Here is the info from the 3 ESiR movies:
The Matrix
RELEASE.NAME..: The.Matrix.1999.720p.HDDVD.DTS.x264-ESiR
RELEASE.DATE..: 27.05.2007
THEATRE.DATE..: 31.03.1999
RUNTiME.......: 2:16:12
SiZE..........: 7.9 GB
ViDEO.CODEC...: x264
FRAMERATE.....: 23.976
BiTRATE.......: 6420 kbps
RESOLUTiON....: 1280x532 (OAR)
AUDiO1........: English DTS 5.1 1536 kbps (from TruHD track)
AUDiO2,3,4,5..: English vorbis 2.0 80 kbps - 4 commentary tracks
SUBTiTLES.....: Eng,Ro,Dut,Fin,Swe,Dan,Nor,Fre,Ger,Slv,Pol,Hun,Cze,Heb
- all ASS
SOURCE........: The Matrix HD-DVD 1080p VC-1 Dolby TrueHD 5.1-CtrlHD
Kung Fu Hustle
RELEASE.NAME..: Kung.Fu.Hustle.2004.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-ESiR
RELEASE.DATE..: 10.04.2007
THEATRE.DATE..: 14.09.2004
RUNTiME.......: 1:39:25
SiZE..........: 4.37 GB
ViDEO.CODEC...: x264
FRAMERATE.....: 23.976
BiTRATE.......: 5535 kbps
RESOLUTiON....: 1280x536 (OAR)
AUDiO.........: Chinese (Cantonese) DTS 5.1 768 kbps
SUBTiTLES.....: Eng,Ro,Ger,Swe,Nor,Dan,Fin,Cze,Spa,Fre,Dut,Est,Scc,Scr,
Slv,Slo - all ASS
SOURCE........: Kung.Fu.Hustle.Blu-ray.REMUX.MPEG2.
1080P.DTS.LPCM.16.4G.FanxySilu
300
RELEASE.NAME..: 300.2006.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-ESiR
RELEASE.DATE..: 02.09.2007
THEATRE.DATE..: 09.12.2006
RUNTiME.......: 01:56:32
SiZE..........: 7.9 GB
ViDEO.CODEC...: x264
FRAMERATE.....: 23.976
BiTRATE.......: 8130 kbps
RESOLUTiON....: 1280x536 (OAR)
AUDiO1........: English DTS 5.1 1.5 mbit
AUDiO2........: English vorbis 2.0 80 kbps commentary track
SUBTiTLES.....: Eng,Ro,Ger,Fin,Swe,Dan,Dut,Spa,Por,Fra,Slv,Pol,Cze,
Hun,Src,Gre,Heb - ASS
SOURCE........: 300 Blu-ray DL 1080p VC-1 PCM 5.1-PerfectionHD
They do all 3 have ASS subtitles where the HV versions from 300/The Matrix don't have them. And those 3 work. So that should be the problem. Anyone got more movies with ASS subs that don't work?