Being John Malkovich

[Fnord Prefect]

Originally Posted by pferreira

Yeah I don't get this reasoning. Does that mean the numbering will be messed up on the Criterion UK sets as films are getting released by Arrow?

We're never going to get a full set of Criterion releases here in the UK as many (probably most) of their titles are already licensed to other distributors or for example A Matter of Life and Death are owned by companies who would never license a title they could restore and make good money on themselves.

As such Criterion should have started the UK spine numbers at 001 and not worried them corresponding with their USA equivalents.

[Firefly2193]

Originally Posted by Fnord Prefect

We're never going to get a full set of Criterion releases here in the UK as many (probably most) of their titles are already licensed to other distributors or for example A Matter of Life and Death are owned by companies who would never license a title they could restore and make good money on themselves.

As such Criterion should have started the UK spine numbers at 001 and not worried them corresponding with their USA equivalents.

This would kill anyone with OCD of any Criterion collectors in Europe (those collecting before Criterion UK...)

[pferreira]

Originally Posted by Fnord Prefect

We're never going to get a full set of Criterion releases here in the UK as many (probably most) of their titles are already licensed to other distributors or for example A Matter of Life and Death are owned by companies who would never license a title they could restore and make good money on themselves.

As such Criterion should have started the UK spine numbers at 001 and not worried them corresponding with their USA equivalents.

So I guess Brazil is out of the question...

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by pferreira

So I guess Brazil is out of the question...

Eh, the other, non-UK, Fox Euro Blus are practically the same as the Criterion PQ-wise.

[pferreira]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

Eh, the other, non-UK, Fox Euro Blus are practically the same as the Criterion PQ-wise.

But Criterion has...extras.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by pferreira

But Criterion has...extras.

Video presentation>extras any day. The Fox disc also includes "What is Brazil" and the trailer.

[smokebelch]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

Eh, the other, non-UK, Fox Euro Blus are practically the same as the Criterion PQ-wise.

What's the difference with the UK Brazil vs the Euro Blus?

[Spiderwalk]

Originally Posted by smokebelch

What's the difference with the UK Brazil vs the Euro Blus?

All of the Fox European releases have DTS-HD Master Audio, but for some bizarre reason the UK release only offers lossy Dolby Digital Audio. If that bothers you, then it's best to avoid the UK edition.

[smokebelch]

Originally Posted by Spiderwalk

All of the Fox European releases have DTS-HD Master Audio, but for some bizarre reason the UK release only offers lossy Dolby Digital Audio. If that bothers you, then it's best to avoid the UK edition.

Oh cheers, now you mention it I remember that being an issue, didn't really bother me that much so happy with my Fox UK Blu- have the criterion DVD (& laserdisc too) for the extras.

[Dailyan]

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