Candyman (1992) (Universal) - Blu-ray in October/2011 - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

jimidini · 12-22-2015, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by nothingtofearmusic

I live in the U.S. and I have a Sony 2013 3D Blu Ray player. I wonder if this disc would play OK in a Sony BD player? Anyone ever had any issues with this?

Why shouldn't it play?
The disc seems to be region free, so it should work.

nothingtofearmusic · 12-22-2015, 11:25 AM

I don't know. I guess I'm paranoid...not technically savvy either.
This is copied/pasted from ASIN: B000E33W1W

Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
PLEASE NOTE: Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click .

This warning is common on Sony DVD titles. Blu ray is a Sony technology, so it wouldn't too terribly surprise me to discover something hindering playback of something Sony feels sour to know exists...

jimidini · 12-22-2015, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by nothingtofearmusic

I don't know. I guess I'm paranoid...not technically savvy either.
This is copied/pasted from ASIN: B000E33W1W

Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
PLEASE NOTE: Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click .

That's additional protection for region locked DVDs (not Blu-rays), so that they "shouldn't" play in DVD players, that were modified to be region free. That protection didn't work most of the time anyway, and it's about cases, where the disc is actually region locked and isn't supposed to work in players from another region, which isn't the case of Candyman.

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This warning is common on Sony DVD titles. Blu ray is a Sony technology, so it wouldn't too terribly surprise me to discover something hindering playback of something Sony feels sour to know exists...

That's a good point. I don't trust Sony either. But in this case it's a region free Blu-Ray. It's meant to work in all players.

nothingtofearmusic · 12-22-2015, 03:18 PM

jjk · 12-22-2015, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nothingtofearmusic

I have the disc and it plays with no issue in my Sony and LG players.

drterror666 · 12-23-2015, 10:40 AM

I've still got my uncut VHS of this. Can't bring myself to watch it cut.

nothingtofearmusic · 12-23-2015, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jjk

I have the disc and it plays with no issue in my Sony and LG players.

Good to know!

Jompa · 12-23-2015, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by drterror666

I've still got my uncut VHS of this. Can't bring myself to watch it cut.

If i understand correctly, it's only some seconds more of gory shots.

drterror666 · 12-23-2015, 02:19 PM

Oh, I thought it was more than that. I'll have to check the movie censorship site.

jimidini · 12-23-2015, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by drterror666

Oh, I thought it was more than that. I'll have to check the movie censorship site.

http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1900

Jompa · 12-24-2015, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jimidini

http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1900

Just as i thought.

Dellamorte13 · 08-12-2016, 11:41 PM

Going to the UK in a month and I can't wait to pick this up! Hopefully it's available in stores...

AllOuttaBubbleGum · 09-14-2016, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dellamorte13

Going to the UK in a month and I can't wait to pick this up! Hopefully it's available in stores...

It's not hard to come by via Amazon these days, by the way.

tob · 09-14-2016, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dellamorte13

Going to the UK in a month and I can't wait to pick this up! Hopefully it's available in stores...

There is no extras on the U.K blu ray only on the dvd if you are interested.

EvilJames · 09-14-2016, 02:09 PM

For anyone who missed it, Bernard Rose recorded a commentary for the film with Adam Green and Joe Lynch on their podcast last week.

http://geeknation.com/podcasts/the-m...-171-candyman/

AllOuttaBubbleGum · 09-16-2016, 09:39 PM

Watched this blu last night; no complaints. Seems like a solid, faithful presentation. Nice bump in detail, more vibrant color, along with a very stable image. The source is apparently in great condition, though they may have ponied up for some dirt and damage removal. It's very clean. Nice grain, nothing waxy. From the look of the occasional soft shot, I'd say it traces back to the source; the transfer has no problem being razor sharp when fine detail is available. I might have preferred opening up the matte to fill the 16:9 frame--the new German release does this--but the theatrical ratio ought to please the purists.

Audio's fine; a very rich and robust 2.0 lossless track.

I never grouse about missing extras. It's about the film, man...and in this case it probably looks and sounds about as good as it could.

AllOuttaBubbleGum · 09-16-2016, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by EvilJames

For anyone who missed it, Bernard Rose recorded a commentary for the film with Adam Green and Joe Lynch on their podcast last week.

http://geeknation.com/podcasts/the-m...-171-candyman/

Thanks!

Dellamorte13 · 09-20-2016, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AllOuttaBubbleGum

Watched this blu last night; no complaints. Seems like a solid, faithful presentation...

I found a copy in London and I have to agree. It looks and sounds good even though it's a VC-1. I'm not upset about the lack of extras because, like yourself, I don't care too much for extras these days. They're all the same, more or less. I just want faithful, HD presentations and no B.S.

I'm glad I picked it up!

AllOuttaBubbleGum · 09-25-2016, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dellamorte13

I'm glad I picked it up!

Likewise; it was nice to have a good, region free option after being taken aback at the lack of an official region A/1 release.

AaronY · 01-17-2017, 01:47 AM

The score is spectacular in this movie. Really pushes it to another level.

09-16-2016, 09:39 PM	#96
AllOuttaBubbleGum Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2013	Watched this blu last night; no complaints. Seems like a solid, faithful presentation. Nice bump in detail, more vibrant color, along with a very stable image. The source is apparently in great condition, though they may have ponied up for some dirt and damage removal. It's very clean. Nice grain, nothing waxy. From the look of the occasional soft shot, I'd say it traces back to the source; the transfer has no problem being razor sharp when fine detail is available. I might have preferred opening up the matte to fill the 16:9 frame--the new German release does this--but the theatrical ratio ought to please the purists. Audio's fine; a very rich and robust 2.0 lossless track. I never grouse about missing extras. It's about the film, man...and in this case it probably looks and sounds about as good as it could. Last edited by AllOuttaBubbleGum; 09-17-2016 at 05:41 AM.

12-22-2015, 11:25 AM	#82
nothingtofearmusic Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Gwinnett County, Georgia 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:25 Blu-ray reviews:6	I don't know. I guess I'm paranoid...not technically savvy either. This is copied/pasted from ASIN: B000E33W1W Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only) PLEASE NOTE: Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click . This warning is common on Sony DVD titles. Blu ray is a Sony technology, so it wouldn't too terribly surprise me to discover something hindering playback of something Sony feels sour to know exists...

12-22-2015, 03:18 PM	#84
nothingtofearmusic Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Gwinnett County, Georgia 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:25 Blu-ray reviews:6

12-23-2015, 10:40 AM	#86
drterror666 Special Member Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Bristol, UK 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:229 DVD collection:45	I've still got my uncut VHS of this. Can't bring myself to watch it cut.

12-23-2015, 02:19 PM	#89
drterror666 Special Member Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Bristol, UK 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:229 DVD collection:45	Oh, I thought it was more than that. I'll have to check the movie censorship site.

08-12-2016, 11:41 PM	#92
Dellamorte13 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Location:CA 4K collection:383 Blu-ray collection:1251 DVD collection:150 MA collection:3 Digital collection:426 Trading Score:15	Going to the UK in a month and I can't wait to pick this up! Hopefully it's available in stores...

09-14-2016, 02:09 PM	#95
EvilJames Active Member Member since:Aug 2013 Blu-ray collection:64	For anyone who missed it, Bernard Rose recorded a commentary for the film with Adam Green and Joe Lynch on their podcast last week. http://geeknation.com/podcasts/the-m...-171-candyman/

01-17-2017, 01:47 AM	#100
AaronY Active Member Member since:Sep 2015	The score is spectacular in this movie. Really pushes it to another level.

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