I saw this advertised on eBay. Now, I'm relatively new to all of this. I have heard of illegal "bootleg" DVDs coming out of Asia. Is this "Elizabeth" DVD an example of this? Or is it possible that it is a legitimate DVD?
Not everything that comes from Asia is a bootleg Not everything with a Region 0 coding is a bootleg either There is no way to be sure without the name of the distributor, source, or a cover scan etc, and even then I bet most of us could not really know for sure. Caveat emptor!
Some international distributors are given an open-matte/pan & scan transfer and/or do not region code a disc. Mei Ah distributes Rules of Engagement, Memento, & Heartbreakers in Hong Kong and the tranfers are letterbox widescreen with no region coding. Rules of Engagement also has a dts soundtrack but its a DVD-10. IVL distributes Jeepers Creepers in Hong Kong and its transfer is pan & scan. Plus, its a two DVD-5 set thanks to the inclusion of dts English audio. Universe Video & Laser Company Limited also have letterbox widescreen transfers for some films like The Gift, Traffic, and Rush Hour. Plus Universe Video & Laser Company was given a full-frame transfer for One Night At McCools. It just depends on what the originating studio allows a distributor to do with a release.
