MrBrown

I don't know if it coun't for being Special Content, but in Hong Kong the new John Woo Movie "Red Cliff" is avaible on DVDs, BDs and VCDs (*lol*).

It has two parts, each with a runtime about 140 minutes. Each parts is about 40$ on BluRay (region free, english subtitles) or 25$ on DVD (Region 3, english subtitles). It is announced that the Movies will be seen worldwide in cinema cut-together in one ~140 minute movie...

And today arrived my Thai Disc of Ong-Bak 2, which was shown 2008 in thailand in cinemas. It is not out yet elswhere, but the thai DVD comes without ANY subtitles. So I have to find some Fansubs which are so well done, to get them onto an safety copy together with the movie from the thai disc.

Edit2: Ong Bak 2 is announced to be released with english subtitling soon. So.. no hurry... :) well.. for my 10 Euro I paid for the thai DVD I know could check if the movie has intersting fight scenes.. except I find some PAL subs soon ^^

Ah. If someone know the russian movie "Night Watch" (Nochnoi Dozor) there is an dire..

EDIT1: I allready mentioned the Night Watch DC :D

UPDATE (04-09-09):

A friend of mine watched Region Free NTSC DVDs on her german Playstation 3 on her Full HD Television without any problems. The upscaling was great in her opinion.

So, for the records:

It is certain, that the german PlayStation 3 plays PAL and NTSC without any problems. So the european PS3 should do it. (I don't think their are differences between the GE and other EU PS3s :) )

Only the region code is something disturbing :) (I own about 100 DVDs with region coding not 2 nor 0)

Monroville said:

So Mr. Brown (just to confirm), you are saying that the European PS3s will play both NTSC and PAL dvds (provided of course that there is no region coding)?  DVD Decrypter will strip the region coding, so if what you are saying is true, then I can start watching my PAL dvds in 1080i via HDMI!

BTW, Mr. Brown, where would be the least expensive place to go on the internet to purchase a European (or Asian) PS3?  I can do a hunt on my own, but if you already have some good ideas as to where to start that would be great!

I don't know where to buy Asian PS3's. I just own a 60 GB PS3 bought in Germany at a normal Store. I am not that online shopper regarding Multi Media products. Take a look at Amazon.de or Amazon.co.uk for the european PS3s, but maybe there cheaper stores.

Play.com is an UK store also offering PS3s, they seem to be somebit cheaper than Amazon.co.uk

Regarding NTSC and PAL:

As announced above I own the normal German PS3, and I had never problems playing NTSC DVDs. I own some region Free NTSC Discs from across the world, and some Region 2 DVDs from Japan, and everytime I insert one, it plays fine. The only Problem is the Region Code, but the PS3 never made trouble with burned DVD Movies.

I have no HD TV, so I just use the SD out, but I will ask a friend of mine, if she ever used one of her Japan DVDs. She uses a HD TV with HDMI. But I would wonder, if this would make trouble using different outplugs...

Regarding Region Coding:

I own one PS3 game from USA: John Woo presents Stranglehold, and it works fine.

Bottom line: BluRays with Region Coding for USA won't work. And as long as I have none BluRay burner, I can't test if burned BD Movies work.

Most Asian DVDs are NTSC, so it would be a more win using an european PS3 for playing PAL DVDs, because PAL movies should mostly be RC 2.

I don't know if there is a difference between Asian (Hong Kong etc.) and japanese PS3, because of the difference DVD region coding...

If you need help getting code free PAL DVD stuff, i could rip some trailers from one DVD into a small iso and put it up to rapidshare...

but as stated above it seems to be a true problem that NTSC PS3 do not playing PAL stuff...

I wonder to hear that the US PS3 does not playing PAL. The european PS3 plays NTSC fine, the only problems are the region coded DVDs, but for that I just do an 1:1 otr a downshrink to DVD5 for my private usage from my own DVDs without region coding...

Have you ever tried some Region codefree PAL disc, if its just the region coding prob?

Edit: I just read some forums, to find that it is impossible fore NTSC PS3 to watch PAL DVDs. O.o

The Asian PS3 is stated to have Firmware allowing watching PAL...

Again I found something maybe containing more than US releases.

Its the German DVD of "Phantom Raiders" from 1988 with Miles O'Keeffe. It is a very boring Movie in my opinion. On the german DVD it is stated, that the US version lacks of many bad words. The DVD announce to have an english Audio Track (2.0) containing these words. I don't know IF  the US on DVD is censored.

Maybe someone owning it (I really don't belief this) ore knowing the Movie (I would wonder if). If someone owns the US DVD, maybe he could tell if the audio track seems to be edited.

WOAH! That would be awsome!

Checklist:

- Buy BluRay Burner with DL capability

- Buy BD-50 disk

..mhm.. first of all:

- Win a jackpot :)

But def. fantastic news.

Back to VCD!

Letz make a preservation of the six Malaysian 1997 SE VCDs inclusive "Episode II Sneak Peak Behind-The-Scenes with George Lucas"

skyjedi2005 said:...

 

I think the colors on the japan special collection are more acurate.  Too bad the image is soft and interlaced and is from a grainy old master again with washed out colors several generations away from the original

I could try to caps some shots from the Japanese LDs over my USB Video Grabber.

The sharpness isn't the best with my LD Player and the cheap usb grabber, but maybe it could tell the color correctness.

Edit:

I just checked my personal rip of the first side of Star Wars 1997SE from the japanese LD. It also has the color issue. So it would not be a help.

If he would release the OT (Star Wars in pre ANH state) in its original Way on HD-DVD (maybe together with additional Discs containing following versions) and not on BluRay it would be the reason to buy a HD-DVD Rom for me!

Even if there are too many transparency and color issues in the THX-remastered, the 1997 SE and the 2004 versions.. okay... I want them too! They are part of this releases.

I hate the THX remastered Version for seeing boxes around the ships.

I hate the SE-1997 for deleting the original Ewok Celebration Song!

I hate the SE-1997 in german for some freaky dubing problems (In one scene Lord Vader has a different dubbing voice)

But I want all of it!

If GL wants another reSFXing, okay. But I also want the old stuff! For what? Just for the good time I had with it!

I want it in englisch and german (because I raised with the german versions).

I want to choose wich way I want to spend my evening with the good old stuff.

I don't need to see supreeme digital FX to enjoy a good movie.

I try to plug my scanner this weekend.

(Or I scan on my fathers scanner, if my one refuse working with my PC... )

Laserschwert, do you need more parts scanned of this images, to puzzle it with photoshop?

I own the old 3 US CBS Laserdiscs with this covers, but they are cropped at top and the titles are on different image parts. And they are too big for my scanner (If I got it plugged). But they have somebit more informations at left and right.

I also own the 3 VHS Edition from germany.. it has only a different "Das imperium schlägt zurück" Cover..

maybe they could help you to puzzle this...

(If someonme could get it alltogether.. you are the man.. I always liked your reconstructions of the LucasArt game Posters at crazycovers..)

Wideload said:

MrBrown said:

Is there any open PIF Chain left? I don't believe in torrenting.

I am from Germany, maybe someone nearby still PIFing?

 

 PM sent.

Thanks a lot for your kind help.

Is there any open PIF Chain left? I don't believe in torrenting.

I am from Germany, maybe someone nearby still PIFing?

@nookupeous:

The project of restoration isn't a bad project at all. I believe you could get some experiance with doing it. Maybe one day you get your hands on some material which is never been released, and then you have some experiences...

@C3PX:

there is a fourth adaption of the book. It came the same year as "I am Legend" and is called "I am Omega" with Mark Dacascos. But its nothing more than a B-Movie.

The hard part with the italian version is that Italy seem to have really high shipping costs. I ordered it at www.ibs.it with shipment costs of about 10 € (about 12,50 $) from Italy to Germany. The really pain in the a** was that the shop does not have an english page. It just comes in Italy, and I had a hard time ordering there, beacuse I had to translate each page on the process with google.

I think I ordered the somebit more containing 2 Disc Edition, and there seem to be a little bit cheaper 1 Disc Edition, but I can't say anything about it.

Here some Pictures of the italian 2 Disc set:

The Box would be some more cooler if it would contain a 32 page english booklet, and the interviews would habe englisch subtitles. and the pdf with the script should even be in english.

Today the 2 Disc Special Edition from Italy arrived. (about 4 working days till send.. it was send yesterday.. today it arrived in germany with fed ex...)

It contains five cards with movie stills (black and white) and thre cards with poster arts. Additionally it contains a 32 pages counting booklet in italy with much text, infos about the movie, and the cast. But, I don't speak any italy, so it is not helpful for me.

The only information I could read are the comparison between the movie ruinning times in the booklet:

Running time Italy: 89 minutes (2427 meter movie)

Running time USA: 87 minutes (2380 meter movie)

The Menus are in italy, not in englisch, but itts not as hard to read as a menu in russia or japanese...

The first Disc is a DVD9 (containing 5.05 GB data), it contains the movie (I will add two caps as soon as possible) in englisch and italy, both in mono and 5.1 surround , but I don't own a surround system, so I can't check the quality of the 5.1 mix...

It only contains italian subtitles. :(

Sometimes there are some differences in the brightness of the black fields at top and bottom of the picture. (It is anamorphic, but its also 2,35:1, so there are black barrs)

The two missing scenes (stated in the imdb quote above) are in english.

The extras are:

- An italian trailer of the movie (3:45)

- Photo Gallery

- The complete Screenplay in Italy as PDF (47 MB)

The second disc is a DVD5 (2.16 GB data).

It is in italy, completely, without englisch subtitles.

- Interview with Dardano Sacchetti

- Intview with Pier Antonio Mecacci

- Interview with Franca Silvi

- A real cool feature: a map of rome with places marked used in the movie. Selecting one point you can see shortly the regarding scene and [b]sometimes[(b] you see a shot how the places looks now (about 2008).

- Differences between the US and the italy versions. I don' know whats the source of the picture for the US version, but there are some differences in the opening scene. Some shots of the dead city are quite different in order. The Credits in the italian version are in italy of course.. If the Comparison shows all differences than there are 3 different scenes: the Intro, the flashback and the dialogue...

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Here are the promised Screencaps:

All right.. I just ordered a 2 Disc Set of this Movie in Italy. Runing Time: 85:17 min. PAL (Info from www.ofdb.de)

It should contain a comparison between italian and US Version. I HOPE this is in englishc (I don't understand italy)

According to the ofdb.de it shoul contain an anamorph version, with Italian and Englisch sound in 2.0 mono and 5.1 . It just containy italian subtitles.

An Interview should be on the disc.

I don't know wich languages the interview and other things comes along. And all containing inbfos I have are for the 1 disc Edition!

So I will be really surprised.

The Movie itself was about 19 € (thats about 25 US$) additional 11 € shipment from Italy (TO GERMANY!!!) so its about 30 € (~39 US$)

But I will tell you how good this Edition is, maybe its worth to get a Pal to NTSC transfer...

(I'm really hoping that the comparison between Italy and US Version is in englisch...)

As far as I know there is a somebit longer version of this movie avaible in Italy...

I tried to get a Disc.. but none found at eBay yet...

There is a Bootleg in Germany, wich may contain interresting footage for the project. Unfortunately there seem only exist 100 Copies of it, and it is announced to contain 12 DVDs, so IF it would be found somewhere, it would be somebit extremely expensive. The set conatins:

DVD1: Evil Dead 1 (Uncut Version) 1:25:13 NTSC
DVD2: Evil Dead 1 (Extended Version) 1:36:04 PAL

DVD3: Evil Dead 2 (Uncut Version) 1:24:07 NTSC
DVD4: Evil Dead 2 (Extended Version) 1:23:29 PAL

DVD5: Evil Dead 3 (US Theatrical Cut) 1.20:48 NTSC
DVD6: Evil Dead 3 (Director's Cut) 1:36:28 NTSC
DVD7: Evil Dead 3 (UK Television Cut) 1:28:15 PAL
DVD8: Evil Dead 3 (Restored Workprint Cut) 1:44:36 NTSC

DVD9: Evil Dead - The Musical 1:35:10 NTSC

DVD10: Special Features PAL
Within The Woods - Evil Dead Prequell
Trailer & Tv Spots
Doku - Discovering Evil Dead
Doku - 2001 Convention
Doku - The Ingredibly Strange Film Show
Doku - Greek or Got ?
Doku - Dead good Marketing
Doku - The living Love The Dead
Slideshow's
Making off Evil Dead 2 & Trailer Evil Dead 2
Making off Army of Darkness & Trailer Army of Darkness

DVD11: Bonus DVD NTSC
Doku - The Ladies of Evil Dead
Doku - The Ladies meet Bruce Campbell
Doku - Convention 30.7.2005
Doku - Life after Dead
Doku - At The Drive In
Remember
Sam Raimi's Short Films
Behind The Sences Evil Dead 2
Tales From The Cutting Room
The Other Pages & Fx Test Screening
Slideshow's
DvD-Rom Part: Soundtracks of Evil Dead Trilogy

DVD12: Evil Dead Regeneration (PC DVD-Rom Game)

I hate the fact, that this boot contains more (maybe better, who knows..) stuff than any german official releases alltogether. And more I hate the fact, that it will be even more expensive, becuase first off al not every buyer knows that this is a Boot, and it is extremely rare... :(

But it seems contain some interresting content...

Japan DVDs seem to be everywhere somebit expensive.

A friend of mine ordered the Gackt limited CD Set at Yesasia and was very pleased. First of all, they don't sell Bootlegs. Okay, they seem to be somebit expensier than Amazon.co.jp for exanmple, but at amazon the shipping fees are quite hight, and Yesasia seems to be good at sending with avoiding taxes and duty tolls.

I ordered the Grindhouse Double Feature 6 Disc Set at Yesasia. The price there was about the same as it had been at Amazon.co.jo with shipping fee. But at amazon.co.jp it would never get duty free ;)

And Hong Kong DVDs are not always expensive at yesasia.

The good thing with yesasia.com.. they ship mostly worldwide, without shipping fees...

If my PS3 would be not Region B (Europe) and if I would have some money left this year, I would give the jamanese Disc a try. I just got the german DVD this month watched Johnny Mnemonic for the first time... the movie was somekind cool.... and if the japanese Version is a bit ironically.. just the better. Okay about 36 Euro for a BluRay is much money.

Sometimes people are just insane in some kind of way..

I paid about 180 us-Dollar for the limited japanese DVD Set of Kill Bill Volume 1.

The german "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Gift set goes about 200 us-Dollars at ebay.

The german "Cujo" Disc goes about 68 us-Dollars at eBay... And: the German Cujo Disc looks like some shitty VHS rip, with only german audio, not saying thats a very, very bad syncro. (Okay, so its something for german with no fun watch a movie in original audio)

Why shouldnt be someone somewhere so insane to buy some LD for about 400 bucks?

Myself I bought the japanese 1997 Special Edition Set of Star Wars.. and I am not even own a LD Player. (Something I'll try to change next year)

Okay.. 400 us for one movie would be very insane... too insane for me... ;)

This are many pages, didn't read them all.. just found some LD on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Song-of-The-South-Japan-Only-Mega-Rare-NEW-LD-Disney_W0QQitemZ200263937411QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Laserdisc?hash=item200263937411&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1229|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Maybe someone cann affort it...

I bought the Netherland Double DVD of Stephen Kings "Golden Years"

It seems that one of the Netherland Editions comes along in the TV Cut. With a running time of about 360 minutes in PAL.

Here is a German Overview for this Edition. I belive the main aspects are understandable even without knowing German.

But there is another release in the Netherlands with the normal Cut. It seems to has the actuall CBS/Paramount Stephen King Design.

As far as I know the TV Cut was only avaible on LaserDisc in USA, but I can be wrong.

as promised.. here is a shot from the UK (hope i match the other three shots )

and here is some random shot from the Worprint Version include in the german 3 Disc set:

..as you see.. the workprint ist really not in a talk about quality...

but the UK seems to have not as sharp quality as the german MAWA Disc, which is somebit cut.

I've heard the Lord of the Rings will come 2009 to BluRay. First as Cinema-Versions. Later when The Hobbit is coming the Extended will be released as BluRays.

There also are some comparison shots between DVD and HD Quality for FOTR.

http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html