I just bought a new, region free DVD player along with a widescreen, 5.1 sound mix of lost highway (ah, glorious). Anyway, I'm looking to see if there are any movies out there that aren't released in america but are overseas or if the overseas versions are better than the american ones. For example, the movie "slacker" is not available on DVD in america. or, texas chainsaw massacre is available in america, but in europe, an hour long documentary is added onto the disc. are there any other dvd's out there that you guys like but can't get but i can?
The first ones that immediately springs to mind are the Irreversible and Trainspotting discs. The Wild At Heart one would be a good followup to Lost Highway, although SUPPOSEDLY the region 1 version may be coming soon. Lots of choice Asian films, too, like Battle Royale and the Takeshi Miike stuff and Hideo Nakata's brilliant Dark Water and Shaolin Soccer (although actually, most of those are available on region zero editions).
Also, ....check out the Mulholland Drive.. disk that i believe is region free or something...it has behind the scenes and stuff on it.....or i could be a complete idiot about this...but i thought that i heard something about an overseas MD disk that has features on it that those who have region 0 dvd palyers can access...
Quote from: GhostboyThe first ones that immediately springs to mind are the Irreversible and Trainspotting discs. The Wild At Heart one would be a good followup to Lost Highway, although SUPPOSEDLY the region 1 version may be coming soon. Lots of choice Asian films, too, like Battle Royale and the Takeshi Miike stuff and Hideo Nakata's brilliant Dark Water and Shaolin Soccer (although actually, most of those are available on region zero editions).
I've hear read the Japanese Wild At Heart DVD has a poor transfer and cropped to about 2:1.
I believe there is a Predator SE in some other region.
There is a Predator SE (http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=91658) on Region 2 in England.
The K-PAX (http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=112600) DVD has an extra commentary on Region 2.
You hear that, Taz? K-Pax!
The Wild At Heart I was talking about was the UK edition, which does have an unofficial transfer. But it beats the hell out of the VHS. According to lynchnet.com: The transfer isn't great, but watchable. There are visible halos and a fair amount of edge enhancement in the image. The aspect ratio appears to be correct finally. If you're someone who only wants to buy a film on dvd once, wait for the MGM release which will be the new Lynch supervised transfer and sound mix. But if you want a copy of Wild At Heart to hold you over until then, you might pick up a copy of this disc if you can find one for a reasonable price. It's the best we have for now.
Another cool thing is that you can get certain movies way before they even get released in the US (if they get released at all).
raging bull 2 disc region 2
la dolce vita 2 disc region 2
Quote from: NEON MERCURYAlso, ....check out the Mulholland Drive.. disk that i believe is region free or something...it has behind the scenes and stuff on it.....or i could be a complete idiot about this...but i thought that i heard something about an overseas MD disk that has features on it that those who have region 0 dvd palyers can access...
Check out the review for the Mulholland Drive Region 4 DVD here (http://www.region4dvd.net/review_mulholland_drive.htm).
just saw Paris, Texas (vhs) and think it's one of the best films.. ever. Anyway, checked ebay and there are a few different versions available, two of which are Region 0.. one of them is PAL so that leaves me with the Brazilian DVD, but I don't know if the DVD's worth it... transfer wise.
Can anyone direct me to a review (or reviews) or actually own the DVD? want to know if it's worth the purchase. Thanks.
In addition to the ones mentioned, They Live has a sweet Region 2 DVD w/ much better extras, if that's your poison. Also, an Evil Dead box set was just released over there w/ a disc of new supplements (if my sources are correct).
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Quote from: lonely soulany bollywood movie. there's lots of them. i love them.
Most of them aren't really "overseas" DVDs. They are region-free, except for the few released by US or UK companies.
so, do they still do the PAL 4% speed-up (as in, making 24 fps fit into 25 fps by speeding it up)? i figured that dvd technology could get rid of that, but reading up on PAL dvds, i'm just not sure. i'm scared. i haven't gotten a chance to watch any pal dvd's, but will i get pissed off when i see that everything is moving too fast?
Quote from: bonanzatazso, do they still do the PAL 4% speed-up (as in, making 24 fps fit into 25 fps by speeding it up)? i figured that dvd technology could get rid of that, but reading up on PAL dvds, i'm just not sure. i'm scared. i haven't gotten a chance to watch any pal dvd's, but will i get pissed off when i see that everything is moving too fast?
You can adjust the speed of a DVD with WinDVD software. I don't know of any non-computer way of slowing down a movie.
Too bad there is no way of retaining the original 24fps in PAL like there is in NTSC, even if it is 60i.
i think my dvd player does it automatically. i didn't notice the movie going faster than it was supposed to the other night.
Found this at a Lynch website, but you can rent other titles from them too:
Rent Lynch DVDs From Other Regions
For those folks here in the US who have mult-region/format players and want to check out some of Lynch films' dvds from overseas, now you can without having to buy them. A new company called Nicheflix.com stocks rental discs from all over the world. They have the German Lost Highway, Korean Wild At Heart (region 0 so it's playable by all US dvd players), Korean Twin Peaks Season 1 (which includes the pilot), Korean Fire Walk With Me, Spain Twin Peaks full series (remember its poor quality though), the German Dune Perfect Collection discs and even Mulholland Drive on D-VHS. They also stock a wealth of other foreign and cult discs. Their fourm also has some helpful suggestions for inexpensive players that can be made region free and do pal to ntsc conversion.
http://www.nicheflix.com/
here are some of my favorites not-Region 1 DVD's:
City of God (French version)
Dogville (Silver French Edition)
Trainspotting:The Definitive Edition
For a strange reason the animated series' boxset's come out on England earlier. I already have Futurama Season 3 and 4.
And if someone is interested , Tartan is re-releasing the Special Edition of Battle Royale which features an extended ending and 6 more minutes of feature, i think. It also has a little commentary with QT and a new transfer, along with other features.
The release date is Feb 26. And I hope this edition also comes in a Tin box, like the previous print, which looks/looked like this:
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I've been hunting that edition for months ... both amazon.co.uk and blackstar.co.uk told me to "fornicate myself with an iron stick" (their words), so this may be the alternative.
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i'm also looking forward to the French Special Edition of Les Triplettes de Belleville
Quote from: samsongjust saw Paris, Texas (vhs) and think it's one of the best films.. ever. Anyway, checked ebay and there are a few different versions available, two of which are Region 0.. one of them is PAL so that leaves me with the Brazilian DVD, but I don't know if the DVD's worth it... transfer wise.
Can anyone direct me to a review (or reviews) or actually own the DVD? want to know if it's worth the purchase. Thanks.
I own the french RC2 version. You fin it here: http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005QT0F/qid=1073686470/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_2/402-0556509-3461711
I own it and it's worth buying, although you cannot delete the french subtitles. A shame wenders is hardly known on this board. Have you seen Der Himmel über Berlin?
Isn't Battle Royale supposed to be an upcoming Criterion release?
I read about this regionless DVD of Dogville that you can get before its out in the theatres. http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.529581/qx/details.htm
Is it worth picking up before the movie is out and has anyone else ever bought a regionless DVD and are there any flaws to them?
well a regionless DVD just means its coded as Region 0, so it'll play anywhere. as long as its a real manufactirers release there aren't any flaws inherent in them b/c they are Region 0. Though, the thing you have to look out for is a lot of websites that sell bootlegs claim they are selling just NTSC Region 0 releases. So the best bet is to research the site you want to buy it from. I don't know about HKFlix but Stiller66 on EBay, he also has an online storefront : Far East DVD, sells nothing but bootlegs. They can be ok but I felt crappy about buying an ichi the Killer bootleg for like $22. :(
Quote from: MacGuffinFound this at a Lynch website, but you can rent other titles from them too:
Rent Lynch DVDs From Other Regions
For those folks here in the US who have mult-region/format players and want to check out some of Lynch films' dvds from overseas, now you can without having to buy them. A new company called Nicheflix.com stocks rental discs from all over the world. They have the German Lost Highway, Korean Wild At Heart (region 0 so it's playable by all US dvd players), Korean Twin Peaks Season 1 (which includes the pilot), Korean Fire Walk With Me, Spain Twin Peaks full series (remember its poor quality though), the German Dune Perfect Collection discs and even Mulholland Drive on D-VHS. They also stock a wealth of other foreign and cult discs. Their fourm also has some helpful suggestions for inexpensive players that can be made region free and do pal to ntsc conversion.
http://www.nicheflix.com/
$25/month is a bit much, especially if you have Netflix already. Is there any site like this that has a fee per rental?
Thanks, taz :roll:
I guess I couldn't find it because I didn't think to search for 'overseas'.
Quote from: Chest RockwellThanks, taz :roll:
I guess I couldn't find it because I didn't think to search for 'overseas'.
He redirected you and said nothing else. Why are you being a bitch about it?
Quote from: CinephileQuote from: Chest RockwellThanks, taz :roll:
I guess I couldn't find it because I didn't think to search for 'overseas'.
He redirected you and said nothing else. Why are you being a bitch about it?
I'm not trying to be. All I'm doing is explaining my error, because whenever the admins redirect someone I always imagine them being annoyed as hell.
so what was with the " :roll:, " big boy? you think you're better than me?
i didn't get annoyed. i just knew that i'd made a thread about it a while ago so you could find the answers to this stuff.
so... amazon has now made it so that they will not ship out to other countries. this means that if i want to import a dvd from another region, i will need other internet retailers to do so. are there any good webpages i should know about? specifically french ones. there are way too many from japan. i know that you can get dvd's from italy at www.dvd.it but that's the only non-amazon european retailer that i know of. HELP ME!
I live in an NTSC zone and I brought a Multisystem/Multiregion DVD player from Europe thinking that it would work here, but it didn't. The player has a switch on the back that lets you choose between PAL or NTSC. In Europe I was able to see any DVD , but here I'm just able to see the NTSC stuff. PAL = damned bars of evil. My question is:
Would my solution be a Multisystem TV ??
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