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Tartan Goes Blu-ray (UK - BD)

Tartan Video announces their first wave of Blu-ray titles, due to arrive next month

Title: Tartan Goes Blu-ray (IMDb: 1, 2, 3)
Starring: Various
Released: 23rd August 2007
SRP: £29.99

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Tartan Home Video has announced the release of its first wave of Blu-ray titles, starting with Paul Verhoeven's Black Book on the 23rd of August. This will be followed by Park Chan-wook's OldBoy and the classic The Seventh Seal on the 24th of September and 3rd of December respectively. Tartan US will also release Oldboy on the 23rd of October. All titles will retail for around £29.99. We don't have detailed specs for each release at this time, but we'll try to update this article as soon as they are available.

Black Book

Oldboy

2.35:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
Korean Language Version: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1
English Language Version: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1
Director’s Commentary
Director and Cinematographer Commentary
Director and Cast Commentary
Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary

The Seventh Seal

1.37:1 Transfer (1080p)
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Audio (Original Swedish and Dubbed English)
Optional English Subtitles
Original Trailer
Karin's Face (1984)
On-Set Footage (1956)

Revised Artwork

Original Artwork

News by Chris Gould

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David Blackwell

I like the original art for The Seventh Seal better.

HenryVIII

Disciple wrote: I wonder what the english dub on Seventh Seal is like. It would definitely have to be a strange experience watching this film with the english dub. And i'm not just saying that cause i speak swedish.

it isn't bad as these things go. sounds like it was recorded in the 60's by American actors, so it doesn't have that really cheesy "trailer man" kind of effect, it's very analogue sounding too which helps.

Disciple

I wonder what the english dub on Seventh Seal is like. It would definitely have to be a strange experience watching this film with the english dub. And i'm not just saying that cause i speak swedish.

Chris Gould

No Master Audio, just Dolby 2.0 Mono.

Bradavon

At first Old Boy looks ace until you realise the USA BD is getting a second disc of extras:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews33/Old...

What? So does Seventh Seal have DTS-HD MA or DD2.0 Mono? DD2.0 Mono is really all the film needs. I suppose DTS-HD MA Mono would be perfect but really it's overkill.

GavSalkeld

DTS Master Audio on The Seventh Seal, lol? No wonder they changed the coverart.

Bradavon

Maybe, they are the same art used for the DVD releases.

Manda of Mu

Seventh Seal and Oldboy.....great films, but does anyone else feel the covers are way too jammed with quotes and text that draw away from the title and art?

Sam Spade

The Seventh Seal is a fantastic film.RIP Ingmar Bergman.

Bradavon

Great to see Oldboy but that cover implies we're going to get the original 2 disc SE extras NOT the set from the UK Trilogy box set or USA Tin LE. Am I correct?

There are no PAL/NTSC issues on HD (as neither use either format) however as well as the issue Henry raises some HD-DVDs have been converted from PAL masters (such as the French Studio Canal titles like Mulholland Drive) and considering Tartan's love of NTSC masters a similar issue could still exist on their BD releases (not that this would prevent anyone from playing them).

Great news though. I suspect it's got a lot more to do with BD having a much wider software (i.e - film studios) and hardware following than HD-DVD, than anything the PS3 has done. I doubt many people are buying the PS3 for film watching, or not at least primarily.

Great to see the AV spec for Oldboy is right but why so limited extras? Tartan have hours in their vaults. I'd still buy it though.

Chris Gould

What titles have you seen that are 1080p/24fps then?

HenryVIII

Kakihara69 wrote: what about the PAL/NTSC issues? Wouldn't that prevent people in the U.S. from seeing these?

it doesn't have to be the same issue any more, and in most cases it won't be as most companies on both sides of the Atlantic are opting for 1080p24 transfers.

Besides, i believe most HD screens nowadays can cope with both 50hz and 60hz. so playback shouldn't be a problem

Kakihara69

what about the PAL/NTSC issues? Wouldn't that prevent people in the U.S. from seeing these?

HagenDarth

Great art for The Seventh Seal.

Chris Gould

They are region free, Tartan confirmed it earlier.

Dave Brock

Seems Blu-ray is kicking arse in this war.

Is it the PS3 factor?

Gabriel

Apparently all BD releases from Tartan will include the DVD in the package, so people can start building their collections for the future!

HenryVIII

these three Tartan releases are all region free

Chris Gould

No, BD has region coding, HD DVD is region free. However, most of the BD titles I've seen (the ones from Sony) are coded for all three regions. Don't know if that's the case with Tartan though.

Kaya Savas

Bergman on Blu-ray! Who would've thunk. Might just import that. Wait, Blu-rays are region free, right? If I buy this release of it then I could play it on my PS3 here in the states, yes?

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