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sniper_samurai said:
Looks like Godzilla Minus One is going up on Netflix tomorrow according to the BBFC website. Still no rating for a physical release.

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Well, that's me finally resubscribing to Netflix after two years of not having particularly missed it. I just hope Netflix haven't paid for a lengthy exclusivity period to block a western BD release.
 
Just Passing Through said:
Anyone seen a UK Everything Everywhere All At Once home release? A frelling Oscar winning movie without a disc!
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At least there are releases available from other regions there. Pour one out for True Lies, no bluray release at all and the new 4K version can barely be called to be in HDR and is a GenAI upscaled mess. Aliens went through the same terrible process upscaling the already not great 2K master and barely breaks the 200nits SDR threshold.
 
sniper_samurai said:
At least there are releases available from other regions there. Pour one out for True Lies, no bluray release at all and the new 4K version can barely be called to be in HDR and is a GenAI upscaled mess. Aliens went through the same terrible process upscaling the already not great 2K master and barely breaks the 200nits SDR threshold.
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The Blu-ray is included with the UK UHD of True Lies which is why I got it. I don't have a UHD player, but according to the Blu-ray forums, the Blu-ray is the more watchable disc of the two. Still, Jim Cameron being revisionist, does mean that it's still been AI DNR'd to plasticity (especially for Tom Arnold's face), and it's had a teal and orange colour timing applied. A fair number of cognoscenti are importing the 'original' Spanish bootleg Blu-ray (apparently a D-VHS rip; short lived 1080i tape format, or a TV broadcast rip for the correct colour timing)

I don't like the way Cameron keeps revisiting his films, Lucas style to make them 'better'. I wound up getting the earliest available T2 and Terminator Blu-ray releases in the UK as they still had film grain. I did import the US UHD/BD release of The Abyss. It wasn't released in the UK for BBFC soggy rat reasons. But it's had a new genuine 4k scan, and its DNR and colour re-timing isn't as noticeable 10,000 ft underwater (it is a little turquoisey though). Of the recent Cameron 4k discs, The Abyss apparently looks the most filmic, still.
 
Unofficial reports are popping up indicating that Minus One will also be available to rent/"buy"on digital storefronts like Amazon and Apple TV tomorrow. There doesn't seem to be an official source for this though, and it's unclear if it's US-only or if all regions will get it at the same time.

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Godzilla Minus One U.S. Online Video Release Date Confirmed

After an excruciating wait, fans FINALLY know when Godzilla Minus One will be available to stream in the USA.
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sniper_samurai said:
At least there are releases available from other regions there.
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My problem with EEAAO is that the US disc is Region A locked. Apparently there is a whole lot of Mandarin dialogue that needs English subtitles, which means the European BD releases are out. I found an Australian Region B disc, which is out of stock in Amazon.au, while good old JBHiFi no longer sells to the UK. I eventually found the AU release for sale, on the US Amazon site. So I just paid twice what I normally pay for films on BD to double import that.

EDIT: Now watch the UK release being announced.
 
Just Passing Through said:
My problem with EEAAO is that the US disc is Region A locked. Apparently there is a whole lot of Mandarin dialogue that needs English subtitles, which means the European BD releases are out. I found an Australian Region B disc, which is out of stock in Amazon.au, while good old JBHiFi no longer sells to the UK. I eventually found the AU release for sale, on the US Amazon site. So I just paid twice what I normally pay for films on BD to double import that.

EDIT: Now watch the UK release being announced.
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If you're looking for region B Aus discs in future, then Sanity.com.au is your best bet, now that JB Hi-Fi no longer sells direct to the UK as you say.

Their standard international shipping rate is around £8, and £16 if you get over a certain amount of items.
 
Price is up for Macross Plus, £150. I expect the EB price will be £120 considering the rrp.

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Macross Plus - Ultimate Edition Blu-ray

In a landmark moment for fans of the decades-spanning legendary Macross franchise, the beloved classic 1995 film – together with its original four-part OVA presentation – is available for fans for the first time in English on Blu-ray. Created by BIGWEST and Studio Nue, with Shoji Kawamori (Super...
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There's a crowdfunding campaign for a 4K restoration and English subtitled UHD+BD steelbook of Mamoru Oshii's The Red Spectacles, the first film in the Kerberos Saga. The campaign is open to overseas backers. Btw, the instructions for overseas backers do not mention that the second first/last name field needs to be filled in with katakana characters.

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Not an AL release, but AL released the prequel Jin-Roh.
 
sniper_samurai said:
Price is up for Macross Plus, £150. I expect the EB price will be £120 considering the rrp.

www.alltheanime.com

Macross Plus - Ultimate Edition Blu-ray

In a landmark moment for fans of the decades-spanning legendary Macross franchise, the beloved classic 1995 film – together with its original four-part OVA presentation – is available for fans for the first time in English on Blu-ray. Created by BIGWEST and Studio Nue, with Shoji Kawamori (Super...
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So is that ova's have the Bandai dub with the 4th ova having the option of the manga entertainment dub?
 
sniper_samurai said:
Price is up for Macross Plus, £150. I expect the EB price will be £120 considering the rrp.

www.alltheanime.com

Macross Plus - Ultimate Edition Blu-ray

In a landmark moment for fans of the decades-spanning legendary Macross franchise, the beloved classic 1995 film – together with its original four-part OVA presentation – is available for fans for the first time in English on Blu-ray. Created by BIGWEST and Studio Nue, with Shoji Kawamori (Super...
www.alltheanime.com www.alltheanime.com
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Yikes. Guess I'll wait for a cheaper edition.
 
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