10 good reasons to go region free

[Bluntchop]

1. Dellamorte Dellamore

R1? Nope. 20th Century Fox owns the rights but won't release it on DVD.
R2? Yep. Myself got the German edition which is widescreen, uncut and has English audio.

2. The Entity

R1? Nope. 20th Century Fox owns the rights but won't release it on DVD.
R2? Yep. Myself got the German edition which is widescreen (2.35:1), 16:9 enhanced and has English 4.0 audio.

3. Purple Rain

R1? Yep but there's a little catch: fool screen
R2? Yep. Myself got the German edition which is 16:9 enhanced.

4. Eyes Wide Shut

R1? Yep but R-Rated only.
R2? Yep, tons of sizzling sex & nudity in all it's uncut glory.

5. Army Of Darkness

R1? Yep. Anchor Bay put out about 100 different DVDs.
R3? Yep. This Korean edition has EXCELLENT video compared to Anchor Bay's.

6. Lost Highway

R1? Yep, there's a fool screen Canadian release.
R2? Yep, myself bought the German edition which is widescreen (2.35:1), 16:9 enhanced and has 5.1 English audio and a few extras.

7. Wild At Heart

R1? Nope. MGM was suppose to release this last fall.
R2? Yep. Universal was kindly enough and gave Europe a neat little DVD.

8. The Stepfather

R1? Nope. Due to rights issues America will probably never see this slasher gem on DVD at all.
R2? Yep. Myself bought the German edition which is uncut, widescreen (1.85:1), 16:9 enhanced and has English 2.0 audio.

9. Ed Wood

R1? Nope. Touchstone seems to enjoy pushing back street dates.
R2? Yep. Excellent DVD filled with extras.

10. Intruder

R1? Nope. Due to rights issues America will probably never see this cult slasher flick on DVD at all.
R2? Yep. Fool screen but totally uncut with a few interesting extras.

[Arctic]

are there any cases where R1 has better goods than any other region? just curious.

[Bluntchop]

Originally posted by Arctic
are there any cases where R1 has better goods than any other region? just curious.
Most all R1 releases have better goods then most of any other regions. Examples: True Romance, Pulp Fiction etc.

[Phantasm]

I'm really still not sure if the Ed Wood pushback is true, because they sent one to our store last week and I'm buying it on Tuesday.

[B1ade Runner]

I considered going region-free to pick up any one of these:

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000068UXL.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00009OTE7.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00009OTE8.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

What is it with Germans and Dune?

[Arctic]

Originally posted by Bluntchop
Most all R1 releases have better goods then most of any other regions. Examples: True Romance, Pulp Fiction etc. so then, naturally, any self-respecting dvd collector outside of the R1 area should own a regionless player as well. ;)

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more reasons for R1 residents to go regionless:

1. Northern Exposure
2. Twin Peaks
3. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
4. Australian dvds are dirt cheap.

[Josh]

Wow. That first Dune cover is GORGEOUS.

[B1ade Runner]

Another reason to go region-free:

http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/alienjapan1.jpg

It's Japansese, in case you were wondering.

[crappertay]

Excuse me while I say...









GODDAMN!!!











Sorry, but damn that's pretty.

[Bluntchop]

Yup, looks groovy:

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20040202/fox02.jpg

[Bordick]

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20040202/fox02.jpg
I'd prefer that to the fold out thing we got state side.

[B1ade Runner]

We all would. The Region 1 casing is a jumble.

[Bordick]

at least it's all in a box

[B1ade Runner]

That was definitely a relief.

[Bordick]

indeed, but the down side was it was the same size, making me have to double dip grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Bordick]

another reason:

<img src=http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000CC7GL.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg>

<img src=http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001ACGDI.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg>

grrrrr.......:gun Universal

[Bordick]

:gun Anchor Bay

<img src=http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00009WVYX.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg>

[Bordick]

:gun Warner Bros.

<img src=http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006JY0H.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg>

[Bordick]

:gun Paramount

<img src=http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006LSJI.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg>

[Josh]

Despite the fact that that Airplane box says DVD on it, it looks suspiciously like it contains a VHS tape.

[Josh]

Despite the fact that that Airplane box says DVD on it, it looks suspiciously like it contains a VHS tape.

[Bluntchop]

Originally posted by Bordick
<img src=http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000CC7GL.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg>

Those aren't "uncut", according to a German Horror Forum :(

[Bordick]

Originally posted by Bluntchop
Those aren't "uncut", according to a German Horror Forum :(
Yeah but here, finding II & III is like striking oil and IV ain't even out