directed by Bong Joon-Ho
South Korea 2003
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Theatrical Release: May 2, 2003
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DVD Comparison:
Universal - Region 2 - PAL vs. Optimum Asia - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Runar Ursin Reed and Henrik Sylow for the Screen Caps!
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Universal Region 2 - PAL |
Optimum Asia Region 2 - PAL |
Runtime | 2:10:52 | 2:05:08 (4% PAL speedup) |
Video |
1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced
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1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced
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NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Audio | 5.1 Dolby Digital Korean, DTS Korean |
2.0 Dolby Digital Korean |
Subtitles | English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, none | English (non-removable) |
Features |
Release
Information: Studio: Universal Aspect
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Edition
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Chapters 18 |
Release
Information: Studio: Optimum Asia Aspect
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DVD Release Date: Chapters 16 |
Comments |
The Universal edition seems to have been taken from an NTSC source corroborated by the prevalent 'ghosting' (see last capture). Sharpness appears about the same but the Optimum is brighter. The unfortunate detail of the Optimum is the fixed English subtitles. The Optimum has the far better extras, but the Universal edition sports a 5.1 or DTS track option. Its betwixt and between which you prefer, but not being a fan of ghosting and with the wonderful extras of the Optimum that is the route we are going. Gary Tooze |
DVD Menus
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Subtitle samples
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Universal -
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Ghosting
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