Three Days of the Condor (Kinowelt/Arthaus/StudioCanal) - Blu-ray Forum

LazerTron · 09-22-2009, 08:22 AM

German Title: Die Drei Tage des Condors

I was able to take a really quick glimpse into this 18th of September release yesterday.

Comes in a digipak with sleeve and a 20-page booklet, is region locked AB, languages and subtitles are only changeable from the menu not during the movie.

I flipped through the film to get a feeling for picture quality (needs more viewing without time constraint):
- soft graining visible (+)
- sharpness could be better at times
- when focussing the background, the foreground is very noise at times (especially indoor shots)
- night shots tend to be a bit too noisy
- blacks are not very saturated
On Blu-ray.com's scale, I would rate picture quality with a 3.5.

I was not able to test the DTS sound last night, feels ok, voices clearly understandable - needs more listening without time constraint.

Out of the bonus material, I just watched the original trailer which is not in HD and here the difference between the film in 1080p and this trailer in (maybe) DVD quality is really enormous.

The Kinowelt release definitely beets anything released on DVD for sure but it's bought dearly with at about 26 Euro.

HumanMedia · 09-22-2009, 09:32 AM

I would love to know how the image compares with the USA release.

Note also that this Studio Canal release has extras where the USA release has none.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazerTron

German Title: Die Drei Tage des Condors

I was able to take a really quick glimpse into this 18th of September release yesterday.

Comes in a digipak with sleeve and a 20-page booklet, is region locked AB, languages and subtitles are only changeable from the menu not during the movie.

I flipped through the film to get a feeling for picture quality (needs more viewing without time constraint):
- soft graining visible (+)
- sharpness could be better at times
- when focussing the background, the foreground is very noise at times (especially indoor shots)
- night shots tend to be a bit too noisy
- blacks are not very saturated
On Blu-ray.com's scale, I would rate picture quality with a 3.5.

I was not able to test the DTS sound last night, feels ok, voices clearly understandable - needs more listening without time constraint.

Out of the bonus material, I just watched the original trailer which is not in HD and here the difference between the film in 1080p and this trailer in (maybe) DVD quality is really enormous.

The Kinowelt release definitely beets anything released on DVD for sure but it's bought dearly with at about 26 Euro.

LazerTron · 09-22-2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HumanMedia

I would love to know how the image compares with the USA release.

Note also that this Studio Canal release has extras where the USA release has none.

Maybe Beaver will have a comparison up in the near future.

You're right about the bonus stuff. On top of my head there is three featurettes, the trailer, BD-Live content and an audio commentary track by Sydney Pollack on the Blu-ray disc.

bygberbrown · 09-22-2009, 12:43 PM

I assumed your link on the Le Mepris thread was a link to a product page for Condor; was unclear from your message, however am grateful for your comments here.

LazerTron · 09-22-2009, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bygberbrown

I assumed your link on the Le Mepris thread was a link to a product page for Condor; was unclear from your message, however am grateful for your comments here.

no problem, hope to have helped a bit.

HumanMedia · 09-22-2009, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazerTron

Maybe Beaver will have a comparison up in the near future.

You're right about the bonus stuff. On top of my head there is three featurettes, the trailer, BD-Live content and an audio commentary track by Sydney Pollack on the Blu-ray disc.

I think there is a 40 min Pollack doco as well (or is that the commentary).
And if it's like the other Studio Canal releases in this set it will have a printed booklet inside as well.

SC have done a fantastic job with these.

Rhylliam · 09-23-2009, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HumanMedia

I think there is a 40 min Pollack doco as well (or is that the commentary).
And if it's like the other Studio Canal releases in this set it will have a printed booklet inside as well.

SC have done a fantastic job with these.

Is that extras-filled disc region free?

El_Burro · 09-23-2009, 05:29 AM

please could you tell me the audio tracks inside the bluray?

Thanks!

LazerTron · 09-23-2009, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Burro

please could you tell me the audio tracks inside the bluray?

Thanks!

German, English, French, Spanish

Rhylliam · 10-01-2009, 07:26 PM

Where's the best place to purchase this disc? Looks like amazon.de is the cheapest?... Really?

pro-bassoonist · 10-01-2009, 07:27 PM

The German, French, and UK releases are identical. So, getting a copy from Amazon.UK is probably your best bet.

Pro-B

LFletcher · 10-01-2009, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The German, French, and UK releases are identical. So, getting a copy from Amazon.UK is probably your best bet.

I don't believe this came out in the UK. Certainly wasn't listed with the other StudioCanal collection titles.

It did appear to come out in Australia, where its a JB HiFi Exclusive,
http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/d...clusive/446523

Rhylliam · 10-01-2009, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LFletcher

I don't believe this came out in the UK. Certainly wasn't listed with the other StudioCanal collection titles.

It did appear to come out in Australia, where its a JB HiFi Exclusive,
http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/d...clusive/446523

Ahh very nice, they don't have any at all in stock, but good to know I can order from there.

Morriford · 02-20-2010, 08:12 AM

Can anbody tell me what lanuage the booklet that comes with the German release of 3 Days of Condor is in?

LazerTron · 02-20-2010, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morriford

Can anbody tell me what lanuage the booklet that comes with the German release of 3 Days of Condor is in?

It's in German.

bladelia · 02-28-2010, 06:01 PM

you can get the dutch version of this, which i did. It has the booklet in english.

Murkurial · 03-03-2010, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhylliam

Where's the best place to purchase this disc? Looks like amazon.de is the cheapest?... Really?

Quote:

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The German, French, and UK releases are identical. So, getting a copy from Amazon.UK is probably your best bet.

Pro-B

I'm new to the purchasing import copies of Blu-ray movies but am I to assume that for those of you that don't live in the UK/Germany/France, that you're able to make new accounts on the Amazon sites for those countries and ship it that way. I'm interested in (among a ton of other films) purchasing '3 Days of the Condor' and 'Breathless' in their Studio Canal digibook editions.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bladelia

you can get the dutch version of this, which i did. It has the booklet in english.

Where did you find this version? I was only able to find the German version on the amazon.de site.

#Darren · 03-03-2010, 09:41 PM

This WAS available on amazon.co.uk but seems to perhaps be OOP already? They do have one (Dutch) copy available from a 3rd party seller for 30 pounds...

HumanMedia · 03-03-2010, 11:55 PM

An English language version is cheapest from Australia, but I dont know which online retailers stock it.

pro-bassoonist · 03-04-2010, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murkurial

I'm new to the purchasing import copies of Blu-ray movies but am I to assume that for those of you that don't live in the UK/Germany/France, that you're able to make new accounts on the Amazon sites for those countries and ship it that way. I'm interested in (among a ton of other films) purchasing '3 Days of the Condor' and 'Breathless' in their Studio Canal digibook editions.

Good evening,

You could log into any of the Amazon sites (France, UK, Germany, China) using your US account info. The site would even automatically convert the price of the products you wish to purchase in US dollars.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to PM me.

And welcome to the community,Murkurial

Pro-B

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09-22-2009, 08:22 AM	#1
LazerTron Active Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Austria, PAL Land Trading Score:7	Three Days of the Condor (Kinowelt/Arthaus/StudioCanal) German Title: Die Drei Tage des Condors I was able to take a really quick glimpse into this 18th of September release yesterday. Comes in a digipak with sleeve and a 20-page booklet, is region locked AB, languages and subtitles are only changeable from the menu not during the movie. I flipped through the film to get a feeling for picture quality (needs more viewing without time constraint): - soft graining visible (+) - sharpness could be better at times - when focussing the background, the foreground is very noise at times (especially indoor shots) - night shots tend to be a bit too noisy - blacks are not very saturated On Blu-ray.com's scale, I would rate picture quality with a 3.5. I was not able to test the DTS sound last night, feels ok, voices clearly understandable - needs more listening without time constraint. Out of the bonus material, I just watched the original trailer which is not in HD and here the difference between the film in 1080p and this trailer in (maybe) DVD quality is really enormous. The Kinowelt release definitely beets anything released on DVD for sure but it's bought dearly with at about 26 Euro. Last edited by LazerTron; 09-22-2009 at 08:36 AM.

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El_Burro Active Member Member since:Oct 2008	please could you tell me the audio tracks inside the bluray? Thanks!

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Rhylliam Contributor Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:1486 Blu-ray collection:8988 DVD collection:9436 Blu-ray reviews: 49 Trading Score:109	Where's the best place to purchase this disc? Looks like amazon.de is the cheapest?... Really?

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Morriford Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Dublin 4K collection:191 Blu-ray collection:2713	Can anbody tell me what lanuage the booklet that comes with the German release of 3 Days of Condor is in?

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bladelia Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:London 4K collection:549 Blu-ray collection:5329 Trading Score:37	you can get the dutch version of this, which i did. It has the booklet in english.

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03-03-2010, 11:55 PM	#19
HumanMedia Special Member Member since:Jun 2007	An English language version is cheapest from Australia, but I dont know which online retailers stock it.

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