A third Zulu edition? (1 Viewer)

AnthonyClarke · Apr 11, 2014

I have the UK Blu Ray of Zulu and am pondering about getting the Twilight ....
But I've noticed a third entrant from the States on Ebay and am wondering whether it's legit, and if so, if anyone has done a comparative viewing with the UK and Twilight.
Details given are (their words, not mine):
Official US Release NOT an import
•Format: Widescreen, Blu-ray
•Region: All Regions
Audio Track Format : DTS-HD-Master
Inspired Studio - UPC/ISBN-007108370011
Remastered Editorial Reviews
This is the official US release on Blu-ray , NOT an import. This new release is an online exlcusive that will not be found in stores.
And here's a pic of their very uninspired cover. Is this the real thing or some sort of shonky cash-in on the appeal of the title?

Persianimmortal · Apr 11, 2014

Definitely looks shonky to me just from the image. It looks like a DVD cover that's been badly photoshopped onto a Blu-ray cover template. Why would a new Blu-ray have "widescreen edition" on it?

/EDIT: OK found it listed on ebay here for under $5. That doesn't say much for the quality.

We apparently have a thread on this release here, and it seems it's either an illegitimate knock-off of the UK version, or a public domain release.

David Norman · Apr 11, 2014

Inspired Studio so far has not released anything of quality and there is a high probability that it'sa pirated copy to boot.At best it's a Public Domain release.

AnthonyClarke · Apr 11, 2014

Sounds definite -- not worth the gamble!
I'll hold out for finding a TT disc.

JoeDoakes · Apr 12, 2014

I think that, eventually, there will be a definitive release of Zulu and, as I have a backlog already, I'm going to wait for it.

Doug Bull · Apr 12, 2014

On-line exclusive

???
Has Pirate written all over it.
I wouldn't touch it with a forty foot pole.

I just had a look at it on e-bay and nearly died laughing at the hilariously phoney review and the fact there is no menu or chapter stops on the disc.
Has the movie been run on US TV in HD recently? If so, there's your answer.

Doug.

EddieLarkin · Apr 12, 2014

There is a new, genuine release of the film coming from Paramount this year in the UK. Unknown if it'll be a new transfer.

AnthonyClarke · Apr 12, 2014

I doubt if Paramount would do a new transfer at this stage given that so many people are happy with the present one. I'll certainly watch with interest though .. and hope still to pick up the TT edition at some stage.

ROclockCK · Apr 12, 2014

EddieLarkin said:
There is a new, genuine release of the film coming from Paramount this year in the UK. Unknown if it'll be a new transfer.

If they just dial back the 'wash and wax', reduce the saturation, eliminate the vertical stretch, and find a better sound element, it could be a serious contender.

Oh wait, that would mean a new master...

Dave B Ferris · Aug 20, 2014

50th-anniversary digital restoration playing in limited (L.A.) theaters today.http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-zulu-review-20140820-column.html

JoeDoakes · Aug 20, 2014

Dave B Ferris said:
50th-anniversary digital restoration playing in limited (L.A.) theaters today.http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-zulu-review-20140820-column.html

It's inevitable that there will be a better release than either the U.K. or the Twilight Time blu.

Persianimmortal · Aug 20, 2014

The language of that review doesn't make it sound as though it's anything other than the same transfer as found on the current UK disc.

Looking as fresh and shiny as the bright red uniforms of the British soldiers who are its protagonists, the 50th-anniversary digital restoration of the venerable "Zulu"...

"Fresh and shiny", "bright red uniforms", and "digital restoration" all seem to point to precisely what was done with the UK disc.

FoxyMulder · Aug 20, 2014

It's legitimate, see caps below, identical to the UK except colour is dialled down, so depending on point of view, not good really.

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?disc1=3783&disc2=3784&cap1=35058&cap2=35074&art=full&image=0&hd_multiID=1570&action=1&lossless=#vergleich

@Eddie

I was in the supermarket a month or two back and saw the "new" release, it's just an anniversary re-packaging.

ahollis · Aug 20, 2014

It should be the MGM transfer.

ROclockCK · Aug 20, 2014

ahollis said:
It should be the MGM transfer.

I dunno about that Allen...it has the same waxiness, blown highlights, and vertical stretch as the Paramount U.K. edition, just less saturated. Since its image geometry aligns so well with the U.K. version in every other respect, I'd bet on that master as the source.

The TT edition (confirmed from the U.S. MGM master) simply does not align as neatly with the U.K. disc.

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