Stranger Than Fiction ? - Blu-ray Forum

McGarnigal · 11-01-2008, 05:41 PM

Has anyone found any differance between the the previous release of Stranger than Fiction and the special edition coming in December? I couldn't really notice....

dvd_mazter · 11-01-2008, 05:54 PM

Just extras I believe but I could be wrong

kefrank · 11-01-2008, 07:54 PM

i'm guessing this will be a new encode since the previous one was mpeg2.

groovyone · 11-01-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kefrank

i'm guessing this will be a new encode since the previous one was mpeg2.

It was a dang good looking MPEG2 encode. Seems like it would be a waste of resources to re-encode it.

KamiAmaya · 11-01-2008, 11:27 PM

The price is cheaper too at amazon, 26.95 for old one, and only 19.95 for the Special Edition.

I'm assuming the Special Edition will include more features so why is the price lower?

Not that I'm complaining any!

wnicholas76 · 11-02-2008, 01:50 AM

Current Blu-ray edition (A little fuzzy...):

The current edition has the uncompressed PCM track and a few extra subtitle tracks.

New special edition:

The new edition has the Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track and only three subtitle tracks.

Both releases have multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes. Although the special edition claims that these deleted scenes are "never-before-seen", but they might be the same deleted scenes that are on the current release. And whereas the current edition has the "Funny On-Set Moments" feature, the new release has commentaries from the director, cast, and filmmakers as well as BD-Live Features.

Hope this helps!

McGarnigal · 11-02-2008, 01:00 AM

Thanks, I also noticed the picture quality of the STF preview on big fish and other sony movies didn't look too good, but that isn't always an indication of the actual movie on BD. I guess they might have changed the aspect ratio for the preview too...

HumanMedia · 11-02-2008, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by groovyone

It was a dang good looking MPEG2 encode. Seems like it would be a waste of resources to re-encode it.

I've always thought it was one of the worst mpeg2 encodes, full of video noise and compression artifacts...

Ranger-R · 11-02-2008, 01:51 AM

Great movie, really enjoyed it, but i'm happy with the PCM track.

KamiAmaya · 11-02-2008, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wnicholas76

Both releases have multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes. Although the special edition claims that these deleted scenes are "never-before-seen", but they might be the same deleted scenes that are on the current release. And whereas the current edition has the "Funny On-Set Moments" feature, the new release has commentaries from the director, cast, and filmmakers as well as BD-Live Features.

Hope this helps!

Yes, it helps!

Oooh! BD-Live! So that's another disc you can register and get points for yeah?

11-01-2008, 05:41 PM	#1
McGarnigal Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:148 Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:10	Stranger Than Fiction ? Has anyone found any differance between the the previous release of Stranger than Fiction and the special edition coming in December? I couldn't really notice....

11-02-2008, 01:50 AM	#6
wnicholas76 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Memphis, TN (for now...) Home Theater Gallery:188 4K collection:495 Blu-ray collection:1068 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:12	Current Blu-ray edition (A little fuzzy...): The current edition has the uncompressed PCM track and a few extra subtitle tracks. New special edition: The new edition has the Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track and only three subtitle tracks. Both releases have multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes. Although the special edition claims that these deleted scenes are "never-before-seen", but they might be the same deleted scenes that are on the current release. And whereas the current edition has the "Funny On-Set Moments" feature, the new release has commentaries from the director, cast, and filmmakers as well as BD-Live Features. Hope this helps! Last edited by wnicholas76; 11-02-2008 at 01:52 AM.

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11-01-2008, 05:54 PM	#2
dvd_mazter Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Winnipeg, Manitoba Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:740 Blu-ray reviews: 146	Just extras I believe but I could be wrong

11-01-2008, 07:54 PM	#3
kefrank Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:60	i'm guessing this will be a new encode since the previous one was mpeg2.

11-01-2008, 11:27 PM	#5
KamiAmaya Power Member Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Maryland, USA Blu-ray collection:216 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	The price is cheaper too at amazon, 26.95 for old one, and only 19.95 for the Special Edition. I'm assuming the Special Edition will include more features so why is the price lower? Not that I'm complaining any!

11-02-2008, 01:00 AM	#7
McGarnigal Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:148 Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:10	Thanks, I also noticed the picture quality of the STF preview on big fish and other sony movies didn't look too good, but that isn't always an indication of the actual movie on BD. I guess they might have changed the aspect ratio for the preview too...

11-02-2008, 01:51 AM	#9
Ranger-R Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Washington Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:1808 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:80	Great movie, really enjoyed it, but i'm happy with the PCM track.

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