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Old 09-29-2008, 01:45 PM
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Can anyone tell me what was edited from Casino Royal in the US version?
Under Casino Royal, the "uncut" is a link explaining the differences.
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Old 10-01-2008, 01:59 PM
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I was able to compare the Japanese Transporter 2 disc to the US disc and the Japanese HD DVD Underworld to the US Bluray disc. Transporter 2 was just like my comparison of Transporter 1. The Japanese disc uses AVC and nearly twice the bitrate to the US MPEG2, but the difference isn't nearly that big. The Japanese Transporter 2 may be a hair sharper, but they both have incredible detail. The main difference is the yellow/orange saturation of the US copies. The Japanese releases have much more natural color and skin tones, which for me, made the PQ much better. For Underworld, again both are incredible releases. I think the US disc had a bit of motion noise/artifacts that I didn't see on the Japanese release. When I first saw it, it had that digital look to it. The Japanese copy seemed to look slightly more natural, but this is getting quite picky. I don't think the average person would notice this difference, since I was actually looking for them. Another note, the Japanese HD DVD has a 24-bit TrueHD track that is IMO reference in every way. The US disc is 16-bit PCM, and is still very nice, but just didn't quite have the punch that the TrueHD track had. I did not know about the 24-bit vs 16-bit until I had compared them and came to this conclusion. Again, my findings are nothing scientific or definite, but those are the conclusion I've drawn.

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Next up for me, The Prestige (Japanese HD DVD with AVC and TrueHD vs. US Bluray) I think I'll be splitting hairs again.
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There is a B2G1 sale at Amazon.co.uk if you want some of these UK titles.
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Old 11-30-2008, 09:39 PM
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after seeing this thread..

i am highly interested in looking out for superior versions now.. any place that review import bluray specifically..

im curious about saw 1 compared to the us version. i dont see it for sale on amazon.uk. is it even out?
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after seeing this thread..

i am highly interested in looking out for superior versions now.. any place that review import bluray specifically..

im curious about saw 1 compared to the us version. i dont see it for sale on amazon.uk. is it even out?
Saw can be imported from Germany (Amazon.de), not the UK. It's superior to the US version in PQ, AQ, extra features, and has cooler cover art

In general Kinowelt > Lionsgate (at least for early Lionsgate releases).
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Old 12-01-2008, 01:28 PM
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Saw can be imported from Germany (Amazon.de), not the UK. It's superior to the US version in PQ, AQ, extra features, and has cooler cover art

In general Kinowelt > Lionsgate (at least for early Lionsgate releases).
thanks for the info.. so they got director's cuts? damn it

ill have to try to find a good deal on this
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Old 12-07-2008, 01:55 PM
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Is the UK release of Basic Instinct also the Unrated Directors Cut as featured on the US Blu-ray release?

Also, are the extras on the Optimum UK release of Pans Labyrinth in PAL?
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Is the UK release of Basic Instinct also the Unrated Directors Cut as featured on the US Blu-ray release?

Also, are the extras on the Optimum UK release of Pans Labyrinth in PAL?
Anybody? Anything?
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Old 12-24-2008, 02:16 PM
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Pan's extras are PAL.
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Old 12-28-2008, 08:03 PM
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Where can I import Aus, dutch french and nordic titles if I live in the US?


I'm looking for these titles:

Reservoir Dogs dutch
Mr and Mrs. Smith French
Face-Off AUS
Black Hawk Down Nordic
Aviator dutch
American Psycho AUS
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Old 12-28-2008, 08:11 PM
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EzyDVD for Aussie....http://www.ezydvd.com.au/
bol.com for dutch
nordic I'd probably go for http://english.megastore.se/
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Old 12-28-2008, 08:20 PM
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Alternatives from what Dan listed:

www.dvdcrave.com (AUS)

www.freerecordshop.com (Dutch)
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Old 12-28-2008, 09:12 PM
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Can anyone tell me what was edited from Casino Royal in the US version?
I have the Uncut version of the movie It shows a little more in the fight sequences basically. Ordered it from xploited cinema. Here are some screens.
http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4011
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Old 12-28-2008, 09:37 PM
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Cheapest price for American Psycho:

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/Produ...SYCHO-(BLU-RAY)
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Anyone have thoughts on these:

Dirty Dancing (AUS Sony /vs/ US Lionsgate)

No Country for Old Men (AUS Paramount /vs/ US Buena Vista)

Looking for the best overall package (PQ/AQ/Extras). I already own the US releases but I would consider importing if the AUS releases were better.
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