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The Black Cauldron, Korean R3 anamorphic? YES it is!
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:33 am
by erlryd
I found a review which implies that the Korean R3 DVD release of the Black Cauldron is anamorphic:
http://www.thegline.com/dvd-of-the-week ... 3-2004.htm
I realise that BC has already been released with an anamorphic transfer in France but that is prohibitively expensive. Also since Korea Is an NTSC country people with out PAL capability will get a chance to se this in 16X9 enhanced widescreen.
So has anyone seen this DVD in Korean Stores? Perhaps someone on this forum knows of an on-line retailer which has it in stock?
Any info on this would be most appreciated.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:43 am
by erlryd
Woops, posted in the wrong forum. This probably belongs in international DVD, right?
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:09 pm
by toonaspie
I'm very intrigued. You may want to try
YesAsia.com They sell Korean, japanese, chinese and western films and they are pretty damn expensive!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:55 pm
by Joe Carioca
I don't know how reliable this review is, since it states that the American DVD is Pan&Scan when it is actually letterbox widescreen.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:02 am
by erlryd
Well, I went ahead and bought this.
Not only is it anamorphic, all menus are english, the cover is 95% english and it has a lovely slipcase. This is the best NTSC version availiable for this film, and i thoroughly recommend for all those who are NTSC locked, or do not wish to purchase the French anamorphic release because they preferr an english language cover.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:04 am
by mvealf
erlryd wrote:Well, I went ahead and bought this.
Not only is it anamorphic, all menus are english, the cover is 95% english and it has a lovely slipcase. This is the best NTSC version availiable for this film, and i thoroughly recommend for all those who are NTSC locked, or do not wish to purchase the French anamorphic release because they preferr an english language cover.
Where can you buy the Korean DVD?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:02 pm
by erlryd
Well, like toonaspie mentioned. yesasia.com is a good and reliable place for R3 DVDs.
Also koreandvds.com is worth checking out.
I bought my copy from dvdfromkorea.com. They had it in stock and shipped the DVD the day after i ordered.
I will continue using them for Korean DVD releases.
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:03 pm
by PatrickvD
Does anyone know if the Chinese release of Black Cauldron is the same as this Korean dvd and therefore also anamorphic? Since my dad is going to China, I could ask him to check out some stores.
oh does someone know where I can find what the cover looks like?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:23 pm
by akhenaten
can any1 post a screencap comparison of the anamorphic korean and region 1 dvd? thanks
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:33 am
by mvealf
akhenaten wrote:can any1 post a screencap comparison of the anamorphic korean and region 1 dvd? thanks
Click on the photos for larger images. The first image is the U.S. DVD, the second is the Korean DVD.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:56 am
by Disney-Fan
Thanks for the screens! Is it me or is the quality much better in the Korean release?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:35 am
by akhenaten
thanks so much! why's the region 1 dvd look so dirty? did they remaster the movie for the latter release or was it only color enhancement? im still waiting if the black cauldron might be released in malaysia.
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:12 pm
by mvealf
akhenaten wrote:thanks so much! why's the region 1 dvd look so dirty? did they remaster the movie for the latter release or was it only color enhancement?
It seems like it has been restored in some way, because all of the stray dirt in the frames is completely gone. And of course the anamorphic print will show more detail. It looks like the anamorphic print is losing a tiny bit off the top and bottom, but otherwise a much better master.
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:13 pm
by akhenaten
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:23 pm
by mvealf
That's the Japanese version. I have that one too, but it's not anamorphic.
For some reason, yesasia does not carry the Korean version. I ordered mine here:<p><a href="http://www.dvdfromkorea.com">http://www.dvdfromkorea.com</a></p>
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:41 pm
by akhenaten
ok thanks...somehow i tot itd be cool to have japanese covers..for the typography only.hehe
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:54 am
by Jeremy
Is there Black Cauldron R2 anamorphic version available somewhere?
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:10 pm
by Jens
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 4:49 am
by Jeremy
Is this new french version possibly the restored or as dirty as R1-version?
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:50 am
by FrankV
