Your Blu-ray wish list / "When will _______ be on Blu-ray?"

[MBoyd]

I wish WB had gone ahead and released Barry Lyndon and Lolita. My collection feels incomplete right now!

[Giles]

Originally Posted by MBoyd

I wish WB had gone ahead and released Barry Lyndon and Lolita. My collection feels incomplete right now!

I agree, considering this DID air in HiDef on HDNet Movies.

[MBoyd]

Yeah it just makes it worse when these studios dont put out something that makes sense like Hamlet and Braveheart from your list. I can be patient with everything else, but when they completely ignore an obvious HDM release, I just have to shake my head.

[Giles]

Originally Posted by MBoyd

Yeah it just makes it worse when these studios dont put out something that makes sense like Hamlet and Braveheart from your list. I can be patient with everything else, but when they completely ignore an obvious HDM release, I just have to shake my head.

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall at the studio/video department head meeting of the December HD-DVD releases and hear why 'Braveheart' was not released as such.

'We feel it is in the best judgement of all HD-DVD owners not to release this film with the standard DVD release this December'

silence ...

"hit that boy" (Hector - from 'History Boys')

[PopcornTreeCt]

I like to think Paramount/Dreamworks plan on attacking HD-DVD next year with titles like Braveheart, Gladiator, The Godfather, Indiana Jones, American Beauty, Apocalypse Now, and others. Whomever paid them off has to be putting pressure on them.

[Giles]

Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt

I like to think Paramount/Dreamworks plan on attacking HD-DVD next year with titles like Braveheart, Gladiator, The Godfather, Indiana Jones, American Beauty, Apocalypse Now, and others. Whomever paid them off has to be putting pressure on them.

from what I've read regarding The Godfather trilogy is Zoetrope is doing a massive 4K restoration of the films (that of course puts shivers down my spine since they screwed up "Bram Stoker's Dracula") - we shall see

[lizard]

Originally Posted by Giles

so everyone's that's listing the Lord of the Rings Trilogy - theatrical cut or extended - personally I'd prefer the latter...

I did specify "Extended Editions" in my post, but I'll elaborate: if the Theatrical Editions are released on HD DVD or BD, I won't buy them. With apologies to Peter Jackson, I have no interest in watching the Theatrical Editions again, having seen the Extended Editions.

[Dane Marvin]

List your Top 5 from #5 down to #1 (most wanted). I'm talking about titles that have not yet been announced. The only other stipulation is that the home video distribution rights must be held by a studio that currently supports Blu-ray (sorry, no Jaws, Titanic, Indiana Jones, etc). Since this is only a top 5, you can count titles that would likely be released as a box set as one choice.

5. Starship Troopers
4. Star Wars: The Original Trilogy
3. The Wizard of Oz
2. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
1. The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy): Extended Edition

[Arpeggi]

starship troopers is already on blu-ray, what are you talking about.

[DieselsDen]

Superman The Ultimate Collection
A.I.
Gone With The Wind
The Sound Of Music
Amadeus

[Grain]

In no particular order:

Fight Club
Boogie Nights
Brazil
Pink Floyd The Wall
Re-Animator

[Deftones]

Obviously this depends on what shakes out with Paramount. Right now the only two movies I would buy the second they come out are:

1. True Lies
2. Star Trek: First Contact

Other than that, I can't think of anything that's a must have for me. Sure, the LoTR and Star Wars stuff would get me to buy them, but I'm not like clamoring for them or anything.

[PopcornTreeCt]

The New World
Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended
Leon: The Professional
The Wizard of Oz
City of God

[dman988]

The Shawshank Redemption
True Lies
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
Little Children (BD with special features)

-- Also, if Dreamworks went Blu, I would DEFINITELY love to have Sam Mendes' films in BD.

[OldWhore'sDiet]

5. Moulin Rouge
4. Planet Terror
3. King Kong '06: Extended Edition
2. Fight Club
1. The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy): Extended Edition

I know some of them aren't supported but I'd sure fucking want them on Blu-ray!

[WMAangel]

Originally Posted by Dane Marvin

The only other stipulation is that the home video distribution rights must be held by a studio that currently supports Blu-ray (sorry, no Jaws, Titanic, Indiana Jones, etc).

The Indiana Jones films were directed by Speilberg, and his films were specifically excluded from the Paramount/Dreamworks deal with HD DVD, therefore those titles should be fair game, so here is my list:

5. (tie) Clerks/Chasing Amy (just because then I'd have all six Kevin Smith "Jersey Saga" flicks in high def...I've already pre-ordered Dogma)

4. Indiana Jones series boxset (how about this fall with all four?)

3. Alien Quadrilogy set (even just a port of the previously released set, I don't care if you just keep them in standard def, come on Fox, stop losing the extras!)

2. Lord Of The Rings trilogy boxset (with choice of theatrical or extended editions through seemless branching)

1. Star Wars saga boxset (all six now please!)

**IF Paramount goes Blu later this year, then #3 becomes "The Star Trek motion picture collection (1-10)" and everything else moves down a notch***

[pro-bassoonist]

1. Three Colors Trilogy
2. 8 1/2
3. La Reine Margot
4. La Dolce Vita
5. Belle de Jour

Pro-B

[cardaway]

Originally Posted by Arpeggi

starship troopers is already on blu-ray, what are you talking about.

In the US?

[cardaway]

Pesonally I want to upgrade my Speilberg collection to BD. I doubt many would object if they start with Jaws, ET, and Saving Private Ryan.

[bluetoast]

I know Spielberg is trying to get American audiences aware of Tintin for the movies he and Peter Jackson are directing, so as a result, a release of the animated programs would be helpful towards that aim.

The only problem is the niche market (The subset of HD owners and Tintin fans is probably not too large), and the fact that the shows will be too similar in content to the films themselves. Hopefully Spielberg can tap into the former, and marketing can take care of the latter. They might want to stagger the release after the movie itself comes out (if they even have the rights, and if they decide to release them at all).

Edit: Thanks mods, didn't see this thread!

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by bluetoast

I know Spielberg is trying to get American audiences aware of Tintin for the movies he and Peter Jackson are directing, so as a result, a release of the animated programs would be helpful towards that aim.

The only problem is the niche market (The subset of HD owners and Tintin fans is probably not too large), and the fact that the shows will be too similar in content to the films themselves. Hopefully Spielberg can tap into the former, and marketing can take care of the latter. They might want to stagger the release after the movie itself comes out (if they even have the rights, and if they decide to release them at all).

Edit: Thanks mods, didn't see this thread!

There are no news on the anime versions, The two classic live Tintins however arrive on February 21 in France (post# 237 in the "Foreign Cinema in Blu" thread). Perhaps the series won't be too far behind. They are very big in Europe.



Pro-B

[Dane Marvin]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

[VAMPYRE XX]

Not sure if these were mentioned yet or if they may actually be on HD/Blu in some country at least, but these are what I hope for:

City of Lost Children
Phantom of the Paradise
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
Amelie
Spider
Empire of the Sun
Delicatessen
The Red Violin
From Beyond
Lifeforce
The Hidden
13th Warrior
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Fantastic Planet
Dark City
Heavy Metal
Lost Season's 1 and 2 .....

aahhh I forgot..
Logan's Run
and I could keep going........

[True_Story1011]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

1. Three Colors Trilogy
2. 8 1/2
3. La Reine Margot
4. La Dolce Vita
5. Belle de Jour

Pro-B

Bravo!

for my artistic side:

1. Seven Samurai
2. Rat Catcher
3. Les Quatre cents coups
4. Last Temptation of Christ
5. Naked Lunch


for my popcorn side:

1. Night of the Living Dead (original)
2. Suspiria
3. Return of the Living Dead
4. HellRaiser
5. HellRaiser:Hellbound
6. Fight Club
7. Seven
8. Magnolia
9. Boogie Nights
10. Hard Eight
.....

a ton more!

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by True_Story1011

3. Les Quatre cents coups

It is already out in France on both formats, no subs, and not an impressive image quality.

Ramsey's film is very unlikely to see the light of day as even the Criterion disc did not sell very well.

Originally Posted by True_Story1011

6. Fight Club

It is on the pre-Christmas Fox UK promo sheet (look back in this thread) together with Ghostbusters and a few other popcorns. I expect that this film will be on BR in 2008.

Originally Posted by True_Story1011

7. Seven

This was pre-announced to arrive on HDDVD this April in Italy. Not sure if it is still coming out given the Warner news.


Pro-B