Die Hard 1-4 Blu-Ray release details...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Oct 2007, 15:37

It doesn't matter now Romero. The Canadian 4 disc set is virtually identical (now ported to America too). It's been out on HD (HD-DVD to be precise) for months now, it doesn't port over all extras sadly but is still a decent release. It's available in France and the UK.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 14 Oct 2007, 15:53

It's a 3 disc set.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 14 Oct 2007, 16:02

There is no Candian 4 dvd edition, its a 3 dvd version

Its also got significantly worse picture than the french edition and a lack of subs in english on extras etc...

The HD versions at the moment are a pain anyway

all them extras availble and none at all! and the picture gets such different reviews, some say its shit, some say its perfect. Hard to know what to think

and it costs so much as well.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Oct 2007, 16:06

romerojpg wrote:and a lack of subs in english on extras etc...

I don't know about the PQ but it does have English subs: "All extras apart from the audio commentaries in French with optional English subtitles."
Source: http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=1726

3 discs or 4 discs, does it matter? It's still oodles of extras. So what if the commentaries aren't subtitles, that's still stacks of extras to get through.

romerojpg wrote:The HD versions at the moment are a pain anyway all them extras availble and none at all!

Thankfully for me then I don't give a shit. Extras are so overrated. Keep the DVD 3 Disc set for the extras.

When I pick up Black Hawk Down BD and Ray HD-DVD I'll be selling my 4 disc Superbit Deluxe box set and LE respectively. Both the BHD BD and Ray HD-DVD have more than enough extras for me.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 14 Oct 2007, 16:10

Do you really trust dvdcompare

I dont.

Extras are not overated anyway, many are better than films.

HD Versions all have mess up wrong pitch sound anyway, no idea if I would notice mind you.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 14 Oct 2007, 16:13

It's been known for years that the 3 disc set from Canada is the best for English speakers Romero. Go and complain to DVD Compare if you dont like the comparison

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Oct 2007, 16:13

romerojpg wrote:Do you really trust dvdcompare I dont.

For what it tries to achieve yes, a basic DVD comparison. Besides it's been confirmed by many sources it has English subs. Why would they release it in America without English subs?

romerojpg wrote:HD Versions all have mess up wrong pitch sound anyway, no idea if I would notice mind you.

Some Studio Canal HD-DVDs do, some don't. Mulholland Drive does, Terminator 2 does not. I've not heard about Brotherhood of the Wolf either way.

Personally I doubt I'd notice. I've never noticed PAL speed up.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 14 Oct 2007, 16:21

grim_tales wrote:It's been known for years that the 3 disc set from Canada is the best for English speakers Romero. Go and complain to DVD Compare if you dont like the comparison

I own the 3 dvd canadian edition, I should know.

I did not say it was not the best version for English speakers.

I said I do not trust DVDCompare like its fact, like most people seem to, its not like they give you your cash back when they get it wrong and they get it wrong a lot.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Oct 2007, 16:30

romerojpg wrote:I did not say it was not the best version for English speakers.

You did say it didn't have English subs. I suggest checking the DVD next time, especially if you already own it

romerojpg wrote:I said I do not trust DVDCompare like its fact, like most people seem to, its not like they give you your cash back when they get it wrong and they get it wrong a lot.

The vast majority of their listings are correct. Their disclaimer even says to not rely on their listings 100%. I use them to have quick check, nothing more. For that they're very useful. I want to quickly see which DVD is best I use Rewind or I want to quickly see if a DVD has English subs I use Rewind.

In the case of BOTW it is known to be correct so is fact anyway.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 14 Oct 2007, 16:33

bradavon wrote:
romerojpg wrote:I did not say it was not the best version for English speakers.
You did say it didn't have English subs. I suggest checking the DVD next time, especially if you already own it

I did not, I was talking about the french edition, it has NO subs.

You mentioned the canadian version.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Oct 2007, 17:16

Fair enough if you meant the French DVD but you were talking about the Canadian set, see:

romerojpg wrote:There is no Candian 4 dvd edition, its a 3 dvd version Its also got significantly worse picture than the french edition and a lack of subs in english on extras etc...

If you were talking about the French set then your English failed you

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 14 Oct 2007, 17:28

Er no you need to read again. I was on about the French version first (obviously).

YOU mentioned the canadian 4 dvd version (which does not exist) and I said it lacks subs on extras etc.. (which it does).

You fail.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Oct 2007, 17:43

I suggest you re-read it, it's the Canadian DVD you've written about (even if you were talking about the French DVD) and just mention the French DVD in passing. I suggest thinking about your English in future before shooting off a sentence that doesn't mean what you're thinking.

Not that it now matters but guys reading the sentence above which DVD is Romero talking about?

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 14 Oct 2007, 19:52

lol, from reading his sentence, it appears Romero owns a 3-disc Canadian edition.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 14 Oct 2007, 21:06

I do own a 3 dvd canadian edition. I said I did later on in the thread haha

This is what I said early on, no word of canada at all, the conversation was about French editions, hence why I even spoke about them.

I still own the Crying Freeman French set, I did not mind the lack of subs, not the most complex film ever made. Brotherhood of the Wolf is another matter, how I wanted that set, but no english subs no sale for a french film.

Bradavon bollocks again.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Oct 2007, 21:31

I wasn't responding to that, I already quoted what you said above. Anyway it doesn't matter, we're both right (probably).

dvdvision · Post by **dvdvision** » 15 Oct 2007, 07:23

I think that the 4 disc set only exists in france. I directed one of the documentaries from this 4th disc, and produced another one. To my knowledge, this fourth disc was never released outside france. It includes an old TV movie on the beast of gevaudan, the one that director C. Gans remembered watching as a child, a Gans directed interview with the original director, and some extras including my featurettes, that aren't available on the 3 disc set. I say this one is for Die Hard fans only (pardon the pun, this is the DH thread). No subs of course.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 Oct 2007, 13:42

I say this one is for Die Hard fans only (pardon the pun, this is the DH thread).

Understood.

TBH the extras on the fourth disc don't exactly look particularly great, some small interviews and an old film that no one has ever heard of. The best extras are on Discs 2 and 3, which are included in the Canadian and USA sets.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Oct 2007, 15:42

Bullets the forum where you can go off topics and not get banned

But I must say The Brotherhood of the Wolf 3 dvd set is one of the best dvds in my collection (of a few thousand), wonderful extras that I can watch again and again and a film that is re-watchable foever. If only I spoke french I would own that amazing looking 4 dvd version and be able to listen to the commentaries, as they sound like they had a hell of a time recording them, esspecially when they are commenting on the sex scenes with Vincents old lady