Further Tartan Blu-ray titles!

[romerojpg]

Well that sucks. Strike 1.

[gasteropod]

Just quickly checked A Tale of Two Sisters and I'm not very impressed with the picture quality. It doesn't look like real high def, it's soft, there's a lack of detail and definition, and a fairly low bitrate.

Mr. Vengeance fairs better and has a decent bitrate, but I can see edge enhancement unfortunately.

Lady Vengeance seems to be the best, it's the most grainy, but seems to be film grain, and I can't see edge enhancement as I skip through it.

[Shingster]

Yeah I'm willing to bet Tale of Two Sisters is the first of their BD titles with inadequate masters (which I warned people to start expecting earlier in this thread). I guess it's possible they only had a NTSC master as it's 1080i is it not? I'll have to rent it and see how good/bad it is.

[gasteropod]

Is it? I couldn't tell you as my PS3/Toshiba Regza setup can't tell me the whole 1080i thing unfortunately. Shiiiiiiiit.

[gasteropod]

Right, just been reading up on the matter and yeah A Tale of Two Sisters is 1080i and a guy from Palisades Tartan is contacting the authoring house to find out what the hell's happened.

[romerojpg]

Or Tartan could just acctually try to do a good job.

[Tutut]

Thirst from Park Chan Wook announced for January 25.

[bradavon]

Apparently the UK BD of Lady Vengeance only contains the Fade to Black version, cool, since that's the director's preferred version I'm quite happy about that, although a choice of both would obviously have been nice.

That's weird. Given Tartan have only released the Colour version, outside of the box set.

Right, just been reading up on the matter and yeah A Tale of Two Sisters is 1080i and a guy from Palisades Tartan is contacting the authoring house to find out what the hell's happened.

Any further word? Maybe they'll re-issue. If so, I'll wait. It's a pity as Tale of Two Sisters DVD is excellent and I even think the UK one is Native PAL.

Now come on Tartan and bloody release Battle Royale. I'd pre-order that in an instant.

[gasteropod]

They reportedly only had suitable materials for an HD release of the Fade to B&W version, so presumably their theatrical print is standard def.

No further updates as of yet about A Tale of Two Sisters that I can see.

[bradavon]

Thanks.

Where are you getting this info btw?

[gasteropod]

This thread with a guy from Palisades Tartan: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=72806&page=6

[bradavon]

Nice! Thanks.

Is this list complete? -

Released by "Tartan" - All should be Region Free:

Black Book
Oldboy: The UK BD's second disc is the DVD, the USA BD has a second DVD of extras instead.
The Seventh Seal: A superior Criterion BD also exists.
Paranoid Park
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK!
The Proposition: The cheap Region Free USA BD has all the extras, they're on the Tartan 2 Disc UK DVD but most aren't on their BD.
Sky Blue

Ended up being released by "Halcyon Pictures" - All should be Region Free:

Funny Games (2007)

Cancelled by "Tartan":

P2

Released by "Palisades Tartan" - All are Region B:

36
A Tale of Two Sisters
Lady Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Re-Released by "Palisades Tartan" - All should be Region Free:

Black Book
The Proposition: The cheap Region Free USA BD has all the extras, they're on the Tartan 2 Disc DVD but most aren't on their BD.

All titles released by Tartan to date:

Black Book
Oldboy
The Seventh Seal
Paranoid Park
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK!
The Proposition
Sky Blue
36
A Tale of Two Sisters
Lady Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

I wonder what happened to P2?

[bradavon]

Can anyone find 36? Given it's stupid name it's not being found on most sites. I can only find it at HMV:

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=254427

[Tutut]

I read, I don't remember where, the November releases are HMV exclusive.

36 has been released in France with english subs, extras are only in french, and will be out in the US in February.

[bradavon]

Of course. You're right. The Proposition and Black Book can be easily got hold of, as the previous batch weren't HMV exclusives. I can wait, the HMV price is too much.

Thanks for the info on the French BD. They're too pricey for my liking. I imagine the USA BD will have a similar spec. to the UK one. Is it Tartan in America too?

[Tutut]

The Proposition and Black Book can be easily got hold of, as the previous batch weren't HMV exclusives.
I searched for Black Book, Amazon:58£, Play:78£ , looks like the previous release became rare and HMV is only 14.99£, the region free US release is around 25$.

Thanks for the info on the French BD. They're too pricey for my liking. I imagine the USA BD will have a similar spec. to the UK one. Is it Tartan in America too?

Yes it is, Palisades also owns the rights for the USA. less than 20$ according to Dvdpacific.

[bradavon]

Thanks Tutut. The Sony USA BD of Black Book also has a Director's Commentary and Proposition USA BD has loads more extras, it's so cheap too.

[grim_tales]

Welcome to BnB Tutut
36 looks expensive at HMV so I'll wait.

[Tutut]

Thanks Tutut. The Sony USA BD of Black Book also has a Director's Commentary and Proposition USA BD has loads more extras, it's so cheap too.

You're welcome. I also own the US version because my first Blu-Ray player was a japanese imported PS3, I wasn't sure about region coding so I prefered to buy in the US and because it's cheaper than in Europe.

[Tutut]

Welcome to BnB Tutut

Thanks, I've been reading this board since 2007, but subscribed lately, my english is poor and I prefer reading than writing.

[bradavon]

English looks fine to me, better than some on this forum. Where do you live btw?

[HungFist]

Hey, I learned the whole damn language (well, most of it) by writing on forums.

English looks fine to me, better than some on this forum. Where do you live btw?

Let me guess: France

[bradavon]

What makes you so sure?

[HungFist]

What makes you so sure?

I'm not sure, but his signature is in French

[bradavon]

Oh yeah. I hadn't noticed.