Any reviews on Japanese Underworld?

[Blacklac]

Saw the movie mentioned and it was the first I've heard on a Japanese release of Underworld.

http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2658175


Atleast Japan is using TrueHD on their releases and their transfers seem to be quality.

Anyone have any info?

[Jester217300]

Kannisto has it and says that PQ is comparable to the German import, or very good. He owns both imports. I imagine he'd be the person to talk to if you want to learn more.

FYI, the Japanese import is the theatrical cut, not the extended cut.

[kannisto]

I was thinking about making an impressions thread on this title earlier but I got many interesting titles at the same time and then didn't have time for it.

I took case pics and checked the technical details on my PC setup.

Pics:



Details shown by WinDVD9 Plus:

Video stream:
Type: H264
Bitrate: 24.499 Mbps
Framerate: 29.970 Hz
Resolution: 1920x1080
Aspect ratio: 16x9

Audio stream:
Type: Packed PCM
Bitrate: 2457 Kbps
Number of main channels: 6
LFE Channel: None
Sampling Frequency: 48khz
Bits Per Sample: 24

Aspect ratio is 2.35:1 (OAR) and this is the theatrical version. Runtime marked on the case is 121 minutes and it was just a few seconds over that.

Disc image size: HD-30: 21.6 GB (23 237 591 040 bytes).

I watched it in full and thought the PQ/AQ is excellent. The movie is a bit grainy in some darker parts but the grain was presented beatifully as well.

I can't notice much difference at all when comparing PQ/AQ to the German Extended Edition though, but my audio setup is not supporting lossless anyway.

There were just some SD trailers and some textual cast/staff information (in Japanese) as extras.

[Blacklac]

Thank you!

Looks like since PQ is on par, I'll probably opt for TrueHD, if I decide to buy.

[Blacklac]

Just wanted to say, I just got this in the mail. It looks and sounds awesome. Glad I went with the Japanese TrueHD version.