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JSA: R2FR vs R2Scandinavia vs R3Thai vs R2DE vs R3K
Posted: 24 May 2006, 16:21
by tom2681
First shot.
CTV:
CJ Ent R3:
WWC:
Mangpong:
R2DE:
Minute 11.
CTV:
CJ Ent R3:
WWC:
Mangpong:
R2DE:
Minute 37.
CTV:
CJ Ent R3:
WWC:
Mangpong:
R2DE:
Minute 80.
CTV:
CJ Ent R3:
WWC:
Mangpong:
R2DE:
Autopsy scene.
CTV:
CJ ent R3:
WWC:
Mangpong:
R2DE:
I heard that it was censored on some DVDs.
EDIT: Yep, confirmed.
The CJ Entertainment disc is heavily contrast-boosted, blurry and censored. Where did CTV find their print ?
Note that the french disc is the only one in which you can actually see the rain in shot N°4.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 17:09
by bradavon
At what point does that appear? I'll check my Thai DVD. I don't remember it.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 17:12
by HungFist
Posted: 24 May 2006, 17:14
by HungFist
bradavon wrote:At what point does that appear? I'll check my Thai DVD. I don't remember it.
17 min on my dvd.
Brad, even if you can't take screencaps, can you please compare your thai dvd with the french (and maybe other dvds when the caps come) dvd and post some comments. I don't have time for subbing every single french dvd and I need something good and cheap fast...
Posted: 24 May 2006, 17:33
by tom2681
OMG Your DVD sucks ! :x
Sorry, HungFist.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 18:41
by BiscLimpkit
I pity any Scandinavian owning that shit.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 19:27
by grim_tales
Bloody hell the Scandinavian is really dark and loses so much detail in the first shot.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 19:32
by tom2681
Everybody deserves the right to see Shin Ha-Gyun's penis.
Hope you find a better DVD.
LD ? Can we get some korean or german stuff from you ?
Posted: 24 May 2006, 21:15
by Markgway
The WTC image is much inferior, though it's a bit more colourful than the CTV, which is a bit pale.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 22:19
by bradavon
Mangpong (Thailand) added and again all I altered was the vertical resolution to 408 from 480. I notice the others are 404, which is better?
I never realised the Thai R3 was so dark, it's not to bad for under a fiver. It bears the HK R3 which was only goal:
Anamorphic
Korean DTS/DD5.1
English subs which are mostly fine but near the end some lines look like the person creating the subs fell asleep on the keyboard
Making Of - Not subtitled in English
At least it's not censored.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 22:23
by tom2681
Yuck. Shot N°3 looks like it was done during the night.
+ Picture is very soft. Me doesn't like the Thai DVD.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 22:26
by bradavon
It's an old release when Mangpong just started to make an effort. I'd like to see how the HK R3 compares?
Posted: 24 May 2006, 22:27
by tom2681
Just for fun:
R3Thai vs R2FR:
Ouch.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 22:28
by HungFist
Thanks, Brad
You know, a funny thing, I never noticed how dark my WWC disc was either. I didn't considered it a great disc, but didn't think it was quite that bad. I always thought that was the way the movie was shot and that no dvd release would look great. But Tom has once again proven me wrong. I guess I'll be getting the french disc one day.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 22:32
by tom2681
I'm sure the french DVD is how the movie is supposed to look:
If there was contrast boosting, it would be visible in the first shot.
The whites should be clipped, but they're not (top of the owl's head).
In fact, the french DVD shows more detail in the whites than the other versions.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 22:43
by HungFist
I didn't mean the french dvd isn't how the movie is supposed to look. I meant that I though the original material was poor (like Ashes of Time) and no dvd would ever look great because of that. But I was wrong (not sure if that's a good thing, considering I have about 12 dvds waiting for subbing
)
Posted: 24 May 2006, 22:48
by BiscLimpkit
BTW I'm pretty sure that the Tartan UK R2 is censored in the autopsy scene.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 22:57
by tom2681
I heard the Tartan UK DVD was a NTSC-PAL transfer with combing and ghosting à go-go. Other than that it's supposed to be fine.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 23:04
by thelostdragon
Tom2681 wrote:LD ? Can we get some korean or german stuff from you ?
Yeah, soon.
Seriously, tomorrow. I'm too tired now TBH.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 23:06
by tom2681
No problem, mate.
Thai vs CTV.
It's like VHS vs DVD.
Posted: 24 May 2006, 23:11
by BiscLimpkit
I heard that the Korean disc is interlaced, so it also exhibits ghosting/combing artefacts. Just what I heard though - i've nae proof min.
Posted: 25 May 2006, 00:10
by thelostdragon
Posted: 25 May 2006, 00:14
by tom2681
There is something seriously wrong in those caps.
*Updating comparison*
Posted: 25 May 2006, 00:19
by thelostdragon
Posted: 25 May 2006, 00:20
by tom2681
MY EYES ! MY EYES !
Thanks, LD.
*Updating comparison again*
