Jean-Claude Van Damme on Blu-ray

[madridista8700]

Originally Posted by Rz_Samurai

Never said there was anything wrong with the US release of bloodsport... i just have been hearing the reverse of what you just said, i have heard that the PQ/AQ is a little better on the German version... thats the only reason why i sold my us copy

Again, I feel the German release is better and I own both.

Take a look here: http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ess=#vergleich

and then decide for yourself. Note the colors are way better, and the aliasing issue is really not that big of a deal when seen in motion.

[Rz_Samurai]

Are the aliasing issues really bad? like to the point where it is throughout the whole film or just certain parts?

Originally Posted by madridista8700

Except for orange and red faces whenever possible and DNR when they felt like it.

The German release is better, very nice color and sharper, unfortunately it has aliasing issues. I own both and feel the German release is the way to go.

[madridista8700]

Originally Posted by Rz_Samurai

Are the aliasing issues really bad? like to the point where it is throughout the whole film or just certain parts?

Like I said, it's not that bad, but it is noticeable throughout the entire film, some scenes just don't seem to affected by it than other. After a little into the movie, you don't even pay attention to it anymore unless you really stare at the issue.

On my 2nd viewing of the disc I didn't pay attention to it anymore and agreed with myself that it is better then the US double feature.

[Rz_Samurai]

ok thanks.

Do you know how long it took you to get your copy from amazon germany?

Originally Posted by madridista8700

Like I said, it's not that bad, but it is noticeable throughout the entire film, some scenes just don't seem to affected by it than other. After a little into the movie, you don't even pay attention to it anymore unless you really stare at the issue.

On my 2nd viewing of the disc I didn't pay attention to it anymore and agreed with myself that it is better then the US double feature.

[madridista8700]

Originally Posted by Rz_Samurai

ok thanks.

Do you know how long it took you to get your copy from amazon germany?

Can't help you with that, sorry. I live in Denmark and from my city to Germany is only an hour and a half ride, so I picked it up there when I went shopping!

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I watch my movies on a 60" plasma, so my theory is that the smaller the screen is, the better for the aliasing issue being more forgettable.

[pedromc69]

I don't agree with the germany edition looking better and red and orange faces i think you may need to adjust your tv colours , as for kickboxer it doesn't look bad it's just some scenes are really dirty, could use a cleaning.

[madridista8700]

Originally Posted by pedromc69

I don't agree with the germany edition looking better and red and orange faces i think you may need to adjust your tv colour

Are you really being serious right now?

You might not agree, but it's a fact that the US disc has blown out colors! There's absolutely nothing with my tv, it's been calibrated. Perhaps your tv is f'ed up.

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ess=#vergleich

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ess=#vergleich

I rest my case

EDIT: I have both release and I know what I'm talking about...

[pedromc69]

No Al your case isnt rested infact i still find the us one better even with your caps. The germany one looks like a dead corpse , also the german version has heavy aliasing and smaller screen.

[madridista8700]

Do you have the German Blu-ray? If not, then don't judge it by screencaps. I merely posted the screencaps because of your stupid statement of you thinking there's nothing wrong the US disc's colors.

We've all established that it has aliasing It doesn't look bad in motion. I guess you should get it before judging.

[luis figo]

The US version has more realistic colour timing imo.

Van damme is naturally a dark skinned guy and looks too pale in the German screen caps.

[pedromc69]

Its not a stupid comment , no need to get so emotional, i have seen it my friend owns it and he doesnt even like it , now i'll let you post 40 more times on the subject.

[pedromc69]

Originally Posted by luis figo

The US version has more realistic colour timing imo.

Van damme is naturally a dark skinned guy and looks too pale in the German screen caps.

Exactly , even look at the poster for the movie his not a pale guy , his tanned.

[madridista8700]

Bloodsport (original trailer 720p en) - YouTube

[pedromc69]

Thank you for giving me more proof again his not a pale dead guy. Im out.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by pedromc69

Its not a stupid comment , no need to get so emotional, i have seen it my friend owns it and he doesnt even like it , now i'll let you post 40 more times on the subject.

IMO you got emotional and insulted him first, by telling him that you think he needs to adjust his tv

You could have been a little more diplomatic, then perhaps you wouldn't got an "emotional" response back from him

[madridista8700]

Originally Posted by pedromc69

Thank you for giving me more proof again his not a pale dead guy. Im out.

Well, he's way more natural looking than in the US Blu-ray release.

Oh, and by "I'm out", does that mean for the rest of the hour like in the Bruce Lee thread?

[tilallr1]

Originally Posted by tilallr1

Some have said the transfer is actually worse than the HBO 1999 DVD release. Due to DNR and other issues. It got pretty cheap recently, so I just bought it to check it out. I will touch base on my opinions, since I will be comparing both the DVD & blu-ray up on my 106" screen. If there are issues with either transfers, trust me, I will point them out.

But I have not yet seen in over 700 movies that I own, a Blu-ray which was inferior overall to its DVD counterpart. Not yet anyway.

So although the Blu-ray of Kickboxer isn't what I was hoping for, it still kicks the crap out of the 1999 HBO DVD that I have, doing back and forth comparisons on my 106" projector.

Both transfers are littered with a plethora of print anomalies. Although the Blu-ray seems to have a hell of a lot less. But I think I know why ... DNR ... which is easy to notice because of the lack of any grain in any scene throughout the whole movie. The DVD transfer features minor banding, a small amount of blocking in a few background scenes, excessive black crush. Whereas the blu-ray is perfect, NO banding or blocking and the black levels are quite normal. Overall colors are vastly superior on the blu-ray, and obviously the resolution is much higher, which gives greater detail. Even considering the excessive DNR application. Which I can only think was used to actually remove the grain structure and clean up the print. Which like I sad before was pretty bad on the DVD.

Overall, I think for fans of this film you will be satisfied and while its not a perfect transfer by any means, its significantly superior to the HBO DVD. Especially when you combine it with an amazing soundtrack in DTS-HD Master 5.1. The soundtrack was a big plus for me moving from the DVD, which sounded horrible and muffled compared to the blu-ray. I would like to note I noticed no lip-sync issues with either the DVD or Blu-ray. However, Eric was dubbed over, which maybe could explain why people see issues here. Also, there are other scenes (Example: Mylee yelling at Kurt after the store robbery fight) where I can now see the actor is not talking for a few seconds, due to the high resolution of the blu-ray, but dialogue is coming out of the speakers. Kinda bad film making here. Honestly, if the filmmakers didn't care about this, dubbing issues were the least of the worries.

Anyway, hope this helps anyone else still thinking about picking this up.

[Rz_Samurai]

Does anyone know of a region free or A single release of TimeCop? maybe from the UK, Germany or France?

[bb8977]

Originally Posted by Rz_Samurai

Does anyone know of a region free or A single release of TimeCop? maybe from the UK, Germany or France?

Here you go...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Timecop-Blu-...ywords=timecop

[Rz_Samurai]

Wow thats cheap, thanks for the heads up...

Now my only hope is for the PQ/AQ to be good or at least as good as US release

Originally Posted by bb8977

Here you go...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Timecop-Blu-...ywords=timecop