islandclaws

^ /thread. Well, the argument, at least.

chris_sc77

I would agree that there was not a need in the slightest for an xbox 360 and PS3. They are the exact same things in my eyes but I am not gamer so i dont really care . And i would ever use an ipod so a portable cd player has always been the best of the best for me if i needed something like that. Some things dont need improving. WHy the hell would anyone need clear pepsi anyways? its all part of the plan as the Joker would say to screw the customer. Its great you are supporting big business though. You and all the other pro-BLu / down with DVd people. I myself just HATE paying more for less and wont support it. DVD's (and even Blu rays) for major new releases have been on the decline for many years. Studios have gotten lazy and also think they can try all kinds of gimmicks now. Like the digital copy, the seperate barebones and just-a-bit-more-than-barebones 2 disk releases, exclusive Blu features. All these tactics make no common sense to me other than to deprive the vast majority of the fans of a product and reward the select few who buy into whatever is hot at the moment.

Travis McClain

I loved Crystal Pepsi! Thanks for bringing that back up...now I miss 1993.

jjcool

Thats his argument. He doesnt want to have to wait. He wants to be able to buy the DVD the same day he can buy the blue ray. Apparently the studio releasign Star Trek to dvd and blue ray are doing this staggered release for other titles. He decided not to support the studio in this endeavor. Makes perfect sense. Whether it will work or not is a different story.

Paul1957

Revised artwork:

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/star-trek12.html

MadonnasManOne

SUCKS! The cover art, not the movie! I love the movie, and can't wait to pick it up!

tanman

So..is that the one that's coming out?!

Thanks ALOT guys for complaining about the original one.

Thanks a bunch

philip74

i was going to post this yesterday as well.
don`t know what to think of the new art yet!?
actually i find it slightly better than the old one, but
they definitely didn`t outdo themselves in terms
of creativity or design on this release
would would be kind of good looking though, is if it were
a plastic sleeve with the chris pine picture on the case.
it actually looks that way, but i can`t be completely sure
until my dvd arrives

blued888

Revised artwork sucks.

AnonomusBob15

all of the promotional material for this movie have sucked. I can't figure out which one I hate more, the revised or original artwork.

This is a day one release for me. I might even get a Blu-player just so I can be like everyone else and watch the extra features!

even though I do think it is a lame, shitty practice, and will continue to think so even after I get a Blu-Player.

Willo007

You must be confused, there is a difrence between technological improvements and difrent formats. Blu-Ray is not an technological improvement, its a whole difrent format. A technological improvement would imply they would add something to the DVD format itself. You are compearing boats and cars, and saying they are the same thing.

Get it right please.

chris_sc77

^You are wrong. The both same size disks. Its not Boats and cars.

OldBoy

hopefully the SteelBook art will rock.

DVD Josh

You first.

Willo007

So for that matter Music CDs, would you call a music CD a Blu-Ray?

Willo007

One is standard definition the other is HD, there is also 3-D out there, thats why all of them have difrent names for their definitions, because they are not the same.

Again get it right.

WMAangel

Last time I checked, you can't drive a car on the ocean....and how many boats do you see driving down your local roads?

So you are saying that Blu-ray is not a technological improvement to the way you can watch movies at home?

Sorry, but my analogy with video games is accurate....both Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 play video games, just as both DVD and Blu-ray Disc play movies...however, the PS3 being a technological improvement over the PS2 is indisputable, as is Blu-ray over DVD....
Do improvements in technology lead to new formats? Yes, sometimes they can or sometimes it just adds a new feature to a pre-existing product....by the way, if you take a minute and look at my original post, never once did I even state that both DVD and Blu-ray are the same format....

unskilledgymrat

I didn't end up seeing this in the theaters which is a shame, :s But will definitely netflix it or blind buy it. Is it worth the blind buy?

Willo007

If you prefer HD programing sure, but what about those who don't care for it?

You now are talking about taste. Yours differs from mine. It doesn't mean its better or worse, just different.

99% of movies are shot on film, Film is not HD, the films that are shot on digital, like Michael Mann films -->Collateral, Miami Vice & Public Enemies, don't look so good and not even comparable to Mann's "Heat" which was shot on film.

Again HD (BluRay) is NOT a technological improvement, its a different format to watch the film. Depending on taste people can watch films on HD or regular standard definition.


But obviously you don't understand the difference.

WMAangel

It has nothing to do with taste, even if you honestly prefer a lesser quality, lower resolution picture....to state that Blu-ray is only a technological improvement if you prefer it is ignoring the cold, hard facts and makes you sound completely delusional....
Using your own broken logic, I guess DVD was only a technological improvement over VHS if you prefer not to bother with rewinding....

And your point exactly is?? Film is not DVD either!
It is an indisputable fact that an accurate Blu-ray transfer will more closely resemble film due to its higher resolution, greater color range, and better compression....


This just gets better and better....and now I'm done...:notrolls:
I'm going to get it back to talking about the upcoming Star Trek release, in which case I'll just say I think the new "revised" artwork looks even worse then before...

Willo007

I cant believe you are calling me a troll!

Yes, get it back to talking about the upcoming Star Trek release.

MadonnasManOne

Well, it did get great reviews, had great word of mouth, made a ton of money at the Box Office, and in my personal opinion, it was a fun film. I would say that it is worth a blind buy, but, that is just my opinion.

Josh-da-man

So what is the deal with all of the shitty artwork on their Star Trek releases?

Seems like most of their Star Trek releases (TOS on Blu-Ray, the movie re-releases, the "best of" TNG/TOS sets) have nothing but the Enterprise/Starfleet insignia. And now this travesty... it doesn't even look like a fucking movie.

The standard edition DVD doesn't look too bad, but where's the fucking color? What is it with all of this minimalist bullshit?

blued888

I would say yes. I didn't watch any Star Trek previously and I enjoyed it.

Burnt Thru

bizzare. blu-ray incorporates all of dvd technology up to it's latest iteration and then adds a host of additional features on top. it's difficult to see how that is anything other than a technological improvement.