The-Ultimate-Bourne-Collection-Blu-ray (Amazon U.K.)

[Ng3]

Bt for part 1 & 2, US version is same timing as UK.. only part 3, UK 1 min shorter

If this is based on the PAL DVD running time, it is possibly due to the 4% speedup issue that plagues ALL PAL movies.

If you remember.. movies are shot in 24fps.

For NTSC, some 3:2 trickery is down to bring 24 to 60 interlaced.

This maintains the "playing time" but causes 3:2 judder.

For PAL, they speed up 24 to 25fps (interlaced to 50i) so there is a 4% (1/25) speedup.

This causes music to out of tune (slightly...) and the movies to be slightly shorter.

Not sure if it is an issue for BluRays these days since we are all using 1080p24 as the source.

On the other hand, UK has had a habit of censoring stuff especially for violence. Blade was badly truncated.

[Ng3]

US version is 116min
U mean uk is 102? Though i saw 115?
Part 1- 109min, part 2 - 119min, part 3 - 116min (for US version)
Total 344min. UK is 343min.

Ultimatum PAL DVD
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bourne-Ultimatum-DVD-Matt-Damon/dp/B000IOM98Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1244106649&sr=8-1
running time: 111 minutes

Ultimatum NTSC DVD
http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Ultimatum-Widescreen-Matt-Damon/dp/B000VWYJ86/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1244106640&sr=8-1
running time: 116 minutes

The 4% speedup accounts for this difference.


Bourne Ultimatum BR
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bourne-Ultimatum-Blu-ray-Matt-Damon/dp/B001M5U7KU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1244106649&sr=8-2
Running time: 102 minutes

THIS IS DODGY. It's a whole 9 minutes shorter than the DVD!!! But yet both are rated the same: 12.

Weird man

[Doggie Howser]

Bt for part 1 & 2, US version is same timing as UK.. only part 3, UK 1 min shorter

Not just one minute!

Bourne Ultimatum BR
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bourne-Ultimatum-Blu-ray-Matt-Damon/dp/B001M5U7KU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1244106649&sr=8-2
Running time: 102 minutes

http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Ultimatum-Combo-DVD-Standard/dp/B000VWYJ8Q/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1244116588&sr=8-4

111 minutes (for the US HD DVD)

which is itself shorter than the DVD R1??

[Ng3]

My HD DVD indicate 116min.. it shld be same as Blu-ray right?

Not just one minute!

http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Ultimatum-Combo-DVD-Standard/dp/B000VWYJ8Q/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1244116588&sr=8-4

111 minutes (for the US HD DVD)

which is itself shorter than the DVD R1??

[lobster]

Lobster, please let us know if they are tested region free on your machine

When they deliver the set, I will test it out on my PS3 and update you folks.

Cheers,

[lobster]

My set arrived today.   

Confirmed region free - tested all 3 with my PS3.

fwiw:

1.  video - VC-1
2.  audio - DTS MA 5.1
3.  movie length by the back cover (approx.):
     part 1 - 119 mins
     part 2 - 108 mins
     part 3 - 115 mins

Cheers,

[gray]

Hi Lobster, can you confirm whether it includes Chinese subtitle in particular Traditional Chinese?

[lobster]

Gray,

Saw Traditional Chinese among many subtitles - almost 99% positive 

Will confirm it tonight.

Cheers,

[Doggie Howser]

lobster, did u manage to confirm the running time on the last episode of the trilogy?

[lobster]

DH,

I only tested the movies for region free and at random played some chapters for the visual and the audio.

Can only tell from the back cover is 115 minutes approx.

Cheers,

[Doggie Howser]

Doesn't pressing Select on the PS3 pop up the time/chapter display?

Don't recall if you can see the entire playing time.

Maybe if you got the time

[dsj88]

My set arrived today.   

Confirmed region free - tested all 3 with my PS3.

fwiw:

1.  video - VC-1
2.  audio - DTS MA 5.1
3.  movie length by the back cover (approx.):
     part 1 - 119 mins
     part 2 - 108 mins
     part 3 - 115 mins

Cheers,


When was yours shipped. I also pre ordered but still have not received it. Mine was shipped on the 15th

[lobster]

Hi Lobster, can you confirm whether it includes Chinese subtitle in particular Traditional Chinese?

Confirmed there is Traditional Chinese subtitle.

lobster, did u manage to confirm the running time on the last episode of the trilogy?

Until the end of the credits, PS3 reads 1:55:13

When was yours shipped. I also pre ordered but still have not received it. Mine was shipped on the 15th

Mine shipped on 13/6.

Cheers,

[Ng3]

Thanks.. so part 2 (think i mixed up, shld be identity right?) & 3 is a min short each?

My set arrived today.   

Confirmed region free - tested all 3 with my PS3.

fwiw:

1.  video - VC-1
2.  audio - DTS MA 5.1
3.  movie length by the back cover (approx.):
     part 1 - 119 mins
     part 2 - 108 mins
     part 3 - 115 mins

Cheers,

[lobster]

so part 2 (think i mixed up, shld be identity right?) & 3 is a min short each?

It seems so.  I only have US-edition HD-DVD of part 1 and 2, a brief comparison of the back covers:

1.   Part 1 (Bourne Identity), same movie length.
2.   Part 2 (Bourne Supremacy), US-edition HD-DVD "longer" by 1 minute.
3.   Part 3 (Bourne Ultimatum), no basis for comparison.

Cheers,