Son of Rambow

[lnh_boy]

I've heard great things about this film and an online review shows the BD as Region A/B. Is this truly the case, since it's an Optimum release? Can anyone personally recommend the film?

Thanks!

[cartman781]

Who is Rambow?

[Sky_Captain]

Oh dear god...

[Dotpattern]

Yes, saw this in the theater and it's definitely worth seeing! In some small way, it's similar to Be Kind Rewind, but instead of remaking several movies, the kids are trying to make one original movie. And they are very clever and resourceful at it.

Whether or not it's worth buying however is going to be up to your movie preferences.

[lnh_boy]

The reviews all sound good, the trailer is funny, the Blu-Ray's back cover seems to show a Region A and B and I really like Jessica Hynes (Stevenson) and the filmmaker's last film (Hitchhiker's Guide), so I'll give it a blind buy thru Amazon UK. Thanks!

http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/son-of.html

http://www.zavvi.co.uk/imagepopup.js...false&pop=true

[Zyclone]

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

Oh dear god...

if you don't know what its about , its about two kids making their own rambo film in their backyard its not a son of the mask sort of deal.

[ufo]

i'd really like to get son of rambow on blu and it seems the only way is to get the uk release which is supposedly region a/b. now ive read about problems with the disc playing in region a players due to the pal trailers before the movie.

i know this blu wont work on regioin a ps3's, but i am wondering if it will work on sa players. im just hoping that some of you have imported the disc and could be helpful thanks.

i have a sony bdp350 and 550. so if you have the import and it works on either of those players please let me know.

[ulri4651]

I bought it and had to send it back because i couldn't get anything on my PS3. Not sure about standalone players though. But it definately WONT work on the PS3!

[DutchBoy]

'Son of Rambow' is not region free, per Blu Ray Region Code website.

[ufo]

i know its not region free (even though its listed as a/b on the back) but supposedly there has been some success on sa players and thats what id like to try and verify.

[DutchBoy]

Originally Posted by ufo

i know its not region free (even though its listed as a/b on the back) but supposedly there has been some success on sa players and thats what id like to try and verify.

Found this, FWIW.

The disc

Issued on a dual layer disc, Son of Rambow is a bumper package with a high bit-rate transfer. Announced as Region B, the check disc we received was actually coded for all regions but had limited compatibility on Region A machines. I tested the disc on my Region A player and found that the forced trailers at its start played jerkily but the menu would not show even though the main feature would play once you pressed enter at the presumed menu. Testing the disc on a Region A PS3 resulted in a black screen and nothing more. Optimum have since confirmed to us that while the check disc was coded for all regions - as they originally announced - the retail disc will be coded for Region B only. The only real disappointment with the transfer of this film is that it is a MPEG-2 encode, as the average bit rate is around 20 Mbits and the total file size is 25 GB. Detail is strong, the black levels are superb and the summer glow of the film is replicated well in the colour balance. The periphery is sometimes soft but this is how the film was shot, and not due to a lack of information in the transfer.

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id...of-rambow.html

[ufo]

oh well thats some bad news. makes sense since everywhere ive looked i couldnt really find confirmation of it working, it was always the ps3 comments.

thats a real shame paramount isnt releasing it in the us so i guess this will never come out?

[toothless_farmer]

I have this disc, and it's region free. I tested it on my BD-equipped PC with every region setting, and it DOES work. (I have a retail disc, mind you, meaning the info Optimum provided is not correct.)
It has limited compatibility with non-PAL enabled BD players, but my region 1/A Panasonic 30 DOES play it, even the main menu is visible, so you needn't guess anything. The only problem is it has some first-play trailers encoded in PAL, which you can cure pressing SKIP button several times, until you see the main menu.

[HumanMedia]

Originally Posted by toothless_farmer

The only problem is it has some first-play trailers encoded in PAL, which you can cure pressing SKIP button several times, until you see the main menu.

EXCEPT if you play it on a PS3 and perhaps other players that stop dead when they hit 50hz material.

As you have noted the Panasonics are OK with it if you hit next, but other players dont work at all doing this.

[naglfar]

I am using a Region A Samsung 1500, and it works on mine. What happens that the screen will go blank after loading. What you need to do is to press Disc Menu, and the menu will pop up.

I also have a Region A PS3, and it doesn't work on the PS3.

Great show, by the way.

[ufo]

so my next question is does anyone know if the sony 350/550 will work or will it freeze up when the pal trailers hit it.

[sfmarine]

I got the movie from netflix. dvd of course. I thought the movie was very boring. It's a movie for young adults.

[jw]

Originally Posted by ufo

i'd really like to get son of rambow on blu and it seems the only way is to get the uk release which is supposedly region a/b. now ive read about problems with the disc playing in region a players due to the pal trailers before the movie.

i know this blu wont work on regioin a ps3's, but i am wondering if it will work on sa players. im just hoping that some of you have imported the disc and could be helpful thanks.

i have a sony bdp350 and 550. so if you have the import and it works on either of those players please let me know.

I can personally verify it DOES NOT work on a S350, will not play at all

[Crim122]

Wonderful movie, loved the French foreign exchange student...will buy when it comes to BD.

Oh I also loved how Chuck from Gossip Girl is in it lol.

[GGX]

Originally Posted by ufo

thats a real shame paramount isnt releasing it in the us so i guess this will never come out?

Um wow where would you get that idea? Just because a movie isn't coming out the same time the DVD is doesn't mean it wont ever be released on Blu.