Eraser (Schwarzanegger) - best version?
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Eraser (Schwarzanegger) - best version?
Whats' the best version of this?
I've read the UK DVD is cut by about 3 minutes (!) so thats best avoided. Is there an uncut R2 or R1?
I've read the UK DVD is cut by about 3 minutes (!) so thats best avoided. Is there an uncut R2 or R1?
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DVD Compare is your friend.
They're all the same (Just a trailer, anamorphic + DD5.1) except the UK R2 which is cut so avoid that one:
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=652
Roughly £5.32 R1 - http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=3128
Roughly £6.09 R4 - http://atlanticdvd.com.au/index_stuffer ... fm?id=1111
They're the cheapest I can find. Personally I'd get the R4 for PAL but you maybe able to get some other bargains from DVD Pacific so go R1.
They're all the same (Just a trailer, anamorphic + DD5.1) except the UK R2 which is cut so avoid that one:
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=652
Roughly £5.32 R1 - http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=3128
Roughly £6.09 R4 - http://atlanticdvd.com.au/index_stuffer ... fm?id=1111
They're the cheapest I can find. Personally I'd get the R4 for PAL but you maybe able to get some other bargains from DVD Pacific so go R1.
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Explanation:Slasher13 wrote:TBH i don't understand what the speedup is all about.
Film is shot at 24 fps.
PAL is displayed at 25 fps.
To display a movie in PAL format, you have two choices:
-Speed up the video by 4%.
-Do a crappy "Tartan-like" NTSC-PAL conversion.
PAL speed-up is noticeable because the voices are high-pitched.
TV shows Friends, Stargate and Buffy suffer from this problem.
Fortunately, big studios tend to use a pitch correction system that hides the speed-up's side effects.
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i'd sooner have a ratings logo than a shitty snapper any day.the ratings logo on the r4 is no worse than a bbfc 18 logo imo
http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/275
http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/275
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Grim NTSC is a lower resolution. I've noticed it but it's mostly noticeable on poorly made NTSC DVDs.
That said if the NTSC DVD is as good and cheaper I'll get that one.
* Snapper vs. keep case - It's an old title so on R1 maybe snapper. I received 'Demolition Man' (top film, virtually no one likes) the other day from DVD Pacific and was surprised to see it in a snapper. Both are WB titles.
* OFLC Certificates - Again it's old so the new crappy R4 certificate may not be on it.
That said I'd prefer the new logo to a snapper!
p.s - It's cheaper at Atlantic DVD I posted above, who I can recommend (I got 2046: LE from them).
Me neither BUT I have noticed the increased PAL resolution, definitely.slasher13 wrote:TBH i don't understand what the speedup is all about. I can't hear any different between actor voice, as some people have said.You don't like PAL Speedup?
That said if the NTSC DVD is as good and cheaper I'll get that one.
Yes it does oh and:grim_tales wrote:I don't mind whether I get the R1 or R4 TBH if all it comes down to is NTSC v PAL.
* Snapper vs. keep case - It's an old title so on R1 maybe snapper. I received 'Demolition Man' (top film, virtually no one likes) the other day from DVD Pacific and was surprised to see it in a snapper. Both are WB titles.
* OFLC Certificates - Again it's old so the new crappy R4 certificate may not be on it.
That said I'd prefer the new logo to a snapper!
p.s - It's cheaper at Atlantic DVD I posted above, who I can recommend (I got 2046: LE from them).
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I first saw ERASER at the cinema (was a few weeks under '18') but it was cut; then I saw the NTSC LD (well, a copy) and that was uncut, then the butchered '15' VHS, which I didn't know was butchered until I saw it, then later they showed the UK cinema version on SKY, then finally the R1 DVD, uncut and 16:9. Luvverly. Mine has a snapper case - but I don't really care.
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No, the '18' cinema print was cut by 27s.romerojpg wrote:The UK cinema cut was an UNCUT 18, so not sure which version you saw Mark?
it was only cut when it came to Video as I noticed quick as I bought the piece of crap!
Five cuts were made for strong violence and threat.
The '15' video version by 3m, 22s.