LA Confidential [Japan]

[AnimeOnBlu]

http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20081028/tfc.htm


Earlier Specs of 1080i and 5.1 DTS were a mistake. New Specs are:

1080P MPEG4-AVC
BD 50GB
DTS-HD MA 5.1
Isolated Soundtrack in DTS-HD MA 5.1
Japanese 5.1 DTS
Commentary (with 4 separate subtitle tracks)
176 Minutes of Extras in English (probably with Japanese subs)

Release date is January 29, 2009.

[DigitalfreakNYC]

So is this not WB in japan?

[AnimeOnBlu]

Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

So is this not WB in japan?

No. It is TFC in Japan. Warner did the theatrical distribution in Japan, but not Home Video.

[FourToedStatue]

How is this in comparison with the US WB version?

[Bruce Morrison]

The US WB edition is a BD50 encoded in VC-1 and with a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack. So it's different, but it may be pretty much equivalent in terms of quality.

Regarding the extras, the US version does include the commentary and several other extras, but I don't know if the other extras add up to 176 minutes - that sounds quite a lot.

[AnimeOnBlu]

Release by TFC

Specs:

Video: 1080p AVC 2.35:1
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1, Isolated Music Track DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles: English, Japanese
BD: BD50
Time: 138mins
Region: Free

You can read my impressions here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...1&postcount=22

[IndyMLVC]

Does anyone have a comparison of the extras between this and the US edition?

[manicsounds]

Warner: (1 disc)

Audio commentary by critic/historian Andrew Sarris, author James Ellroy, actors Russel Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Danny DeVito and Kim Basinger, costume designer Ruth Myers, screenwriter Brian Helgeland, production designer Jeanine Oppewall and director of photography Dante Spinotti
Isolated music score (in Dolby Digital 5.1)
"Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'" featurette (HD - 29:28)
"Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'" featurette (HD - 21:02)
"A True Ensemble: The Cast of 'L.A. Confidential'" featurette (HD - 24:33)
"'L.A. Confidential': From Book to Screen" featurette (HD - 21:07)
"Off the Record" interviews (HD - 18:46)
"Photo pitch" interview with director Curtis Hanson (HD - 8:21)
"L.A. Confidential" TV Pilot (HD - 46:29)
"The L.A. of 'L.A. Confidential'" interactive feature
Trailers and TV spots (HD, with 'Play all' option):
- "Showest" TV spot (0:32)
- "Nite Owl Action" TV spot (1:02)
- "Hollywood" TV spot (0:32)
- Theatrical trailer (2:17)
- "Soundtrack" promo (0:57)

Tohokushinsha: (2 discs)

Audio commentary by critic/historian Andrew Sarris, author James Ellroy, actors Russel Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Danny DeVito and Kim Basinger, costume designer Ruth Myers, screenwriter Brian Helgeland, production designer Jeanine Oppewall and director of photography Dante Spinotti
Isolated music score (in dts-HD MA 5.1)
"Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'" featurette (HD - 29:28)
"Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'" featurette (HD - 21:02)
"A True Ensemble: The Cast of 'L.A. Confidential'" featurette (HD - 24:33)
"'L.A. Confidential': From Book to Screen" featurette (HD - 21:07)
"Off the Record" interviews (HD - 18:46)
"Photo pitch" interview with director Curtis Hanson (HD - 8:21)
"L.A. Confidential" TV Pilot (HD - 46:29)
"The L.A. of 'L.A. Confidential'" interactive feature
Trailers (unspecified on which ones)

The same extras (althought the trailers may be different), the Isolated Score is lossy for Warner, lossless for Japan, and the Japanese version has almost all the extras on disc 2 (Blu-ray, not a DVD)

[Ray_Rogers]

I'm very determined to order this release this year. I used to own it on VHS, then single disc DVD, and then 2-Disc DVD. Was gonna get the USA Blu-ray disc release but might go for that WB movie Triple pack in it just to have it in the meantime.
So how is YesAsia's shipping and do they have their own stock or is it more similar to what Xploited Cinema was?
Really want to leave a comment to find it but one with an outstanding case and the spine in it for the cover as centered as possible. Even considering it as a personal 2013 goal for myself.

EDIT: Anyone have more images such as the discs or menus?