Full House [R1 DVD] KBS America "Director's Cut"

Last edited by pokute on Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:11 pm; edited 2 times in total

Alas, KBS America has discontinued distribution of this dvd set.

Wiki Link: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Full_House

Number of discs: 9 (8 discs with 2 episodes each, plus the disc of extras)

Video Quality: Very high quality 29.970 fps with few interlacing artifacts. 4:3 full-screen presentation. Very bright scenes have some slight burn, but this was notable in the TV rips as well, so it appears to be intentional. Otherwise the color and contrast balance are excellent (far superior to the TV rips).

Audio Quality: Typical single mic video sound for dialog. Music is good quality stereo. The soundtrack is very clean, with no hiss or rumble detectable.

Subtitle Quality: The subtitle font is the old-fashioned blocky style. The translation is very flat... It appears to be accurate, but the choice of words is unsatisfying. There are a few spelling errors, and a LOT of punctuation is missing.

Packaging: Very attractive textured ivory satin slipcase with the dvd's packed in groups of 3 in folders with photo-quality artwork. Minimal English language printing on the packaging leads me to believe it is identical to the KBS Korean packaging but with "KBS America" printed on the folder spines. Overall an impressive package.

Extras: Outtakes, "Best Scenes", and "Making Of" on a seperate 9th disc.

Notable: There is a refreshing lack of advertising on the dvd's... They even decided to drop the usual FBI warning. The disc starts right up at the simple menus, and you can start watching right away without having to sit through a lot of rubbish.

Overall Grade: B - Because the subtitles are not very good. I have sent KBS America an email in which I described the shortcomings of the subtitles in detail, and have yet to hear from them. I feel that my $100 buys me the right to complain and to receive a response.

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Is this the official version released by Bitwin? the cover looks exactly the same... or does it say KBS America on the box?

i remember when the KBS America e-store first opened, they were selling the same bitwin sets for many of the older dramas (MISA, Ga Eul Dong Hwa/Winter Sonata/Summer Scent, Second Proposal, etc)... i assumed when they were closed for awhile, that they were re-doing some of the boxsets.

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:31 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:14 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

^ thanks for answering my q. very helpful!

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:40 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Is this the same version from what yesasia.com is selling? I would like to obtain a director's cut copy original one, but I have to make sure that its a good thing, its worth USD 100.99 - and that's a whole lot of money.

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

This is the version you can purchase DIRECTLY from KBS America.

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:08 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Damn, I wish I waited for this one Sad

Anyone who has this series willing to trade me the box it came in?
I already purchased full house but the box it comes in is just the normal one

If anyone is wondering why, it's because I have a collection of Kdramas that I keep nice and tucked away :X

PM me if anyone willing to trade or make offer!

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I bought my copy of full house off of ebay for 15 bucks. The scenes are longer than the tv rip. But I would definitely like to get my hands on the directors cut. 100 bucks is a lot of cash but I can save up. Thanks for the info and rating. Smile

Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I bought my copy of full house off of ebay for 15 bucks. The scenes are longer than the tv rip. But I would definitely like to get my hands on the directors cut. 100 bucks is a lot of cash but I can save up. Thanks for the info and rating. Smile

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

How are the subtitle talks going? $100 is not worth getting all that, but then have crappy subtitles. I really want this set, but if they're gonna butcher my experience, screw them.

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:19 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

To be honest, I find the Directors Cut edition of ALL kdramas leave much to be desired. scratch

............I make sure to steer clear of them at all costs! Just stick with the original KBS Media dvd's and you'll be fine. Plus, don't all of them already come w/ special features dvd? My copy of full house does....

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I bought this and sold it a few months back. And I am not cheap. If I can pay for something I will. I was not impressed by the subs. I decided to keep the fansub version. The subs (especially for the extra added scenes) were riddled with errors. I have seen worse but truthfully a lot of times I would have to go check the scene in the fan sub to get a full grasp of what was said. Plus in my mind full house was too long anyway so the extra scenes weren't that necessary. It really does not have great subs at all. I f they fixed that though I would definately love this Box set. Let us know if they ever do.

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 1:13 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Hi! I noticed that there are 2 dvd versions of Full House on yesasia and one of them is the director's cut, the other i think is the malay version. What's the difference between the two and which is worth buying? Ahhh does the extras of both come with english subs?

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 1:28 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

The subs of the Malay version are a disaster!! I got a set of subs for Full House which I intend to edit and release SOME DAY, but it's a big project.

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 1:45 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

That's so annoying, I guess I won't be buying it either. Can I just rant for a minute and ask when DVD producers are going to recognize that there is actually an English-speaking audience out there who would appreciate some decent subs? I just bought Anego because I loved the fansubbed version so much, and they just copied the fansubs onto the dvd, doing a bad job (ie leaving out the thought balloons, etc.) It really pissed me off...