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Posted: 14 May 2008, 19:00
by romerojpg
bradavon wrote:Stop calling me ignorant, fuck head!
:lol:

Posted: 14 May 2008, 19:07
by saltysam
i'm sticking with my amazon pre-order for the usa boxset for 1-3 and am buying Rambo separately.

Posted: 15 May 2008, 01:18
by saltysam
Rambo 2 & 3 usa BD'S confirmed Region-Free :)

Posted: 15 May 2008, 01:25
by bradavon
Thanks Salty. I understand First Blood is Region Free too, so only Rambo 4 is Region A. What's your source btw?

Posted: 15 May 2008, 04:22
by saltysam

Posted: 15 May 2008, 04:22
by saltysam

Posted: 16 May 2008, 20:45
by bradavon
Thanks.

Rambo 4 also confirmed Region Free:

http://www.blurayregioncodes.com/index.php?region=a

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The UK Sony BD "appears" to have more extras but it's only 5.1 instead of 7.1 and is likely to be more expensive. The USA BD also has that Digital Copy and better audio for Lossy/SPDIF users (Full-rate DTS Core guaranteed).

I'll wait to see if the UK Sony BD does in fact have more extras before deciding which I want to buy. I've no interest in the Digital Copy. I am interested in Full-rate DTS but the LG BH200 will convert the TrueHD to 1.5Mbps DTS too.

Posted: 16 May 2008, 20:57
by saltysam
should have gotten my Rambo 4 today but it got delayed.i'll probably have it tuesday. Good news that it's region free for Region B owners who want it early.

Posted: 16 May 2008, 21:03
by bradavon
The UK disc is out next month, so that aspect doesn't bother me.

Posted: 17 May 2008, 04:59
by EvaUnit02
bradavon wrote:The UK disc is out next month, so that aspect doesn't bother me.
You don't have a HD player, so of course that aspect wouldn't bother you.

Posted: 17 May 2008, 16:59
by bradavon
It wouldn't if I did. A month is nothing.

Posted: 17 May 2008, 17:07
by romerojpg
If you wait a year it will be cheaper. Brad still wont have HD by then either.

Posted: 20 May 2008, 18:53
by saltysam

Posted: 20 May 2008, 21:54
by EvaUnit02
saltysam wrote:Rambo usa box set review

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/33296/rambo-1-3-boxset/
Thanks Salty.

Good, 4/5 for video, nice to know that there are reviewers with some sense out there. The High Def Digest reviewers seem like they compare older films against the expectations of modern ones, which is stupid.

Posted: 20 May 2008, 23:15
by bradavon
DVD Talk reviews are excellent. Thanks Salty.

Reading that review you'd think First Blood was a masterpiece. It's pretty good but also so overrated. With out the bits at the end and start you just have a cheap B movie. Rambo 4 is the only good one of the Rambo films. Rambo 2 has it's fun moments.
romerojpg wrote:If you wait a year it will be cheaper. Brad still wont have HD by then either.
How much do you want to bet? Name your price.

Posted: 21 May 2008, 00:11
by Godzooki
Rambo 2008 arrived today, mine was also delayed, its a fantastic disc by any standards and a really good film, far better than i remembered, Just ordered the trilogy, also in stock at dvdslimited. :)

Posted: 21 May 2008, 10:15
by saltysam
bradavon wrote:
Reading that review you'd think First Blood was a masterpiece. It's pretty good but also so overrated. With out the bits at the end and start you just have a cheap B movie.
it's a superb film.i think you are the only person i've ever heard of to dislike it.talk about a minority view but each to their own i suppose.
bradavon wrote: Rambo 4 is the only good one of the Rambo films.
Again, utter bollocks imo

bradavon wrote: How much do you want to bet? Name your price.
i think you wear your non-hd ness as a badge of honour :) Beside's Brad's far too busy in his new role as commander-in-chief of the combo thread at avs forums to actually buy one of the things :wink:

Posted: 21 May 2008, 10:17
by saltysam
Tigercage wrote:Rambo 2008 arrived today, mine was also delayed, its a fantastic disc by any standards and a really good film, far better than i remembered, Just ordered the trilogy, also in stock at dvdslimited. :)
yes got mine this morning as well. as i already have First Blood BD and 2 & 3 on HD-DVD i'll leave my £20 order for the box set in at Amazon. No rush there. :)

Posted: 29 May 2008, 15:56
by EvaUnit02

Posted: 12 Jun 2008, 22:22
by bradavon
Rambo 4/Rambo (2008):

* Rambo UK BD confirmed Region B, read the comments section: http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/rambo4.html
* Which is odd when the USA BD is Region Free: http://bluray.liesinc.net/

According to this review the USA BD (like UK BD) does in fact have a standard audio commentary and PIP commentary. It also mentions the branching featurettes are included too, they're just mentioned separately in the UK press release:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/33396/rambo/

In short extras basically look the same:

* The USA BD has an extra Digital Copy
* And a Molog BD Live extra: Post comments "for the world to see", while watching Rambo. Is that really where the power of BD Live is going? :?

The only real differences seem to be (picture quality aside):

* USA: Region Free vs. UK: Region B
* USA: 7.1 vs. UK: 5.1
* USA: Guaranteed Full-rate 1.5Mps audio for Optical/Coaxial Amps vs. UK: Only 640Kbps DD (you may get more, depending how the Player down mixes the TrueHD)
* USA: Extra Digital Copy SD DVD, considering the next point it's effectively free
* USA: Slightly cheaper

Posted: 12 Jun 2008, 23:17
by bradavon
Chris has replied saying:

They insist it's coded for all regions, so we'll have to wait and see if it's just the check discs that are B.

Posted: 13 Jun 2008, 00:33
by Markgway
Seems like one would be just as well getting the US BD.

Posted: 21 Jun 2008, 00:30
by saltysam
having done a quick check of the BD's of Rambo 1-3 i couldn't really see much difference WITH the respective HD-DVD transfers.

Posted: 21 Jun 2008, 00:34
by bradavon
Is there any difference whatsoever? What about the audio? Thanks btw.

You have the UK HD-DVDs and USA BDs right?

Posted: 21 Jun 2008, 01:21
by saltysam
aussie hd-dvds of 2 & 3, i can't see much,if any difference in the picture quality.possibly the same masters used? says studio canal on the back of the BD'S,same as the hd-dvds.soundwise blu-ray wins by the default,the hd-dvds had that early studio canal pitch correction issue,not that i'd noticed.