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[REC] DVD release confirmed for May 28th in Spain - with English subs!

by Collin Armstrong, April 15, 2008 7:21 PM

Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's mighty terrifying [Rec] has been announced for release on DVD and Blu-Ray in its home territory of Spain on May 28th in three iterations, each featuring English-language subtitles.

The single-disc edition sports an anamorphic 1.85:1 transfer, DTS and Dolby Digital sound, director commentary, a making-of featurette, promotional stills and materials, TV spots, teasers, and trailers.

The two-disc special edition retains the above and also features footage from the premier at Sitges, interviews, clips from casting sessions, deleted scenes, and quite a bit more.

The Blu-Ray release retains everything from the two-disc set with the feature presented in full 1080p. One would assume it'll be a Region B release.


The discs don't seem to be up for pre-order yet, but we'll let you know when they are. Despite the dollar's ever-dwindling status on the international scene, I'll be taking a hit and ordering this ASAP. [Rec] is one of those rare cases of a film living up to considerable hype - it's just damn scary, bloody fun.

Worth noting too that Balagueró's potent debut feature, Los Sin Nombre (The Nameless), will see a Blu-Ray release in Spain on May14th. As with the two-disc set of the film released several years back, the director's outstanding short films Alicia and Días sin Luz will be included (and almost warrant a purchase by themselves).

 
 

5 Comments

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How are zonadvd on shipping? DVDGO charge insane amount for their shipping outside of Spain so I'll never order from them.

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So, can anyone recommend a good multi region BR player?

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Good? I dunno. There are more and more turning up online. Here are a few sites to check out...

http://www.stegen.com/index.php/cPath/61

http://www.dvdirect.net/

http://www.planetomni.com/Prod_BLURAY.shtml

They aren't cheap. You want to look for players that are hard-modded to defeat region-coding - they shouldn't be affected by firmware updates that way. I'm sure there'll be software patches, too (which will have to be re-hacked and re-set with every firmware update performed).

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This is definitely one I've been waiting to hear about.

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It's also worth noting that DIAS SIN LUZ most likely still won't have English subs on the Blu-Ray.