Dance of the Dead / Pig Hunt quality? - Blu-ray Forum

kernunrex · 02-16-2012, 03:37 PM

Does anyone have either of these on Blu? Each are available in both France and Germany and I'm trying to figure out which versions to get. I'm mostly worried about forced subtitles and if any of them are 1080i50.

Dance of the Dead - French

Dance of the Dead - German

Pig Hunt - French

Pig Hunt - German

kernunrex · 02-16-2012, 06:32 PM

Does the German version have any special features? It looks like the French one has some deleted scenes and making-of stuff on it.

kernunrex · 03-20-2012, 01:35 PM

Well, I ended up ordering the French versions and was pretty disappointed.

Pig Hunt has the worst video quality I've ever seen on a BD, and I'm including Echo Bridge releases. It looked like someone took the film, filmed it with a camcorder, then transferred that to disc. To add salt to the wound, it was also 1080i50.

Dance of the Dead was also 1080i50, but at least the video quality was good. It also had some -- but not nearly all -- of the special features from the US DVD. Neither disc had forced subs.

I sent them both back -- I discovered Amazon.fr's return policy is just as great as the US version -- and ordered the German discs instead. The German versions I'm happy with: 1080p24 and no forced subs. Dance of the Dead has zero special features, but I'm not into those so much anymore, anyway.

OrlandoEastwood · 03-20-2012, 03:53 PM

Which version of Pig Hunt did you get? There's a cut version and an uncut version that was released twice. The first uncut version looks exactly like the cut version except it says "Uncut" and then the other uncut version is one of those Black Editions.

kernunrex · 03-20-2012, 05:53 PM

I got the Black Edition, actually. I don't think there's any difference between that one and the other uncut version with the yellow cover, though.

OrlandoEastwood · 03-22-2012, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kernunrex

I got the Black Edition, actually. I don't think there's any difference between that one and the other uncut version with the yellow cover, though.

Yeah, I think it was just a change in cover art since the uncut doesn't have an FSK rating.

02-16-2012, 03:37 PM	#1
kernunrex Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Michigan, USA	Dance of the Dead / Pig Hunt quality? Does anyone have either of these on Blu? Each are available in both France and Germany and I'm trying to figure out which versions to get. I'm mostly worried about forced subtitles and if any of them are 1080i50. Dance of the Dead - French Dance of the Dead - German Pig Hunt - French Pig Hunt - German

02-16-2012, 06:32 PM	#2
kernunrex Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Michigan, USA	Does the German version have any special features? It looks like the French one has some deleted scenes and making-of stuff on it.

03-20-2012, 01:35 PM	#3
kernunrex Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Michigan, USA	Well, I ended up ordering the French versions and was pretty disappointed. Pig Hunt has the worst video quality I've ever seen on a BD, and I'm including Echo Bridge releases. It looked like someone took the film, filmed it with a camcorder, then transferred that to disc. To add salt to the wound, it was also 1080i50. Dance of the Dead was also 1080i50, but at least the video quality was good. It also had some -- but not nearly all -- of the special features from the US DVD. Neither disc had forced subs. I sent them both back -- I discovered Amazon.fr's return policy is just as great as the US version -- and ordered the German discs instead. The German versions I'm happy with: 1080p24 and no forced subs. Dance of the Dead has zero special features, but I'm not into those so much anymore, anyway.

03-20-2012, 03:53 PM	#4
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Which version of Pig Hunt did you get? There's a cut version and an uncut version that was released twice. The first uncut version looks exactly like the cut version except it says "Uncut" and then the other uncut version is one of those Black Editions.

03-20-2012, 05:53 PM	#5
kernunrex Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Michigan, USA	I got the Black Edition, actually. I don't think there's any difference between that one and the other uncut version with the yellow cover, though.

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