The Fall, UK version region free?

[whiteboi]

Just wanted to find out if the UK version of The Fall is region free? Also can you comment on the picture quality.... is it as good as on the US release which has gotten great reviews?

[Sky_Captain]

It's locked to Region B.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by whiteboi

Just wanted to find out if the UK version of The Fall is region free? Also can you comment on the picture quality.... is it as good as on the US release which has gotten great reviews?

Yes, the UK disc is as solid as the US disc is.

Pro-B

[Mermen79]

Anyone know the audio tracks for the UK blu ray?

[shrieker]

According to High-Definition review magazine, the U.K release has an English True HD 5.1 audio track.

The U.K version of the film is also slightly censored -
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classi...3?OpenDocument

The home video version submitted to the BBFC, was passed without cuts, but is the censored U.K cinema version (cuts for animal cruelty are compulsory)

[LordCrumb]

It has a DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 track, and I believe its region free from what I am getting with my software... but as I don't have an A machine to test it on to get a real curate result, might pay to wait for other people who have it.

[classicfilmcollector]

Originally Posted by KaiGusto

It has a DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 track, and I believe its region free from what I am getting with my software... but as I don't have an A machine to test it on to get a real curate result, might pay to wait for other people who have it.

What is the audio track like

[kashif]

I am very very confused that the UK release by Momentum Pictures is a 25GB BD while the US version by Sony is a 50GB BD so is the UK BD is as good as the US version? Its dirt cheap at the moment so I want to avail this opportunity but I just need to know the justification between the two versions, how can a 25GB BD would be as good as a 50GB disc? Is there anyone here have seen both versions? or any site from where I can see the difference between both versions, if any? I am going to get it if the UK BD PQ is identical to US BD!!!!

Please reply,
Thanks.

[Sky_Captain]

The UK version is cut, so reason enough not to buy it.

[kashif]

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

The UK version is cut, so reason enough not to buy it.

But if its cut only because of Animal Cruelty then I prefer the UK version as I can watch simulated Gore and Violance but cant see Animal Cruelty!

[Sky_Captain]

Good luck in your quest, then.

[Pyoko]

It's possible you won't see the difference, however it's extremely unlikely that the UK disc is actually better or even equal. Not only is the average video bitrate on the UK disc in the lower end of the spectrum, but Sony employ some of the best compressionists around, and their encodes are generally as perfect as they can get. If you want to be sure to get the best possible version get the US release.

[kashif]

Originally Posted by Pyoko

It's possible you won't see the difference, however it's extremely unlikely that the UK disc is actually better or even equal. Not only is the average video bitrate on the UK disc in the lower end of the spectrum, but Sony employ some of the best compressionists around, and their encodes are generally as perfect as they can get. If you want to be sure to get the best possible version get the US release.

Thanks a lot for the reply but the cheap price of UK BD is something I am tempted too. The US version is $20 + $13 (Shipment) = $33 so thats why I was thinking to buy the UK version as its damn cheap!

The UK Disc:
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

and according to this site. THE US disc has MPEG-4 AVC Video codec.

The US Disc:
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Any ideas which encode is superior or not much of a difference ? I am also a big time lover of Sony's title but as I said its the price which is making all the confusion!

[88mph]

I bought the UK version recently for a bargain £5. However I wish I knew about these differences with the Us version.

Would be interesting to see some comparison shots.

[kashif]

Originally Posted by Neonbible

I bought the UK version recently for a bargain £5. However I wish I knew about these differences with the Us version.

Would be interesting to see some comparison shots.

I ordered mine but it takes over a month for an item to reach to me. So did u like the picture quality? Like most said its Jaw Droping? What u say?

[88mph]

I have only watched the intro so far. I thought it looked quite good but not jaw dropping. Perhaps I need to watch other scenes which features more colour!

I managed to find the specs for both releases and it looks like theres quite a big difference both on video and audio front!

http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/m...l?movieid=4914

http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/m...ll?movieid=956

I'm not sure I would notice much difference since I only have a 40 inch screen.

[88mph]

Originally Posted by kashif

I ordered mine but it takes over a month for an item to reach to me. So did u like the picture quality? Like most said its Jaw Droping? What u say?

I popped it in for a spin tonight and watched a few different scenes. It does look good but I certainly would not but it in the 'amazing' group. But then I am not the greatest reviewer of transfers. The picture looks a little soft to me and not razor sharp as you would expect from this type of film. I'm finding it hard to tell if it is film grain or digital noise from compression.

[kashif]

Originally Posted by Neonbible

I have only watched the intro so far. I thought it looked quite good but not jaw dropping. Perhaps I need to watch other scenes which features more colour!

I managed to find the specs for both releases and it looks like theres quite a big difference both on video and audio front!

http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/m...l?movieid=4914

http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/m...ll?movieid=956

I'm not sure I would notice much difference since I only have a 40 inch screen.

Originally Posted by Neonbible

I popped it in for a spin tonight and watched a few different scenes. It does look good but I certainly would not but it in the 'amazing' group. But then I am not the greatest reviewer of transfers. The picture looks a little soft to me and not razor sharp as you would expect from this type of film. I'm finding it hard to tell if it is film grain or digital noise from compression.

Thanks a lot for the reply, Yes I now checked the Specs from the links u posted and there seems to be a big difference Too bad that nobody told me before about it. The UK version I ordered was dirt cheap but I wanna see this movie in its best possible form and looks like the US disc has what I am looking for! Too bad that they compressed the Video. I hate this practice by Studios to use a 25 GB disc!!!

[88mph]

I'm not sure the specs are conclusive. They are using different codecs so perhaps in reality the UK version doesn't look too bad in comparison.

What we really need are comparison shots. Unfortunately I don't have the ability to take screenshots. If someone can get the same screenshots from Cinemasquid that would help.

[kashif]

Originally Posted by Neonbible

I'm not sure the specs are conclusive. They are using different codecs so perhaps in reality the UK version doesn't look too bad in comparison.

What we really need are comparison shots. Unfortunately I don't have the ability to take screenshots. If someone can get the same screenshots from Cinemasquid that would help.

Yes the MPEG-4 AVC codec takes more space than VC-1 but MPEG-4 AVC is also superior and sharp but there are some titles available in VC-1 having stunning quality so lets see how it goes but yes I agree I would love to see a comparison screenshots but I highly doubt that its going to happen!