International Has anyone checked out KING'S ROW from Spain? (1 Viewer)

[Dick]

Fairly new Blu release. Warner Archive might eventually get around to this, but I've wanted a decent edition of it for years. Problem is, I haven't always had good luck with Spain because boots are rampant. But maybe this is one of the good ones. Anybody know?

http://daaveedee.com/product_info.php?products_id=137294

 

[ahollis]

Bootleg. Enter at your own risk.

 

[Dick]

Bootleg. Enter at your own risk.

How do you know this?

 

[Robert Crawford]

How do you know this?

I don't know, it's very risky with these Spain releases and I see they have the aspect rating at 1.78. For me personally, I refuse to take a chance on any Spain Blu-ray releases as bootlegs are prevalent over there.

 

[Robin9]

I don't know, it's very risky with these Spain releases and I see they have the aspect rating at 1.78. For me personally, I refuse to take a chance on any Spain Blu-ray releases as bootlegs are prevalent over there.

That's my approach too.

 

[Thomas T]

That's my approach too.

Me three! I've simply stopped buying Spanish discs altogether!

 

[DP 70]

The BD Of Ryans Daughter is from Spain and that is a Bootleg I think.

 

[ahollis]

It appears that every Spain Blu release of a Warner title has been eventually proven to be a bootleg. My thought is if these were legit, and Warner’s was licenencing titles out in Spain, then they would do that in other countries. It’s funny that Spain is the only country these titles are released in.

 

[Robin9]

It appears that every Spain Blu release of a Warner title has been eventually proven to be a bootleg. My thought is if these were legit, and Warner’s was licenencing titles out in Spain, then they would do that in other countries. It’s funny that Spain is the only country these titles are released in.

Nothing funny about the fact that major Internet retailers like Amazon sell these bootleg products without any scruples at all.

 

[commander richardson]

It appears that every Spain Blu release of a Warner title has been eventually proven to be a bootleg. My thought is if these were legit, and Warner’s was licenencing titles out in Spain, then they would do that in other countries. It’s funny that Spain is the only country these titles are released in.

The Wrong Man.......The Big Sleep and all other Warner Archive BD's released in Spain are legitimate releases licenced out to Spain by Warners..........the UK has released only a couple or so of these Warner Archive releases thru HMV retail shop.......

 

[ahollis]

And those were Blu rays that were released in the US also so there is some validity to that. However, it’s the titles that don’t have a US release that are questionable.

 

[Robert Crawford]

The Wrong Man.......The Big Sleep and all other Warner Archive BD's released in Spain are legitimate releases licenced out to Spain by Warners..........the UK has released only a couple or so of these Warner Archive releases thru HMV retail shop.......

True, but King's Row hasn't been released on Blu-ray by WA anywhere, thus, I think this release is a bootleg.

 

[commander richardson]

True, but King's Row hasn't been released on Blu-ray by WA anywhere, thus, I think this release is a bootleg.

I was stupid enough to buy it some time ago........it is a Bootleg and is poor in every department..........the DVD is excellent when comparing the two................but Spain has so many bootlegs it is difficult to know what is legitimate ...........

 

[Dick]

Many thanks to all who responded. I will not order this, much as I would like to own the film on Blu.

 

[Thomas T]

Think about it. Does it make sense that Warners would release a blu ray in a foreign country without releasing it in the U.S.? I think not.

 

[Ed Lachmann]

Manufactured by "New Line Films", no WB logo on the back insert, the style of the presentation almost identical to that used by Resen...certainly a boot. Check it out on the Amazon Spain site. Still, can't help but dream that WB would cut a deal with Spain or Germany or whomever to release a few of the massive motherload of classic films they will probably never get around to releasing here in HD.

 

[Worth]

Think about it. Does it make sense that Warners would release a blu ray in a foreign country without releasing it in the U.S.? I think not.

There's no shortage of major studio titles that have been released in Europe that have yet to see the light of day in the US.

 

[Robert Harris]

Nothing funny about the fact that major Internet retailers like Amazon sell these bootleg products without any scruples at all.

Amazon has been notified in the past, that they are a purveyor of bootlegs. They have chosen to do nothing about it.

I've spoken with their reps, and they couldn't care less.

RAH

 

[ahollis]

There's no shortage of major studio titles that have been released in Europe that have yet to see the light of day in the US.

But not Warner titles.

 

[Thomas T]

There's no shortage of major studio titles that have been released in Europe that have yet to see the light of day in the US.

Nobody said there wasn't. But I stand behind my original statement since I was specifically talking about WARNERS which guards their film library like a hawk! If you know of any Warners titles that have legitimately been released in Europe without a U.S. counterpart, I'd be most curious. This excludes, of course, RKO titles since as I understand it Warners only has North American rights to the RKO library.