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Coming to 4K UHD in December 2024 by Paramount:

Disc Size: 48,749,470,384 bytes

Feature: 38,332,047,360 bytes

Feature: 36,288,460,800 bytes

Disc Size: 49,065,649,796 bytes

Video Bitrate: 22.99 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

TFI

Blu-ray

Panorama

Blu-ray

Lionsgate / Miramax

Blu-ray

k

Disc Size: 48,749,470,384 bytes

Feature: 38,332,047,360 bytes

Blu-ray Release Date: March 19th, 2009
Custom Tin Blu-ray Case

Edition Details:
• None
 

Edition Details:
• 'Not the Usual Mindless Boring Getting to Know You Chat' - NEW Interviews with Cast including: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosanna Arquette, Eric Stoltz, Tim Roth and more (43:01 in 1080P)
• NEW Critics’ Retrospective on the Movie’s Place in Film History (20:37 in 1080P)
• Behind-the-Scenes Montages (Jack Rabbit Slims - 4:44 in 480i + Butch Hits Marselus - 6:02 in 480i)
• “Pulp Fiction: The Facts” Documentary (30:31 in 1080P)
• Production Design Featurette (6:22 in 480i)
• Siskel & Ebert “At the Movies” – “The Tarantino Generation” (16:01 in 480i)
• Independent Spirit Awards Footage (11:29 in 480i)
• Cannes Film Festival Footage (5:20)
• “The Charlie Rose Show” Tarantino Interview (55:27 in 480i)
• Still Galleries
• Trivia Track

• Soundtrack Chapters
• 6 Deleted Scenes (24:39 in 480i)

Tarantino Introduction (1:47 in 480i)

The Drug Deal Monologue (2:38 in 480i)

Mia Interviewing Vincent (5:30) etc.

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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Lionsgate/Miramax Region 'A' Blu-ray September 11':  I am going to do some further side-by-side tests on my system to see if I can state that the, now unavailable, Panorama may be slightly vertically stretched. But the bigger difference may be in the contrast. The technical stats show parity between the releases (dual-layered - similar files sizes and bitrates) - colors vary to small degrees - but the new Lionsgate/Miramax may be a bit bolder and darker.

Where I did notice a significant difference/superiority is the audio. The DTS-HD Master 5.1 at 3898 kbps has some notable strength. Bass packs a punch and it just resonates with more depth. I can state that this is a major area of advancement between the three Blu-rays. It also offers optional subtitles.

Also surpassing the previous 1080P packages is the supplements. Most pleasingly is, over an hour's worth of NEW extras via 2 segments, - namely the 45-minute 'Not the Usual Mindless Boring Getting to Know You Chat' - containing interviews with John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosanna Arquette, Eric Stoltz, Tim Roth and more. This is in 1080P and there is also a 20-minute critics’ retrospective on Pulp Fiction's Place in Film History that may tickle some fans fancies. This is also in HD. Tack on most (all?) the supplements from the previous digital editions and we have about 6-hours, in total, of extras.

I will continue to investigate the image differences but this Lionsgate/Miramax Blu-ray gave me a super presentation. Along with the stellar audio and extensive supplements - it's hard no to give this package a rousing endorsement - especially at the offered price.     

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ADDITION: Panorama Region FREE Blu-ray March 10': Region 'A' again seems to be dragging it's heels on this title in HD. This Hong Kong disc seems to be, a direct port of the French Blu-ray BUT it is region FREE and does not have forced subtitles. It has the exact same video bitrate and exact same kilo bits per second on the DTS-HD track. This can hardly be a coincidence. The feature size differs slightly probably due to the different subtitle options. There are no extras on this Hong Kong Blu-ray but IS region FREE, progressive and looks quite strong but the image appears to be vertically stretched as compared to other editions.

NOTE: Despite the time - many have reported - and I agree- that the audio sounds a semi-tone higher as if it is running with PAL speed-up.

NOTE: There is an Australian Blu-ray available but it is interlaced.   

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ADDITION: TF1 Blu-ray June 09': I'll be brief - great image, great audio, great case - but mandatory French subtitles when English language is chosen. It rules this Blu-ray out for anyone but French people who can't, or don't want to, follow the original English track without the impediment of subtitles.

NOTE: Those with some form of macro-blocking device or those who use HTPC may very well be able to avoid the forced French subs.

There are some good English extras though with a lot on Tarantino - including an hour of Charlie Rose, a featurette: Pulp Fiction - The Facts and Siskel and Ebert spending 15 minutes on the director and his achievements. I love this case - it's tin that opens like a book but is the same size as a standard Blu-ray case.

When my Momitsu couldn't play this when set to region A (meaning it is not region FREE) - I got some hope that it, possibly, wouldn't have forced French subtitles. Unfortunately, not only is it region 'B'-locked - it's also English-unfriendly. There are some other European editions but at present I don't know there language or region code status. Let's just hope that the AV-transfer (dual-layered with the feature taking up almost 40 Gig) is this strong when it finally arrived in Region 'A' (what's the delay?)

1) TFI - Region 'B'-locked - Blu-ray - TOP

2) Panorama - Region FREE - Blu-ray - MIDDLE