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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka "John Carpenter's Christine" )
directed
by John Carpenter
USA 1983
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She was born in Detroit on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis lives an unholy presence. She is a red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named CHRISTINE, whose unique standard equipment includes an evil, indestructible vengeance that will destroy anyone in her way. She seduces 17-year-old Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) who becomes consumed with passion for her sleek rounded chrome-laden body. She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when outsiders seek to interfere, they become the victims of Christine's horrifying wrath. John Carpenter brings Stephen King's best selling novel to life in this chilling thriller.
Better than you standard fare for this genre (teen occult?) and the commonplace North American obsession with automobiles drives the plot. well acted and genuinely scary - a kind of Halloween-ish pop-corn flic.  out of
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Columbia (Special Edition) - Region 1,4 - NTSC vs. Columbia - Region 2,4 - PAL vs. Twilight Time - Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Sony (DE) - Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Sony (US) - Region FREE - Blu-ray vs. Indicator (UK) - Region FREE - Blu-ray |
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1) Columbia (Special Edition) - Region 1,4 - NTSC - TOP LEFT2) Columbia - Region 2,4 - PAL - TOP RIGHT3) Twilight Time - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM LEFT 4) Sony (DE) - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM SECOND 5 ) Sony (US) - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM THIRD6) Indicator - Region FREE - Blu-ray BOTTOM RIGHT
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Columbia Region 1,4 - NTSC |
Columbia Region 2,4 - PAL |
Twilight Time - Region FREE - Blu-ray | Sony (both German and US) - Region FREE - Blu-ray | Indicator- Region FREE - Blu-ray |
| Runtime | 1:49:55 | 1:45:34 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:49:59.634 | 1:50:01.595 | 1:49:59.650 |
| Video |
2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 37,869,059,908 bytes Feature: 34,634,809,344 bytesVideo Bitrate: 33.99Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 30,455,916,150 bytesFeature: 25,632,485,376 bytesVideo Bitrate: 24.97Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 45,191,567,700 bytes Feature: 36,916,798,848 bytesVideo Bitrate: 34.40 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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| Audio | English and French DD2.0 Surround, Spanish and Portuguese DD2.0 Mono |
English, French and Italian DD2.0 Surround, German Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
DTS-HD Master Audio English
3675 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3675 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz
/ 1509 kbps / 24-bit) DTS-HD Master Audio English 1716 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1716 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) DTS Audio English 256 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 256 kbps / 24-bit |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 2205 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2205
kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio French 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio German 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio Italian 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround Dolby Digital Audio Portuguese 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio Russian 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
LPCM Audio English 2304 kbps
2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Dolby Digital Audio English
192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps LPCM Audio English 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit |
| Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Thaï, none | Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, none | English (SDH), None |
English (SDH),
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Thai, German,
Italian, Russian, French, German, Italian None Commentary subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, None |
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Release Information: Studio: Columbia Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 28 |
Release Information: Studio: Columbia Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
DVD
Release Date: Chapters 28 |
Release Information: Studio: Twilight Time Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 37,869,059,908 bytes Feature: 34,634,809,344 bytesVideo Bitrate: 33.99Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Isolated Score Track • Deleted Scenes (26:02) • Ignition (11:52) • Fast and Furious (28:55) • Finish Line (7:17) • Limited Edition of 3,000 Units Blu-ray Release Date: March, 2013 Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 12 |
Release Information: Studio: Sony (both German and US) Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 30,455,916,150 bytesFeature: 25,632,485,376 bytesVideo Bitrate: 24.97Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Deleted Scenes (25:21) • Christine: Fast and Furious (28:55) • Christine: Ignition (11:52) • Christine: Finish Line (7:17) German Blu-ray Release Date: October 2nd, 2014 US Blu-ray Release Date: September 29th, 2015 Standard Blu-ray Case (US comes in slipcase) Chapters 16 |
Release Information: Studio: Indicator Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 45,191,567,700 bytes Feature: 36,916,798,848 bytesVideo Bitrate: 34.40 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: Transparent Blu-ray Case Chapters 12 |
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were obtained directly from the Blu-ray disc.
ADDITION: Indicator - Region FREE - Blu-ray (October 2016): The Twilight Time is out-of-print, the new Indicator (Powerhouse Films) out of the UK is the next best Blu-ray package. It's slightly more technically robust in the video transfer but I can only see some shifted pixels - nothing extravagant. If forced to state the best in motion - it would probably be the Indicator. It has the depth and crispness of the other Blu-rays. It could only be better in a 4K restoration.
Indicator goes
linear PCM for the stereo and DTS-HD Master for the 5.1 surround (more
robust than the Sonys but a notch below the Twilight Time.) Overall it still
sounds great - Thorogood's Bad To The Bone, The Stones' Beast Of
Burden, vintage stuff like Bony Moronie, Dion's I Wonder Why,
Del Shannon's Runaway performed by Bonnie Raitt - delightful. New
subtitles (English SDH) and I can confirm that it is indeed region FREE.
More or less, the exact same extras - the
commentary (the Sony adds optional subtitles for the commentary - this
doesn't),
featurettes and deleted scenes are here, Trailer and TV Spots, included is the isolated score (as found on the Twilight
Time but in LPCM) and have some new liner notes (new Essay by Jeff
Billington, 'Guilty Pleasures' by carpenter from 1996 and many color
photos!).
The Indicator is Dual-Format and
includes a second disc DVD!
New menus - looks like a sweet
package for UK residents. It's a notch above the Sony editions in a/v. The
fans have high hopes for this new
Blu-ray
label and this is a very positive sign. It is limited to 5,000 copies. Thumbs up!
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ADDITION: Sony (US) - Region FREE
Blu-ray
(September 2015):
The US
Blu-ray
Release in September 2015 is the EXACT same disc as the German
Blu-ray
already reviewed. Same bitrate, extras, menus - everything. The US Sony
edition does have a leaflet with a code for a digital copy.
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ADDITION: Sony - Region FREE -
Blu-ray (August 2014):
Similar to
Fright Night - Christine is a waaay out-of-print, limited
edition, Twilight Time
Blu-ray
release fetching extraordinary high prices in auctions. Like
Fright Night this has been released as a Region FREE
Blu-ray Sony release -
out of Germany - and should send a monkey-wrench into those exorbitant
prices. It is not quite as robust as the US edition but it looks about the
same to my eyes. It is 1080P on a dual-layered disc, colors are bright and
there may be a minor difference in how the grain is exported and it may have
a tinge more artifacts - but overall - it is, more or less, the same, IMO.
Also DTS-HD Master, surround, but less robust and a tad less depth. Christine has a lot of aggression - and a notable score by Carpenter and Howarth. Again, like the video, I may give a slight nod to the Twilight Time - but I suggest that most won't notice. The Sony does have multiple DUB and subtitle options but like the Twilight Time this Blu-ray is also region FREE playable worldwide.
More or less, the exact same extras - the commentary (the Sony adds optional subtitles for the commentary) and featurettes are here, we lose the isolated score and liner notes.
This is the ideal option for those that missed
the Twilight Time
Blu-ray
edition. Even the menus are in English. Still a well-crafted horror from an
inventive Stephen King novel. Certainly recommended for, translated to, $15
US!
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ADDITION: Twilight Time - Region FREE - Blu-ray (March 2013): Since this is already out-of-print (3000 copies limited - in a couple of weeks) I won't take up too much time. Twilight Time's package is great - the 1080P image quality shows immense improvement - especially via the colors with Christine's reds looking far richer and deeper. Contrast also takes a large leap forward. The visuals are thick and detail is never pristinely crisp but this is how the film originally looked. The audio is lossless, with optional subtitles and the soundtrack is offered as an isolated score, on the region FREE Blu-ray disc. Supplements include the commentary, deleted scenes and video featurettes. Fans of the film have spoken but many others who want will have to pay through the nose.***
ON THE DVDs: The new Region 1 (and 4) disc looks pretty good. I'm sure we'll be adding the old NTSC version soon to this comparison. Solid extras on the new edition with a commentary and 20 deleted scenes. Good contrast and sharp - I can't tell if its edge enhancement I see, but if its there - its not overwhelming. I hate those yellow subtitles and there are a ton of options on the PAL DVD, but for the obvious we are going with the new SE. Halloween is coming ! - Gary Tooze |
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