CČV/Bonton (frame 364)

CČV/Bonton

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Last modified on Friday 20th March 2020, 12:26:11 AM

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Label:  CČV/Bonton (Czech Republic)

Region:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
RCE protection:  No
Copyright protection system:  None

Disc type:  DVD5 (the data occupy 4.32 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  1:34:20.02

Video:  PAL
Aspect ratio:  1.30:1 non-anamorphic


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  4.19 / 5.00 / 5.49 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 192 kbps
Czech Dolby Digital 5.1 / 448 kbps

Subtitles: English

Menus available in: Czech


Special features:
 

  • Filmographies (in Czech)
    • Michal Dočolomanský (1 page)
    • Evelyna Steimarová (2 pages)
    • Miloš Kopecký (5 pages)
    • Rudolf Hrušínský (5 pages)
    • Jan Hartl (3 pages)
    • Vlastimil Brodský (6 pages)
    • Jiří Brdečka (2 pages)
    • Oldřich Lipský (3 pages)
  • Photogallery (1:28, music only)
  • Interviews
    • Michal Dočolomanský (5:51, in Slovak)
    • Viktor Růžička (4:02, in Czech)
  • Other films available (in Czech)
    • Animated (23 pages)
    • For kids (4 pages)
    • Films & comedies (20 pages)
    • "Zlatý fond české kinematografie" (7 pages)
  • Production & distribution notes (6 pages, in Czech)

Notes: 
The quality of the transfer is nothing Bonton can be proud of. Judging from the flat bitrate graph, I'd say it comes from a Digital Beta tape. On the other hand, the amount of print damage, white speckles (much more than our gallery reveals), and chroma noise (note e.g. Mr Brodský's coat in frame 41140), suggest the film was transferred from an analogue source, most probably a wax cylinder:

CČV/Bonton (frame 136857)

I've only listened to the 5.1 track, which seemed to be quite clear, however, besides a couple of "booms" that shook the furniture, the subwoofer was mostly left unused, and I didn't notice anything coming from the rear speakers.

Nevertheless, the film itself was very entertaining, and I definitely recommend having a look at it.

*difference between channels is -48.63 dB (0.37 %)


Trash Mountain Video (frame 432)

Trash Mountain Video

Reviewed by dvdfreak

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Label:  Trash Mountain Video (Japan)

Region:  2
RCE protection:  No
Copyright protection system:  CSS / CPPM

Disc type:  DVD5 (the data occupy 4.31 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  1:34:14.01

Video:  NTSC (fieldblended from PAL source)
Aspect ratio:  1.29:1 non-anamorphic


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  2.12 / 5.61 / 9.45 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 192 kbps

Subtitles: Japanese

Menus available in: English & Japanese


Special features:
 

Photogallery (5 movie stills, DVD cover & 2 VHS covers)
Trailers:
  • "Ars amandi: L'arte d'amare" (2:22, music only)
  • "Knife of Ice" (2:56, music only)
  • "X312 - Flight to Hell" (4:13, in English)
  • "The Other Hell" (3:23, in English)
  • "Eyewitness" (3:08, in English)
4-page booklet (in Japanese)

Notes: 
Shoot! Thought this is going to be the same case as "Nick Carter in Prague," where the Russian DVD - supposedly coming from a Japanese source - looks the best. Here, it's the other way around - the Czech disc seems to be the superior one, as you can easily see in the gallery below...

*difference between channels is -58.34 dB (0.12 %)


Bohemia Motion Pictures (frame 368)

Bohemia Motion Pictures

Reviewed by dvdfreak

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Label:  Bohemia Motion Pictures (Czech Republic)

Region:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
RCE protection:  No
Copyright protection system:  None

Disc type:  DVD5 (the data occupy 4.02 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  1:34:20.15

Video:  PAL
Aspect ratio:  1.37:1 anamorphic


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  0.39 / 5.60 / 8.78 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 224 kbps

Subtitles: Czech for the deaf and hard of hearing & English

Menus available in: Czech


Special features:
 

None

Notes: 
This DVD is a part of Bohemia Motion Pictures' "Klenoty českého filmu" ("The Jewels of Czech Cinema") collection - conceived to take advantage of the availability of new high-definition masters created primarily for HDTV broadcast.
     In this case, I'm not sure what to make of the new master - this is the first colour film in the collection that I'm reviewing (after Who Wants to Kill Jessie?, The Cremator & The Murderer Hides His Face, shot in B & W), and compared to the "vintage" CČV release the palette just seems too dull / cool to me.
     That's purely subjective, of course - the only objective piece of criticism [besides the usual "Why aren't they releasing these on Blu-ray?!"] I've got to offer is "Why do they release an Academy ratio film 16:9 enhanced?!"

*difference between channels is -74.99 dB (0.02 %)


ČT1 HD DVB (frame 367)

ČT1 HD DVB

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Last modified on Friday 20th March 2020, 12:26:12 AM

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Label:  ČT1 HD DVB (Czech Republic)

Region:  n/a
RCE protection:  n/a
Copyright protection system:  n/a

Disc type:  n/a

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  1:34:19.09

Video:  MPEG-4 AVC, 1080i50
Aspect ratio:  1.37:1


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  0.27 / 3.30 / 9.33 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 448 kbps

Subtitles: None

Menus available in: None

Special features:
 

None

Notes: This is a recording from ČT1 HD's digital satellite broadcast. Its purpose here is to provide
a kind of reference for the DVD releases reviewed above.

To see the screenshots in glorious Full HD 1080, click here.

*difference between channels is -102.39 dB (0.00 %)


Magic Box / Blu-ray (frame 368)

Magic Box / Blu-ray

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Published on Friday 16th January 2026
Last modified on Friday 16th January 2026, 08:14:53 PM


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Label:  Magic Box (Czech Republic)

Region:  A, B & C (?)
RCE protection:  n/a
Copyright protection system:  AACS

Disc type:  BD25 (the data occupy 20.71 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  1:38:16.04

Video:  MPEG-4 AVC, 1080p24/1.001
Aspect ratio:  1.37:1


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  0.00 / 25.97 / 37.06 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Czech DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono* / 2,124 kbps

Subtitles: Czech for the deaf and hard of hearing & English

Menus available in: Czech


Special features:
 

None

To see the screenshots in glorious Full HD 1080, click here.

*difference between channels is -44.23 dB (0.61 %)


Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray (frame 535)

Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

Reviewed by dvdfreak

Published on Friday 16th January 2026
Last modified on Friday 16th January 2026, 08:14:53 PM


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Label:  Deaf Crocodile (US)

Region:  A, B & C (?)
RCE protection:  n/a
Copyright protection system:  AACS

Disc type:  BD50 (the data occupy 46.22 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames):  1:38:27.22

Video:  MPEG-4 AVC, 1080p24
Aspect ratio:  1.37:1


Bitrate (min / avg / max):  0.00 / 27.00 / 41.18 Mbps

Bitrate (min / avg / max)

Audio:
 

Czech  24-bit  LPCM 2.0 mono* / 2,304 kbps

Subtitles: English

Menus available in: English


Special features:
 

  • Jiří Brdečka's short films (in Czech**)
    • "Vzducholoď a láska" ("Love and the Zeppelin," 8:45)
    • "Třináctá komnata prince Měděnce"
      ("Prince Copperslick aka Prince Měděnec's Thirteenth Chamber," 9:40)
  • Commentary by Tereza Brdečková and Irena Kovarova (in English)
  • Interview with Czech film critic and screenwriter Tereza Brdečková on her father,
    Jiří Brdečka, writer of "Mysterious Castle" (37:38, in English)
  • "Universum Brdečka," a feature length documentary on the life
    and career of filmmaker, animator, screenwriter and illustrator Jiří Brdečka
    (Miroslav Janek, 2017, 1:28:19, in Czech**)

(All extras are MPEG-4 AVC, 1080p24, in Dolby Digital 2.0 / 192 kbps.)

To see the screenshots in glorious Full HD 1080, click here.

*difference between channels is -Inf. dB (0.00 %)
**subtitled in English

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CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

CČV/Bonton (frame 17303)

CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

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CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

CČV/Bonton (frame 31823)

CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

CČV/Bonton (frame 39331)

CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

CČV/Bonton (frame 41140)

CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

CČV/Bonton (frame 47645)

CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

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CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

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CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

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CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

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CČV/Bonton | Trash Mountain Video | Bohemia Motion Pictures | ČT1 HD DVB | Magic Box / Blu-ray | Deaf Crocodile / Blu-ray

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