"Bootleg" Releases -Spain - Blu-ray Forum

MagnumM · 11-22-2017, 05:36 AM

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 · 11-22-2017, 12:33 PM

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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 · 02-02-2018, 06:53 PM

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

TheOneWithThePrize · 02-02-2018, 07:32 PM

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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 · 02-12-2018, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Resen and Llamentol releases, ie bootlegs.

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

SymbioticFunction · 02-13-2018, 01:19 PM

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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.

JR Ewing · 02-21-2018, 07:43 PM

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

Dickieduvet · 02-24-2018, 12:12 AM

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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 · 02-27-2018, 11:54 AM

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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 · 03-09-2018, 11:26 AM

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 · 03-09-2018, 04:24 PM

I was quite surprised to see this:

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

Howie Munson · 03-22-2018, 07:14 PM

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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

MrVorhees · 06-30-2018, 12:58 AM

Oh yeah, i fell for it once. I would have never thought i'd buy a bootleg Blu-ray from Amazon.
From now on i always check first before i buy spanish Blu-rays. Mostly horror movies are Bootlegs.

CouncilSpectre · 07-01-2018, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Armchair NZ

eek, I've got quite a few Blu-rays currently sitting in my Amazon Spain cart. Was planning to make an order soon. Most of them I'm pretty confident are legit. Got a question mark on Merchant of Venice though - anyone know if it's a bootleg?

Googlefu suggests that Vertice Cine is a bootleg label, so chances are....

malcy30 · 07-03-2018, 08:51 PM

In Spain if a title is not explicitly being released by one of the Hollywood majors. Warner, Sony etc. it’s very much buyer beware.

alexf187 · 07-06-2018, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Armchair NZ

I think Karma Films are probably OK as well. Seems to be a reputable local label. I placed my Amazon Spain order yesterday, had a couple of their movies in the cart. Including their very nice Red Turtle collector's edition. (The rest that I ordered were mostly from major studios, just to be safe)

They most definitely are a legit distributor. Nearly all the distributors listed on the page you linked to are the ones to avoid, some shouldn't be on that list for example Filmax are legal they don't actually distribute the films they've licensed they usually set up deals with third parties like Warner Bros. a few years ago and now Divisa.

cochon · 07-07-2018, 09:03 AM

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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.

skads_187 · 07-25-2018, 02:48 PM

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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 · 07-25-2018, 02:58 PM

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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 · 07-25-2018, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Graveyard Shift is a bootleg from Resen.

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

11-22-2017, 05:36 AM	#1
MagnumM Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Blu-ray collection:614 DVD collection:174 iTunes collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2	"Bootleg" Releases -Spain 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

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02-02-2018, 06:53 PM	#3
RedHarvest Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2017 Location:Mount Juliet, TN 4K collection:426 Blu-ray collection:3104 DVD collection:346 iTunes collection:1	I've recently purchased Deepstar Six, the Witches, Graveyard Shift, Alligator, and some others from AmazonES. Are these bootlegs? The quality is HD.

02-21-2018, 07:43 PM	#7
JR Ewing Senior Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Ireland 4K collection:111 Blu-ray collection:735 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Does anyone know if the Spanish release of Chopping Mall is a bootleg?

03-09-2018, 11:26 AM	#10
drush9999 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:124 Blu-ray collection:4230 DVD collection:518 Trading Score:1	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.

03-09-2018, 04:24 PM	#11
Pecker Power Member Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Yorkshire	I was quite surprised to see this: https://www.amazon.es/dinero-corre-B...nd+run+blu-ray

06-30-2018, 12:58 AM	#13
MrVorhees Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Castle Grayskull Blu-ray collection:422 Blu-ray reviews:2	Oh yeah, i fell for it once. I would have never thought i'd buy a bootleg Blu-ray from Amazon. From now on i always check first before i buy spanish Blu-rays. Mostly horror movies are Bootlegs.

07-03-2018, 08:51 PM	#15
malcy30 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Somewhere in the South Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	In Spain if a title is not explicitly being released by one of the Hollywood majors. Warner, Sony etc. it’s very much buyer beware.

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