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  1. Chris Stone

    Columbia: 4:3 in the US yet 16:9 in Europe

    the following recent Columbia releases were 4:3 full-frame in the US yet great looking anamorphic transfer in Europe - WHY? Perfect - 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen The Principal - 1.85:1 anamorphc widescreen Mo Money - 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen why do americans have to suffer 4:3 hell...
  2. Chris Stone

    R2 Crimson Tide - SE - not so special

    just checked out the new Crimson Tide SE and it is not so special after all they used the same anamorphic transfer as with the 1st release, however, due to a higher bitrate and better encoding technologies the end result is a step up sound is the same solid 5.1 mix what is really...
  3. Chris Stone

    THE WEST WING - coming to DVD

    Warner Home Video have announced the first half of series one of "The West Wing" for release on the 25th of March. The 3 disks set will be packaged in a digi-pack and will be priced at £34.99. Extras on the disk will be: Interviews Martin Sheen Rob Lowe John Spenser Allison Janney...
  4. Chris Stone

    Coming from FOX & MGM in April and May

    April 2002 11. April 2002 - Ally McBeal 1.2 (Season 1, Box 2) - Stargate SG-1 DVD no. 16 25. April 2002 - Dark Angel - Der Pilotfilm (TV-Serie) Mai 2002 - Stargate SG-1 DVD no. 17 - Buffy 4.1 (Season 4, Box 1) - Simpsons 2.1 (Seasin 2, Box 1) - Simpsons 2.2 (Seasin 2, Box 2)...
  5. Chris Stone

    Ally McBeal - Season 4 coming to DVD

    Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced "Ally McBeal" season 4 Part 1 for release 11th February. The 3 disks set will be priced at £29.99 and is presented 4:3 FF awith DD 2.0 sound. Heres the PR: Ally Mcbeal Season 4 Part 1 Out To Buy On Dvd For The Very First Time...
  6. Chris Stone

    Ally McBeal & Dark Angel - coming to Region 2

    FOX will be releasing first seasons of Ally Mc Beal and Dark Angel in Region 2 Europe in April
  7. Chris Stone

    Road House - coming to Region 2

    MGM is going to release Road House in Region 2 in February
  8. Chris Stone

    List with all THX DVDs ?

    anyone know where I can find a list with all THX certified DVDs ?
  9. Chris Stone

    Dirty Harry Extras - 16:9 yet not anamorphic - why ?

    anyone know what the deal is with Warner presenting the extras in 16:9 yet not encoding them anamorphically ? this goes for both the documentary as well as the additional interviews - really annoying and it makes no sense whatsoever
  10. Chris Stone

    Almost Famous DC - Region 2 gets DTS

    unlike the R1, the R2 edition of the DC of Almost Famous will get DTS in Englisch (as well as Dolby Digital) after The Mummy Returns another blow for Region 1
  11. Chris Stone

    DVD File vs. Digital Bits - Round 2 - Dirty Harry Collection

    again DVD File more or less is disappointed with the video quality while Digital Bits gives it Grade A for the first four and a B+ for the last (ironically DVD File thought the last one had the best video quality - go figure) who are we to trust I ask you ?
  12. Chris Stone

    MGM to release Robocop DC SE in Region 2 - details

    coming February 11th from MGM in Region 2 Director's cut! Dolby 5.1 Sound Brand new documentary 'Flesh and Steel' Additional production reel with DC scene build Commentaries by Director Paul Verhoeven and Screenwriter Deleted scenes 2 original featurettes Photo gallery...
  13. Chris Stone

    Apocalypse Now Redux - 1 disc / Godfather II - 2 disc

    anyone know why Godfather Part II is spread out on two disc while Apocalypse Now Redux fits on one disc - given the same running time it seems kind of odd, and both a Coppola movies from Zoetrope
  14. Chris Stone

    America´s Sweethearts - Digital Bits vs. DVDFile

    while DVD File rips the picture quality apart giving it 2.5 stars (must a a new low for a new Columbia Title) Digital Bits gives it an A rating - what is going on ?
  15. Chris Stone

    Desperado & Air Force One and other Superbits - less LFE on DTS

    is it just me or do the DTS soundtrack, while sounding great, have less LFE impact than the Dolby counterpart ? I noticed Widescreen Review said something to the effect in their Desperado Review but I found the same on Air Force One. Any comments ?
  16. Chris Stone

    Superbit DVDs do not use all the available space - why ?

    checking the allocated disc space on the Superbit DVDs I found out the following The Fifth Element 6.92 GB used (7.39 Mbit/s) Desperado 6.74 GB used (8.71 Mbit/s) Crouching Tiger 6.75 (7.58 Mbit/s) anyone know why those titles use the full 7.95 GB available
  17. Chris Stone

    new R2 exclusives

    just released in Europe Over The Top 2.35:1 anamorphic ; Dolby Surround Trailer Bloodsport 1.85:1 anamorphic ; Dolby Surround Trailer Silver Bullet 2.35:1 anamorphic ; Dolby Surround Trailer, Director´s Commentary
  18. Chris Stone

    MGM - still no English subtitle on new releases

    got both American Ninja (guilty pleasure) and Running Scared and was disappointed that neither had an English subtitle track - I thought MGM said all their upcoming releases would feature english subtitles btw: picture quality on both is very good
  19. Chris Stone

    FOX 2.35:1 Trailer of 1.85:1 Films

    anyone know what is up with those 2.35:1 Trailer of Films that were shot flat in 1.85:1, for example The Scout Airheads Unlawful Entry Buffy, the Vampire Slayer ------------------
  20. Chris Stone

    TPM: the deleted scenes have the correct level

    anyone noticed that the deleted scenes on the bonus disc play back at a much louder level, a level I would have exspected from the main presentation - I also have the feeling that the sound quality because of that higher level is somehow better - just listend to the podrace and compare it to the...
  21. Chris Stone

    DVD File trashes "Running Scared"

    after hearing so many good comments regarding the audio and video quality of RUNNING SCARED I was quite surprised that DVD File pretty much ripped it apart - anyone know what the deal is here ? did the reviewer just have a bad day or were the comments on the board just flat out wrong ?
  22. Chris Stone

    Robocop MGM - volume drop after 15 minutes

    just finished watching the new MGM release of Robocop and while I found the picture quality very good, something seemed odd about the soundtrack; it starts out with "normal" volume but after 15 minutes or so drops considerably - anyone else noticed that ? just compare the dialogue leven of the...
  23. Chris Stone

    More R2 exclusives from FOX

    Shining Through (2.35:1 anamorphic , DD 5.1) Kiss of Death (1.85:1 anamorphic , DD 5.1)
  24. Chris Stone

    The Mummy Returns - DTS everywhere except R1

    it turns out the DVD edition of THE MUMYY RETURNS will get a DTS track in every Region except the Region 1 Region 2 & 4 have allready been anounced with DTS tracks any thoughts on this ? ------------------
  25. Chris Stone

    Scarface - anamorphic and 4.0

    the recently releaes R2 version of Scarface not only spots a great looking anamorphic transfer but also the sound has been remastered in Dolby Digital 4.0 instead of the regular matrix surround found on the R1 release
  26. Chris Stone

    Hannibal in DTS 6.1 discrete - in Region 2

    BMG will release Hannibal in Germany with a DTS 6.1 discrete soundtrack in both German and English
  27. Chris Stone

    Stargate - anamorphic DC with DTS sound !

    coming to Region2 in August the Directors Cut of Staragate in anamorphic Widescreen and with a DTS Soundtrack extras include audio commentry by Emmerich & Devlin
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