Australian imports worth owning?

[mrpants]

Currently looking at American Psycho and Me Myself and Irene.

Are there any probs with aussie releases? Region B isn't it? I assume customs will be expensive so maybe look for some EU alternatives?

[BarnDoor]

I have never had a customs charge from an Australian order. It might be possible but I'd say it's rare.

[Kuros]

Originally Posted by mrpants

Are there any probs with aussie releases?

Yes. They are obscenely expensive, in the same way Japanese Blu-rays/DVDs tend to be obscenely expensive.

[Ben_R]

Originally Posted by Kuros

Yes. They are obscenely expensive, in the same way Japanese Blu-rays/DVDs tend to be obscenely expensive.

Depends where you look

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Running-Ma...00879973026%26

Australian releases of The Descent, Season of the Witch, Immortals and Face Off are uncut.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is the best Region B transfer of this release and Young Frankenstein is the same transfer as the region locked US release.

[mrpants]

Originally Posted by Kuros

Yes. They are obscenely expensive, in the same way Japanese Blu-rays/DVDs tend to be obscenely expensive.

jbhifi seem to have an offer on at the moment, buy 2 get 1 free

[insomniac013]

I'm pretty sure the Spanish American Psycho BD is the same as the Australian. Just get that.

[MokaBear]

I think Scoop and Match Point are two Australian exclusives. There's also Unfaithful, which is released in the US, but is region A locked.

[CJPowers]

American Psycho is under £14 delivered from Devoteddvd, so it's cheaper than the Spanish release.

[Sky_Captain]

You can get Dick Tracy cheaper than the US release, plus it has no UK release.

[DaveSimonH]

Originally Posted by CJPowers

American Psycho is under £14 delivered from Devoteddvd, so it's cheaper than the Spanish release.

Thanks, I've been wanting this release for a while.
All in it was £13.88 via paypal.

[Buddy Ackerman]

I have the Australian version of American Psycho - it's fantastic. The PQ is great and the AQ is far beyond what you'd expect for a film like that. Highly recommended.

Also, Australian releases are not that expensive. I've bought a few from JB HiFi, all reasonable (American Psycho was about £9 delivered at the time). Certainly not up there with Japanese releases, not in my experience anyway.

[Aniki]

+1 on American Psycho, looks superb!
For any David Lynch fans, the various available prints of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me are the same but the Australian release is the only release available with subtitles for the noisy club/bar scene.

[Sky_Captain]

Originally Posted by Buddy Ackerman

I have the Australian version of American Psycho - it's fantastic. The PQ is great and the AQ is far beyond what you'd expect for a film like that. Highly recommended.

Also, Australian releases are not that expensive. I've bought a few from JB HiFi, all reasonable (American Psycho was about £9 delivered at the time). Certainly not up there with Japanese releases, not in my experience anyway.

Catalogue titles appear to be reasonably priced, but new releases are laughable, as are anything 'niche', like anime, etc. It's not helped by the sharp increase in postage, over the last year or so.

[CJPowers]

Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

Thanks, I've been wanting this release for a while.
All in it was £13.88 via paypal.

Great price! I think I paid about £17 from the excellent DVDCrave a few years back, but unfortunately, they're no more. Devoteddvd are pretty good though. I ordered The Ring recently from them and it took about 8 working days to get here.

[Natty]

Crash is a good Australian release

[aewb]

Originally Posted by mrpants

Currently looking at American Psycho and Me Myself and Irene.

Are there any probs with aussie releases? Region B isn't it? I assume customs will be expensive so maybe look for some EU alternatives?

The Leopard (Il Gattopardo).

Also the best English friendly version of Godard's Histoire(s) du cinéma is the Australian dvd.

[sapphire_nick]

Originally Posted by Natty

Crash is a good Australian release

Is it proper 1080p 24fps?

[Natty]

Originally Posted by sapphire_nick

Is it proper 1080p 24fps?

Sorry, I meant Crank I got confused because I watched Crash yesterday. Crank is 1080p though

[deepbreathsanddeath]

Originally Posted by Ben_R

Depends where you look

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Running-Ma...00879973026%26

Australian releases of The Descent, Season of the Witch, Immortals and Face Off are uncut.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is the best Region B transfer of this release and Young Frankenstein is the same transfer as the region locked US release.

Is the UK release of The Descent cut? That's the one I've got and thought it was great. Which is the best release for The Descent?

[Sky_Captain]

No, it's not cut. If you have the UK release, you're golden. More extras than the Australian release, plus the same transfer.