Canadian Vs. U.S. - Blu-ray Forum

blu_fan · 06-13-2010, 06:40 AM

I just bought Freddy Vs. Jason and Nightmare On Elm Street from Best Buy and the receipt came out as $15 for them combined since I had reward points. I know that they were released a long time ago in Canada, but was wondering if Canada got the better release.

I just watched Freddy Vs. Jason and noticed the audio was kind of crap. The surrounds were fine, but it was fairly soft, for the most part, and many of the effects weren't as aggressive as I expected. Is the Canadian louder, but still maintaining the crisp dialogue? And what about the picture quality. I thought it was alright for the U.S. release, but haven't seen the Canadian release.

As for Nightmare On Elm Street, the picture quality is pretty good and the audio was underwhelming, as well.

Are the Alliance/Canadian releases better releases? I'm trying to decide if I should just give the U.S. releases to my buddy and buy the Canadian releases...

Comparisons for the picture qualities and audio qualities of both releases from both countries would be very much appreciated.

Exist2Inspire · 06-13-2010, 07:33 AM

The releases that you see state side are identical to the ones that are release here in Canada.

The only exception is that we have two versions of Nightmare on Elm Street, one of which is out of print. The Out Of Print one was scrubbed with DNR, while the new one (released under New Line) is the same as the US version.

I cannot quote Freddy vs. Jason though. I have the Canadian one, and despite being "movie only" I'm sure it is the same audio/video encode seen in the US.

blu_fan · 06-13-2010, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Exist2Inspire

The releases that you see state side are identical to the ones that are release here in Canada.

The only exception is that we have two versions of Nightmare on Elm Street, one of which is out of print. The Out Of Print one was scrubbed with DNR, while the new one (released under New Line) is the same as the US version.

I cannot quote Freddy vs. Jason though. I have the Canadian one, and despite being "movie only" I'm sure it is the same audio/video encode seen in the US.

Thanks. I thought since Canada got DTS-HD MA and the U.S. got DolbyTrue HD that the other would be a more aggressive and dynamic track.

Clark Kent · 06-13-2010, 03:34 PM

Typically, if the U.S. BD came out first, the Canadian disc is the same exact disc with slightly different packaging. If the Canadian Blu-ray was released before the American release, like Sin City, it is a different audio and video encode.

steve_dave · 06-13-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Typically, if the U.S. BD came out first, the Canadian disc is the same exact disc with slightly different packaging. If the Canadian Blu-ray was released before the American release, like Sin City, it is a different audio and video encode.

Sin City was re-released in Canada by Alliance. The re-release was a Canadian localized version of the US Blu-ray.

Chasing Amy, Freddy vs Jason, and A Nightmare on Elm Street have not been re-released in Canada and are still the movie-only releases.

Exist2Inspire · 06-13-2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by steve_dave

Sin City was re-released in Canada by Alliance. The re-release was a Canadian localized version of the US Blu-ray.

Chasing Amy, Freddy vs Jason, and A Nightmare on Elm Street have not been re-released in Canada and are still the movie-only releases.

Actually all three have been. Chasing Amy, Freddy vs Jason are both re-released under Alliance and are exact duplicates of the US release. A Nightmare on Elm Street is released under New Line Cinema/Warner Bros group.

steve_dave · 06-13-2010, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Exist2Inspire

Actually all three have been. Chasing Amy, Freddy vs Jason are both re-released under Alliance and are exact duplicates of the US release. A Nightmare on Elm Street is released under New Line Cinema/Warner Bros group.

Sa-weet. Thought Alliance was going to forget about these... hopefully Fanboys follows suit.

onemorechance · 06-13-2010, 07:07 PM

Yea most releases are the same in the us and Canada no differences I av quality difference

blu_fan · 06-13-2010, 08:01 PM

Is it just me or did anyone else find the Freddy Vs. Jason AQ to be unusually underwhelming, whenever a jump scared happened, it was quite soft. However, the bass when Freddy jumps from the water in Laurie's dream sequence is incredible.

06-13-2010, 06:40 AM	#1
blu_fan Active Member Member since:Apr 2010	Canadian Vs. U.S. I just bought Freddy Vs. Jason and Nightmare On Elm Street from Best Buy and the receipt came out as $15 for them combined since I had reward points. I know that they were released a long time ago in Canada, but was wondering if Canada got the better release. I just watched Freddy Vs. Jason and noticed the audio was kind of crap. The surrounds were fine, but it was fairly soft, for the most part, and many of the effects weren't as aggressive as I expected. Is the Canadian louder, but still maintaining the crisp dialogue? And what about the picture quality. I thought it was alright for the U.S. release, but haven't seen the Canadian release. As for Nightmare On Elm Street, the picture quality is pretty good and the audio was underwhelming, as well. Are the Alliance/Canadian releases better releases? I'm trying to decide if I should just give the U.S. releases to my buddy and buy the Canadian releases... Comparisons for the picture qualities and audio qualities of both releases from both countries would be very much appreciated. Last edited by blu_fan; 06-13-2010 at 06:58 AM.

06-13-2010, 07:33 AM	#2
Exist2Inspire Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:260 Blu-ray collection:1539 DVD collection:459 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:6	The releases that you see state side are identical to the ones that are release here in Canada. The only exception is that we have two versions of Nightmare on Elm Street, one of which is out of print. The Out Of Print one was scrubbed with DNR, while the new one (released under New Line) is the same as the US version. I cannot quote Freddy vs. Jason though. I have the Canadian one, and despite being "movie only" I'm sure it is the same audio/video encode seen in the US.

06-13-2010, 03:34 PM	#4
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Typically, if the U.S. BD came out first, the Canadian disc is the same exact disc with slightly different packaging. If the Canadian Blu-ray was released before the American release, like Sin City, it is a different audio and video encode.

06-13-2010, 07:07 PM	#8
onemorechance Active Member Member since:Aug 2009 Home Theater Gallery:35 Blu-ray collection:175 Blu-ray reviews:55	Yea most releases are the same in the us and Canada no differences I av quality difference

06-13-2010, 08:01 PM	#9
blu_fan Active Member Member since:Apr 2010	Is it just me or did anyone else find the Freddy Vs. Jason AQ to be unusually underwhelming, whenever a jump scared happened, it was quite soft. However, the bass when Freddy jumps from the water in Laurie's dream sequence is incredible.

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