Small Soldiers (1998)

[Akijama]

Release date: March 20

Courtesy of Koch Media

Audio: German DTS-HD MA 5.1; English DTS-HD MA 5.1

[OrlandoEastwood]

OH, $#!t! Day one!

[FrankV]

Special features:

- Exclusive interview with Joe Dante
- Deleted scenes
- Bloopers
- English trailer
- German trailer

http://www.kochmedia-film.de/blu-ray...diers_blu_ray/

[rdodolak]

Will have to pick this up if it doesn't come to the US.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Considering that this is a DreamWorks film, and their Universal titles have shifted hands to Paramount, Warner Bros. probably has the home video rights in the States.

[Bluyoda]

This is great news. Hopefully, it will have a sweet transfer, and even better, get a great release in the States soon.

[Jimmy Bro]

One of my absolute favourites from childhood.

Why was I not informed of this?

[Jimmy Bro]

Anyone got this yet?

[Leslie Dame]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Bro

Anyone got this yet?

I was looking for a copy at a local Saturn store last week, but forgot it wasn't coming out until the 20th. I'm picking this up along with Sometimes They Come Back this weekend.

[Jimmy Bro]

Originally Posted by Leslie Dame

I was looking for a copy at a local Saturn store last week, but forgot it wasn't coming out until the 20th. I'm picking this up along with Sometimes They Come Back this weekend.

Okay cool. You should tell us what you of the PQ/AQ etc after you watch it.

[Socko]

Originally Posted by FrankV

Special features:

- Exclusive interview with Joe Dante
- Deleted scenes
- Bloopers
- English trailer
- German trailer

http://www.kochmedia-film.de/blu-ray...diers_blu_ray/

And a making of

[Jimmy Bro]

Originally Posted by Socko

And a making of

Is that the same stuff that was on the old DVD?

[SwissHD]

Comparison between Universal's 2003 PAL DVD and the new Blu Ray:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/67171

Typical Universal Master used by Koch for their Blu Ray Release.
Its ok to watch but not as good as it should be because of DNR.
But it blows the DVD out of the water. The DVD was a piece of s....!!
Colors were awful etc.

[Jimmy Bro]

Originally Posted by SwissHD

Comparison between Universal's 2003 PAL DVD and the new Blu Ray:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/67171

Typical Universal Master used by Koch for their Blu Ray Release.
Its ok to watch but not as good as it should be because of DNR.
But it blows the DVD out of the water. The DVD was a piece of s....!!
Colors were awful etc.

DNR? Looks good to me! Wow, the colors are so much better too! Don't think I ever noticed the colors to be wrong with my old DVD and VHS.

[Jimmy Bro]

Hang on, the Blu-ray version seems slightly cropped at the bottom. :S

Hopefully that's just an error by that site.

[SwissHD]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Bro

Hopefully that's just an error by that site.

Nope.
I did the comparison.

But thats not really a problem with the cropping imho.

[Jimmy Bro]

Originally Posted by SwissHD

Nope.
I did the comparison.

But thats not really a problem with the cropping imho.

How is it not a problem?

[Jimmy Bro]

Someone needs to put a review up
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Small...Blu-ray/92871/

[d514]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Bro

How is it not a problem?

Who says that the DVD has the correct cropping?

The difference is not that big. Even in cinemas there a slight differences in cropping.

[Jimmy Bro]

Originally Posted by d514

Who says that the DVD has the correct cropping?

The difference is not that big. Even in cinemas there a slight differences in cropping.

Well Blu-ray is about presenting an image that best represents the original source. If it is missing part of the image then I don't think Koch did their job right.

If I'm wrong, someone feel free to explain the reason for the cropping.