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Old 05-24-2009, 04:45 AM   #1
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Wanted to get some opinions here on what people think are the best blu-ray titles available exclusively OUTSIDE of the US. I import like crazy so I have a short list in mind. I'm not asking about opinions on the movie itself but rather the PQ/AQ and special features. Which titles do you feel are most worthy of importing?
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-Cache (UK)
-Gomorrah (Italy)
-Ne le dis a personne (France)
-L'ennemi intime (France)
-Waltz with Bashir (UK)
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Old 05-24-2009, 05:24 AM   #2
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Silent Hill - Germany
Almost Famous - UK, Aus, HK
The Punisher (2004) - UK, Aus, HK
Kung Fu Hustle - HK *NOTE: You lose English subtitles for some of the special features but you get the original uncut version*
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Old 05-24-2009, 05:37 AM   #3
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Silent Hill - Germany
Almost Famous - UK, Aus, HK
The Punisher (2004) - UK, Aus, HK
Kung Fu Hustle - HK *NOTE: You lose English subtitles for some of the special features but you get the original uncut version*
UK version of Kung Fu Hustle is also uncut and region free
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Old 05-24-2009, 08:20 AM   #4
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I imported Monsters Inc. from japan, shoudl be here in june sometime lol, probably a great release though.
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Old 05-24-2009, 01:35 PM   #5
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MR73
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Old 05-24-2009, 02:03 PM   #6
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I have Sophie Scholl and love it
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Old 05-24-2009, 05:40 PM   #7
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The Island from the U.K. is a good one, though no lossless audio option.
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Old 05-24-2009, 11:33 PM   #8
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I got sci-fi channel's "Tin Man" Blu-Ray from the UK. Fantastic PQ & AQ IMO. with a running time of 4½ hrs on a single disc.
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Old 05-25-2009, 01:41 AM   #9
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I like Shrooms from the UK release.
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Old 05-25-2009, 01:55 AM   #10
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The Thing (1982) - UK
Tristan & Isolde - Netherlands
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Old 05-25-2009, 08:02 AM   #11
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I liked Son of Rambow UK
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Old 05-25-2009, 09:33 AM   #12
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The Island is really good for PQ as is Escape from New York but the best PQ I've seen on blu-ray for an import is ZULU!!!
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Old 05-25-2009, 09:42 AM   #13
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Oh, I forgot; the original FOG has a really great PQ too from the UK!
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I have Sophie Scholl and love it
I'm not sure about the blu PQ and AQ, but its a very good film.
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Old 05-25-2009, 12:21 PM   #15
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I'm not sure about the blu PQ and AQ, but its a very good film.
Its leaps and bounds above the horrendous DVD
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The UK BBC 5-disc "Planet Earth" is a great value, because you get a bonus disc (a PAL DVD) of two other documentaries, and it's currently about $20 cheaper (imported with shipping from Amazon.co.uk) than the U.S. counterparts.

Also, Paramount's Zulu disc from the UK is region-free, with extras in NTSC (playable on US TVs), and will likely never receive a better release in the USA, because it's public domain here.

And Sony's Australian release of American Psycho is miles better than the BD-25, MPEG-2 Lionsgate USA release.

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The UK BBC 5-disc "Planet Earth" is a great value, because you get a bonus disc (a PAL DVD) of two other documentaries, and it's currently about $20 cheaper (imported with shipping from Amazon.co.uk) than the U.S. counterparts.

Also, Paramount's Zulu disc from the UK is region-free, with extras in NTSC (playable on US TVs), and will likely never receive a better release in the USA, because it's public domain here.

And Sony's Australian release of American Psycho is miles better than the BD-25, MPEG-2 Lionsgate USA release.
Thanks, just ordered American Psycho!
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Saints and Soldiers (UK)
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Old 06-09-2009, 09:01 AM   #19
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Anyone know how the (UK) Seraphim Falls is? I would love to get that movie if no plans for a US release pop up soon
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Some of my favorites include: Cyborg (UK), Protege (HK), and Warlords (HK). All 3 have amazing PQ!
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