Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension is a TV movie that was broadcast on Disney Channel on August 5, 2011. It was only released on DVD in the United States, then later released on Disney+ in 1080p. Unrelated, but in Spain, the movie actually got a theatrical release!
Anyway, Across the 2nd Dimension was released in Japan on Blu-ray, the only country to get a Blu-ray release. The Blu-ray was never released outside of Japan for some reason. While the DVD and digital versions of the movie both have lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, thankfully, the Blu-ray has lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 in both Japanese and English. I was expecting to pay a high price to import it to the US, but it was ~$30, the same price as a brand new Blu-ray release today.
I haven’t watched Across the 2nd Dimension in a long time, and I haven’t actually watched the Blu-ray yet, but according to this user review, it looks and sounds amazing.
It’s time to kick it up a notch!
Damn, they have the same movie in both Blu Ray and DVD format? That’s really extra, in quintessential Japanese style.
They are really advertising it as a deal, and saying “blu ray for at home, DVD for watching it outside or in the car”.