"Bootleg" Releases -Spain

[MagnumM]

Two moderators have called two releases *purchased from Amazon.es as "bootlegs"; Splendor in the Grass, Old Man and the Sea and Seven Days in May. among others ...since my posts about these releases seem to draw the label bootleg , I will not post any more spanish releases. What makes those who label the releases as B"ootleg experts.To prevent the dissemination of "Bootleg" releases" I challenge the moderators to list all of The Spanish releases they the experts know for dure to be Bootleg Releases. ...
MEM JD

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by MagnumM

Two moderators have called two releases *purchased from Amazon.es as "bootlegs"; Splendor in the Grass, Old Man and the Sea and Seven Days in May. among others ...since my posts about these releases seem to draw the label bootleg , I will not post any more spanish releases. What makes those who label the releases as B"ootleg experts.To prevent the dissemination of "Bootleg" releases" I challenge the moderators to list all of The Spanish releases they the experts know for dure to be Bootleg Releases. ...
MEM JD

All 3 titles that you mentioned have been confirmed to be bootlegs either in the customer reviews or threads on here.

[RedHarvest]

I've recently purchased Deepstar Six, the Witches, Graveyard Shift, Alligator, and some others from AmazonES. Are these bootlegs? The quality is HD.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by BrianJoynt

I've recently purchased Deepstar Six, the Witches, Graveyard Shift, Alligator, and some others from AmazonES. Are these bootlegs? The quality is HD.

Resen and Llamentol releases, ie bootlegs.

[marblearch]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Resen and Llamentol releases, ie bootlegs.

Bought a few of these over the years. Quality is variable
.
One release to avoid from an official label is Best Seller, good transfer, damn thing has forced Spanish sub titles on English soundtrack.

[cochon]

Originally Posted by marblearch

Bought a few of these over the years. Quality is variable
.
One release to avoid from an official label is Best Seller, good transfer, damn thing has forced Spanish sub titles on English soundtrack.

Most of the ones I've got from Spain were fine but now I am stuck at least with three that have forced subtitles and I find it very irritating.

On a different matter bad picture is not an automatic indication of a bootleg I have many US, UK and AU releases particularly DVD's that are absolutely legit and are substandard quality.

[marox79]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Resen and Llamentol releases, ie bootlegs.

Amazon Spain sells Llamentol releases. They seem to be stripped-down versions of other releases, no-frills with fewer audio and specially subtitle options. Since they are based in Catalonia, they add in Catalan to the list and take out English subtitles, which is downright stupid if you ask me. The more, the merrier.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by marox79

Amazon Spain sells Llamentol releases. They seem to be stripped-down versions of other releases, no-frills with fewer audio and specially subtitle options. Since they are based in Catalonia, they add in Catalan to the list and take out English subtitles, which is downright stupid if you ask me. The more, the merrier.

Still not licensed from the rightful owners which makes these releases pirate releases. They make use of legal loopholes to get away with this practise, thus why they are sold through Amazon Spain. Still doesn't make it right. They make money on other peoples' hard work who sees none of it.

[ps3bd_owner]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Still not licensed from the rightful owners which makes these releases pirate releases. They make use of legal loopholes to get away with this practise, thus why they are sold through Amazon Spain. Still doesn't make it right. They make money on other peoples' hard work who sees none of it.

The consensus I'm getting here is that, because they're the only ones who offer said content the customers don't mind buying it, but... It's still pirated copies!

Shame on Amazon and other retailers in Spain and neighborhood countries (i.e. Portugal & Andorra) for keeping pirated stock.

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by BrianJoynt

I've recently purchased Deepstar Six, the Witches, Graveyard Shift, Alligator, and some others from AmazonES. Are these bootlegs? The quality is HD.

Alligator is a bad looking dvd upscale I believe. Also a BDR apparently. If that wasn't the case, I'd have bought it, I love that film.

[Howie Munson]

Originally Posted by SymbioticFunction

Alligator is a bad looking dvd upscale I believe. Also a BDR apparently. If that wasn't the case, I'd have bought it, I love that film.

Then they used the shitty master of the German Blu I suppose

[skads_187]

Originally Posted by BrianJoynt

I've recently purchased Deepstar Six, the Witches, Graveyard Shift, Alligator, and some others from AmazonES. Are these bootlegs? The quality is HD.

graveyard shift was mentioned earlier, is this not a bootleg? just want to make sure before purchasing.

Also, I cant find a thread on this movie, wonder how the PQ is.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by skads_187

graveyard shift was mentioned earlier, is this not a bootleg? just want to make sure before purchasing.

Also, I cant find a thread on this movie, wonder how the PQ is.

Graveyard Shift is a bootleg from Resen.

[skads_187]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Graveyard Shift is a bootleg from Resen.

Sorry, Whats Resen? on this site, it shows as La Fosa Comun?

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by skads_187

Sorry, Whats Resen? on this site, it shows as La Fosa Comun?

Resen is the Spanish bootleg distributor. "La Fosa Común" is the film's title in Spanish (as in what is printed in large letters on the front).

[JR Ewing]

Does anyone know if the Spanish release of Chopping Mall is a bootleg?

[Dickieduvet]

Originally Posted by JR Ewing

Does anyone know if the Spanish release of Chopping Mall is a bootleg?

Yep, bootleg and a BD-R.

Alot of the recent booties have been pressed discs but a few are still sneaking through on BD-R's.

[Douglas R]

Originally Posted by MagnumM

Two moderators have called two releases *purchased from Amazon.es as "bootlegs"; Splendor in the Grass, Old Man and the Sea and Seven Days in May. among others ...since my posts about these releases seem to draw the label bootleg , I will not post any more spanish releases. What makes those who label the releases as B"ootleg experts.To prevent the dissemination of "Bootleg" releases" I challenge the moderators to list all of The Spanish releases they the experts know for dure to be Bootleg Releases. ...
MEM JD

Easy to spot if the back cover doesn't have the studio logo i.e. Warner Bros for Splendor in the Grass, as in their Spanish DVD version. Amazon.Spain often has graphics of the back covers.

Vast numbers of Spanish discs are bootlegs, mainly because traditionally there have been so many and no-one seems to care much.

[drush9999]

I have two Bronsons from Spain, Death Hunt and 10 to Midnight. Both are on BD-R. Good transfers to be fair.
I also have the Van Damme movie Inferno (a.k.a. Desert Heat) which has the same upscaled DVD image from the German release, but is at least a pressed disc.

I'm just hanging on to them, until something better comes along. Might get the new German release of 10 to Midnight if they release a cheaper version.

[Pecker]

I was quite surprised to see this:

https://www.amazon.es/dinero-corre-B...nd+run+blu-ray