Mr. Cinema

Not sure where this is linked to, but I got it from a blu-ray.com thread:

The Fast and the Furious Blu-ray Trilogy Announced
January 26, 2009

Three more former HD DVD high-def exclusives will make their way onto Blu-ray Disc in March when Universal releases The Fast and the Furious Trilogy.

The March 24 release date is less than two weeks before Universal releases the fourth film in the series, Fast & Furious, in theaters. That film will likely find its way to Blu-ray in early fall.

Universal is hoping you'll see the fourth film theatrically and is dangling $7.50 worth of Movie Cash to see Fast & Furious in this set.

None of the first three Fast and the Furious films will be available on Blu-ray Disc outside of the box set. It is an all or nothing deal so if you want the first film then you have to shell out for the inferior sequels as well.

Each film will be presented in widescreen 1080p video and an upgraded 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio mix not found on the HD DVD versions. In addition, D-BOX Motion Code will be included on each film, another Blu-ray advantage over HD DVD.

Also exclusive to Blu-ray is a digital copy of each film housed on a separate disc. Instead of a three-disc set, the digital copies push it to six discs.

The bonus features are extensive, take advantage of BD-Live and appear to include everything found on the HD DVD versions.


The Fast and the Furious

U Control: Picture in Picture
U Control: Tech Specs
U Control: Playstation 3 Controller (static user guide)
Dom's Charger
Quarter Mile at a Time
The Fast and the Furious Video Mash-Up
BD Live: Custom Download Center
BD Live: Custom My Scenes Sharing
BD Live: Custom The Fast and the Furious Video Mash-Up
Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary
Hot Off the Street
Paul Walker Public Service Announcement
The Making of The Fast and the Furious
More Than Furious
Tricking Out a Hot Import Car
Turbo Charged Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious
Multiple Camera Angles - Stunt Sequence
Movie Magic Interactive -Special Effects
Featurette on Editing for MPAA
Visual Effects Montage
Storyboards-to-Final Feature Comparison
Sneak Peek at 2 Fast 2 Furious
Ja Rule "Furious" Music Video
Cadillac Tah "PV City Anthem" Music Video
Saliva "Click Click Boom" Music Video
Fast and Furious Soundtrack Spot
Theatrical Trailer
Speed News Wrap
Crash Montage
Feature Commentary with Director Rob Cohen
D-BOX

2 Fast 2 Furious

U Control: Picture in Picture
U Control: Tech Specs
U Control: Animated Anecdotes
Fast Females
Hollywood Impact
BD Live: Generic Download Center
BD Live: Generic My Scenes Sharing
Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
Inside 2 Fast 2 Furious
Actor Driving School
Tricking Out a Hot Import Car
Supercharge Stunts
Making Music with Ludacris
Actor Spotlights
Car Spotlights
Furious Afterburners
Feature Commentary with Director John Singleton
D-BOX

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Playstation 3 Contoller (Static User Guide)
U Control: Picture in Picture
U Control: Storyboards
U Control: Tech Specs
Making of the Fast Franchise
Drift: A Sideway Craze
Custom Made Drifter
BD Live: Generic Download Center
BD Live: My Scenes Sharing
Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary with Director Justin Lin
Drifting School
Cast Cam
The Big Breakdown: Han's Last Ride
Tricked Out to Drift
Welcome to Drifting
The Real Drift King
The Japanese Way
Don Omar "Conteo" Music Video
Far East Movement "Round Round" Music Video
Fast 3 Soundtrack Spot
Feature Commentary with Director Justin Lin
D-BOX

The Fast and the Furious Trilogy on Blu-ray carries a steep retail price of $99.98 which is identical to how they priced The Bourne Trilogy set. I hope to add cover art and Amazon pre-order information as soon as its available.

Overpar

Fourth film?! I'm surprised any sequels came out from that turd of a first movie, and I like Paul Walker.

Gizmo

Price gouging again, Uni?

fumanstan

I already have all these on DVD, so this is a pass for me unless it's far cheaper.

tonymontana313

Ha, they must be smoking the good stuff for pricing this at a hundred bucks. C'mon, at least the Bourne movies are good. You can't say the same for this trilogy.

bunkaroo

You know the Bourne films are worth the $65 I just paid to Amazon, but Uni is out of their minds if they think this trilogy is worth the same money. This should have a $59.98 list at the most.

mdc3000

Pass...with the fourth film on the horizon, I'd rather opt for a quadrilogy box set... I'll stick with my dvds (1,2) and HD disc (3) for now...but this series is one of my guilty pleasures.

matome

I barely wanted to spring the for the $10 HD-DVD of Tokyo Drift, so I'll probably pass on this.

Drexl

Don't the digital copies only take about 1GB or so each? So they're wasting two discs right off the bat, then three when the codes are redeemed.

Ravenous

Who wrote the stupid article? The sequels are far from being inferior.

Ill keep the DVDs, they look damn good anyway.

beebs

I see $39.99 in the future for this one. Maybe even while the ticket is useful.

The preview/trailer for the sans article new "Fast and Furious" was actually rather good.

-beebs

WMAangel

HA! No thanks....why release a "trilogy" set to promote the new sequel, which automatically makes your trilogy outdated and an incomplete series?!
And that price? For these flicks?? I feel like Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers on Weekend Update: "Really Universal, really??"

Overpar

tylergfoster

I want it. It'd be nice if Universal had included a pricier ticket though.

Also, not that I care much because for me it was easily the weakest link here, but it doesn't seem like Tokyo Drift includes the half hour of featurettes included on the bonus disc in the 2-Movie Collection.

DthRdrX

Tokyo Drift was much better than the first two films IMO.

TheKobra

I agree! I would rate the files in the following order: 3 - 1 - 2.

tylergfoster

My ranking is 2, 1, 3. The second has the worst title, but the best action. The first one is pretty good too, although a lot of the dialogue is awful. The third one was just kind of mediocre on all fronts, with a dislikable lead. At least it had Sonny Chiba, and the final cameo.

howwon

The Fast and the Furious Trilogy on Blu-ray carries a steep retail price of $99.98



Edit: I picked up all three films on HD-DVD for an average cost of $7.64.

mattysemo247

So the preorder is up for $65 at Amazon. It also comes with a free movie ticket. So after you take off $10 for the ticket it comes to $18 and change per movie. Think it's worth it?

cgray

ummm.... no. i'd hang out; i imagine we'll see an amazon dotd or something on this one.

Gizmo

Got this today. All 3 in normal BD cases packaged inside of an embossed slipcase (like Spider-Man). Each movie has a D-BOX code and a Digital Copy. Oh and a $7.50 ticket to see the new film. $99 MSRP for this is laughable.

Raw_and_Vital

Where is the movie cash for the "Fast and Furious" movie. Wasn't included in my trilogy box and wasn't in any BD cases. I looked at the yellow ticket tag on the front of box and it said see back for details. Glanced on the back but couldn't find anything. Had to run back into work and left the set in the car...

Can anyone be kind enough to inform me?

Thanks

RocShemp

Hmm. To buy this now or await the eventual 4-pack...

Raw_and_Vital

I live in the present, obviously.... I could be dead when they release this in a 4-pack. If I waited and that was the case, I would have never had the chance to own either of the sets. Live fast, Die broke!

Any news on the movie cash from my previous post?

Kory

If you die, can I have your movies?