Pan's Labyrinth Special Edition - What's The Difference?

[thewerepuppygrr]

I notice that along with Cronos and The Devil's Backbone, and special edition of Pan's Labyrinth is being released next week:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pans-Labyrin...403783&sr=1-23

But I can't see exactly what the difference between this and the current release is (apart from the price). Anyone know?

[dallywhitty]

I believe it has a new, director-supervised transfer and lossless audio. I don't know if there's anything new in terms of extras.

[nekromantik]

motion comic is the only new extra
but imo £16 is a bit much for a catalog title.
No matter how much I love this movie I cannot justify that price.

[Sithlord75]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

I believe it has a new, director-supervised transfer and lossless audio. I don't know if there's anything new in terms of extras.

Really ? Let's hope so.

I'll have to sell my US version (has a great 7.1 lossless soundtrack but DNR also ) and pick this one up instead then.

[dallywhitty]

You could always opt for the Guillermo Del Toro Collection.

£45 for three titles is steep (and I thought £32 for The Godfather trilogy was silly), but the packaging is so pretty...

[KrugerIndustrial]

Originally Posted by nekromantik

motion comic is the only new extra
but imo £16 is a bit much for a catalog title.
No matter how much I love this movie I cannot justify that price.

Really? Then clearly you have never visited Finland where pretty much every new bluray release is priced between 25 and 29 euros. Even DVDs are 20 euros. Talk about greed eh?

[msgohan]

It's a separate release of the disc from the Guillermo Del Toro Collection. Same video encode as the previous UK release but with lossless audio. Apparently Region B locked though there was some disagreement about that.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

Really? Then clearly you have never visited Finland where pretty much every new bluray release is priced between 25 and 29 euros. Even DVDs are 20 euros. Talk about greed eh?

DVD and BD prices throughout the Nordic countries are bordering on extortionate. Heck, even CDs I prefer to import as I can find titles for a great deal less, including shipping.

[Sithlord75]

Originally Posted by msgohan

It's a separate release of the disc from the Guillermo Del Toro Collection. Same video encode as the previous UK release but with lossless audio. Apparently Region B locked though there was some disagreement about that.

Thanks for that.

Definitely gonna be picking this up and flogging my US copy.

[KrugerIndustrial]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

DVD and BD prices throughout the Nordic countries are bordering on extortionate. Heck, even CDs I prefer to import as I can find titles for a great deal less, including shipping.

Yeah just yesterday I was checking out the Lethal Weapon boxset(Amazon) for £25. Then checked its price here and was shocked. 50 euros(+ postage) for the exactly same(UK version) package. And that was the cheapest online option, I don't even want to guess the price on the streets.

[thewerepuppygrr]

Thanks for the information guys. I haven't got the original release so i'll be waiting for this to get a price drop.

And I've wanted that Del Toro boxset for ages, but not if it's got the old release in it!

[nekromantik]

Originally Posted by thewerepuppygrr

Thanks for the information guys. I haven't got the original release so i'll be waiting for this to get a price drop.

And I've wanted that Del Toro boxset for ages, but not if it's got the old release in it!

its not.
The boxset contains the special edition. These new releases are individual releases of the boxset discs. It works our £48 if you buy all 3 new individual releases which is £3 more then the boxset.

[KrugerIndustrial]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

I believe it has a new, director-supervised transfer and lossless audio. I don't know if there's anything new in terms of extras.

So is there that much of a difference between this and the old UK one? I don't care about audio but if the pq difference is substantial then I might double dip.

[nametag]

Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

So is there that much of a difference between this and the old UK one? I don't care about audio but if the pq difference is substantial then I might double dip.

The PQ on the UK one has always been fine and doesn't need an upgrade... as many have said, this new 'special edition' is just the disc from the Del Toro boxset featuring the same video encode but with lossless audio now.

[thewerepuppygrr]

Originally Posted by nekromantik

its not.
The boxset contains the special edition. These new releases are individual releases of the boxset discs. It works our £48 if you buy all 3 new individual releases which is £3 more then the boxset.

Really? Then I'll probably go with the boxset. £40 isn't too bad for what you get. I assume the discs are in the regular amarays and can be removed from the box?

[CJPowers]

I'm not too fussed on the audio so I'll be sticking with my current copy. I will be picking up The Devil's Backbone though, which is currently awaiting dispatch at Zavvi. Cronos will have to wait until its sub £10.

[nametag]

Originally Posted by thewerepuppygrr

Really? Then I'll probably go with the boxset. £40 isn't too bad for what you get. I assume the discs are in the regular amarays and can be removed from the box?

The packaging looked like a fancy digipack sort of thing to me, but I might be wrong...

[thewerepuppygrr]

Originally Posted by nametag

The packaging looked like a fancy digipack sort of thing to me, but I might be wrong...

Yeah it is, I found a video of it on YouTube. I don't mind single film being in a digipack, but I don't like 3 films lumped together.

[tama]

Can anyone confirm if this is region free or region b locked? Thanks.

[nekromantik]

Its £11.99 still so I will wait till its £9.99 like Cronos and Devils Backbone