Halloween Blu-ray's

[deepbreathsanddeath]

There aren't many Canadian blu-rays I want, but the ones I DO want are the following and for roughly these prices:

-Rob Zombie's Halloween/Halloween II theatrical double pack $13
-Halloween (Curse of Michael Myers, H20 & Resurrection) triple pack $15
-Laurence Anyways $17

I would really like to try and get all 3 in one order at roughly these prices so I can save on shipping charges because shipping isn't great from Canada to Australia.

The problem is that with all 3 of these, they've gone into my price range a few times lately, however they're never in that price range at the same time. Maybe one day I'll be fortunate enough to get them for my ideal prices at the same time but it seems unlikely.

Is there any other Canadian online shops that ship to Australia for a decent price where I may have better luck?

[aaron158]

other then amazon I can't think of any that ship out of Canada.

[BluRayMan69]

Originally Posted by aaron158

other then amazon I can't think of any that ship out of Canada.

or ebay.ca. but that's it.

[RandyK]

How is the picture quality on the Triple Pack? I know two of them are 1080i but that's better than what I've heard about the US releases.

Been thinking about importing it.

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

How is the picture quality on the Triple Pack? I know two of them are 1080i but that's better than what I've heard about the US releases.

Been thinking about importing it.

The difference isn't that noticeable, but there is a bit of compression on the Canadian triple pack. I own the triple pack and the 3 individual US releases.

I would just go with the US double feature of Curse / H20, and also pick up the single US release of Resurrection, which ports over the large amount of extras from the Dimension DVD.

The only reason the others didn't have more extras is because no NA extras exist for them.

And Resurrection looks pretty good, I think, the single release is the way to go for that one.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

How is the picture quality on the Triple Pack? I know two of them are 1080i but that's better than what I've heard about the US releases.

Been thinking about importing it.

The US Resurrection is supposed to be pretty good, but the other two films are better on the Canadian 3-pack, which has better compression, lossless 5.1 surround and H20 in it's 2.35:1 OAR.

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by zbinks

The US Resurrection is supposed to be pretty good, but the other two films are better on the Canadian 3-pack, which has better compression, lossless 5.1 surround and H20 in it's 2.35:1 OAR.

I don't want to buy multiple copies of the same film so I think i'll get the Canadian Triple Pack.

I wish somebody would put out better releases of these.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

I don't want to buy multiple copies of the same film so I think i'll get the Canadian Triple Pack.

I wish somebody would put out better releases of these.

It's complicated to say the least. Here's some additional info about these releases. The US details apply to the solo releases unless otherwise noted. The Curse / H20 combo pack is not included in the comparisons, but note that disc is 2 films on a BD-25 with Dolby Digital 2.0 and has more compression than their respective solo US releases or, in "Curse of..."'s case, the Masters of Terror 6-Pack.

I've highlighted the negative aspects of each Canadian and US release in red.

Credit: List of International BDs with Better PQ, AQ, and/or More Extras thread

Halloween H20: 20 years later
CA - AVC 17799 kbps 1080i 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4202 kbps 24-bit, BD25, no eng subs (Region A) Best AQ
US - AVC 29999 kbps 1080p 1.78:1, DTS-HD MA 2.0 1637 16-bit, BD25 (Region free)
ES - AVC 22809 kbps 1080p 2.35:1 24fps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1875 kbps 16-bit, BD25 (Region B)
FR - AVC 31800 kbps 1080p 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1561 kbps 16-bit, BD50? (Region B) Best PQ
DE - AVC 27998 kbps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2197 kbps 16-bit, BD25, no eng subs (Region B)

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
US - AVC 20519 kbps 1080i 1.78:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 1568 kbps 16-bit, BD25 (Region free) (6-pack Echo Bridge)
US - AVC 1080i 1.78:1, Dolby Digital 2.0, BD25 (Echo Bridge)
CA - AVC 17800 kbps 1080i 1.78:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 3624 kbps 24-bit, BD25, no eng subs (Region A)
FR - AVC 34000 kbps 1080p 1.85:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 3996 kbps 16-bit, BD25, forced french subs (Region free) Best PQ
DE - AVC 1080p 1.85:1, BD50
ES - AVC 1080p 1.85:1, DTS-HD MA 2.0, BD25, no eng subs (Region B)

Halloween: Resurrection
CA - AVC 17800 kbps 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 4156 kbps 24-bit, BD25 (Region A)
US - AVC 26999 kbps 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1 2249 kbps 16-bit, BD25 (Region free)
FR - AVC 32200 kbps 2.35:1; DTS-HD MA 5.1 806 kbps 16-bit, BD25, forced french subs (Region B) Best PQ
ES - AVC 2.35:1, DTS-HD MA 5.1, no eng subs (Region B)

Canada gets the best audio across the board. The 6-pack "Curse of..." and solo US "Resurrection" releases appear to have better (slightly in "Curse of..."'s case) picture quality and somewhat inferior audio quality.

H20 has the wrong AR on all US Blu-Rays. The solo "Curse of..." and "H20" only offer 2.0 sound.

[RandyK]

Thanks for all the info. Few options, none of them perfect. Which is disappointing for a franchise as famous as this.

[deepbreathsanddeath]

I ordered Halloween 6/7/8 triple pack and RZ's Halloween and Halloween II (theatrical editions) from amazon.ca because they were both very low in price (the 3 pack was only $9.99 and the double pack was $11.49). Shipping was $12 for just these two items which was crazy but it arrived here in Australia in only 4 days! It can take up to and often over a month to receive things from the US amazon. Very surprising.

While it would be nice to have 6,7 & 8 in a definitive best release possible, the truth is that I don't love any of them. I thought the producers cut of Halloween 6 was excellent but the theatrical version... not so much. Halloween 8 is just plain awful and I'll probably watch it once seeing as I now own it. H20 isn't a bad movie but the late 90's/early 00's style is something I really, really hate and find off-putting so that always annoys me.

I got the theatrical double pack of Rob Zombie's Halloween because my girlfriend hasn't seen it yet but we've watched other films that featured a rape scene in it and they (naturally) bother her quite a lot. While I really like Rob Zombie's Halloween films, I can admit the rape scene in the directors cut of the first one is just bad taste and unnecessary.

Ultimately I bought both these packs for completist's sake and for $35.38 ($7 a movie) shipped, I'm happy