Forgotten Silver (1995) Blu-ray ADDED

[Brent_Reid]

Title: Forgotten Silver (1995)
Tagline: Peter Jackson's insidiously funny, yet utterly believable mockumentary...
Director: Peter Jackson & Costa Botes
Country: Germany
Region: B
Distributor: Koch Media
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Anamorphic?: No
PAL or NTSC?: PAL extras
Soundtracks: German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (default track) and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
Subtitles: German (optional)
Cuts: None (54:47)
Commentaries: Audio commentary by co-director Costa Botes
Extras:
"Behind the Bull: Forgotten Silver" documentary featuring interviews with directors Peter Jackson & Costa Botes and other cast and crew members (21:54)
Deleted scenes (with intro by Costa Botes) (8:51):
- "More of the film preservationist talking"
- "Additional interview clip with the wife"
- "In the woods before the ‘big discovery’"
- "More about the first film with the Chinese people"
- "More of Mr. Mackenzie in Spain"
- "More war footage"
Notes: None
Easter Eggs: None
ASIN: B009LIDS60
Source: My own copy
Codec: AVC
Picture: 1080p

On the DVD comparison page the US release is declared the winner, but it should be the German. This was a TV documentary (definitely not theatrical anywhere) produced in the mid-'90s and while it looks ok in widescreen, it's clearly not the OAR. What's more, it features extensive clips of recreated silent films (it's about a silent film maker) and while they too are filmed in 1.33:1, in widescreen they're all cropped.

Lastly, the German DVD includes an additional image gallery, not featured on any of the other releases.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Thank you. Updated the DVD page and added the German Blu-ray.

[Brent_Reid]

Cheers James. I notice the First Run disc claims to to be mono, but it seems pretty unlikely, as every other release is stereo. Can it be checked? Then there's also that slightly odd AR...

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

The First Run DVD was initially already in the database, and already had the 1.40:1 ratio and mono listed. I double checked the specs, but every review I found just says "2.0", and none specifically states the exact ratio. So, unless someone knows otherwise, will leave it as that.