The General HD Releases Thread!

It seems all the Region Locked BD "New Line" titles can have their region coding bypassed:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=687303

Namely:

Shoot 'Em Up
Hairspray
Mr Woodcock
Rush Hour 3

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 28 Jan 2008, 02:52

Yeah, but you never know if a firmware update will stop it, so I personally wouldn't risk buying them.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 28 Jan 2008, 17:07

I would. Have you seen how bad the EIV versions are? They won't be too hard to sell on.

There's no reason to specifically believe it will be removed. This is a disc error not hardware error.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 28 Jan 2008, 17:34

Rush Hour 3 definitely doesn't work in a uk ps3. the extras disc does though.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 28 Jan 2008, 17:46

Weird:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showpost ... stcount=47

Maybe he didn't use a PS3. Then again:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showpost ... stcount=79

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 28 Jan 2008, 17:50

saltysam wrote:Rush Hour 3 definitely doesn't work in a uk ps3. the extras disc does though.

You've tried it, have you? I'd read that it does, and it was the only one I was thinking about getting. I'll probably wait for a trilogy box set anyway.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 28 Jan 2008, 17:56

gasteropod wrote:
You've tried it, have you? I'd read that it does, and it was the only one I was thinking about getting. I'll probably wait for a trilogy box set anyway.

i wouldn't say it didn't work if i hadn't tried it would i

Shoot em' up works as does Rush Hour 3 disc 2, The film itself doesn't,though i hear it works on Sharp BD players.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 30 Jan 2008, 21:08

Commando:

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/commando2.html

It looks like this may finally be uncut in the UK:

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classifie ... enDocument

It even says "Previous cuts waived" but is likely to be the Theatrical Cut.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 30 Jan 2008, 23:29

The BBFC passed both the theatrical version and the director's cut without cuts last year. Yet that packaging suggests by omission that it includes the TC only.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 30 Jan 2008, 23:43

Oh is that what both cuts refer to. Of course. There is also a DC submission over at the BBFC. You'd think they'd mention it's a different cut.

Markgway wrote:Yet that packaging suggests by omission that it includes the TC only.

A DVD DC is possible but Fox have been routinely releasing their catalogue titles on BD in a barebones manner. a proper DC SE on BD was unlikely.

No doubt they plan to milk all of them.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 31 Jan 2008, 08:47

I heard there was going to be a 2 disc "Definitive Edition" UK DVD of Commando ages ago but it never showed.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 31 Jan 2008, 15:02

If one comes I seriously doubt the BD will be seeing it.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 04 Feb 2008, 17:43

Sweeney Todd HD-DVD out April 1st

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/ ... April/1425

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Feb 2008, 18:49

It's Warner in th UK so expect a BD. I'll be picking it up for sure. I can wait. It's an excellent film.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 04 Feb 2008, 19:27

bradavon wrote: I can wait.

if waiting was an olympic sport you'd win the gold no problem

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Feb 2008, 19:35

Oh yeah of little faith. I'll have a Player sooner or later and will then have lots of discs to play on it

3 months a year down the line is nothing.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 04 Feb 2008, 19:45

bradavon wrote:
3 months a year down the line is nothing.

You said that a year ago 8)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Feb 2008, 20:27

I did didn't I

. It was expected Samsung would deliver, wasn't it

Like Guinness you need to wait for the best

It's not my fault LG got the BH100 so wrong, you have to wonder why they bothered with it. The BH200 and then BD-UP5000 continued to have problems. Signs are right the Samsung BD-UP5500 will finally get it right. If nothing else because they're confirmed it will be Profile 1.1, DTS-HD and TrueHD 5.1 out of the box instead of "coming later".

When they do deliver (and some company will I know that much) the HD Combo will rock!

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 04 Feb 2008, 20:33

bradavon wrote:It's not my fault LG got the BH100 so wrong

No, but it's your fault for actually expecting them to make something that doesn't suck

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 04 Feb 2008, 20:44

gasteropod wrote:
bradavon wrote:It's not my fault LG got the BH100 so wrong
No, but it's your fault for actually expecting them to make something that doesn't suck