Region Free Blu-rays?

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Rocket Richard

I bought 007 BOND 50 from the UK, Saved $100 compared to here in Canada.

Region free was well worth it.

That means that you get the superior uncensored Casino Royale with additional violence. Shame that Quantum of Solace is apparently b locked but I suppose that you can probably find a fairly cheap standalone version.

[Rocket Richard]

Originally Posted by svenge

Be advised that the UK disc for Quantum of Solace is locked to Region "B". All the other films should be fine, though.

True, I forgot about that. I did pick it up for like $7 or something like that.

Originally Posted by SymbioticFunction

That means that you get the superior uncensored Casino Royale with additional violence.

I was not aware the additional violence, bummer!

[drush9999]

You miss out on the original soundtracks for around half the Bonds with the UK box though. Reason I got the US set.

Got the uncensored Casino Royale separately.

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Rocket Richard

I was not aware the additional violence, bummer!

Why the sad face and bummer word? Think you must have misunderstood me. Unlike US (and Canadian) version, current-day UK Casino Royale is uncut. US version was fairly heavily censored. It is good that you bought this version of CR. Additional violence in CR is a good thing, makes the film more adult.

[Midnight Exp.]

Does anyone know if 'the Fall series 3' from the U.K. Is region free?

[TheAshCohen09]

As the title says. Do Universal Studios tend to region free their blu rays? Or do they region lock their discs? I can't remember - I know others such as WB do normally region free their discs.

[lateralspin]

universal could go either way, sometimes region locking, sometimes region free.

Paramount tends to be region free, however, the titles that they acquired from other previous distributors (and re-issued under their logo) remain region locked.

Warner is almost always region free.

[Alister_M]

It's extremely rare for Universal to lock their own discs. If they're distributing something in only certain territories (ie Studio Canal in Australia) then they tend to lock it, but it's not something they usually do on their own titles.

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Universal, Paramount, and Sony are generally Region ABC (even for titles they only have overseas distribution rights to), but on extremely rare occasions there will be a indie pickup or merely distributed title that is region locked. Paramount sometimes locks titles they only released in the US (Popeye, Wolf of Wall Street, Bugsy Malone) and most of the Sony Pictures Classics titles are region locked.

Fox/MGM and Disney Blus are sometimes region locked (mostly early releases) and other times region free. Hell, some titles they own in certain areas are region free but then there's cases where some big hit titles/LEs released in one country and/or the US first are locked, while the later overseas/standard version is Region ABC.

Warner is 99.9 region free. The extremely rare exception being the French Blu of The Fearless Vampire Killers (1080i and locked to B).

[The Hornets]

Universal UK will RB lock a title when they only hold the UK rights. Presume a requirement of the studio they have licenced a title from. An example from some years back being Good Vibrations.

Where Universal own global rights as with all their big franchises like Jurassic Park, BTTF and Fast & Furious they are region free as don't mind where you buy from, as will still be Universal.

[drush9999]

They're still the king of noisy menus and overdoing the digital tinkering however.

[RandomMovieFan]

i dont own a region free blu ray player but i own a ps4 and thats how i watch blu rays but i want to buy a region free blu ray but idk if it will play on my ps4 because it only plays region A blu rays will it play region free blu rays

[RandomMovieFan]

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[DaveSimonH]

Originally Posted by RandomMovieFan

i dont own a region free blu ray player but i own a ps4 and thats how i watch blu rays but i want to buy a region free blu ray but idk if it will play on my ps4 because it only plays region A blu rays will it play region free blu rays

Region free/ABC discs from UK/EU etc will play in a US PS4 (as long as they don't have PAL content). A region free player is only required if you want to play locked discs from another region, eg region B locked discs in a US player.
Generally Universal & WarnerBros discs are unlocked (although there are the occasional locked disc), Disney generally don't lock their discs these days (many early discs are though) and other studios like Paramount, Sony etc. it can vary per release.
It's a good idea to check listings on this site, often discs will be marked locked or unlocked by site/forum users. If the info isn't there on a listings 'Region Coding' page, you can always ask region status in the relevant threads.

Often it's "boutique" labels that will consistently region lock discs, as they are licencing the film from a big studio and only have the rights for their region. For example Criterion & Shout Factory in the US will lock to region A, and UK labels like Second Sight & Eureka will lock to region B.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by RandomMovieFan

i dont own a region free blu ray player but i own a ps4 and thats how i watch blu rays but i want to buy a region free blu ray but idk if it will play on my ps4 because it only plays region A blu rays will it play region free blu rays

If you post which title it is, we can tell you if there's any issues to look for. Some region free titles can have content that disagrees with some US equipment.

[RandomMovieFan]

Originally Posted by chip75

If you post which title it is, we can tell you if there's any issues to look for. Some region free titles can have content that disagrees with some US equipment.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bride...lu-ray/160532/

[chip75]

You shouldn't have any issues with that disc as far as I can see. But the DVD will be region 2 locked.