Monsieur Hire (1989) R2 UK ADDED

[baggish]

New DVD for the database
Director: Patrice Leconte
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097904

Title: Monsieur Hire
Country: UK
Region: R2
Releasing Studio: Second Sight
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio: 2.30:1
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks:
- French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Subtitles: English*
Cuts: None http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/monsieur-hire-1989
Duration: 75:43
Commentaries:
Extras:
- None
Notes:
ASIN: B000ETR71C B007Y5KL9O
Sources:
- I borrowed the DVD from the library
- https://www.thedigitalfix.com/film/cont ... ieur-hire/

* I couldn’t find a way to remove the subtitles in the Apple DVD Player, but I could do it in VLC. So, it might be possible to do it from a DVD player’s remote control (I can’t test this), but it’s not possible to do it from the DVD’s menu.

US release: https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31477/monsieur-hire/ (includes an interview but is a PAL->NTSC port)

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Are the subtitles burned-in or forced?

[Markus_Lang]

It seems that the subtitles are neither burnt-in nor forced. There simply is not a menu on the disc where they can be selected off, but pressing the SUBTITLES button on one’s remote control will switch them on or off.

[baggish]

It seems that the subtitles are neither burnt-in nor forced. There simply is not a menu on the disc where they can be selected off, but pressing the SUBTITLES button on one’s remote control will switch them on or off.

Yes, exactly.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

DVDBeaver reports that the Second Sight subtitles were not removable with the DVD player he used, so I will label it as "forced" with a note about being removable on VLC. Added, thank you