Any interest in a CD Japan group buy?

[PLG1962]

The Straight Story I'd be interested in depending on price also looking for a decent NOTLD as well

[Hucksta G]

I'd be interested in Malena

[nitin]

Originally Posted by Hucksta G

I'd be interested in Malena

No english subs on the japanese disc.

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by nitin

No english subs on the japanese disc.

Oh dumb, no worries then cheers

[nitin]

Originally Posted by Hucksta G

Oh dumb, no worries then cheers

grab the UK version or if you want the full uncut version, you might have to track down the hard to find korean one.

[nitin]

any other takers?

[Davidian]

Just going through the List of International... (Big thanks to HD Goofnut for all the legwork.)

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
US - AVC, DTS-HD MA 5.1 16 bit, English subs (Region A locked)
JP - AVC, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-bit, no English subs (Region A) Best PQ

Behind Enemy Lines
US - AVC 18601 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4280 kbps 24-bit, extras, English subs (Region A locked)
HK - AVC, DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Region A) Best PQ

Bridge on the River Kwai, The
US/UK - AVC 23956 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2892 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region free) Best AQ
HK/JP - AVC 30926 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2111 kbps 16-bit, English subs (Region free) Best PQ

Dredd (2D)
US - AVC 27.50 Mbps / MVC 15.03 Mbps, DTS-HD MA 7.1 (Neo:X) 4989 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region A locked) Best AQ
HK - AVC, Dolby TrueHD 5.1, 24-bit 96 khz upsampled, English subs (Region A locked)
ES - AVC 18.00 Mbps / MVC 8.97 Mbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2145 kbps 16-bit, English subs (Region B)
UK - AVC 20.00 Mbps / MVC 10.00 Mbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2144 kbps 16-bit, English subs (Region B locked)
FR - AVC 20.67 Mbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2142 kbps 16-bit, no English subs (Region B locked) Best PQ
SE/DK/NO/FI - AVC 27059 kbps, DTS-HD MA 7.1 2567 kbps 16-bit, no English subs (Region B)
JP - AVC 19.97 Mbps, DTS-HD MA 7.1 (Neo:X) 96 khz 7060 kbps 24-bit, HD extras, no English subs (Region free) Best PQ/AQ

Equilibrium
US (Original release) - Cropped from 2.39:1 to 1.78:1, DTS-HD MA 2.0, one extra (Region free)
US (Re-release with Renaissance) - 2.39:1, DD 5.1, no extras (Region A locked)
US (Re-release in Miramax 6 Pack) - AVC 2.35:1 14496 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4061 kbps 24-bit, no extras (Region free) Best AQ
UK - VC-1 cropped from 2.39:1 to 1.78:1, DD 5.1 (Region free)
CA - VC-1 Open matte to 1.78:1 with cropped SFX, DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Region A locked)
DE - AVC 2.35:1 19154 kbps, DTS-HD HR 5.1 2046 kbps 24-bit (Region B locked)
IT - AVC 2.35:1 18994 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4006 kbps 24-bit, extras (Region B/C locked)
NL - VC-1 2.35:1 20995 kbps, DTS-HD MA 2286 kbps 16-bit, significant compression artifacts (Region free)
JP - AVC 2.35:1 32921 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1685 kbps 16-bit, all extras (Region free) Best PQ

Ghost in the Shell 2.0
US - AVC 22900 kbps, Japanese LPCM 2.0 / DTS-HD MA 6.1 4134 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region A/B locked) Best AQ
IT - AVC 33908 kbps, Japanese DTS-HD MA 6.1 2164 kbps 16-bit, no English subs (Region B)
JP - AVC 33930 kbps, Japanese LPCM 2.0 / Dolby TrueHD 6.1 1746 kbps 16-bit, English subs (Region free) Best PQ
AU - AVC 22900 kbps, Japanese LPCM 2.0 / DTS-HD MA 6.1 4134 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region B) Best AQ

Hard Boiled
US - AVC 31000 kbps, Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1 3659 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region free)
JP - AVC 20973 kbps, Cantonese DTS 5.1 1509 kbps 16-bit, no eng subs (Region A) Best PQ

Heat
US/CA/AU/UK - VC-1 2.39:1 22384 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1440 kbps 16-bit, extras, English subs (Region free)
JP - AVC 2.39:1 28989 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2165 kbps 16-bit, no English subs (Region free) Best PQ/AQ

Hellraiser
US (Anchor Bay) - AVC 27958 kbps 1.85:1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1349 kbps 16-bit, some DNR with faulty corrections, English subs (Region free)
US (Image) - AVC 19970 kbps 1.85:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2216 kbps 16-bit, less faulty DNR, no English subs (Region A locked)
UK - AVC 27958 kbps 1.85:1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1349 kbps 16-bit, English subs (Region A/B)
DE - AVC 19998 kbps 1.85:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2097 kbps 16-bit, strongly filtered but less faulty corrections, no English subs (Region B)
JP - AVC 27415 kbps 1.78:1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1367 kbps 16-bit, no English subs (Region A) Best PQ
AU - AVC 27958 kbps 1.85:1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1349 kbps 16-bit, English subs (Region B)
IT - AVC 17772 kbps 1.78:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2294 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region B)

Hellbound: Hellraiser II
US - AVC 19979 kbps 1.78:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2166 kbps 16-bit, uncut, no English subs (Region A locked)
DE - AVC 19994 kbps 1.85:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1949 kbps 16-bit, uncut, no English subs (Region B)
JP - AVC 23998 kbps 1.85:1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1297 kbps 16-bit, uncut, no English subs (Region A) Best PQ
AU - AVC 21998 kbps 1.78:1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 2593 kbps 16-bit, brighter picture uncut, most extras, no English subs (Region A/B)

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
US - No release
JP - AVC 28261 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 2.0 756 kbps 16-bit, no English subs (Region A) Best PQ
DE - AVC 22963 kbps, DTS-HD MA 2.0 967 kbps 16-bit, only release with unrated cut although extended scenes in SD, no English subs (Region B)
IT - AVC 17397 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2516 kbps 24-bit (Region B) Best AQ

House of Flying Daggers
US - MPEG-2 17844 kbps, Mandarin LPCM 5.1 4608 kbps 16-bit, US cut, extras, English subs (Region free)
UK - VC-1, Mandarin DTS-HD HR 5.1, UK cut, English subs (Region B locked)
FR/AU - VC-1, Mandarin DTS-HD HR 5.1, uncut, English subs (Region B locked)
TH - AVC, Mandarin DTS-HD MA 5.1, English subs, uncut (Region C)
HK - AVC 32000, Mandarin LPCM 5.1 4608 kbps 16-bit / Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1673 16-bit, uncut, English subs (Region A locked) Best PQ
KO - AVC, Mandarin DTS-HD MA 5.1 24-bit, eng subs (Region A)

Ip Man
US - Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Region A/B locked)
UK - Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Region free)
HK - Cantonese LPCM 7.1 / Dolby TrueHD 7.1 / DTS-HD MA 7.1 (Region A locked) Best PQ/AQ

Ip Man 2
US - Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Region free)
UK – Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1 (Region free)
HK - Cantonese LPCM 7.1 / Dolby TrueHD 7.1 / DTS-HD MA 7.1 (Region A locked) Best PQ/AQ

Jerry Maguire
US - AVC 28956 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1521 kbps 16-bit, extras, English subs (Region free)
JP/HK - AVC 34850 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2324 kbps 16-bit, no extras, English subs (Region free) Best PQ/AQ

JFK
US - VC-1 18849 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1611 kbps 16-bit, English subs (Region Free)
UK/NL/DE/IT/JP/ES/AU - AVC 17761 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4144 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region Free) Best PQ

Johnny Mnemonic
US - AVC 1.85:1 24838 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2553 kbps 24-bit, trailer only, English subs (Region A locked)
JP - AVC 1.78:1 33202 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1584 kbps 16-bit, extras, English subs (Region free) Best PQ

L.A. Confidential
US/UK/NL/FR - VC-1 22910 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1464 kbps 16-bit, extras, English subs (Region free)
JP - AVC 29870 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2028 kbps 16-bit, extras, isolated score in DTS-HD MA 5.1, English subs (Region free) Best PQ/AQ

Lawrence of Arabia
US/UK/FR/DE - AVC 22251 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2159 kbps 16-bit, extras, English subs (Region free)
JP (4K Re-release) - AVC 34837 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2153 kbps 16-bit, film on 2 discs, no extras, English subs (Region free) Best PQ

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
US - AVC, DD 1.0, cropped, no extras, missing dialogue, no English subs (Region A/B)
JP - AVC LPCM 1.0, cropped, extras, no English subs (Region free) Best PQ/AQ

Reservoir Dogs
US - MPEG-2 20037 kbps, DTS-HD HR 6.1 3039 24-bit, DNR, fewer extras, English subs (Region A locked)
UK - MPEG-2, DTS-HD HR 6.1, more extras, English subs (Region B locked)
AU - MPEG-2, DTS-HD HR 6.1 3039 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region free)
NL - MPEG-2, DTS-HD HR 6.1, More extras, no English subs, PAL opening, no English subs (Region free)
JP - AVC 34996 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 1227 kbps 16-bit, English subs (Region free) Best PQ
DE - VC-1 22336 kbps, DTS-HD HR 5.1 3840 kbps 16-bit, PAL extras, English subs (Region B)
FR - AVC 21980 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2012 kbps 16-bit, DNR, no English subs (Region B)

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
US/UK - MPEG-2 18370 kbps, DD 5.1 640 kbps / DTS 5.1 1509 kbps, English subs (Region free)
JP - AVC 31721 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 2589 kbps 24-bit, English subs (Region A) Best PQ/AQ

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
US (Skynet) - Moderate DNR, Extended, Director's, and Theatrical Cuts (Region A locked)
JP (Premium) - No DNR, Extended, Director's and Theatrical Cuts (Region free) Best PQ
UK (Optimum) - No DNR, Director's Cut only (Region A/B locked)
FR - (Studio Canal) Disc 1: No DNR, Theatrical Cut, Forced French subs on English Audio Disc 2: director's cut, same as UK Optimum release (Region B locked)


Transporter, The
US (Region A locked)/UK (Region B locked) - MPEG-2 18830 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4520 kbps 24-bit, slightly cropped with mild EE, no extras, English subs, Best AQ
JP - AVC 33073 kbps, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 2048 kbps 16-bit, extras, uncut, DNR, English subs (Region free) Best PQ
DE - VC-1 18965 kbps, DTS-HD HR 6.1 2046 kbps 16-bit, DNR, English subs (Region B)
FR - AVC 15400 kbps, DTS-HD HR 5.1 2046 kbps 16-bit, no eng subs, extras, uncut (Region free)

xXx
US - MPEG-2 17223 kbps, LPCM 5.1 4608 kbps 16-bit, no extras, English subs (Region free)
SE/NO/FI/DK - AVC, DTS-HD-MA 7.1, no English subs for Russian parts (Region B locked)
JP - AVC 35005 kbps, TrueHD 5.1 1766 kbps 16-bit, extras, English subs (Region free) Best PQ

[CastrosfriendChe]

Originally Posted by nitin

grab the UK version or if you want the full uncut version, you might have to track down the hard to find korean one.

thanks for the heads up Been eyeing the UK one for years but always culled despite being so cheap...never realised it was cut. Far out, $53US for the Korean one. Yikes. Have to eye this one for a few years me thinks...

[LordCrumb]

Originally Posted by CastrosfriendChe

thanks for the heads up Been eyeing the UK one for years but always culled despite being so cheap...never realised it was cut. Far out, $53US for the Korean one. Yikes. Have to eye this one for a few years me thinks...

It's worth it though. It's the only way to get the uncut version with English subs.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by CastrosfriendChe

thanks for the heads up Been eyeing the UK one for years but always culled despite being so cheap...never realised it was cut. Far out, $53US for the Korean one. Yikes. Have to eye this one for a few years me thinks...

yeah unfortunately it seems to be OOP, hence the pricke hikes.

I had only seen it in the cut (and dulled colour) US version so didnt mind getting the UK version. See this site's reviews for the differences in colours.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by PLG1962

The Straight Story I'd be interested in depending on price also looking for a decent NOTLD as well

At the moment, with 4 titles in my cart including those two, it comes out to $66 to get them to me (Melbourne). Assuming you want pickup, that's $16.50 each.

Straight Story looks fabulous and as for NOTLD, check out caps at caps-a-holic, best version available so far.

[tomservo92]

I'd be interested in The Producers remake if this goes forward. Cheers

[PLG1962]

Originally Posted by tomservo92

I'd be interested in The Producers remake if this goes forward. Cheers

Yes I'll be in that as well

[nitin]

PMs sent.

[PLG1962]

i didnt get one?