Early Blu-rays that may have playback issues (Criterion, Well Go USA, etc.)

[Comicfan]

This may be a dumb question.I pre-ordered the upcoming Target steelbook of the Rob Zombie Firefly trilogy(House of 1000 Corpses,The Devil's Rejects and 3 From Hell) that comes out in a few weeks.

I know the content is the same on the disks from the previous releases of each film but in regards to House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects,should I be concerned the disks are the same from the original 2006 release of Devils and original 2007 release of House?Or I guess,I'm asking if these are new pressings of the previous disk releases and not the exact same disks made in 2006 & 2007?Not the old bad disks from those first original releases of the first two films being stuck into the new steelbook?

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by Comicfan

This may be a dumb question.I pre-ordered the upcoming Target steelbook of the Rob Zombie Firefly trilogy(House of 1000 Corpses,The Devil's Rejects and 3 From Hell) that comes out in a few weeks.

I know the content is the same on the disks from the previous releases of each film but in regards to House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects,should I be concerned the disks are the same from the original 2006 release of Devils and original 2007 release of House?Or I guess,I'm asking if these are new pressings of the previous disk releases and not the exact same disks made in 2006 & 2007?Not the old bad disks from those first original releases of the first two films being stuck into the new steelbook?

Most likely new pressings. They did newer pressings around 2014 with UV digital copies that also play fine.

[Comicfan]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

Most likely new pressings. They did newer pressings around 2014 with UV digital copies that also play fine.

Thanks for the response. I was hoping something like that was most likely the case.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

They should still work. Mine have looked like that for awhile and play fine.

Oh ok. I got worried when I saw them like that.

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

Oh ok. I got worried when I saw them like that.

IIRC, you don’t really have to worry too much about BD-25s. Def play them when you get a chance just to make sure, but it should be fine. I watch my BR discs at least once a year.

[mande2013]

I see French blu-rays getting a lot of flak in this thread, understandably. However, I think it's mainly blu-rays issued in France by French companies you need to watch out for (i.e. Gaumont, Potemkine, Pathé, TF1, etc.). I don't think French blu-rays from Hollywood studios have a failure rate much different from those distributed in the United States. As I live in France, it's simply most cost effective to buy the local release of Hollywood catalog titles like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Heat, The Searchers, etc. Just my two cents. And besides, the American studios often have a single European plant at which all discs intended for the continent are pressed.

[DukeTogo84]

Two titles from Well Go USA have bronzed on me and are not working. Shaolin and Stool Pigeon.

[Animatic33]

Sharing this post from reddit's blu ray subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bluray/comm...at_has_become/

Apparently one user's 4-disc edition of Planet Earth has bronzed and become unreadable.

My 6 disc set I bought 4-5 years ago is a-ok.

[Ruined]

[HorrorBlu]

I may be jumping the gun on this one, but I watched I Love You, Beth Cooper last night, which played through from beginning to end, however there were 3 times in the movie where the image pixelated for a split-second. Disc surface is immaculate.

This being an early Fox blu-ray, I wouldn't be surprised if it's on its way out.

[DukeTogo84]

What Just Happened? with Robert DeNiro released by Magnolia has completely bronzed with dots all over the place. It still plays, and I fast forwarded through it very slowly and never got stuck. Anyone that has this disc have the same issue?

[neo_reloaded]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

What Just Happened? with Robert DeNiro released by Magnolia has completely bronzed with dots all over the place. It still plays, and I fast forwarded through it very slowly and never got stuck. Anyone that has this disc have the same issue?

I saw one person say their Magnolia BD of Let The Right One In looked bronzed, but that's the extent of what I currently know about early Magnolia BDs.

Can you please follow the instructions in the first post of this thread and provide the mold IFPI number? That will let us know where your early Magnolia BD was manufactured and help better inform the situation. Thanks.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

I saw one person say their Magnolia BD of Let The Right One In looked bronzed, but that's the extent of what I currently know about early Magnolia BDs.

Can you please follow the instructions in the first post of this thread and provide the mold IFPI number? That will let us know where your early Magnolia BD was manufactured and help better inform the situation. Thanks.

There are only two numbers on the back.

The one closer to the circle says M2S1 (it's backwards for some reason)

The one within the line says VA 10172 1A VD03 (also backwards) A little further down the line there is something that say FA and two others numbers, but they are tiny can I can't really tell what they are.

[neo_reloaded]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

There are only two numbers on the back.

The one closer to the circle says M2S1 (it's backwards for some reason)

The one within the line says VA 10172 1A VD03 (also backwards) A little further down the line there is something that say FA and two others numbers, but they are tiny can I can't really tell what they are.

The M2S1, is that "IFPI M2S1", and is it in the clear part of the plastic at the very very center of the hub?

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

The M2S1, is that "IFPI M2S1", and is it in the clear part of the plastic at the very very center of the hub?

Doesn't say IFPI, just M2S1, and yes it's in the clear part of the plastic at the very center. I guess it would be the MOULD code as mentioned in the first post.

[HorrorBlu]

I noticed the two new Vestron releases from Lionsgate (Little Monsters and Shivers) have the "DISCS MADE IN MEXICO" stamp on the back of the case.

I wonder if LionsGate has finally given up their garbage pressing plant? If so, cause for celebration!

[slimdude]

A few days ago I just found out that my King of New York from Lionsgate had bit the dust. It was to be expected so I wasn't surprised, since their Basic Instinct and Saw III have stopped playing altogether. I've re-purchased Basic Instinct from the UK and Saw III a long time ago, but I will buy King of New York in 4K UHD when it's released to replace my blu-ray that went kaput.

[Doombear]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=2923

[neo_reloaded]

Originally Posted by Doombear

These started skipping and wouldn’t play in any player, both Universal discs.
I checked for dust and scratches.

An American Werewolf in London


Dune

What are the mould codes for these discs? Please see the first post of this thread for explanation.

[BluProofie]

Thankfully Arrow Video is releasing a special edition of Dune soon.