I'll make these amendments later this evening and then we should be all sorted on the Blu-ray comparison page
Darrel_Griffin wrote:Thanks Paul.
I had tried to make my notes as easy as possible to use for the updates, so hopefully it wasn't too painful!
Also, since I wrote them, there has been at least one additional release, namely the US Blue Underground 3-disc (although for some reason this addition is not mentioned in the update log).
I have had a quick look at the page, and while I can't be sure I haven't missed anything, I think it mostly looks fine, but there are a few things:
1. Add to the notes of the US Blue Underground 3-disc release that it is a 4K scan from the original camera negative (source: I own it).
2. I would probably change the "Overall" verdict to the US Blue Underground 3-disc release being the winner, and also change paragraph 1 in this section to reflect this. My reasoning is as follows:
I am confused as to whether or not the Austrian release includes the "freeze frame" shot - paragraph 1 states that it does, but the CUTS section states that it is likely to be missing, so this needs addressing. Based on the runtime, I expect it is missing. Personally I usually prefer an uncut release to a cut one with more extras, but then in this particular case, the freeze frame doesn't really add much. However, the US 3-disc release is a 4K scan, plus it has so many more extras - many featurettes plus the soundtrack CD, so I would probably conclude that it is the overall winner regardless of whether or not the Austrian release includes the "freeze frame" shot, but also add a note that the Austrian release includes some exclusive extras (not English-friendly).
I would also recommend changing the following words:
...the misplaced scene intact...
to:
...the "freeze frame" shot (see below) intact...
3. In the "Overall" verdict section, in paragraph 2 regarding the UK release, I would recommend removing the words "not found on the US release", as this is misleading (because while the older US 1-disc release didn't include the "freeze frame" shot, the newer US 3-disc release does include it).
4. In the CUTS section, in the US Blue Underground 3-disc entry, I recommend the following changes so it mentions the "freeze frame" shot, and corrects the typo "itended":
Blu-ray ALL 3-Disc Limited Edition America- Blue Underground - No cuts (93:07) with the "freeze frame" shot (0:17) in its intended place at ~44 minutes.
5. In the CUTS section, the UK release could be improved by changing the following words:
Includes the "freeze frame" shot (0:17) in the correct position.
to:
Includes the "freeze frame" shot (0:17) in its intended place at ~44 minutes.
so it uses similar wording to the US 3-disc release.
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As for the DVD page, I didn't create a comprehensive list of suggestions, but certainly the following can be done:
1. Substitute mentions of the 'misplaced scene' with 'misplaced "freeze frame" shot' or similar.
2. Update the "General note" to match the one on the Blu-ray page.
3. Mention the existence of the Shameless Fan Edition DVD, which is not yet listed (it is a different release to the original Shameless DVD), and ask if anyone who owns it
could supply details.
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Also, as Matthew pointed out, there is the new US Blue Underground 4K UHD release, but I don't own it myself so I can't supply specs.
