Overseas HD Titles

[plissken99]

Originally Posted by snipsnapsappy

Hannibal is MGM/FOX here, so it would be BD only.

Right you are... dunno where i got the idea it was Universal.

[snipsnapsappy]

It is Universal overseas.

[Sehnzeleid]

Ach ja! HD DVD ist wunderbar!

Comments/screen grabs pertaining to Concorde's Silent Hill and Underworld HD DVDs coming out tomorrow in Germany.

[Pirate]

The Jackal (German HD DVD)



http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/ja...e-p-12694.html

[Sehnzeleid]

Originally Posted by piratehunter

The Jackal (German HD DVD)



http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/ja...e-p-12694.html

This is a Universal film in the states, so I imagine it'll appear on HD DVD sometime...probably with a TrueHD track, the commentary, making-of, deleted scenes, and alternate ending of the U.S. DVD too.

[Sehnzeleid]

Deltamac releasing another HK Blu-ray:

Flash Point

November 8th, 2007

- 1080p
- Cantonese: PCM 7.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital EX, DTS ES
- Mandarin: Dolby Digital EX

- Shooting Diary
- Deleted Scenes
- Making of
- Ultimate Fighters
- Theatrical Trailer
- Teaser Trailer
- TV Spots

[Sehnzeleid]

The Prestige
January 1st, 2008
GAGA Communications - Japan

English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English Dolby Plus 5.1
Japanese Dolby Plus 2.0

[Ruined]

Can anyone confirm if the AU Universal releases of Rambo 1-3 and Total Recall have the pitch issues of the Studio Canal releases?

[Sehnzeleid]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Can anyone confirm if the AU Universal releases of Rambo 1-3 and Total Recall have the pitch issues of the Studio Canal releases?

I believe they do, but I have the French Totall Recall HD DVD and honestly don't hear it.

[Sehnzeleid]

Is the French Enemy at the Gates HD DVD still SNAFU'ed on the A1/XA1?

[Sehnzeleid]

Originally Posted by Sehnzeleid

Deltamac releasing another HK Blu-ray:

Flash Point

November 8th, 2007

[Sehnzeleid]

1408 announced in Germany for 2/25/08:

Zimmer 1408 Blu-ray Disc (25.02.2008)
Bildformat: 2,35:1 (1080p)
Ton: PCM 5.1, DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch
Untertitel: Deutsch
Specials:

* Kinotrailer
* Kinofassung
* Director's Cut mit alternativem Ende
* Audiokommentar des Regisseurs und des Drehbuch-Autors
* entfallene Szenen mit Audiokommentar
* Featurette: Die Geheimnisse, von Zimmer 1408
* Interview mit John Cusack
* Featurette: Im Zimmer 1408

*****

Zimmer 1408 HD DVD (25.02.2008)
Bildformat: 2,35:1 (1080p)
Ton: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS-HD 5.1
Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch
Untertitel: Deutsch
Specials:

* Kinotrailer
* Kinofassung
* Director's Cut mit alternativem Ende
* Audiokommentar des Regisseurs und des Drehbuch-Autors
* entfallene Szenen mit Audiokommentar
* Featurette: Die Geheimnisse, von Zimmer 1408
* Interview mit John Cusack
* Featurette: Im Zimmer 1408

[plissken99]

Originally Posted by Sehnzeleid

1408 announced in Germany for 2/25/08:

With Newline slowly getting off their asses, we may see 1408 by then here as well.

[Sehnzeleid]

Originally Posted by plissken99

With Newline slowly getting off their asses, we may see 1408 by then here as well.

It's a Weinstein Co. distributed film here.

[plissken99]

Huh, I could have sworn it was Newline... Weinstein is much worse at this point lol.

[esc]

Hannibal Rising HD DVD 2 Disc Set



English 5.1 DTS-HD
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Polish Dolby Digital 5.1

Optional Polish subtitles

Second disc is a 480P PAL SD DVD with 140 minutes of extras.


This is a definite buyer for me. I am going to be dumping about $250 into overseas HD's in December so I'll let you know how it looks

[Sehnzeleid]

Originally Posted by Sehnzeleid

The Prestige
January 1st, 2008
GAGA Communications - Japan

English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English Dolby Plus 5.1
Japanese Dolby Plus 2.0

Sahara, U-571, and Underworld for 2/1/08 have been confirmed to have TrueHD audio tracks as well.

[Ruined]

the owner of xploitedcinema.com has to be a happy guy right about now

[Sehnzeleid]

Originally Posted by Ruined

the owner of xploitedcinema.com has to be a happy guy right about now

Speaking of which they just got the Dutch Lord of War, Flyboys, Saw 3, and Reservoir Dogs HD DVDs in stock.

[esc]

I was just going to bring up that there is a Dutch release of Reservoir Dogs is out on HD.

I'm wondering if there is another place to buy some of these discs. For example, I was able to save a bit of money by going directly to amazon.co.uk to get The Prestige HD, instead of buying it at Xploitedcinema. Amazon.fr has T2 for a few Euros less than getting it thru Xploited. Although after exhancge and shipping, I think you might end up only saving less than $1 on T2.

Are there Polish, Dutch and German sites that one could order directly from that might have some of these discs for cheaper ?

[Sehnzeleid]

Originally Posted by esc

I'm wondering if there is another place to buy some of these discs. For example, I was able to save a bit of money by going directly to amazon.co.uk to get The Prestige HD, instead of buying it at Xploitedcinema.

I would seriously consider just going through Xploited 95% of the time. Much less wait time (always get my orders in 2 days w/ priority), easy communication, and returns. I've dealt with Xploited a lot (way before they started carrying HD/BD) and they're good people, never a problem.

The only other places I'd consider is Amazon.uk and Amazon.jp. Amazon.de tends to have insane shipping costs and Amazon.fr screwed me around more than once.

DDDHouse is also great, but they only have just a handful of BDs so far.

[Sehnzeleid]

Universal just announced American Gangster for HD DVD in Germany on 3.27.08.

Also Warner announced The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford for HD/BD in Germany on 2.29.08. Warner just announced the U.S. DVD, but not a U.S. HD/BD release, so I dunno...?

Pony Canyon has announced Afro Samurai for HD/BD in Japan with TrueHD and DTS-MA tracks on 2.20.08.

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by Sehnzeleid

Speaking of which they just got the Dutch Lord of War, Flyboys, Saw 3, and Reservoir Dogs HD DVDs in stock.

Apparently Lord of War is a mess and not worth it.

However people are reporting that Reservoir Dogs looks significantly better than the BD. So that may be worth it especially when Xploited has it for only $27! Only downside is that it uses MPEG2, but people are stating its an excellent MPEG2 encode.

[Sehnzeleid]

Originally Posted by Ruined

However people are reporting that Reservoir Dogs looks significantly better than the BD. So that may be worth it especially when Xploited has it for only $27! Only downside is that it uses MPEG2, but people are stating its an excellent MPEG2 encode.

Like me?

[Sehnzeleid]

Dutch Filmworks, 2nd HD DVD Wave, 1/22/08:

* 1408
* Hero
* Home Of The Brave
* The Messengers
* Rescue Dawn
* Tristan & Isolde

[Sehnzeleid]

Sexy Beast is coming to HD DVD from Cinema Club in the U.K. on 2/18/08.

[Sehnzeleid]

Ruined, I see you're pestering () various forums about whether the DFW imports are 1080p/24. If they weren't, couldn't you just flip your display's res to 1080p/60?

[Sehnzeleid]

Till Brönner - A Night in Berlin and UFO - Showtime coming from SPV in Germany on 2/29/08 on HD DVD.

Coming from Warner in Germany on HD DVD (I guess BD too):

- Mystic River on 2/7/08.
- Cool Hand Luke, L.A. Confidential, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves on 3/1/08.
- Beowulf on 3/21/08.
- Rendition on 3/26/08.
- December Boys on 3/30/08.
- Any Given Sunday and Insomina on 4/1/08.
- The Martian Child on 4/4/08.
- The Golden Compass on 4/11/08.
- The Devil's Advocate on 4/26/08.

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by Sehnzeleid

Ruined, I see you're pestering () various forums about whether the DFW imports are 1080p/24. If they weren't, couldn't you just flip your display's res to 1080p/60?

Yes, but I don't want them if they aren't the proper framerate

I know at least half of the titles from the first batch of Dutch Filmworks titles are confirmed to be at the wrong framerate. I'm guessing Res. Dogs is too, but I have not confirmed it. I ended up cancelling my order. MPEG2 + most likely wrong framerate = wait for another distributor to put the film out. I wonder who owns the rights in Germany? Concorde Video seems to be putting out really solid releases.

[Sehnzeleid]

Via HD DVD Format Blog:

Full details of 'Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At Monterey' HD DVD

As a follow-up to our previous blog entry which confirms that Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At Monterey will be available to own in high-definition exclusively on HD DVD in the United Kingdom, we now have the full details of this HD DVD title...

Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At Monterey HD DVD
RRP £19.99 / December 10, 2007 / One HD-30

* 1080p High Definition Widescreen 16:9
* Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English)
* DTS 5.1 (English)
* Dolby 2.0 Stereo (English)
* English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese Subtitles

> American Landing - A brand new documentary which traces Jimi’s remarkable transformation from obscurity to his triumphant U.S. ‘debut’ at the Monterey Festival.

> Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At Monterey: A Second Look - A unique feature that allows viewers to switch between multiple, previously unseen camera angles to view several of Jimi’s celebrated performances like never before.

> Never Before Released Live Performances - As an extra special bonus to the DVD, watch the earliest known film and sound recordings of The Jimi Hendrix Experience in concert from February 25, 1967 before a packed audience in Chelmsford, England. Songs featured are “Stone Free” and “Like A Rolling Stone.”

> Music, Love And Flowers: The Monterey International Pop Festival - This is a behind the scenes glimpse of the festival’s origins, operations and lasting impact brought to you by legendary composer, producer and Monterey Festival co-founder Lou Adler.

[Sehnzeleid]

Via HD DVD Format Blog:

Details of 'Take That: The Ultimate Tour' HD DVD in the U.K.

Take That: The Ultimate Tour HD DVD
RRP £19.99 / December 3, 2007 / One HD-30

* 1080p 16:9 Widescreen
* DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English)
* Dolby Digital-Plus Stereo (English)

- The Ultimate Story
- The Ultimate Fans
- Mark's Stage Tour
- The Understage Action
- Picture In Picture Understage Action

[esc]

Originally Posted by Sehnzeleid

[b] Germany:
- The Devil's Advocate on 4/26/08.

But which version? I have never seen the 'cleaned up' print without the statue, or whatever they did to the film. I have 2 copies of the super rare original uncut DVD release.

From IMDB:

In the version released for USA premium cable channels as well as later releases on home video, the following changes were made in response to the lawsuit regarding the large white statue in Milton's office: in all the early scenes in his office, the statue has been changed. It looks much like the original with one major difference - there are no people in it. Instead, it's just an abstract swoosh of white waves. This was digitally inserted by Warner's effects department, and they did what must be said is an amazing job - the overlay is completely seamless, even following the random camera motions around the office. Later at the climax, when Lomax first arrives at Milton's office for the showdown and we hear Milton's voice bouncing around the office, the statue starts swirling to life. It comes to a rest in the form seen in the original version of the movie, with all the human forms in it, as Milton makes his appearance. From that point on, the scene remains the same as in the original.

[MJZ]

Originally Posted by esc

But which version? I have never seen the 'cleaned up' print without the statue, or whatever they did to the film. I have 2 copies of the super rare original uncut DVD release.

From IMDB:

In the version released for USA premium cable channels as well as later releases on home video, the following changes were made in response to the lawsuit regarding the large white statue in Milton's office: in all the early scenes in his office, the statue has been changed. It looks much like the original with one major difference - there are no people in it. Instead, it's just an abstract swoosh of white waves. This was digitally inserted by Warner's effects department, and they did what must be said is an amazing job - the overlay is completely seamless, even following the random camera motions around the office. Later at the climax, when Lomax first arrives at Milton's office for the showdown and we hear Milton's voice bouncing around the office, the statue starts swirling to life. It comes to a rest in the form seen in the original version of the movie, with all the human forms in it, as Milton makes his appearance. From that point on, the scene remains the same as in the original.

Why did they change the statue?

[Pirate]

New HD DVDs over at xploitedcinema.com

BUG


Death at a Funeral


http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/hd...page=1&sort=2a

[esc]

Originally Posted by MJZ

Why did they change the statue?

The director of Devil's Advocate saw a statue called Ex Nihilo in a church. Ex Nihilo is Latin for "out of nothing". It depicts the creation of humans in Genesis. The director said "I like that. That looks like something that Milton would have in his office." So he tracked down the artist and asked if it could be used in Devil's Advocate. The sculptor is fanatically religious and wanted his art nowhere near something called 'The Devil's Advocate'.

The director then had the prop department whip something up that closely resembled the Ex Nihilo statue. When the film came out, the church and the sculptor were not amused. Lawsuits were thrown around and in the end Warner had to change it for the final video release of the film.

Ex Nihilo in the National Cathedral, Washington DC

[plissken99]

I have the DVD with the original statue in it, but I'd gladly trade for the HD version, as the transfer is very very dated.

[Sehnzeleid]

The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel) is coming from GAGA Communications on 2/1/08 and Kenneth Branagh's The Magic Flute from Showgate on 1/25/08 in Japan on HD DVD.

[Sehnzeleid]

In the Shadow of the Moon is coming to HD DVD from 4DVD in the U.K. on 2/25/08.

[dugpa]

I saw In The Shadow Of The Moon in the theater. Great film, but I'm not sure if it's something that really requires HD. Mostly talking heads and footage from Apollo, which was all shot 16mm at best, often 8.

[Sehnzeleid]

Appleseed: Ex Machina - HD DVD/DVD Premium Edition from Pony Canyon in Japan for 3/14/08, only on HD DVD.

Specs:

- 1080p 1.78 Widescreen
- Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- English Dolby Plus 5.1

- HDi In-Movie Picture-in-Picture (Unsure of the translation, but it might be a rough cut of the film)
- HDi In-Movie Data Display
- Audio Commentary
- Supplement DVD (Japanese)
- Supplement DVD (English Dubbed)
- Theatrical Trailers / TV Spots
- Masamune Shirow Interview
- Storyboards
- Mechanical Blueprints
- Multi-Angle Character Tests/Descriptions
- 2 Booklets
- Postcard and Sticker Sets