Imported Region Free Titles - Blu-ray Forum

shadowmoon · 09-05-2007, 12:21 AM

Anyone know any other titles that is owned by Paramount or Universal that is available on BD overseas? If so, anyone know if they are region free?

lokus · 09-05-2007, 12:39 AM

I would like to know as well. If I wanted to purchase a movie that is exclusive to HD DVD, how would I go about doing this? My idea is check who the distributor is on IMDB and then search...where? Amazon for each country?

gvortex7 · 09-05-2007, 12:40 AM

Face/Off from Paramount and Bruce Almighty from Universal come to mind. Face/Off is out now in Japan and will be available in the UK on 10/01/07.
I believe Bruce Almighty is already available in the UK now. They both should be region free.

Blu-ray San · 09-05-2007, 12:43 AM

same here I want to know some region-free UK titles

mike79 · 09-05-2007, 12:47 AM

I have the island which is paramount/dreamworks here but warner in the uk. It's good too.

gvortex7 · 09-05-2007, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mike79

I have the island which is paramount/dreamworks here but warner in the uk. It's good too.

Yeah, I got a German import version of The Island (Die Insel). It looks good, but only has Dolby Digital sound which is a little bit of a downer.

mike79 · 09-05-2007, 01:05 AM

I agree, however since I am not getting my new receiver another few months no big deal. The PQ is definitley good though.

richard lichtenfelt · 09-05-2007, 01:13 AM

http://bluray.lindsite.dk/ - don't think this one is all inclusive.
Also, you can go to Amazon.com/uk and when you select the movie you are interested in it will often tell you about the region coding about 1/2 way down the page.

dialog_gvf · 09-05-2007, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by shadowmoon

Anyone know any other titles that is owned by Paramount or Universal that is available on BD overseas? If so, anyone know if they are region free?

Bruce Almighty (Universal via BVHE) - Even has the Universal Earth opening

Face/Off (Paramount via BVHE) - Coming soon. AVC + LPCM!

So far all of BVHEs catalog out of the UK are region free. I also have The Rock, Crimson Tide and Starship Troopers.

Gary

gvortex7 · 09-05-2007, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

Bruce Almighty (Universal via BVHE) - Even has the Universal Earth opening

Face/Off (Paramount via BVHE) - Coming soon. AVC + LPCM!

So far all of BVHEs catalog out of the UK are region free. I also have The Rock, Crimson Tide and Starship Troopers.

Gary

How is the PQ on The Rock, Crimson Tide and Starship Troopers?

shadowmoon · 09-05-2007, 01:34 AM

Watching The Rock right now, it looks great and AQ is great also.

I'll have Crimson Tide in a couple days

gumpaholic · 09-05-2007, 01:45 AM

Does anyone know about The Crow? I'm REALLY interested in getting that!

Thanos417 · 09-05-2007, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by gumpaholic

Does anyone know about The Crow? I'm REALLY interested in getting that!

It says on Amazon.uk that it's region free.

cueman98 · 09-05-2007, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Thanos417

It says on Amazon.uk that it's region free.

There have been people posting here that say the "the crow" is region B. not "all region"

I would want to make sure on that before importing this.

CJS234 · 09-05-2007, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by gumpaholic

Does anyone know about The Crow? I'm REALLY interested in getting that!

Also the movie was not encoded in full 1080p. At least thst what Ive read and heard from people who have reviewed it and own it.

gvortex7 · 09-05-2007, 05:42 AM

I just got a confirmation email from hdaddicts.com that they'll have Starship Troopers (UK Import) in stock in a few days and that they're waiting for confirmation about Face/Off (UK Import) being region free before they start carrying that title. Well that and the October 1st UK release date.

So, anyone in the US or Canada that wants these, you now know where to go.

lokus · 09-05-2007, 09:10 AM

Is there much of a difference between NTSC and PAL? Also, is there any true feature difference between UK releases vs. what is expected to be released in the US?

Rob71 · 09-05-2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by gvortex7

How is the PQ on The Rock, Crimson Tide and Starship Troopers?

I thought they did a great job on Starship Troopers.

HDJK · 09-05-2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lokus

Is there much of a difference between NTSC and PAL? Also, is there any true feature difference between UK releases vs. what is expected to be released in the US?

PAL has the higher resoulution (720x576 vs. 720x480, with different pixel aspect ratios), but that is a non issue with HD. HD movies are typically encoded at 1920x1080 either progressive or interlaced. Feature differences include different language tracks (and quality in such) as well as skipped bonus features.

09-05-2007, 12:21 AM	#1
shadowmoon Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Sparks, NV Blu-ray reviews:1	Imported Region Free Titles Anyone know any other titles that is owned by Paramount or Universal that is available on BD overseas? If so, anyone know if they are region free?

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09-05-2007, 12:39 AM	#2
lokus Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Marlton, NJ Blu-ray collection:72	I would like to know as well. If I wanted to purchase a movie that is exclusive to HD DVD, how would I go about doing this? My idea is check who the distributor is on IMDB and then search...where? Amazon for each country?

09-05-2007, 12:40 AM	#3
gvortex7 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:105	Face/Off from Paramount and Bruce Almighty from Universal come to mind. Face/Off is out now in Japan and will be available in the UK on 10/01/07. I believe Bruce Almighty is already available in the UK now. They both should be region free.

09-05-2007, 12:43 AM	#4
Blu-ray San Senior Member Member since:Nov 2006 Location:New York Trading Score:12	same here I want to know some region-free UK titles

09-05-2007, 12:47 AM	#5
mike79 Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:NYC Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I have the island which is paramount/dreamworks here but warner in the uk. It's good too.

09-05-2007, 01:05 AM	#7
mike79 Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:NYC Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I agree, however since I am not getting my new receiver another few months no big deal. The PQ is definitley good though.

09-05-2007, 01:13 AM	#8
richard lichtenfelt Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:I'm not drunk, I'm just tired cause I been up all night drinking. Blu-ray reviews:3	http://bluray.lindsite.dk/ - don't think this one is all inclusive. Also, you can go to Amazon.com/uk and when you select the movie you are interested in it will often tell you about the region coding about 1/2 way down the page.

09-05-2007, 01:34 AM	#11
shadowmoon Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Sparks, NV Blu-ray reviews:1	Watching The Rock right now, it looks great and AQ is great also. I'll have Crimson Tide in a couple days

09-05-2007, 01:45 AM	#12
gumpaholic Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Huntington Beach, CA. 4K collection:213 Blu-ray collection:376	Does anyone know about The Crow? I'm REALLY interested in getting that!

09-05-2007, 05:42 AM	#16
gvortex7 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:105	I just got a confirmation email from hdaddicts.com that they'll have Starship Troopers (UK Import) in stock in a few days and that they're waiting for confirmation about Face/Off (UK Import) being region free before they start carrying that title. Well that and the October 1st UK release date. So, anyone in the US or Canada that wants these, you now know where to go.

09-05-2007, 09:10 AM	#17
lokus Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Marlton, NJ Blu-ray collection:72	Is there much of a difference between NTSC and PAL? Also, is there any true feature difference between UK releases vs. what is expected to be released in the US?

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