International Blu-ray and UHD Discs

[nicolas]

Also while I'm here, is the Eagle Megalopolis 4K supposed to be the superior import? It's the cheapest option and only one not 'sold out'

Yes, caps revealed that one to be the best overall. There’s brief Latin dialogue in the film though which wouldn’t be subtitled in English. I’ve no idea about other text inserts. Honestly can’t remember from my viewing of the film.

[therewillbeblus]

That's a good point about all those text inserts. Guess I'll hold off

[kekid]

There are Blu Rays of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and Visconti's "The Stranger," with English subtitles, posted on ebay. Does anyone know the quality of these items?

[domino harvey]

Spanish boot no doubt for the Visconti

[Stefan Andersson]

The Big Combo, 4K + The Crooked Way, restored, UHD/blu, from Ignite Films, a European company so this info seems relevant to this thread:
https://www.ignite-films.com/products/the-big-combo

[Stefan Andersson]

Hindenburg, Wise, 1975, Theatrical and Director´s Cut, Koch media 2015 blu:
https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnitt ... php?ID=482
Theatrical is in German only, see bluray back cover:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Hind ... ay/128241/

[PfR73]

That's not really an accurate description. The "Theatrical" that is in German only is a cut German theatrical version, not the true theatrical version seen in most of the world, which they are referring to as "Director's Cut" even though it's just the real, general theatrical version. It makes sense that the German theatrical version is only in German, since it was only cut for that market.

[domino harvey]

Which UK boutique label sold my email to this bullshit company?

[Matt]

I got that today, too. And it's obviously AI slop, both the designs and ad copy.

"This is not fast fashion. This is not fan merch. This is collector culture, pressed into fabric."

If something like the Film Foundation or World Cinema Project made merch that benefitted their mission, I might buy a t-shirt. But this is just...merch for nothing? A scented candle? "Wall art" with a quote that I'm pretty sure is made up? Not even Vinegar Syndrome would be this shameless.

[Jonathan S]

I got that today, too. And it's obviously AI slop, both the designs and ad copy.

Yes, on one of their home page images, they seem to have overlooked AI's unfortunate inclusion of the note, "Disc rot is real," which surely undermines their pro-physical media message.

Unless the idea is "we'll always have apparel"...?

[Stefan Andersson]

Lady Oscar (Demy), upcoming Italian limited ed. bluray; English and Italian tracks, Italian subs, 124 mins:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=403187

[ianthemovie]

Somewhat random question: what is Amazon UK's packaging like for Blu-rays? I've stopped buying from Amazon US because--among many other reasons--discs nearly always arrive damaged due to being packaged in a loose, thin paper bag with no cushioning to speak of. I'm looking to buy the BFI Frederick Wiseman set which is sold out nearly everyplace else except Amazon UK but I'd like some assurance that it will arrive intact.

[TMDaines]

UK better than US with cardboard sleeves and mailers for boxsets, but still not great. I suspect a lot of stuff gets banged up on its journey into its postage packaging. Pretty much every other UK retailer is better.

[domino harvey]

When I ordered from Amazon.co.uk, you’d get the bare minimum of packaging (wrap around cardboard glued together, not even a real box, or the cardboard envelope that Rarewaves uses now) but I never had a damaged copy of anything (did have the flap come loose and have several titles disappear once though, they just reshipped I think)

[pzadvance]

As an EU dweller, I'd regularly use Amazon UK to import UK label releases affordably. All of a sudden, they are charging pretty crazy import fees on blu rays. I assume this is related to the new EU law that came into effect, but from my understanding that law requires a 3 EUR import fee *per item type*, yet Amazon UK appears to be applying a 3GBP Import fee *per item*, so an order of 4 blu-rays which should only have a single 3GBP Import fee applied now has around a 12GBP Import fee. Anyone else experiencing this? How is this allowed?

EDIT: Apprently it's because Amazon usually splits up a single order into multiple shipments, which would each have the 3GP import fee applied to them, so they're treating each item as a separate shipment (even though sometimes they do ship together). So much for ordering there anymore!

[kindaikun]

As an EU dweller, I'd regularly use Amazon UK to import UK label releases affordably. All of a sudden, they are charging pretty crazy import fees on blu rays. I assume this is related to the new EU law that came into effect, but from my understanding that law requires a 3 EUR import fee *per item type*, yet Amazon UK appears to be applying a 3GBP Import fee *per item*, so an order of 4 blu-rays which should only have a single 3GBP Import fee applied now has around a 12GBP Import fee. Anyone else experiencing this? How is this allowed?

EDIT: Apprently it's because Amazon usually splits up a single order into multiple shipments, which would each have the 3GP import fee applied to them, so they're treating each item as a separate shipment (even though sometimes they do ship together). So much for ordering there anymore!

I'm not sure of the details of the new tariff, but if it's related to goods coming in and out of the EU, it may be worth checking the relatively recently launched amazon.ie as they could presumably ship within the EU and avoid extraneous charges. They generally match Amazon UK's prices but I think there are some oddities with independent sellers, from what little I've tried it.