the battle of britain (uk) 25/05/09 - Blu-ray Forum

uk-guy · 04-06-2009, 03:02 PM

cant wait for this play.com exclusive hopefully will have extras

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/9...searchsource=0

£15.99

UncleBuckWild · 03-20-2014, 03:33 PM

BATTLE OF BRITAIN STEELBOOK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Brita.../dp/B00J4JZU76

[Show spoiler]

malcy30 · 03-20-2014, 04:10 PM

Pity its almost certainly the same crappy BD with no alternative soundtrack (which is on the US BD) and missing all the extras of the old 2 disk SE DVD. Same as A Bridge Too Far.

CinemaScope · 03-20-2014, 05:24 PM

Yeah, if this is the same & The Longest Day is the same waxy version, then we're being asked to pay £16 for a tin! Not me.

John Crichton · 03-20-2014, 07:42 PM

What kind of moron is responsible for that cover artwork?

They have three Spitfires flying inverted over St.Paul's Cathedral, which is apprently located next door to Big Ben and is in the process of being destroyed by bombs from invisible Luftwaffe aircraft

What alternate version of the film or history is this scene supposed to be from?!

Glacialpath · 07-09-2014, 06:23 PM

Has anyone got the steelbook and watched it? Have they corrected the authoring mistake and removed the subtitles that come up anytime there is on screen text? Or does anybody know of a SKU that has the forced subs that translate the German but doesn't have the TIFFs for the Ehnglish text?

It's nice to have the subs that translate the German but they messed up by putting English TIFFs in too.

kristoffer · 07-12-2014, 02:33 AM

Never seen this. Might get it.
Though, if it is a DNR fest I will pass.

Glacialpath · 07-16-2014, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kristoffer

Never seen this. Might get it.
Though, if it is a DNR fest I will pass.

The Picture is awesome. Very clear and true to how it should look. The sound is very good too. No DNR as far as I could tell and I used to work in DVD/BD Quality Control.

oslouk · 07-19-2014, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glacialpath

Has anyone got the steelbook and watched it? Have they corrected the authoring mistake and removed the subtitles that come up anytime there is on screen text? Or does anybody know of a SKU that has the forced subs that translate the German but doesn't have the TIFFs for the Ehnglish text?

It's nice to have the subs that translate the German but they messed up by putting English TIFFs in too.

Well I deliberately purchased the french edition, 'Le Bataille d'Angleterre' around 2 years ago after hearing of the issue you mention. This has the eng language/subs option exactly as the english theatrical (ie no eng subs for eng pub names duh). Still no extras but have slipped the 2nd disc from the 2-disc DVD SE into the BD case, which being french is the slimmer version with the reversed direction spine title

Great film with good transfer and very good 5.1 lossless audio; in the first 10 mins when the ME109's come roaring in, I'm ducking on my couch !

ElGranBluchadore · 09-22-2021, 01:14 PM

Such a shame there is no proper current UK edition of this movie.

Dubliner1 · 09-22-2021, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElGranBluchadore

Such a shame there is no proper current UK edition of this movie.

What is the issue with the UK version?

DTSBOY · 09-22-2021, 03:49 PM

I am assuming the US disc is the same as the UK? A portion of text from the US disc review from this site.

"Now it's on to the problems.

Right off the bat I saw some variation in picture quality between the opening titles, when subtitles were present, and when they weren't. I noticed that resolution dropped which tells me they used a dup for these instances, and the original negative in the absence of titles and subtitles. There is also an occasional image pulsing and some edge enhancement as well. Not one of these issues effected my enjoyment of the film. MGM deserves a lot of credit for getting this films picture quality as good as it is"

The Hornets · 09-22-2021, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DTSBOY

I am assuming the US disc is the same as the UK? A portion of text from the US disc review from this site.

"Now it's on to the problems.

Right off the bat I saw some variation in picture quality between the opening titles, when subtitles were present, and when they weren't. I noticed that resolution dropped which tells me they used a dup for these instances, and the original negative in the absence of titles and subtitles. There is also an occasional image pulsing and some edge enhancement as well. Not one of these issues effected my enjoyment of the film. MGM deserves a lot of credit for getting this films picture quality as good as it is"

Yes the US BD has the same screwed up subtitles as U.K. BD.

However it’s the only BD worldwide with the alternative William Walton soundtrack which is on the 2 disk DVD SEs plus has original English
mono audio.

So you take your choice okay subtitles or the extra audio options.

https://www.dvdcompare.net/compariso....php?fid=13080

DTSBOY · 09-22-2021, 05:45 PM

I've got both.

It was more a query from the previous two folks that I posted the review text. The William Walton isolated soundtrack is a very cool extra to have on disc.

Aclea · 09-22-2021, 06:50 PM

Like A Bridge Too Far, it's worth holding onto the 2 disc UK DVD.

Grenseal · 09-23-2021, 03:36 PM

I've always liked BATTLE OF BRITAIN a lot, really a shame they couldn't be bother to put the bonus material on the Blu-ray.

I'm looking forward to this new book about the making of the film:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/13990147...v_ov_lig_dp_it

Aclea · 09-23-2021, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grenseal

I'm looking forward to this new book about the making of the film:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/13990147...v_ov_lig_dp_it

There was a very good making of book tied in with the original release in 1969 by Leonard Mosley, Battle of Britain The Making of a Film, that's well worth tracking down.

ElGranBluchadore · 09-26-2021, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dubliner1

What is the issue with the UK version?

The sound, image and subtitles issues mentioned by the fine gents above, plus the total lack of the, rather interesting, extras on the DVD Special Edition.

Marcus Aurelius · 09-26-2021, 05:57 PM

William Walton a composer undergoing a welcome retrospective as with Bliss nearly had the entire score removed from the film. The battle scenes for me are incredible in how they were achieved although any aviation expert of the period will recognize the Buchons and CASA 2.111's.

Aclea · 09-26-2021, 06:17 PM

Not entirely: the agreement was that none of the score be used, but they included the Battle in the Air cue for the finale at Olivier's insistence and - only on some prints - part of the Young Siegfrieds theme (despite the title, representing the Allied pilots rather than the Nazis) over the start of the roll call of pilots on the end credits. Although only credited as conductor, Malcolm Arnold was an uncredited collaborator on Walton's score, expanding his themes and sketches.

04-06-2009, 03:02 PM	#1
uk-guy Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:scotland Blu-ray collection:96 DVD collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:14	the battle of britain (uk) 25/05/09 cant wait for this play.com exclusive hopefully will have extras http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/9...searchsource=0 £15.99

03-20-2014, 03:33 PM	#2
UncleBuckWild Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 4K collection:56 Blu-ray collection:416	Battle of Britain Steelbook / June 2, 2014 BATTLE OF BRITAIN STEELBOOK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Brita.../dp/B00J4JZU76 [Show spoiler]

07-09-2014, 06:23 PM	#6
Glacialpath Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Planet Earth, south of England Home Theater Gallery:19 4K collection:681 Blu-ray collection:2642 DVD collection:416 Digital collection:77 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Unwanted subtitles Has anyone got the steelbook and watched it? Have they corrected the authoring mistake and removed the subtitles that come up anytime there is on screen text? Or does anybody know of a SKU that has the forced subs that translate the German but doesn't have the TIFFs for the Ehnglish text? It's nice to have the subs that translate the German but they messed up by putting English TIFFs in too. Last edited by Glacialpath; 07-09-2014 at 06:27 PM.

07-12-2014, 02:33 AM	#7
kristoffer Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2010 Location:Denmark	the battle of britain (uk) 25/05/09 Never seen this. Might get it. Though, if it is a DNR fest I will pass.

09-26-2021, 06:17 PM	#20
Aclea Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Not entirely: the agreement was that none of the score be used, but they included the Battle in the Air cue for the finale at Olivier's insistence and - only on some prints - part of the Young Siegfrieds theme (despite the title, representing the Allied pilots rather than the Nazis) over the start of the roll call of pilots on the end credits. Although only credited as conductor, Malcolm Arnold was an uncredited collaborator on Walton's score, expanding his themes and sketches. Last edited by Aclea; 09-26-2021 at 06:41 PM.

03-20-2014, 04:10 PM	#3
malcy30 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Somewhere in the South Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	Pity its almost certainly the same crappy BD with no alternative soundtrack (which is on the US BD) and missing all the extras of the old 2 disk SE DVD. Same as A Bridge Too Far.

03-20-2014, 05:24 PM	#4
CinemaScope Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2011 Location:London	Yeah, if this is the same & The Longest Day is the same waxy version, then we're being asked to pay £16 for a tin! Not me.

03-20-2014, 07:42 PM	#5
John Crichton Junior Member Member since:Nov 2013	What kind of moron is responsible for that cover artwork? They have three Spitfires flying inverted over St.Paul's Cathedral, which is apprently located next door to Big Ben and is in the process of being destroyed by bombs from invisible Luftwaffe aircraft What alternate version of the film or history is this scene supposed to be from?!

09-22-2021, 01:14 PM	#10
ElGranBluchadore Senior Member Member since:Sep 2019	Such a shame there is no proper current UK edition of this movie.

09-22-2021, 03:49 PM	#12
DTSBOY Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I am assuming the US disc is the same as the UK? A portion of text from the US disc review from this site. "Now it's on to the problems. Right off the bat I saw some variation in picture quality between the opening titles, when subtitles were present, and when they weren't. I noticed that resolution dropped which tells me they used a dup for these instances, and the original negative in the absence of titles and subtitles. There is also an occasional image pulsing and some edge enhancement as well. Not one of these issues effected my enjoyment of the film. MGM deserves a lot of credit for getting this films picture quality as good as it is"

09-22-2021, 05:45 PM	#14
DTSBOY Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I've got both. It was more a query from the previous two folks that I posted the review text. The William Walton isolated soundtrack is a very cool extra to have on disc.

09-22-2021, 06:50 PM	#15
Aclea Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Like A Bridge Too Far, it's worth holding onto the 2 disc UK DVD.

09-23-2021, 03:36 PM	#16
Grenseal Active Member Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Scotland 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:4266 DVD collection:2414 Digital collection:7 Prime collection:10	I've always liked BATTLE OF BRITAIN a lot, really a shame they couldn't be bother to put the bonus material on the Blu-ray. I'm looking forward to this new book about the making of the film: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/13990147...v_ov_lig_dp_it

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