HD DVD/Blu-ray release calendar: Part 2
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I'm not sure I'm going to keep the order, but I pre-ordered the box set to check and see if they would apply the 10% off. They did. $61.96 shipped. MSRP is, what, $100?
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I'm not sure I'm going to keep the order, but I pre-ordered the box set to check and see if they would apply the 10% off. They did. $61.96 shipped. MSRP is, what, $100?
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Tentative release dates for a number of titles from Universal have been posted at the HD DVD blog. Nothing official, so take 'em with a grain of salt.
11/14: The Hulk, King Kong, Waterworld
11/21: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
11/28: An American Werewolf in London, Dune (Theatrical), Meet the Parents, The Mummy
Word is that most, if not all, will be combo releases.
11/14: The Hulk, King Kong, Waterworld
11/21: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
11/28: An American Werewolf in London, Dune (Theatrical), Meet the Parents, The Mummy
Word is that most, if not all, will be combo releases.
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Hopefully they will come to their senses and NOT release those as combos.
Count me in for King Kong, Meet the Parents and The Mummy.
Count me in for King Kong, Meet the Parents and The Mummy.
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
Tentative release dates for a number of titles from Universal have been posted at the HD DVD blog. Nothing official, so take 'em with a grain of salt.
11/14: The Hulk, King Kong, Waterworld
11/21: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
11/28: An American Werewolf in London, Dune (Theatrical), Meet the Parents, The Mummy
Word is that most, if not all, will be combo releases.
11/14: The Hulk, King Kong, Waterworld
11/21: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
11/28: An American Werewolf in London, Dune (Theatrical), Meet the Parents, The Mummy
Word is that most, if not all, will be combo releases.
Damn, im gonna be broke.
#35
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I'll be curious to see how they handle DUNE, compared to the most recent DVD edition (which included anamorphic editions of both the theatrical and expanded editions).
I'm in for Kong, Dune, and American Werewolf.
I'm in for Kong, Dune, and American Werewolf.
#36
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Originally Posted by The Bus
Geez. $70 is pretty steep for three movies. I don't think I've paid more than $15 a movie for a boxset of a mainstream trilogy in a while.
#37
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Originally Posted by bboisvert
I'll be curious to see how they handle DUNE, compared to the most recent DVD edition (which included anamorphic editions of both the theatrical and expanded editions).
#38
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
And they both looked like shit. I don't hold out much hope for this one.
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
And they both looked like shit. I don't hold out much hope for this one.
#44
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Originally Posted by bboisvert
Valid point. I haven't even picked it up yet (and, with this news, it looks like I won't... at least not the SD version). I've been sticking with my R2 France version.
There's no comparison. It's a night and day difference.
Originally Posted by RockStrongo
Maybe they will use the master from the French release...it looked great.
Besides, the French disc is PAL and its master suffers from the 4% speedup, which is far from ideal when we move to HD.
#45
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Universal has never treated Dune with much respect. That being said, the more Lynch there is available on HD DVD, the happier I am. I'm definitely buying the European releases of The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive in November.
#46
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Now here's a thought that really scares me. What if Universal only includes the wretched Allan Smithee "Extended Edition" of Dune on the HD DVD?
#47
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Despite the fact that the release says "Theatrical"?
Considering that the first DVD was theatrical only, and that I'm sure Universal wouldn't want to go to the trouble of encoding a longer movie that's liked less by the few fans of the film, it's a pretty safe bet to expect it will be theatrical.
Considering that the first DVD was theatrical only, and that I'm sure Universal wouldn't want to go to the trouble of encoding a longer movie that's liked less by the few fans of the film, it's a pretty safe bet to expect it will be theatrical.
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Originally Posted by Eric D.