The Punisher (1989) - Blu Ray ALL Australia ADDED

[Alister_Manson]

Title: The Punisher (1989)
Country: Australia
Region: ALL
Releasing Studio: Umbrella
Case Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Codec: AVC MPEG-4
Picture: 1080p/24fps
Soundtracks:

R-Rated:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Unrated and Workprint:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Subtitles: None
Cuts: No Cuts - includes R-Rated theatrical cut (89:05), Unrated cut (89:14) and Workprint version (97:44) (see extras + notes)
Commentaries: Audio commentary on Unrated cut by director Mark Goldblatt.
Extras:
- The Punisher: Unrated Cut (SD 480i) (89:14)
- The Punisher: Goldblatt Workprint (HD 720p) (97:44)
- Violence Down Under - Interview with Mark Goldblatt (HD 1080p) (21:03)
- Vengeance is His - Interview with Dolph Lundgren (HD 1080p) (5:27)
- Gag Reel (SD 576i) (5:56)
- Theatrical Trailer (SD 576i) (1:40)

Notes: Unrated and Workprint cuts are only accessed from the Extras menu. Includes reversible sleeve with alternate cover art and no classification logos.

Source: Own disc

[Samuel_Scott]

Hi Alister, or the audio/subtitle options the same for all three versions?

[Alister_Manson]

No subtitles at all on this one. Unrated and Workprint both have Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo at 256kbps.

[Samuel_Scott]

Thanks Alister! Added.

[Alister_Manson]

Cheers! Workprint runtime is 97:44 though. It's in 60hz format (although it plays back at 24fps on my player) not 50hz/PAL like the European editions!

Also, Koch has recently released a new steelbook version which includes the Unrated cut in 1080p with the reinstated footage taken from a new 2K scan of a 35mm theatrical print (the rest of it is the same existing master, the previous versions had that footage taken from the Japanese laserdisc so the picture quality was noticeably worse). That's definitely the superior version, I got the Australian one because it was cheap but I'm thinking I may have to order that steelbook as well.

[Samuel_Scott]

Thanks. I listed the correct run time at the bottom, but did a copy of the main specs to make sure it was listed in a similar way, and cocked the run time up there. All fixed.

[Alister_Manson]

One more slight fix: the summary states the Unrated cut as being 576i, it should be 480i.

[Samuel_Scott]

[Alister_Manson]

It's a very complicated disc Typical Umbrella haha they always end up with a seemingly random variety of resolutions and encodings, especially on back-catalog releases.

[Samuel_Scott]

Someone from Umbrella contacted us a couple of days back to ask if we could review some of their upcoming releases, so you should see reviews for their November releases.