Metropolis Region A - Blu-ray Forum

dean1700 · 09-12-2011, 01:37 PM

Can anyone tell me if the US release of Metropolis (Region A) is locked at all?

Supernaut · 09-12-2011, 01:46 PM

Apparently the first pressing of the disc was region free but later ones were locked.

MacEachaidh · 09-13-2011, 08:13 AM

Kino is generally like Criterion, in that its releases are locked to Region A as standard. (It's a bummer, 'coz they're the only ones putting Buster Keaton on Blu.)

By all accounts, the UK release of Metropolis is the better one to get, and has a commentary track that Kino's US release is missing.

Edited to add:
I was wrong, it seems. According to this comparison review by DVD Beaver (http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCom...etropolis2.htm), the Kino (US) release is generally noted as being Region A locked, but is in fact region-free. It agrees that the UK release is the one to get, though.

pro-bassoonist · 09-13-2011, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Kino is generally like Criterion, in that its releases are locked to Region A as standard.

This is incorrect

https://forum.blu-ray.com/2847070-post1.html

Pro-B

09-12-2011, 01:37 PM	#1
dean1700 Active Member Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Sydney, NSW, Australia. Blu-ray collection:140 DVD collection:3	Metropolis Region A Can anyone tell me if the US release of Metropolis (Region A) is locked at all?

09-13-2011, 08:13 AM	#3
MacEachaidh Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Edge of the Accretion Disc Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	Kino is generally like Criterion, in that its releases are locked to Region A as standard. (It's a bummer, 'coz they're the only ones putting Buster Keaton on Blu.) By all accounts, the UK release of Metropolis is the better one to get, and has a commentary track that Kino's US release is missing. Edited to add: I was wrong, it seems. According to this comparison review by DVD Beaver (http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCom...etropolis2.htm), the Kino (US) release is generally noted as being Region A locked, but is in fact region-free. It agrees that the UK release is the one to get, though. Last edited by MacEachaidh; 09-13-2011 at 09:05 AM.

09-12-2011, 01:46 PM	#2
Supernaut Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:3270 Trading Score:42	Apparently the first pressing of the disc was region free but later ones were locked.

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