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The HDof Ran actually looks lower-def than the premium SD editions with which it competes (i e CC & Optimum).

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(Canadian Alliance Release) - Region 1 - NTSC "Good Will Hunting" vs. Alliance - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

The Alliance DVD was pretty craptastic like every other DVD they've produced in house and those grabs do look pretty close (I sold the disc off long ago so I can't throw it in and confirm.) All of their early DVDs had the same problem, highly compressed and blocky.

Alliance is really doing their own Blu-rays now? Wow. And it doesn't look too bad, though I'm not shocked they only went with a single-layer disc.

cdnchris wrote:Alliance is really doing their own Blu-rays now? Wow. And it doesn't look too bad, though I'm not shocked they only went with a single-layer disc.

Do we know if the CDN-Alliance "Good will hunting" release is identical to the US disc scheduled for release on the 17th?

It is the same disc Rich,
101 Distiribution are just re-issueing (usually region free Blu-rays - like Fear and Loathing from Germany...).
Buy from Amazon.ca (our link) it's $10 cheaper.
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Gary

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MiraMax (2-disc Collector's Edition) - Region 1 - NTSC "Cold Mountain" vs. Alliance - Region 'A' - Blu-ray


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Gary

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MGM - Region 1 - NTSC "Ronin" vs. MGM (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. 20th Century Fox / MGM (Japan) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray vs. MGM (US) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

Warner - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC "Bonnie and Clyde" vs. Warner - Region FREE - Blu-ray

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In our review of the Blu-ray of Vanishing Point - we compared captures from the last DVD edition.

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Mei Ah - Region 0 - NTSC "Dodes’ka-den" vs. Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC

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Universal - Region 1 - NTSC "21 Grams" vs. Alliance - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Zoke Culture - Region 0 - NTSC "Ashes of Time ReDux" vs. Mei Ah - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Artificial Eye - Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Sony - Region 1 - NTSC

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MGM (2-disc Collector's Edition) Region 1 - NTSC "The Silence of the Lambs" vs. Criterion Region 1 NTSC vs. MGM (SE) Region 1 NTSC vs. MGM/Fox - Region FREE - Blu-ray

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Miramax - Region 1 - NTSC "Rounders" vs. Miramax - Collector's Edition - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Alliance (Universal) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

Universal - Region 1 - NTSC "Brokeback Mountain" vs. Universal (2-disc Collector's Edition) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Universal - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

and in our Blu-ray review of Se7en - we've compared one frame verifying the Alliance is in the incorrect (according to theatrical) aspect ratio.

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USA Home Entertainment - Region 1- NTSC "Traffic" vs. Criterion (re-issue) - Region 1- NTSC vs. Alliance (Universal) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

Another interlaced Blu-ray from Alliance.

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Dreamworks Video - Region 1, 4 - NTSC "The Kite Runner" vs. Dreamworks Video - Region 'A' - Blu-ray


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BFI - Region 2 - PAL "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" vs. Warner - Region 1,4 - NTSC vs. BFI - Region 'B' - Blu-ray

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Disney (2-disc) - Region 1 - NTSC "Pinocchio" vs. Disney (3-disc) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Paramount Home Video Region 1 - NTSC "To Catch a Thief" vs. Paramount Home Video (Special Collector's Edition) Region 1 - NTSC vs. Paramount (Centennial Collection 2-disc) - Region 1,4 - NTSC

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NOTE: In our Pinocchio comparison we have now added caps from the original edition.

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Gary Tooze wrote:Disney (2-disc) - Region 1 - NTSC "Pinocchio" vs. Disney (3-disc) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

Too blue.

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Shochiku Home Video - Region 2 - NTSC "Four Films by Hiroshi Shimizu" vs. Eclipse - Region 1 - NTSC

Pathé - Region 2 - PAL "Broceliande" vs. BCI/Navarre - Region 1 - NTSC

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NOTE: In our review of Criterion's DVD of The Last Metro we have compared two frames from the 1999 Fox/Lorber edition and will eventually add the Blu-ray.

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MGM (Special Edition) - Region 1 - NTSC "Goldfinger" vs. MGM (Remastered - single edition) - Region 1,3 - NTSC vs. MGM / Fox - Region 'A' Blu-ray

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Matt wrote:

Gary Tooze wrote:Disney (2-disc) - Region 1 - NTSC "Pinocchio" vs. Disney (3-disc) - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

Too blue.

This is my first Disney classic in my collection, and it's amazing. I've never seen it or much of any of the others except Bambi (just a few years ago). I've only been a Pixar collector, but this film has it all. WOW.

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Warner (2-disc) - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC "Quo Vadis" vs. Warner (Japan) - Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Warner (US) - Region FREE - Blu-ray

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Criterion - Region 'A' - Blu-ray "The 400 Blows" vs. Warner / Mk2 (France) Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Mk2 (France) Region 2 - PAL vs. Criterion (Doinel Boxset version) - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Criterion (Out of Print) - Region 0 - NTSC

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