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.

Kevtronn · 08-17-2011, 06:37 AM

Hope this is True!

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

Clueless_Monkey · 08-17-2011, 12:52 PM

I contacted IFC about this release about a month ago but never got a reply...

AnimeOnBlu · 08-17-2011, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clueless_Monkey

I contacted IFC about this release about a month ago but never got a reply...

And they haven't replied to me yet. Not to sure what is going on.

csdot · 08-17-2011, 11:49 PM

awesome news if its true.

Todd_Gaines · 08-18-2011, 12:36 AM

Would love for this to be true. IFC does a good job with their BD's. My Korean copy should be at my house any day. If this is true and the transfer is excellent then I would have me some trade bait. However, I think this is a typo. The DVD from IFC has been out for almost a year. Why release a DVD then the BD a year later?

junyab · 08-26-2011, 06:28 PM

Any source for this news?

TJS_Blu · 08-26-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by junyab

Any source for this news?

[Show spoiler]

!

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.

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:313 Blu-ray collection:4101 DVD collection:49	I really like this movie.

08-17-2011, 06:37 AM	#7
Kevtronn Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Cincinnati, OH Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:110 Blu-ray collection:1430 DVD collection:92 Blu-ray reviews:1	Hope this is True!

08-17-2011, 07:07 AM	#9
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	#11
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	#12
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

08-17-2011, 12:52 PM	#13
Clueless_Monkey Active Member Member since:Feb 2008	I contacted IFC about this release about a month ago but never got a reply...

08-17-2011, 11:49 PM	#15
csdot Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Interzone Blu-ray collection:927 DVD collection:93	awesome news if its true.

08-18-2011, 12:36 AM	#16
Todd_Gaines Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Letterboxd Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:863 DVD collection:96 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:133	Would love for this to be true. IFC does a good job with their BD's. My Korean copy should be at my house any day. If this is true and the transfer is excellent then I would have me some trade bait. However, I think this is a typo. The DVD from IFC has been out for almost a year. Why release a DVD then the BD a year later?

08-26-2011, 06:28 PM	#17
junyab Special Member Member since:Feb 2011 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:2	Any source for this news?

08-28-2011, 08:05 AM	#20
Harlock415 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:San Francisco 4K collection:826 Blu-ray collection:4729 DVD collection:533	If this is true, then I'm glad I held off on getting the Korean blu.

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