The Big Gundown (Sergio Solima/Lee Van Cleef) - October 12,2012

[Akijama]

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B009229EQI/

Can't believe this! I watched this movie last night!

About movie : Easily one of the top 10 Spaghetti Westerns.


Google Translate:

The label Explosive Media will now release the film "The Juggler of Sierra Madre" by Sergio Sollima. The film is scheduled to be published on this Blu-ray Disc in a media book. In addition to the Blu-ray you will not find in the media book two more DVDs on one again, the film is included on the second disc are additional extras will arrive. Rounding out the release is then passed through a comprehensive booklet, to which there is no further information, just as the equipment of the discs. The Mediabook to 12 October appear.

[Prim]

Hope we get English audio with this. That would certainly rock.

[Novecento]

Originally Posted by Prim

Hope we get English audio with this. That would certainly rock.

Seconded

[budious]

Originally Posted by Prim

Hope we get English audio with this. That would certainly rock.

... and region free so I can watch in the States if we don't get our own release.

[Akijama]

Great news!

Audio tracks included:

German
Original Italian (with Eng.subs)
+ English dubbing (all Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

Extras:

28-page booklet
Interviews with Sollima and Milian
Trailers
etc.

[Lope de Aguirre]

Originally Posted by Akijama

Great news!

Audio tracks included:

German
Original Italian (with Eng.subs)
+ English dubbing (all Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)

Extras:

28-page booklet
Interviews with Sollima and Milian
Trailers
etc.

Source?

[Prim]

If those specs are accurate, this will be awesome. Lee Van Cleef!

[westernjunkie]

Originally Posted by Prim

Hope we get English audio with this. That would certainly rock.

There will be English audio with this, I don't know why this has not been properly posted with the release on https://www.blu-ray.com. You can see it on the backcover.

Best,

BvS

[DirkUSA]

I got my blu today. It's playing on my Region A Sony player!

[cmetz1984]

Originally Posted by DirkUSA

I got my blu today. It's playing on my Region A Sony player!

Nice, I'm off to place an order!

[saltysam]

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[OldPangYau]

Awesome caps! I decided to take a few of my own as well, but from my DVDs (Japanese Sony DVD and German Koch DVD) to compare with the last shot of Cuchillo you posted:

Japanese DVD:

[Show spoiler]

German DVD:

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German blu-ray:

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Obviously, the blu-ray wins out. The texture on Cuchillo's shirt is far stronger on the blu than the two DVDs, and the colors are far more balanced out. Obviously, it's a bit darker, but more filmic... and hell, you can actually see the clouds They're smudgy and washed out on the Japanese DVD, and flat out blown out on the German DVD... the sky looks white! Plus the German DVD seems to have a hint of bluish tinting in the shadows.

Now, the only issue with the blu-ray is that it looks like there's some cropping on the left and bottom sides of the frame, at least when compared to the Japanese DVD (the framing is about the same on the German DVD). But that's about it.

Also, one question I have... the shot after Cuchillo has

[Show spoiler]killed Shep in the gun vs knife fight

and smirks... does it still have the flaring issue? This is the shot I'm referring to, taken from the Japanese DVD of the US cut (notice the red at the top of the frame):



The German Koch DVD just flat out cut the frames that were damaged, and slowed down the footage before it.

[Deke Rivers]

never ordered from the Amazon german site.(.I guess if one doesnt know german they could be screwed)..although i did manage to make my way through it ..comes out to about 26 bucks US shipped

[Killer Meteor]

Originally Posted by OldPangYau

Awesome caps! I decided to take a few of my own as well, but from my DVDs (Japanese Sony DVD and German Koch DVD) to compare with the last shot of Cuchillo you posted:

Japanese DVD:


German DVD:


German blu-ray:


Obviously, the blu-ray wins out. The texture on Cuchillo's shirt is far stronger on the blu than the two DVDs, and the colors are far more balanced out. Obviously, it's a bit darker, but more filmic... and hell, you can actually see the clouds They're smudgy and washed out on the Japanese DVD, and flat out blown out on the German DVD... the sky looks white! Plus the German DVD seems to have a hint of bluish tinting in the shadows.

Now, the only issue with the blu-ray is that it looks like there's some cropping on the left and bottom sides of the frame, at least when compared to the Japanese DVD (the framing is about the same on the German DVD). But that's about it.

Also, one question I have... the shot after Cuchillo has

[Show spoiler]killed Shep in the gun vs knife fight

and smirks... does it still have the flaring issue? This is the shot I'm referring to, taken from the Japanese DVD of the US cut (notice the red at the top of the frame):



The German Koch DVD just flat out cut the frames that were damaged, and slowed down the footage before it.

How did those transfers handle the scene early on where Van Cleef goes to confront Milian whilst he is being shaved. On the Grindhouse, some of the shots look very blurry and zoomed in - have they always looked that way?

Example shot -

[van1]

there appears to be a 1 disc (b&w photo cover) 2016 release that followed a 3 disc and a 2 disc version (artwork cover) of the german big gundown blu ray

I have the franco cleef dvd-r with the full english track (where possible). Does anyone know if all three of the above german versions (inc the 2016 1 disc) have the long version with english audio?

Its a shame the US grindhouse release dudnt have the extended english track