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[saketb]

Movies I received this week.

Fanaa - Indian version.

Sucker Punch - US version.

Watchmen - UK Director's Cut.

Kill Bill Box Set - 2 Movies - UK

Sherlock Holmes Collection - 2 Movies - UK

Lethal Weapon Collection - 4 Movies - 5 BD's - UK

 

[technobhatt]

You seem to be running very fast Saket !!
I wish to own Kill Bill set one day. (infact all the Terentino movies).
Never watched 'Watchmen', even though I love watching science fictions.
How's this movie ?

 

[saketb]

You seem to be running very fast Saket !!
I wish to own Kill Bill set one day. (infact all the Terentino movies).
Never watched 'Watchmen', even though I love watching science fictions.
How's this movie ?

Thanks bro.

I could not resist the huge price drops on these titles, so grabbed them.
Moreover, I always wanted to have these in my collection and was waiting for the prices to reduce, so went for it.

I have'nt watched Watchmen, but I believe that it is a good movie and even great on Blu-Ray.

What other Hindi movies are good on Blu-Ray?

 

[bluraymaniac]

nice haul , i still haven't got any parcel

hindi movies worth on blu ray agneepath ,rockstar and shanghai all great aq and pq

 

[just4kix]

@saketb, Are the "Kill Bill" movies region free?

@bluraymaniac, I wouldn't buy movies just for PQ and AQ. Story, direction, editing and acting (in that order) for me is first and foremost importance. Basically I will buy only if I can promise myself repeat viewing of the movie.

 

[saketb]

nice haul , i still haven't got any parcel

hindi movies worth on blu ray agneepath ,rockstar and shanghai all great aq and pq

Thanks bro.

I think we ordered the same day, and you haven't yet received yours, quite surprising. Maybe, in a day or two you should have it.

Thanks for the suggestions, I shall look into it.

 

[saketb]

@saketb, Are the "Kill Bill" movies region free?

This box set is region B locked from Studio Canal with DTS-HD MA 5.1

 

[technobhatt]

Thanks bro.

What other Hindi movies are good on Blu-Ray?

I have Bluray Discs of 2 Hindi movies...Jodha Akbar and Swades. (I love both of these movies)
I must tell you 'Jodha Akabar' is awesome treat to your eyes and ears when watched on Bluray. It has pretty good story with a good soundtrack and background score courtesy A R Rahman. (when it was released, I watched it thrice in theater.)
And 'Swades' is a movie which is very close to my heart. Another masterpiece by Ashutosh Gowarikar. This too has a very good heart touching story and lovely music by Rahman Saab.

I am awaiting for following Hindi movies to be released on BluRay.
- Sholay
- Lagaan
- Rang De Basanti
- Gangs of Wasseypur 1 & 2

Can't understand why these Bollywood producers haven't released above first three movies on Bluray yet !! And I wonder when 'Delhi -6' is on Bluray, why not 'Rang De Basanti'. When Swades and Jodha-Akbar are there, why not 'Lagaan' ?
And Sholay...who would not like to have it on BluRay !!

Most of the people have admired Gangs of Wasseypur series. Both movies are great. After watching the worst quality on GOW-1 DVD; I am desperately awaiting the BluRay version.

 

[just4kix]

As far as Sholay is concerned, even the DVD is not created from re-mastered material. It is a film to digital media transfer as-is. The copy shows artifacts such as scratches, film grain, low resolution, etc.

I have the Director's Cut DVD that I purchased in UAE. It is some 30 minutes longer and shows the following main differences:

• The first fight sequence on the train when Jai & Veeru are introduced is significantly longer (sometimes to the point of boredom)
• The scene where Thakur's family is killed is slightly extended (but not too much)
• Many fight scenes are extended, such as the battle on the day of Holi
• Extended scene of Ahmed taking leave of his father Imam Saheb
• Added scene where Ahmed is tortured by Gabbar Singh and then killed (theatercial release only shows Ahmed captured and then shown dead riding the horse to the village)
• A small added scene where Ramlal is fixing nails on Thakur's shoes
• The last fight between Jai and the remaining bandits is extended
• And finally, Thakur fights Gabbar Singh and kills him

This is a real treat to watch apart from the artifacts. The running time is nearly 204 minutes.
The downside of the DVD are as follows:

• 4:3 format
• Artifacts resulting from direct film to digital transfer without remastering
• Film grain and sometimes washed out colours

I would love to get the remastered 2004 edition too.

 

[technobhatt]

As far as Sholay is concerned, even the DVD is not created from re-mastered material. It is a film to digital media transfer as-is. The copy shows artifacts such as scratches, film grain, low resolution, etc.

I have the Director's Cut DVD that I purchased in UAE. It is some 30 minutes longer and shows the following main differences:

• The first fight sequence on the train when Jai & Veeru are introduced is significantly longer (sometimes to the point of boredom)
• The scene where Thakur's family is killed is slightly extended (but not too much)
• Many fight scenes are extended, such as the battle on the day of Holi
• Extended scene of Ahmed taking leave of his father Imam Saheb
• Added scene where Ahmed is tortured by Gabbar Singh and then killed (theatercial release only shows Ahmed captured and then shown dead riding the horse to the village)
• A small added scene where Ramlal is fixing nails on Thakur's shoes
• The last fight between Jai and the remaining bandits is extended
• And finally, Thakur fights Gabbar Singh and kills him

This is a real treat to watch apart from the artifacts. The running time is nearly 204 minutes.
The downside of the DVD are as follows:

• 4:3 format
• Artifacts resulting from direct film to digital transfer without remastering
• Film grain and sometimes washed out colours

I would love to get the remastered 2004 edition too.

Good info bro. I wasn't aware of the Director's Cut of 204 minutes !

What I have watched is... I had a DVD released by Ultra, which was a 4:3 Theatrical version. Later Ultra and Pen both released its Widescreen 2.35:1 version as well; but sadly that wasn't an Anamorphic widescreen version suited for HDTV 16:9 screen. All it had was a cropped widescreen version suited for CRT TV.
Still awaiting for at least the Anamorphic widescreen version to be released on DVD !!

However, I have seen the best version of 'Sholay' on ZEE CINEMA HD channel. The channel guys have really worked well to produce Anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen version of this great movie. Picture quality looks an improved upscaled version of DVD quality, but the Stereo Sound is kept as it is, without any remastering !!
The movie is frequently telecast on ZEE CINEMA HD and I have recorded it in my Airtel HD DVR.

 

[bluraymaniac]

@saketb, Are the "Kill Bill" movies region free?

@bluraymaniac, I wouldn't buy movies just for PQ and AQ. Story, direction, editing and acting (in that order) for me is first and foremost importance. Basically I will buy only if I can promise myself repeat viewing of the movie.

i forgot to add the movies are quite good , and i loved them , shanghai is quite offbeat film. rockstar music is treat in hd , story is quite ok,agneepath action is more realistic than most of hindi films specially salman khan's khan this is coming from salman khan fan

i dont buy movies just for aq and pq if that was reason most of movies in collection would have awesome pq and aq

 

[manny9]

IMO Kill bill is one of the best Tarantino movies, When I watched Kill Bill 1 in theater when it was released I was simply blown away, I was in US that time and I still remember how me and my friends planned to catch the first show of Kill Bill 2 when it was released. We keep the tickets pinned in our cubicle for a long time You will either like it or hate it, depends on each person.... Tarantino's tribute to old kung fu/samurai movies, Anime and old music among others

Dialog is so good, best one is when Bill and Beatrix have the conversion in the climax about Super hero mythology, awesome !!! Fan or not this movie deserves to be watched

I am so tempted to buy the blurays but I waiting for single version of the movie. Tarantino wanted to release a single version of the movie called "The Whole Bloody Affair" waiting for it....Suppose to come this year but i guess it might get delayed further as tarantino is planning for one more movie in this series in 2014 after he completes Django Unchained...I will wait for it, for now I have the full Blu ray rip in my media player

For hardcore fans of Tarantino / Robert Rodriguez , do check out Grindhouse, this again a tribute movie to all old low budget B grade Grind House movies, I recently got the bluray and man it was good, if you stomach super gore blood and guts....It has two movies Planet Terror by Robert Rodriquez and Death Proof by tarantino. I liked Death Proof, excellent car chase...Again in this movie he refers to a classic movie called "Vanishing Point", I read about this movie and this is on my next purchase list....

 

[bluraymaniac]

Got From flipkart 899rs

 

[saketb]

Awesome haul... bro.

That comic looks stunning and definitely a collectors item.
Moreover, its released in India on Blu-ray much before than the UK and half the price. That is something to note about.

 

[bluraymaniac]

thanks ya
well the movie has dts hd ma 7.1 english and dts had hr italian 7.1 ,english DD5.1, there is also hindi audio DD 5.1
on back cover of box it was written Sony DADC , looks like it got authored by sony pictures india
these are extras by order
1)marvel one shot item 47 - 11.20 mins
2)Gag reel - 4.05 mins
3)Deleted and Extended scene - 14.59 mins
4)A Visual Journey- 6.28 mins
thanks all all in hd video and DD english 2.0

y the hell they gave 7.1 italian while they could have given 5.1 dts hd ma hindi or director's commentary

 

[just4kix]

Good info bro. I wasn't aware of the Director's Cut of 204 minutes !

What I have watched is... I had a DVD released by Ultra, which was a 4:3 Theatrical version. Later Ultra and Pen both released its Widescreen 2.35:1 version as well; but sadly that wasn't an Anamorphic widescreen version suited for HDTV 16:9 screen. All it had was a cropped widescreen version suited for CRT TV.
Still awaiting for at least the Anamorphic widescreen version to be released on DVD !!

However, I have seen the best version of 'Sholay' on ZEE CINEMA HD channel. The channel guys have really worked well to produce Anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen version of this great movie. Picture quality looks an improved upscaled version of DVD quality, but the Stereo Sound is kept as it is, without any remastering !!
The movie is frequently telecast on ZEE CINEMA HD and I have recorded it in my Airtel HD DVR.

The DVD does not even have surround sound - it is 2.0 stereo which is a big letdown. By switching to Dolby Prologic, one can get some simulated surround. But simply because it is a "must have" movie in the collection, I have it. As I said earlier, my copy was 4:3. There are 16:9 versions available but that is not true widescreen. It is a 4:3 version with cropped top and bottom and then fit in a letterbox mode.

The DVD package by itself does not indicate whether you are buying the theaterical version or the Director's cut. The Director's cut version is banned in India and hence not sold here. It may be available as a bootlegged copy. As I said, I got my DVD in UAE and I was totally unaware of the version. I just wanted it. It was only when I saw it, I was surprised. And a nice surprise at that.

Sholay was remastered in 2004. The restoration was mainly for video and not much for audio (AFAIK). I would like to own a blu-ray that has:

• Remastered video
• True surround sound, at least DD 5.1 at the minimum, if DTS HD-MA or DolbyTHD is too much to hope for
• True Anamorphic widescreen
• A set that has both, the theaterical version as well as the Director's cut

 

[technobhatt]

Awesome haul... bro.

That comic looks stunning and definitely a collectors item.
Moreover, its released in India on Blu-ray much before than the UK and half the price. That is something to note about.

Yeah...UK version will be released on 15th Sept. and US version on 25th Sept.
I had preordered UK version having BluRay 3D+Bluray, but cancelled it after reading online reviews on Amazon UK, that UK version doesn't contain any extra features. Probably I'll buy the US version after sometime.

 

[saketb]

Huge Price drop? on Amazon UK?

Yes, amazon UK keeps changing the prices of certain blu-ray's and dvd's time to time.
You can check this at blu-ray.com and keep a track over there. It really helps one to get some great deals from amazon.

 

[technobhatt]

Yes, amazon UK keeps changing the prices of certain blu-ray's and dvd's time to time.
You can check this at blu-ray.com and keep a track over there. It really helps one to get some great deals from amazon.

Thanks Saket...I wasn't aware that 'End of Summer Sale' is going on on Amazon UK. I tracked few items on Amazon UK and blu-ray.com....and found 'Prison Break' on this sale in around 48.... Initially I doubted how come it could be a sale !

But I wanted to buy it (after reading rave reviews and I knew it's the show everybody talked about; and after my current viewing experience of LOST...I couldn't resist myself)...
I simply bought it in 44.39 including shipping (after VAT refund, I found this amount finally charged to my account)...
And you know what....today...the price is increased and 'Prison Break' retails at 98.95 !!
Check this...
Prison Break - Complete Season 1-4 [Blu-ray]: Amazon.co.uk: Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Sarah Wayne Callies: Film & TV

Wow man.... I stole a deal on Amazon UK. (Also, I can't find the 'Prison Break' BluRay set on any Indian site)

 

[saketb]

Thanks Saket...I wasn't aware that 'End of Summer Sale' is going on on Amazon UK. I tracked few items on Amazon UK and blu-ray.com....and found 'Prison Break' on this sale in around 48.... Initially I doubted how come it could be a sale !

But I wanted to buy it (after reading rave reviews and I knew it's the show everybody talked about; and after my current viewing experience of LOST...I couldn't resist myself)...
I simply bought it in 44.39 including shipping (after VAT refund, I found this amount finally charged to my account)...
And you know what....today...the price is increased and 'Prison Break' retails at 98.95 !!
Check this...
Prison Break - Complete Season 1-4 [Blu-ray]: Amazon.co.uk: Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Sarah Wayne Callies: Film & TV

Wow man.... I stole a deal on Amazon UK. (Also, I can't find the 'Prison Break' BluRay set on any Indian site)

You are one very lucky man... That is definitely a steal and you will not regret your purchase of Prison Break.
This is one great series and more enjoyable on blu-ray.