Info on import Blu-ray titles

[kannisto]

Added 23 more German titles to the list. A couple of them are included because they are Steelbook releases though not exclusive import titles, as they may interest some importers. Now there are 84 German releases listed.

Still working on the German list...

[ahsoka]

Originally Posted by kannisto

Ahsoka, do you know where the German Shogun's Ninja is available? I couldn't find it in Amazon or JPC or Cinefacts. Seems to be a fairly underground release. Does it have a different title in Germany?

I ordered Shogun's Ninja from the Austrian on-line store D & T Mailorder. The site has an English language option and the package arrived quickly.
http://shop.dtm.at/product_info.php?...99&language=uk

A link to New Entertainment World. There seems to be info on the DVD version only.
http://www.entertainmentworld.de/index.html

[kannisto]

Eichmann is apparently released in Sweden tomorrow (8th of October):

http://english.megastore.se/template...itemid=1985868

English audio, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian and Danish subs.

I'll update the Nordic list after I've finished creating the German list.

[kannisto]

I took the plunge and ordered "Trois couleurs" 3-pack from Sweden since it's supposed to be released tomorrow and Megastore SE indicates Finnish subs for it. I couldn't find other shops with spec info that would have backed up the subs specs but I'm hoping for the best and otherwise will need to try with external subs or try to remember Swedish.

Noble Entertainment is another risk factor here as I think they don't have a good track record of releasing when announced.

http://english.megastore.se/template...itemid=1985870

At least the price of this set is pretty nice at €33.49 + shipping. I'll post a note if they do ship it tomorrow or soon.

[nyc20012001]

Hey Kannisto. American Pie (German Import) is not Region B it's Region Free because I have it and it plays on my PS3.

[Jester217300]

Found the answer to my question

Kannisto, I don't see The Art of Disney on the list from Japan. I've got the disc at home, I don't remember the audio and sub details

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%87%E3...3387585&sr=1-1

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by nyc20012001

Hey Kannisto. American Pie (German Import) is not Region B it's Region Free because I have it and it plays on my PS3.

Thanks! I marked it as Free now. I've pretty much marked everything in the German list as "B | Free" so far except for those that have been noted here to be one or the other as I haven't yet done much research into region codes for the listings.

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by Jester217300

Found the answer to my question

Kannisto, I don't see The Art of Disney on the list from Japan. I've got the disc at home, I don't remember the audio and sub details

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%87%E3...3387585&sr=1-1

I must have skipped that when I did the listings by assuming it was not a Japan exclusive release. I'll add it to the list soon then.

(T2 is going to be released by Geneon Ent., not by Gaga - in reference to your earlier post.)

[vanderw]

This is my first post, but I've been reading the forums for quite some time. Below I've listed the Region B imports that I own, all of which are Region Free (or at least A & B)

Death at a Funeral (Germany - Concorde) (5-Dec-2007)
Amazon Germany Cinefacts
Audio: English, German
Subtitles: German
Region: FREE

Jackal, The (Germany - Concorde) (3-Sep-2007)
Amazon Germany Cinefacts
Audio: English, German
Subtitles: German
Region: FREE

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Germany - Concorde) (3-Sep-2007)
Amazon Germany Cinefacts
Audio: English, German
Subtitles: German
Region: FREE

Tideland (Germany - Concorde) (7-Nov-2007)
Amazon Germany Cinefacts
Audio: English, German
Subtitles: German
Region: FREE

1408 (Netherlands - DFW)
Audio: English, Dutch
Region: FREE

Perfect Creature (Netherlands - DFW)
Audio: English, Dutch
Region: FREE

The Neverending Story (Netherlands - DFW)
Audio: English
Region: FREE

Air Force One (UK) Region: FREE
Black Sheep (UK) Region: FREE
Capricorn One (UK) Region: FREE
Escape to Athena (UK) Region: FREE
Starship Troopers (UK) Region: FREE
The Boys from Brazil (UK) Region: FREE
The Eagle Has Landed (UK) Region: FREE
The Seventh Seal (UK) Region: FREE
The Tudors: Series 1 (UK) Region: FREE

I do have a few questions, and I'm hoping that someone can help me out. (1)ITV (UK) has some new releases coming out, and as all of ITV's previous releases have been region free, I'm hoping these will be as well. I'm specifically interested in the Ipcress File. (2) The 2008 Champions League Final is coming out in the UK from 2 Entertain. All of their previous releases have been region free, I'm hoping this is as well (any ideas, guys?). and (3) I really, really want the Crimson Rivers, which is out soon in Germany (and is sporadically available in France). It's being released by UMA, and I cannot find any previous Blu-ray releases from them. Does anyone have any idea if this release is region free?
Thanks!

p.s. I tried to include URLs for the titles I have questions about, but the system wouldn't let me as I am a new user.

[iamlilc]

Grudge, The (Netherlands - Dutch Filmworks) (29-May-2008)

Audio: English
Subtitles: Dutch
Region: Free
Notes: Extras are in PAL?

[Jester217300]

Originally Posted by kannisto

(T2 is going to be released by Geneon Ent., not by Gaga - in reference to your earlier post.)

Thanks, I erased my post when I saw your info I can't read Japanese but it definately says GAGA on the Amazon.jp page

Originally Posted by iamlilc

Grudge, The (German - Dutch Filmworks) (29-May-2008)

(Dutch - Dutch Filmworks)

Also I don't remember the extras being PAL, but could be wrong.

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by Jester217300

Thanks, I erased my post when I saw your info I can't read Japanese but it definately says GAGA on the Amazon.jp page

I see this in Amazon for the two T2's, which is katakana for Geneon Entertainment:
Studio:: ジェネオン エンタテインメント

Also Watch Impress and Kakaku list them as Geneon Ent. releases so I think it must be correct. I see that the product description details in the lower part in Amazon say something about Gaga, but I think that's not the originating studio in this case.

I've seen some other cases where one source indicated Gaga while others indicated Geneon Ent. and there were apparently some releases where Geneon Ent. was the studio behind the content but Gaga had something to do with distribution.

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by vanderw

This is my first post, but I've been reading the forums for quite some time. Below I've listed the Region B imports that I own, all of which are Region Free (or at least A & B)

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I do have a few questions, and I'm hoping that someone can help me out. (1)ITV (UK) has some new releases coming out, and as all of ITV's previous releases have been region free, I'm hoping these will be as well. I'm specifically interested in the Ipcress File. (2) The 2008 Champions League Final is coming out in the UK from 2 Entertain. All of their previous releases have been region free, I'm hoping this is as well (any ideas, guys?). and (3) I really, really want the Crimson Rivers, which is out soon in Germany (and is sporadically available in France). It's being released by UMA, and I cannot find any previous Blu-ray releases from them. Does anyone have any idea if this release is region free?
Thanks!

p.s. I tried to include URLs for the titles I have questions about, but the system wouldn't let me as I am a new user.

Thanks for all the region information, I will update accordingly! And welcome to post here

For the German Crimson Rivers, it's actually to be released by UFA and here is the list of what they have released or are about to release, from Cinefacts.de:

http://www.cinefacts.de/blu_ray/db/s...list.php?id=34

I think many of those can be found from some region lists. I think Crimson Rivers is originally in French and these releases are probably not English friendly though. I guess it's no problem if you know French or German though.

For the UK titles I can't much help but hopefully somebody can

[Jester217300]

I always take your info as very reliable, kannisto, so I wasn't doubting you, just got confused

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by Jester217300

I always take your info as very reliable, kannisto, so I wasn't doubting you, just got confused

No probs. I can see how it's difficult to spot it as Geneon Ent. without reading katakana I've actually bought no Geneon Ent. releases yet, but I plan to buy their Shaolin Girl release that comes out in early November. That has English subs too.

I'll post a link when Geneon list the T2 specs on their homepage, so far Shaoling Girl is the last release they've listed there and the later ones are not yet covered.