here it says it is, on other sites it says it's region A.

Swift1246 · 10-26-2011, 03:05 PM

what ever happened to this??

Zen_Amako · 10-26-2011, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swift1246

what ever happened to this??

IFC Films happened to it. They really don't seem to focus on Blu-ray.

pro-bassoonist · 10-26-2011, 07:53 PM

I am not sure they are focused on anything at the moment. There have been some pretty incredible complaints about their theatrical releases this year as well. A lot of people are very upset.

Zen_Amako · 10-27-2011, 03:15 AM

The thing that irritates me about some of their films is that I can watch them streaming in HD on Netflix (The Chaser, Map of the Sounds of Tokyo) but they're only available to purchase on DVD.

mimurph1 · 09-26-2012, 12:33 PM

I was interested in getting the Korean blu-ray, but looking through this topic makes me sad. Since all hopes of a new Region A release diminished a year ago, is the Korean version really that bad?

08-17-2011, 04:40 AM	#1
AnimeOnBlu Contributor Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:1	The Chaser (2008) http://www.ifcfilms.com/uncategorized/the-chaser Release by IFC films. No specs mentioned yet. Oct 16 release date. Thanks to djesteban for pointing this one out. Last edited by Scottie; 04-03-2017 at 09:58 PM.

08-17-2011, 04:42 AM	#2
ImportFanatic Expert Member Member since:Jul 2010 Location:United States Blu-ray collection:489 DVD collection:3	I literally yelped a "holy shit" upon noticing this thread title. Hopefully the video is a bit better than the Korean Blu.

08-17-2011, 04:45 AM	#3
DrStrangelove Expert Member Member since:Aug 2011 Blu-ray collection:156 Trading Score:2	Yea I as well was like "F*** yeaaa!" When I read the thread title.

08-17-2011, 04:57 AM	#4
AnimeOnBlu Contributor Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:1	Sent an email off to IFC to see if this is indeed really coming (something about the date being so close to the DVD's original release date of Oct 26, 2010 seems strange). Will hopefully have good news soon.

08-17-2011, 05:42 AM	#6
blufellas Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2010 Location:W. Palmdale, CA/ Argentina Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:312 Blu-ray collection:4095 DVD collection:49	I really like this movie.

08-17-2011, 07:07 AM	#8
CaptYamato Active Member Member since:Apr 2010 Blu-ray collection:116	So pumped. I am double dipping and I don't care.

08-17-2011, 07:15 AM	#10
UNDERSTAR Active Member Member since:Jun 2011 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:656 Trading Score:6	About ****ing time!!!! ^_^

08-17-2011, 12:18 PM	#11
jgo435 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:844 DVD collection:48 iTunes collection:147 Trading Score:70	It's probably better that someone tries to confirm this. There are a lot of films on IFC's website that say they will be or have been released released on blu-ray and haven't: http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/inhale http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/heartbreaker These are just a couple

08-28-2011, 08:05 AM	#13
Harlock415 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:San Francisco 4K collection:824 Blu-ray collection:4720 DVD collection:533	If this is true, then I'm glad I held off on getting the Korean blu.

09-06-2011, 01:38 AM	#14
The Truffle Shuffle Active Member Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:368	I guess it's safe to assume this was a false alarm? I don't see any pre-order up for Amazon. Looks like I'll be importing it.

09-14-2015, 12:19 AM	#15
evilash74 Junior Member Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Ireland 4K collection:35 Blu-ray collection:713 DVD collection:17	I was just wondering, is the Korean blu region free, on here it says it is, on other sites it says it's region A.

10-26-2011, 03:05 PM	#16
Swift1246 Active Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:San Antonio, TX 4K collection:266 Blu-ray collection:1026 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:7	what ever happened to this??

10-26-2011, 07:53 PM	#18
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	I am not sure they are focused on anything at the moment. There have been some pretty incredible complaints about their theatrical releases this year as well. A lot of people are very upset.

10-27-2011, 03:15 AM	#19
Zen_Amako Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Northern VA, USA 4K collection:260 Blu-ray collection:667 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:13	The thing that irritates me about some of their films is that I can watch them streaming in HD on Netflix (The Chaser, Map of the Sounds of Tokyo) but they're only available to purchase on DVD.

09-26-2012, 12:33 PM	#20
mimurph1 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Pittsburgh, PA Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:1070 DVD collection:720 Digital collection:183 iTunes collection:85 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:1	I was interested in getting the Korean blu-ray, but looking through this topic makes me sad. Since all hopes of a new Region A release diminished a year ago, is the Korean version really that bad?

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