Ashes Of Time Redux: German BD by Splendid Films

Two years after the first BluRay of Ashes Of Time Redux had been released in the UK, the German label Splendid Films released it in Germany. This release is called "special edition". Don't worry, there aren't many exclusive extras... In fact, there's only 1. The disc is region-free by the way and it's a BD-50.


IMAGE (VC1, 1080p) AND SOUND (DTS-HD 5.1)
Except for the different codecs everything I said about image and sound of the UK BluRay is true for this disc too. Unfortunately, Splendid didn't use a lossless soundtrack, but a DTS-HD is fine as well, although not as good as a lossless alternative. There is a German dub too, but who cares about that? The disc is not English-friendly, as there are only German subs.

Additionally, here are some technical aspects:
Size: 21.910.247.424 bytes
Length: 1:33:18
Total Bitrate: 31,31 Mbps
Video: VC-1 Video / 23687 kbps / 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / Advanced Profile 3
Audio: German / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3775 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: Chinese / DTS-HD High-Res Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2046 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: German / 32,678 kbps

BONUS FEATURES
The same bonus features as the UK disc, almost. The only difference is that on the German disc there are 3 trailers instead of 1. On the UK BluRay there is the international trailer only, but on the German disc we have the international trailer (but dubbed in German), an alternate trailer which is also featured in the beginning of the Making Of - on both discs. The only really exclusive trailer is the last one, which lasts about 5,5min. This one is interesting. It was actually the first trailer that could be seen on the internet... that was in 2008 I think. Since then, I wanted to see the movie so badly. I think that is the trailer that captures the atmosphere of the film best. You can watch it here. Nice to have it on this disc.


CONCLUSION
Well, if you've already got the UK BluRay, keep it. This one is mostly the same... Except for one exclusive trailer. And the main feature doesn't contain English subs. The menu is better... But that's certainly not enough. It's a fine release for us Germans though.