Canadian Blu-rays with better A/V quality than their USA Blu-ray versions

[toddly6666]

The following list includes Canadian Blu-rays that are better than their USA versions. Also included are Blu-rays that exist in Canada but not in USA. Any of the listed movies that are originally in French also have English subtitles.

7 Jours du Talion - No USA version available

15 Minutes - No USA version available

21 Grams - No USA version available

22 Bullets - No USA version available

5150 Rue Des Ormes - No USA version available

After the Sunset - No USA version available

An American Haunting - No USA version available

Babine - No USA version available

Body Guards and Assassins - No USA version available

Boiler Room - No USA version available

Bon Cop Bad Cop - No USA version available

Brick - No USA version available, although this version is cropped from 1.85:1 to 1.78:1

Cannibal Girls - No USA version available

Cell, The - No USA version available

Cellular - No USA version available, although this version is cropped from 2.35:1 to 1.78:1

Constant Gardener, The - No USA version available

Control - No USA version available

C.R.A.Z.Y. - No USA version available

Cruising Bar 2 - No USA version available

Dangerous Man, A - No USA version available

De Pere en Flic - No USA version available

Decline of the American Empire, The - No USA version available

Defendor - No USA version available

Derailed - No USA version available

Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The - No USA version available

DOA: Dead or Alive - The Canadian version has DTS-HD MA 5.1 while the USA version just has Dolby Digital 5.1.

Ella Enchanted - No USA version available

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec - No USA version available

Factory Girl - No USA version available

Far From Heaven - No USA version available

Fido - No USA version available

Frequency - No USA version available

From Dusk To Dawn - The Canadian version is a huge A/V upgrade from the messed-up USA version

Funkytown - No USA version available

Funny Games (Naomi Watts version) - No USA version available

Gosford Park - No USA version available

Heartbreaker - No USA version available

Just Friends - No USA version available, although this version is cropped from 1.85:1 to 1.78:1

Martyrs - No USA version available

Mr. Nobody - No USA version available

My Son, My Son What Have You Done - No USA version available

Oldboy - The Canadian version has Korean DTS-HD MA 7.1 while the USA version just has Korean DD 5.1 EX (Note: this Canadian blu-ray is only available in The Vengeance Trilogy boxset)

Pianist, The - No USA version available

PTU - No USA version available

Rogue - No USA version available

Running Scared - No USA version available, although this version is cropped from 2.39:1 to 1.78:1

Trotsky, The - No USA version available

Vanity Fair - No USA version available

 

[stinkofdefeat]

awesome... been looking around for a list like this.... keep it up!

 

[digitalbabe]

Toddly-just curious, is this based on your own viewing experience?

 

[Horhay]

How is the Pianist A/V? One of my all time favorite movies. Shame US hasn't released it yet.

 

[toddly6666]

Toddly-just curious, is this based on your own viewing experience?

A combination of my viewing experience and researching all the other online reviews!

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How is the Pianist A/V? One of my all time favorite movies. Shame US hasn't released it yet.

Besides the Canadian Region A blu, there's also the Hong Kong Region A blu which I have. This Hong Kong blu-ray is of decent quality. The video ranges from excellent to very good through out the film. The audio is more solid though. Even though there are English subtitles for this film, you have to manually turn them on if you want to see the few German lines of dialogue translated. Or you can just watch the whole film with English subtitles and not worry about dealing with that.

I havent found any Canadian to HK bluray comparisons online yet, but I bet they are similar. The main thing to remember is that both versions are just a slight video upgrade and the audio is a big upgrade.

Hope that helps! It's possible that USA wont ever release this title due to the director's issues with the US govt!

 

[digitalbabe]

Thanks Toddly!

 

[Soundeath]

Thank you for this useful thread!

 

[plabey]

For the record, Life is Beautiful US and Canadian versions are the same. I've seen other people compare screenshots with other users, but testing both discs out on the same setup, they're identical. They even have the same disc size, plus the US version has an Alliance logo before you start the movie. I got rid of them both for the Italian version (which has its own problems, but no DNR).

City of God US is also the same as Canadian. I noticed with both of these movies, the menus are the same on the US version (except they're in English only). Lionsgate are just using the Alliance transfers. However with Amelie, the transfers are different (menus are also different).

 

[toddly6666]

For the record, Life is Beautiful US and Canadian versions are the same. I've seen other people compare screenshots with other users, but testing both discs out on the same setup, they're identical. They even have the same disc size, plus the US version has an Alliance logo before you start the movie. I got rid of them both for the Italian version (which has its own problems, but no DNR).

City of God US is also the same as Canadian. I noticed with both of these movies, the menus are the same on the US version (except they're in English only). Lionsgate are just using the Alliance transfers. However with Amelie, the transfers are different (menus are also different).

Thanks for the information regarding the Life is Beautiful blu-rays. I removed it from the list!

 

[neo123]

excellent info

 

[GVZER]

shame on you Todd! you forgot MrNobody!

 

[toddly6666]

shame on you Todd! you forgot MrNobody!

It was there. Someone hacked the site and removed it!

 

[GVZER]

It was there. Someone hacked the site and removed it!

Ah I see.

 

[ocielz]

Frequency is available in the US, I bought It recently.

Oldboy also has Korean 7.1 from Tartan released in the US, its in my collection

Great list
Posted from My Chingon Cell \m/ (>_<) \m/

 

[GVZER]

Yes I recently upgraded my copy of Frequency. The CA edition is 1080i,the US has superb PQ

 

[blutru]

is it true The Constant Gardener Canada Version no english subs?

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btw you should add Valhalla Rising on the list, 'cause no USA version available