International BLU-RAY DISCS FROM GERMANY (1 Viewer)

[Robin9]

Imitation of Life (1959) is released this month. This is one I want if a good transfer but no details as my Google translate is currently not working!

I'll check this out. I love this movie but the DVD is very poor quality. (I prefer Lana Turner in the '50s when she was no longer especially young to how she was in the late '30s/early '40s)

 

[Keith Cobby]

I agree with you about Lana but I am nervous about the likely blu-ray quality. I don't know at this point whether to pre-order or wait for some reviews to come in.

Lana was great as Lady de Winter in The Three Musketeers, a blu-ray is long overdue.

 

[John Hermes]

I agree with you about Lana but I am nervous about the likely blu-ray quality. I don't know at this point whether to pre-order or wait for some reviews to come in.

Lana was great as Lady de Winter in The Three Musketeers, a blu-ray is long overdue.

I'll be the guinea pig. I pre-ordered Imitation of Life and will report my impressions here. It comes out April 17 in Germany.

 

[Keith Cobby]

Hopefully some more of Douglas Sirk's films will be released on blu-ray. I am especially thinking of Written on the Wind and my personal favourite Has Anybody Seen My Gal.

 

[Robin9]

I'll be the guinea pig. I pre-ordered Imitation of Life and will report my impressions here. It comes out April 17 in Germany.

Yes, please do. You're a brave man; at least a lot braver than I am This disc comes from some group called Hansesound of whom I have no experience. They might be a German Eureka or a German Mendacy. (I hope they're not another Mendacy. One is more than enough!)

 

[Wade Sowers]

Received COOGANS BLUFF today and it plays on my Region A machine.

 

[AshJW]

Yes, please do. You're a brave man; at least a lot braver than I am This disc comes from some group called Hansesound of whom I have no experience. They might be a German Eureka or a German Mendacy. (I hope they're not another Mendacy. One is more than enough!)

I doubt they'll be a German Eureka.
That fits more for Capelight, for example.

 

[classicmovieguy]

I have the Hansesound release of "The Rains of Ranchipur" (also with Ms Turner) and its a pretty decent quality disc. The company has also released several Doris Day films.

 

[Keith Cobby]

Has anybody received the blu-ray of Cobra Woman? I would be interested in how it compares to the excellent Ali Baba blu-ray (Eureka).

 

[revgen]

Taza, Son of Cochese (1954) is being released in 2 days. It's the 2D version.

 

[AnthonyClarke]

I know you need to change codes for BD. He said DVD. I've never changed codes on a DVD player once set 0.

Solution is to buy a player which has hassle-free region switch-over.
My converted Oppo is so easy that it's impossible to forget how to do it.
Instead of turning hte machine on with the 'on-off' button, I just press numerical key '1' to turn it on for American discs. If you're watching a European disc, then turn the machine on with the numerical '2' button.
It couldn't be much easier than that!

 

[Ed Lachmann]

Has anybody received the blu-ray of Cobra Woman? I would be interested in how it compares to the excellent Ali Baba blu-ray (Eureka).

I just received my THE CARDINAL BD from Germany, along with the KSM DVD of BOY ON A DOLPHIN (not bad and is indeed widescreen). The real treasure in the box, though, was a three BD disc set which is called DIE SCHONSTEN KLASSIKER AUS 1001 NACHT on the Amazon.de site. There are three jaw dropping gorgeous transfers of ARABIAN NIGHTS (1942), ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES (1944) and THE GOLDEN BLADE (1953). The set goes for EUR 19,99, which I consider a bargain for what you get. It's a Region B set, of course, and has removable subs. Can't recommend this enough!

 

[Keith Cobby]

Thanks for the info. Ed. I peruse the German site regularly but had missed this one. In addition to your comments the other reviews are very positive.

 

[Mike*HTF]

Likewise.
Will be ordering this and Die Brucke (with English soundtrack) shortly.

 

[Keith Cobby]

I have received the blu-ray of High Noon and the image quality looks very good to me. It would be interesting to know how this compares to the Olive release.

 

[John Hodson]

Sadly, just one 'cap to compare, but you get the idea here. Personally, I think the German release has the edge.

 

[bluelaughaminute]

A quick reminder that both versions of Bedazzled were recently released in Germany in a very nice digibook format . German text but fortunately the book is mostly photos.
Bonus features from the UK dvd are included and with removeable subtitles.
Not checked out the remake but the original film looks very nice

 

[Roger Grodsky]

What is the region code for BEDAZZLED?

 

[AshJW]

What is the region code for BEDAZZLED?

The german sites OFDb.de and Bluray-disc.de say it's code B.


There will be two editions of Bedazzled:

- a 3 disc set with the remake from 2000 with Elizabeth Hurley (already released)
http://www.bluray-disc.de/blu-ray-filme/mephisto-68-teuflisch-limited-collectors-edition-blu-ray-disc
http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassung&fid=26939&vid=378016

- and later a single set with only the classic (release date is TBA)
http://www.bluray-disc.de/blu-ray-filme/mephisto-68-blu-ray-disc

 

[bluelaughaminute]

With my player set to Region A the original film would not play - didn't bother checking the remake