Fox UK Blu-ray in October - Updated
08-10-2008 13:50 | 11245 views | Dave Foster | Show Backlinks
Fox Home Entertainment and Pathé Distribution Ltd. have announced the UK Blu-ray Disc release of a large slate of titles this Autumn. Scheduled to arrive throughout October 2008 is a roster of titles that include the Russian sci-fi thrillers Night Watch and Day Watch, the original classic horror The Omen is part of The Omen Trilogy and from Pathé there is House of Flying Daggers, Resident Evil and Rescue Dawn. Packed with brand-new material, the Blu-ray release of Resident Evil allows you to go further behind the scenes than ever before, with a director video introduction, 12 new featurettes, and a ‘Blu-ray Wizard’ addition to assist you in creating your own playlist from the special features. New material will also feature on Rescue Dawn, including a featurette to help prepare you for survival and a ‘Before the Dawn’ mission secrets trivia track.
The full release schedule follows…
6th October 2008:
28 Days Later
28 Days Later & 28 Weeks Later Double-Pack
Night Watch
Day Watch
Alien Vs. Predator 1 & 2 Double-Pack
The Hills Have Eyes 2
The Omen Trilogy Box-Set
Silent Hill
House Of Flying Daggers
Outlaw
The Business
Resident Evil
Rescue Dawn
20th October 2008:
Night Watch & Day Watch Double-Pack
The Hills Have Eyes 1 & 2 Double-Pack
Region coding is TBC.
Specs follow for all titles, with the majority of information taken from the official Fox UK Blu-ray website though we should point out it’s not always accurate (just compare our specs of Night Watch and The Hills Have Eyes 2 for an example, as those, along with specs for The Omen Trilogy are taken directly from the review discs we received which we should also note are coded for all regions).
Specs follow…
28 Days Later
Night Watch - Features the 114-minute ‘International Cut’ with English dubbed prologue and various other changes as noted on IMDB. This version does not feature the ‘in the print’ subtitles. Features include:
Day Watch
The Hills Have Eyes 2
The Omen Trilogy - Features on the films are broken down below…
The Omen
Damien: Omen II
Omen III: The Final Conflict
Silent Hill
House Of Flying Daggers
Outlaw
The Business
Resident Evil
Rescue Dawn
The full release schedule follows…
6th October 2008:
28 Days Later
28 Days Later & 28 Weeks Later Double-Pack
Night Watch
Day Watch
Alien Vs. Predator 1 & 2 Double-Pack
The Hills Have Eyes 2
The Omen Trilogy Box-Set
Silent Hill
House Of Flying Daggers
Outlaw
The Business
Resident Evil
Rescue Dawn
20th October 2008:
Night Watch & Day Watch Double-Pack
The Hills Have Eyes 1 & 2 Double-Pack
Region coding is TBC.
Specs follow for all titles, with the majority of information taken from the official Fox UK Blu-ray website though we should point out it’s not always accurate (just compare our specs of Night Watch and The Hills Have Eyes 2 for an example, as those, along with specs for The Omen Trilogy are taken directly from the review discs we received which we should also note are coded for all regions).
Specs follow…
28 Days Later
- 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- English HOH subtitles
- Commentary by Director Danny Boyle & Screenwriter Alex Garland
- Deleted scenes and alternate endings with optional commentary by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland
- Pure Rage: The Making of 28 Days Later
- Jacknife Lee Music Video
- Running production still gallery with commentary by Danny Boyle
- Running polaroid gallery with intro by Danny Boyle
- Animated storyboards
- Trailers
Night Watch - Features the 114-minute ‘International Cut’ with English dubbed prologue and various other changes as noted on IMDB. This version does not feature the ‘in the print’ subtitles. Features include:
- 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen (AVC)
- Russian/English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
- Russian/English 5.1 DTS Surround
- English, German and French 5.1 Dolby Digital
- Subtitles: English, English HOH, German, German HOH, French, French HOH, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
- Director audio commentary by Timur Bekmambetov (subtitled in English, French, German and Dutch)
- Novelist text commentary by Sergei Lukyanenko (available in English, French, German and Dutch)
- Deleted Scenes (with Russian or commentary audio by Timur Bekmambetov)
- Making of Night Watch
- Characters, story and subtitles
- Characters and Themes
- Night Watch trilogy
- Comic book still gallery
- Poster gallery
Day Watch
- 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
- Russian 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
- Russian, English, French and German 5.1 DTS
- Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish, English HOH
- The Making of Day Watch Featurette
- Russian Trailer
The Hills Have Eyes 2
- 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen (AVC)
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- English Audio Description 5.1 Dolby Digital
- German, Italian, Spanish (Castellan), Portuguese and Spanish 5.1 DTS
- Subtitles: English HOH, German, German HOH, Italian, Italian HOH, Spanish (Castellan), Spanish (Castellan) HOH, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Portuguese HOH, Spanish, Spanish HOH, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Indonesian Bahasa, Tagalog
- Deleted Scenes
- Alternate Ending
- Gag Reel
- Mutant Attacks
- Birth of a Graphic Novel
- Exploring the Hills: The Making of The Hills Have Eyes 2
- Fox Movie Channel Presents: Life After Film School with Wes Craven
The Omen Trilogy - Features on the films are broken down below…
The Omen
- 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen (AVC)
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- French and Italian 5.1 DTS Surround
- Turkish DD2.0
- Subtitles (Film and extras): English HOH, French, French HOH, Italian, Italian HOH, Turkish, Turkish HOH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
- BD Exclusive – Richard Donner on The Omen interview featurette
- BD Exclusive – The Omen Revelations BonusView with Trivia Track
- BD Exclusive – Isolated score track (Dolby Surround 5.1 audio)
- Introduction by director Richard Donner
- Commentary by director Richard Donner & Brian Helgeland (screenwriter of Man on Fire) (subtitled in English, French, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish)
- “Dog Attack” Deleted Scene with commentary by director Richard Donner and screenwriter Brian Helgeland
- 666: The Omen Revealed featurette
- The Omen Legacy featurette
- Curse or Coincidence? featurette
- An Appreciation: Wes Craven On The Omen featurette
- Jerry Goldsmith on The Omen Score featurette
- Screenwriters Notebook featurette
- Theatrical trailer
- Still Gallery
Damien: Omen II
- 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen (AVC)
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- French and Italian 5.1 DTS Surround
- Subtitles (Film): English HOH, French, French HOH, Italian, Italian HOH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Commentary by producer Harvey Bernhard (subtitled in English, French, Italian and Dutch)
- Theatrical trailer
Omen III: The Final Conflict
- 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen (AVC)
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- French and Italian 5.1 DTS Surround
- Subtitles (Film): English HOH, French, French HOH, Italian, Italian HOH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Commentary by director Graham Baker (subtitled in English, French, Italian and Dutch)
- Theatrical trailer
Silent Hill
- 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
- English 5.1 DTS HD-High Resolution
- English 5.1 Dolby Digital
- English HOH subtitles
- Making of Documentary featuring: Silent Hill Origins, Casting Silent Hil, Building Silent Hill, Stars and Stunts, Creatures unleashed, Creature choreography
- Prodution Photography Gallery
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Original UK TV Spots
House Of Flying Daggers
- 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
- Mandarin 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Mandarin 5.1 Dolby Digital
- English subtitles
- Director’s Commentary
- Making Of Documentary
- Visual Effects Featurette
- 'Lovers' music video with and without lyrics
- Storyboard to film comparison
- Filming locations
- Photography Gallery
- Costume Gallery
- Props Gallery
- Settings Gallery
- Behind the scenes photography (Fields and Forest)
- UK Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
Outlaw
- 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- English 5.1 Dolby Digital
- English HOH subtitles
- Commentary by Nick Love and Danny Dyer
- Making of Outlaw Featurette
- The Rave and the Riot Featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Outlaw Video Diaries
- Big Hitters Featurette
- Original Theatrical Trailer
The Business
- 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- English 5.1 Dolby Digital
- English HOH subtitles
- Commentary By Nick Love and Danny Dyer
- Making of Featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Alternative Ending
- Production Design Gallery
- Photography Gallery
- Easter Egg
- Theatrical Trailer
Resident Evil
- 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English and Italian 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
- French, Spanish and Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital
- English, English HOH, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian subtitles
- Alternative ending with director Paul W.S Anderson's video introduction
- Cast and filmakers commentary
- Visual Effects commentary
- 12 Featurettes: The Making of Resident Evil, Scoring Resident Evil, Costumes, Set Design, Playing Dead, Storyboard, The Creature, The Elevator, The Train, The Laser, Zombie Dog, Zombies
- 'My Plague' music video by Slipknot
- Blu-Wizard 2.0 - Create your own playlist from the special features on the disc and blu-wizard will not only remember what you watched but also what you liked
Rescue Dawn
- 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- English 5.1 Dolby Digital
- English HOH subtitles
- Commentary by Director Werner Herzog and Interviewer Norman Hill
- The Making of a True Story Featurette: Unfinished Business: Telling Dieter’s Story, Strength of Character, War Stories, What Would Dieter Do?, The Sound Of War
- 7 Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary by Director Werner Herzog and Interviewer Norman Hill
- Production photography gallery
Comments
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"28 days Later". Wow. Can't wait to see that shot-on-SD-Video film in HD.
It should look... exactly like the DVD.
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Hahaha, indeed :D
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Originally Posted by Rossyross:
"28 days Later". Wow. Can't wait to see that shot-on-SD-Video film in HD.
It should look... exactly like the DVD.
I have the boxset of 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later from Hong Kong(Its the USA discs in HK boxes, the discs have FBI warnings on the disc even)and didn't know before I got it the origins of the first film.
Its a great film but as you say it looks just like a DVD upscaled. Infact it looks worse than most DVD's upscaled. The DTS MA mix is pretty good though. The second film looks great but is pretty rubbish.
Cloverfield on BD however looks great in HD so that must have been filmed differently.
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House Of Flying Daggers excellent!
I hope it has all the 2 Disc SE DVD extras. Sure it's a pity it will be cut but it's still much less cut than the USA BD and the PQ should also be much better too. I've wanted to get this on BD for ages.
POW
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Does anyone else agree and wish Fox would stop ruining the coverart by plastering the blue oval 'For use only with Blu-Ray Players..' notice on it? I may be optimistic, but I'm sure the general population know now that you need special players for the discs - and that the PS3 is one of them. We have enough BBFC logos on as it is without the entire cover being crammed with yet more of them!
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I suppose it's too much to hope that those blue ovals are stickers that can be removed? The huge Blu Ray Disc logos on the box should be enough of a clue.
And, yes, two sets of censors' certificates (containing the exact same information) are always hideous and make the design look crap. The quotes and stars from the likes of Nuts and Uncut add the finishing touch.
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It's cover art. I don't give a monkeys. This isn't EIV cover art.
Originally Posted by Rossyross:And, yes, two sets of censors' certificates (containing the exact same information)
There are only 3 million people in Ireland, it's just not financially viable to create different discs for Ireland, especially when it's an English speakng country too.
The ratings aren't always the same too. Again it's "cover art".
p.s - Weird the night watch/day watch films maybe getting TrueHD and not the usual DTS-HD MA.
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Wonder if these will be the original uncut versions of the Dozor films?
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Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138:
Wonder if these will be the original uncut versions of the Dozor films?
Highly unlikely, I'd have thought - does Fox even have the rights to the Russian cuts?
Rather more pertinently, will the Blu-Ray versions have the animated subtitles? The ones on the theatrical version of Day Watch were even more elaborate than the first lot, but the DVDs only offered far inferior electronic versions.
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I'm curious to see which encode we get for Silent Hill. Really hoping they don't port over the US MPEG-2 - hopefully we'll get the German VC-1 encode!
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Sod all these..........................where's Point Break????????????
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Originally Posted by Andy3105:
Sod all these..........................where's Point Break????????????
Here, here!
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Originally Posted by Andy3105:
Sod all these..........................where's Point Break????????????
I have the US BD of Point Break and its very nice indeed.
With regards the "for Blu-ray only" on all the Region A Fox BDs I have its a sticker and stuck on the wrapping not the sleve. I only have one Fox UK BD (due to region encoding issues) and thats the region free Alien Vs Predator. On that release there is no sticker or label or anything.
The "for Blu-ray only" should be a sticker as it is with Region A Fox BDs (I have Japanese, HK Fox titles and its a sticker there as well its not just US BDs). It is needed as some people out there might buy a Blu-ray and try to stick it into their Xbox 360 because it can output in HD. The shops want to be able to not offer a refund based on incompatabilty.
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Finally, Night and Day Watch coming to Blu-Ray but are Fox going to use the burned on subtitled verison or will be be standard subtitles for the original russian language version? It's not a major qualm, I like what Blu-ray does to subtitling - making smoother text than standard dvds, it's just I really like those cool subtitles. It added an extra viewing experience to those films.
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Originally Posted by Michael Brooke:
Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138:
Wonder if these will be the original uncut versions of the Dozor films?
Highly unlikely, I'd have thought - does Fox even have the rights to the Russian cuts?
Rather more pertinently, will the Blu-Ray versions have the animated subtitles? The ones on the theatrical version of Day Watch were even more elaborate than the first lot, but the DVDs only offered far inferior electronic versions.
In R1, Night Watch is international cut, but Day Watch is the uncut version, unfortunately without the international cut and its cool subtitles available. So it's basically a big mess here on this side of the pond.
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Does anyone have any news on Silent Hill? The Sony US release is barebones, but the Pathe UK release had some extras? Any news on if these will be ported across (or hopefully expanded upon)?
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So Administrators,
Is there any news on when we can expect to see Point Break over here?
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The Omen collection seem to miss out on the 2006 version (perhaps not THAT a big loss)..
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Ive seen the Day/Night discs, checkdiscs, and neither have the fancy subtitles which, particularly with the second movie, is a huge loss.
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Originally Posted by DJ Mike:
I'm curious to see which encode we get for Silent Hill. Really hoping they don't port over the US MPEG-2 - hopefully we'll get the German VC-1 encode!
Don't know if it the same as the german encode but it is VC1 encoded. with a 2mbps DTS-HR Track and the disk used is BD25. Got mine yesterday.
I knowticed Aliens V Preditor box set in the list but does anyone know if that this box set will have the new AVC reissue in it that was mentioned a while ago.
I know that the old MPEG2 release has been arround for a while but I would like to aviod the MPEG2 release.
I liked the first film but was waiting for the AVC release.
I can't seem to find any specs on this new boxset cause if the first film is encoded in AVC its a buy for me.
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28 Days Later is dual coded to Regions B & A. THis is stated on the packaging and does play in both regions. THe list is slowly growing for this trend with Meet the Spartans, Stargate Continium being the others.
House of Flying Daggers is a VC-1 encode but does NOT feature a DTS-HD MA track, it is a DTS-HD HR track similar to the Silent Hill disc.
Both HOFD and Silent Hill are stated as Region B only, but there is a work around for the Panasonic BD-P30 Region A which may work on other players.
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@ Ricstar: How do you know HOFD is Region B? Do you have it? Does "stated as" also mean you've tested it? Thanks. What's the workaround btw?
Is it definitely DTS-HD HR? Even the cover says DTS-HD MA. Thanks for the info on the VC1 encoding. That at least means it's a new transfer and they've not re-used Sony's shoddy MPEG2 transfer. Any idea how it compares?
It's good to see all the extras are on board, most of which aren't on the Sony USA BD.
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Originally Posted by tonyleung:
@ Ricstar: How do you know HOFD is Region B? Do you have it? Does "stated as" also mean you've tested it? Thanks. What's the workaround btw?
Is it definitely DTS-HD HR? Even the cover says DTS-HD MA. Thanks for the info on the VC1 encoding. That at least means it's a new transfer and they've not re-used Sony's shoddy MPEG2 transfer. Any idea how it compares?
It's good to see all the extras are on board, most of which aren't on the Sony USA BD.
Yes I have the disc and it is a DTS-HD HR track as my amp reports it as being that, which suggests its a port of the european version. Members over at another forum have reported the same too.
I managed to get this Region B disc to work in my Region A Panny player by doing the following.
When the disc is inserted in the Region A player a warning appears stating that player region mismatch. A black screen with white writing. THen i hit STOP on the remote control, which removed the warning screen. THen hitting TOP MENU on the remote got me into the main menu and then was able to play the movie.
The same routine also works for UK Region B release of Silent HIll from Fox/Pathe
THe VC-1 encode is a notable improvment on the Sony discs.
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The Hills have eyes 2 is Region Free. Packaging states A, B & C. A new trend from FOX UK perhaps?
I would love to know the packaging or press release for the 007 James Bond Collection. Will it be locked to Region B or multi region?
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Yes I have the disc and it is a DTS-HD HR track as my amp reports it as
being that, which suggests its a port of the european version.
It's unlikely to be a direct port as it will be cut, unlike the Mainland European ones. Do any of them have English subs btw? Which countries do you mean?
Thanks Ricstar for the rest of the info.