Drive (1997) coming from MVD Rewind Collection (May 11) - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

darkness2918 · 01-31-2021, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I literally was about to post the same thing. Crying Freeman hasn't even gotten a DVD here.

Either way, this seems like it would be right up my alley, so I'll be buying this.

If you’ve never seen Drive I’d say you are in for a treat. It’s a really enjoyable film.

hanshotfirst1138 · 02-01-2021, 12:02 AM

Too cool! I never thought we’d see this on Blu! Wonder if it’ll carry over the older extras? Even if it doesn’t, I can always hang onto my old one. Either way, this is great news.

KINGDANGER · 02-01-2021, 01:00 AM

Great Mark Dacascos movie! I was always surprised he didn't take off during this time. The martial arts are decent. Stephen Wang also directed the Guyver flicks which are fun, guilty pleasures.

When the Ryan Gosling "Drive" home release was announced, I mistook it for this movie and got a little $#!+ over it lol. I am redeemed.

ihaveblink · 02-01-2021, 07:32 AM

I’m looking forward to this. Hopefully it’s similar to how Shiver and Little Monsters was on price.

darkness2918 · 02-01-2021, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ihaveblink

I’m looking forward to this. Hopefully it’s similar to how Shiver and Little Monsters was on price.

Those were Vestron Video, this is being released my MVD Rewind, 2 different companies.

ihaveblink · 02-03-2021, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by darkness2918

Those were Vestron Video, this is being released my MVD Rewind, 2 different companies.

AAHHHH, my bad.

plissken99 · 02-21-2021, 01:34 PM

This was a terrible movie a buddy and I used to watch all the time back in the day on a vhs dubbed off HBO. It’s been so long I thought sure no one else actually saw this.

Ordered!

grim_tales · 04-27-2021, 05:12 PM

Looking forward to picking this one up (Drive) but noticed the RRP is quite expensive. I wonder if there could be a UK release?

OldPangYau · 05-09-2021, 07:19 PM

Got an early copy Friday, and the film is a revelation. This is easily the most filmic this movie has ever looked... especially when you compare it to the theatrical cut on the same disc, lol. Granted, there are moments where the highlights seem a bit blown out (the quarry fight has several of these moments), but the detail is far superior to any previous release of the film. Then again, as it's a 4K restoration, and the film has only had one sub-par HD transfer for streaming services and everything prior was DVD release, one would hope, lol.

There's still some stray bits of dirt and debris that pop up here and there, but what I've seen so far (haven't had time to do a thorough check), I can't imagine the film looking much better. The extras are all ported from the UK director's cut disc, but considering those have never had an official release here in the US prior to this release (let alone the director's cut itself), that's not a bad thing.

My only nitpick so far is that I would've liked to have seen the theatrical cut reconstructed using the restoration of the director's cut, rather than just using the soft, semi-open-matte 16x9 streaming master as an extra. But that's just my OCD from working on the 88 and Eureka Hong Kong film blu-rays with multiple cuts, lol.

I may try to snag screencaps again later this week, but for some reason my BD-ROM drive was putting up a fight

latehong · 05-10-2021, 12:01 AM

The site review is up.

The missing subtitle upsets me...

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The disc has kind of funnily been authored so that pressing the Subtitle button on your remote does actually toggle between an "Off" setting and an "English" setting, but there are no actual subtitles on the disc.

...or perhaps the optional English subs are only for the theatrical cut?

According to the official announcement of the release,

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· High Definition (1080p) presentation of the Extended Director's Cut in 2.35:1 aspect ratio from a brand new 4K HD scan of the original camera negative.
· Audio: 2.0 Stereo LPCM, 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
· Audio commentary by director Steve Wang, fight choreographer Koichi Sakamoto and stars Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison
· ''Drive: The Force Behind The Storm'' documentary (SD, 47:42)
· Six Deleted Scenes (SD, 08:42)
· Interview gallery with cast, director and crew including stars Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison, director Steve Wang, Second Unit Director Wyatt Weed and Stunt Coordinator Koichi Sakamoto (SD, 24:30)
· Drive: Theatrical Cut with optional English Subtitles (HD, 1:39:47. 2.0 Stereo, 1.78:1)
· Original Theatrical Trailer
· Reversible Artwork
· Collectible Mini-Poster
* Special Features May Not Be Rated, Closed Captioned Or In High Definition.

Jompa · 05-10-2021, 10:14 AM

Too bad the original 5.1 track is not in lossless quality. The German DVD had the 5.1 track in DTS. So, it has better sound quality than the Blu-ray. The Stereo is just a down mix.

OldPangYau · 05-11-2021, 12:06 AM

Site review is up... 4.5/5 sounds about right for the video:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Drive...285314/#Review

hanshotfirst1138 · 05-11-2021, 01:45 AM

Why the hell is the 5.1 not lossless?!

Petey Parker · 05-11-2021, 04:45 PM

Just got my order from Amazon and they accidentally gave me two copies. Double Drive!

Torrente · 05-11-2021, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by latehong

The site review is up.

The missing subtitle upsets me...

...or perhaps the optional English subs are only for the theatrical cut?

According to the official announcement of the release,

That is such a let down.
I was looking forward to own it but now, I'm not so sure.

It would be nice if someone who owns it could confirm.

navydavey · 05-11-2021, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by OldPangYau

...But that's just my OCD from working on the 88 and Eureka Hong Kong film blu-rays with multiple cuts, lol.

What are the chances of a UK equivalent?

Does anyone know if this release is region B compatible?

d2cheer · 05-13-2021, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Petey Parker

Just got my order from Amazon and they accidentally gave me two copies. Double Drive!

You might be the reason they are now asking over $50 for it...lol

Lt_Cobretti · 05-13-2021, 04:25 PM

This transfer looks TASTY. I might have to spend the small fortune to import it.

Dankk · 05-17-2021, 10:40 PM

On the site review, Jeffrey Kauffman's comment regarding subtitles isn't quite correct. The subtitle track on the disc is a real track, but it's for the foreign-language sections only.

Otherwise, I do agree that the lack of proper subtitles is a huge bummer. I wanted to watch this together with my friends for one of our movie nights, but they like to have subtitles for all of our movies, so sadly this flick may not be an option for us right now.

I've tried looking for 3rd-party subtitle tracks on opensubtitles.org, but the only results I get are for the theatrical edition. Not the special edition.

I'm hoping that a community member somewhere will step up to the plate, and create a new subtitle track/SRT file that people can use. If not, I'm almost tempted to make one myself. I've never created a subtitle track from scratch before; seems like something that could maybe be done in a weekend or two?

DukeTogo84 · 05-17-2021, 11:06 PM

Watched this for the first time and thought it was decent. It felt like a 90's Jackie Chan film without Jackie Chan. Thought the second half was better and I pretty much laughed at

[Show spoiler]

05-10-2021, 10:14 AM	#31
Jompa Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Bodø, Norway 4K collection:202 Blu-ray collection:881 Blu-ray reviews:78	Too bad the original 5.1 track is not in lossless quality. The German DVD had the 5.1 track in DTS. So, it has better sound quality than the Blu-ray. The Stereo is just a down mix. Last edited by Jompa; 05-10-2021 at 10:44 AM.

02-01-2021, 12:02 AM	#22
hanshotfirst1138 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2011 4K collection:114 Blu-ray collection:743 DVD collection:91 Trading Score:24	Too cool! I never thought we’d see this on Blu! Wonder if it’ll carry over the older extras? Even if it doesn’t, I can always hang onto my old one. Either way, this is great news.

02-01-2021, 01:00 AM	#23
KINGDANGER Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Home Theater Gallery:21 4K collection:689 Blu-ray collection:3289 DVD collection:515 Digital collection:539 Trading Score:6	Great Mark Dacascos movie! I was always surprised he didn't take off during this time. The martial arts are decent. Stephen Wang also directed the Guyver flicks which are fun, guilty pleasures. When the Ryan Gosling "Drive" home release was announced, I mistook it for this movie and got a little $#!+ over it lol. I am redeemed.

02-01-2021, 07:32 AM	#24
ihaveblink Active Member Member since:Sep 2017 4K collection:265 Blu-ray collection:724	I’m looking forward to this. Hopefully it’s similar to how Shiver and Little Monsters was on price.

02-21-2021, 01:34 PM	#27
plissken99 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Colorado Springs Trading Score:6	This was a terrible movie a buddy and I used to watch all the time back in the day on a vhs dubbed off HBO. It’s been so long I thought sure no one else actually saw this. Ordered!

04-27-2021, 05:12 PM	#28
grim_tales Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2013 Location:St. Albans, UK	Looking forward to picking this one up (Drive) but noticed the RRP is quite expensive. I wonder if there could be a UK release?

05-09-2021, 07:19 PM	#29
OldPangYau Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:596 DVD collection:194	Got an early copy Friday, and the film is a revelation. This is easily the most filmic this movie has ever looked... especially when you compare it to the theatrical cut on the same disc, lol. Granted, there are moments where the highlights seem a bit blown out (the quarry fight has several of these moments), but the detail is far superior to any previous release of the film. Then again, as it's a 4K restoration, and the film has only had one sub-par HD transfer for streaming services and everything prior was DVD release, one would hope, lol. There's still some stray bits of dirt and debris that pop up here and there, but what I've seen so far (haven't had time to do a thorough check), I can't imagine the film looking much better. The extras are all ported from the UK director's cut disc, but considering those have never had an official release here in the US prior to this release (let alone the director's cut itself), that's not a bad thing. My only nitpick so far is that I would've liked to have seen the theatrical cut reconstructed using the restoration of the director's cut, rather than just using the soft, semi-open-matte 16x9 streaming master as an extra. But that's just my OCD from working on the 88 and Eureka Hong Kong film blu-rays with multiple cuts, lol. I may try to snag screencaps again later this week, but for some reason my BD-ROM drive was putting up a fight

05-11-2021, 12:06 AM	#32
OldPangYau Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:596 DVD collection:194	Site review is up... 4.5/5 sounds about right for the video: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Drive...285314/#Review

05-11-2021, 01:45 AM	#33
hanshotfirst1138 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2011 4K collection:114 Blu-ray collection:743 DVD collection:91 Trading Score:24	Why the hell is the 5.1 not lossless?!

05-11-2021, 04:45 PM	#34
Petey Parker Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:178 Blu-ray collection:1629 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Just got my order from Amazon and they accidentally gave me two copies. Double Drive!

05-13-2021, 04:25 PM	#38
Lt_Cobretti Expert Member Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Newy 4K collection:177 Blu-ray collection:178	This transfer looks TASTY. I might have to spend the small fortune to import it.

05-17-2021, 10:40 PM	#39
Dankk Active Member Member since:Nov 2018 4K collection:66 Blu-ray collection:398 DVD collection:78	On the site review, Jeffrey Kauffman's comment regarding subtitles isn't quite correct. The subtitle track on the disc is a real track, but it's for the foreign-language sections only. Otherwise, I do agree that the lack of proper subtitles is a huge bummer. I wanted to watch this together with my friends for one of our movie nights, but they like to have subtitles for all of our movies, so sadly this flick may not be an option for us right now. I've tried looking for 3rd-party subtitle tracks on opensubtitles.org, but the only results I get are for the theatrical edition. Not the special edition. I'm hoping that a community member somewhere will step up to the plate, and create a new subtitle track/SRT file that people can use. If not, I'm almost tempted to make one myself. I've never created a subtitle track from scratch before; seems like something that could maybe be done in a weekend or two?

05-17-2021, 11:06 PM	#40
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4957 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:139	Watched this for the first time and thought it was decent. It felt like a 90's Jackie Chan film without Jackie Chan. Thought the second half was better and I pretty much laughed at [Show spoiler]

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