Dust in the Wind & A Time to Live, A Time to Die (Hou Hsiao-Hsien) box set - Blu-ray Forum

apollo828 · 11-07-2014, 06:19 PM

Hello. Has anyone else noticed the box set that came out in Taiwan recently? I received it yesterday and wanted to write up a quick report.

As some might know, "Dust in the Wind" got a standalone Blu release awhile back. It looked okay but suffered from a weird authoring issue that, IIRC, made the film come out as 1080i despite being a progressive master. (I don't recall the exact details.) Contrary to what some thought would happen, the new disc isn't a rehash. It appears to be a proper 1080p transfer, according to the tech specs and to my eyes. I think it's the same master, though. It even has a similar bitrate. (Both discs are BD25s.) Anyway, the disc also has a retrospective documentary that is English-subbed. The subs looked kinda rough but they should be good enough to understand the gist of what is being said.

ATTLATTD is new to Blu. It's also a proper 1080p transfer, although unlike DITW, it's set to 24 fps instead of 23.976 fps. It also has a short, English-subbed featurette. I think it focuses more on how the film was preserved more than any behind-the-scenes interviews and such. I haven't watched the whole thing yet, though.

The box comes with a relatively large book that has some photos from DITW, along with a bunch of blank pages. I guess it's meant to be used as a journal? Strange considering that the book is individually numbered to boot. Oh well.

I'm guessing that standalone releases are forthcoming. The individual Blu packages (box = book + 2 Blu cases) seem to indicate that the distributor wants consistent packaging across a series of titles. I guess this also means more HHH films are in the works, although I'm just guessing.

If you truly love the films, the box is probably worth your while. If not, you're probably better off just waiting for individual releases. In any event, these do represent huge upgrades over the DVD releases.

If you have any more questions, let me know. I'm pretty slow at responding but will answer eventually.

Also, if anyone wants to buy my old DITW Blu, get in touch.

Thanks.

11-07-2014, 06:19 PM	#1
apollo828 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	Dust in the Wind & A Time to Live, A Time to Die (Hou Hsiao-Hsien) box set Hello. Has anyone else noticed the box set that came out in Taiwan recently? I received it yesterday and wanted to write up a quick report. As some might know, "Dust in the Wind" got a standalone Blu release awhile back. It looked okay but suffered from a weird authoring issue that, IIRC, made the film come out as 1080i despite being a progressive master. (I don't recall the exact details.) Contrary to what some thought would happen, the new disc isn't a rehash. It appears to be a proper 1080p transfer, according to the tech specs and to my eyes. I think it's the same master, though. It even has a similar bitrate. (Both discs are BD25s.) Anyway, the disc also has a retrospective documentary that is English-subbed. The subs looked kinda rough but they should be good enough to understand the gist of what is being said. ATTLATTD is new to Blu. It's also a proper 1080p transfer, although unlike DITW, it's set to 24 fps instead of 23.976 fps. It also has a short, English-subbed featurette. I think it focuses more on how the film was preserved more than any behind-the-scenes interviews and such. I haven't watched the whole thing yet, though. The box comes with a relatively large book that has some photos from DITW, along with a bunch of blank pages. I guess it's meant to be used as a journal? Strange considering that the book is individually numbered to boot. Oh well. I'm guessing that standalone releases are forthcoming. The individual Blu packages (box = book + 2 Blu cases) seem to indicate that the distributor wants consistent packaging across a series of titles. I guess this also means more HHH films are in the works, although I'm just guessing. If you truly love the films, the box is probably worth your while. If not, you're probably better off just waiting for individual releases. In any event, these do represent huge upgrades over the DVD releases. If you have any more questions, let me know. I'm pretty slow at responding but will answer eventually. Also, if anyone wants to buy my old DITW Blu, get in touch. Thanks.

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