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X-Men: The Last Stand - Blu-ray Release 11/14
This is a high profile release that I think deserves its own thread.
from The Digital Bits: "We've just learned that 20th Century Fox will officially announce today the Blu-ray Disc release of X-Men: The Last Stand on 11/14 (SRP $39.98). The disc is timed to street just a few days before the 11/17 debut of Sony's BD-enabled PlayStation 3 game system. The title is expected to feature 1080p AVC video, DTS HD 6.1 audio, audio commentary with director Brett Ratner and writers Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg, audio commentary with producers Avi Avrad, Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter, 12 deleted/extended scenes, a "Marvel Trivia Track" and more. All of the extras will reportedly be in high-definition." This is probably a BD50 with all HD extras and the DTS HD track. |
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Seeking to ride PlayStation 3 momentum, 20th Century Fox is rush-releasing "X-Men: The Last Stand" to Blu-ray Disc on November 14, three days before Sony's next-generation video game console makes its U.S. debut. Executives from studios supporting the high-definition optical disc format believe PS3 will be the Trojan horse that gives Blu-ray an unbeatable advantage over rival HD-DVD. Both formats are vying to succeed standard DVD as consumers transition to HDTV. PS3, which will hit stores at retail prices starting at $499, comes with a built-in Blu-ray Disc drive, while the other hot game console in the market, Microsoft's Xbox 360, has an add-on HD-DVD drive available for about $200. "The demographics between 'X-Men' and PlayStation 3 are a near-perfect match," said Steve Feldstein, senior vp marketing communications for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. "This is the biggest new release yet for Blu-ray, and we're working closely with retailers and others to ensure that when people are buying their PS3s, they're going to know they can get 'X-Men' to play on it. "PlayStation is by far the dominant game platform, and this should put questions about format wars to rest." Fox's other Blu-ray titles coming November 14 include "Behind Enemy Lines," "Fantastic Four," "Kingdom of Heaven," "Kiss of the Dragon," "The Omen," "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," "Speed" and "The Transporter." The Blu-ray version of "X-Men: The Last Stand," which lists for $39.98, includes both the film -- with a domestic gross of $234.4 million, the year's No. 3 movie -- and all bonus materials in high-definition. The film itself is authored in HDMV with AVC (MPEG 4 compression) and features 6.1 DTS ES HD Lossless Master Audio. Bonus features include two commentary tracks (one from director Brett Ratner with writers Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg, the other with producers Avi Arad, Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter), 12 alternate or extended scenes, and a "Marvel Trivia Track" consisting of color graphics that pop up throughout the film with inside information on characters and events in the Marvel universe. The standard DVD of the third film in the "X-Men" franchise was released October 3 and has since sold more than 6 million units. |
If this is legit, then I have to applaud Fox for releasing such a high-profile title with, what appears to be, a rather good treatment. It's about time Blu-Ray got an exclusive big movie release.
But that's a hell of an MSRP. |
Those are pretty impressive specs.
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Blu-ray definitely needed an exclusive major blockbuster release. Black Hawk Down and Kingdom of Heaven are fine, but they needed something with massive commercial appeal.
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I've been waiting for this to be sprung. I was almost going to pick up the SD in the meantime, but I'm glad I held off. Hopefully , they'll announce the first two films by Christmas.
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Put it down in the record books that I said this:
"BD might have finally got it right." The above statement is pending any and all reviews upon release of this title. ;) |
Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
Blu-ray definitely needed an exclusive major blockbuster release. Black Hawk Down and Kingdom of Heaven are fine, but they needed something with massive commercial appeal.
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Great news but announcing it two weeks before release?
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If this was X2 chances are I would be ALL OVER IT!!!! :D
I just don't know why Fox is holding back some of their big name titles. |
Originally Posted by candyrocket786
I just don't know why Fox is holding back some of their big name titles.
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If this starts a trend of good releases, I might actually considering keeping one of the PS3s I have on preorder.
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Originally Posted by candyrocket786
If this was X2 chances are I would be ALL OVER IT!!!! :D
I just don't know why Fox is holding back some of their big name titles. |
Either they're wanting to surprise us with all those HD extras... or that's all that's gonna be on there. Another unimpressive release extra's wise.
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Originally Posted by Artman
Either they're wanting to surprise us with all those HD extras... or that's all that's gonna be on there. Another unimpressive release extra's wise.
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Two commentaries and a dozen deleted scenes? That's not bad for a release. I wish every disc had trailers for the movie (and TV spots etc) but I know sometimes rights issues get in the way.
I hope that all extras are in HD by next year. Paramount, Sony and now Fox are doing the right thing with their releases. Are there other movies besides Click, MI3, and X3 that have all-HD extras? |
Looks like I'll have to ebay my DVD of this. I thought this wasn't coming till after the Holidays? Anyway, I will get this, Broken Arrow, Crank & The Princess Bride.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
Two commentaries and a dozen deleted scenes? That's not bad for a release. I wish every disc had trailers for the movie (and TV spots etc) but I know sometimes rights issues get in the way.
Two commentaries are good, but no behind-the-scenes of any kind is where my dissapointment is. But I'm not going with BD yet anyways, so hopefully when I do in a few yrs a re-released boxset to coincide w/ Wolverine will be coming out. I'm sure audio and video will be awesome, but I demand more extras for my money... esp the likely $30 in-store price. |
Originally Posted by The Bus
Are there other movies besides Click, MI3, and X3 that have all-HD extras?
Originally Posted by rexinnih
Great news but announcing it two weeks before release?
Originally Posted by Vipper II
But that's a hell of an MSRP.
Similar examples: Sony: Click and Monster House were both $38.99 Universal: Slither, Tokyo Drift, and The Break-Up were all $39.98 Paramount: Nacho Libre and MI:III are $39.99 Warner: All of their day/date combos have been $39.99 FWIW, you'll be able to find 'em closer to $27-$28 at some stores. I picked up MI:III for $26.99 at Wally World yesterday. |
Wasn't The Man Room the first site predicting the 11/14 date? Those guys are good.
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
I spent the past few days in San Francisco for a couple of Disney press events, and one of the PR folks for BVHE said the extras for Pirates of the Caribbean 2 were produced in HD, even though there isn't a Blu-ray release on the horizon quite yet.
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Actually, not all of the SD DVd's had 24. Some only had 10 scenes. And as to why this one was released over X2, it was the highest grossing of the 3, so it makes sense that it would be the first. Though I'm sure we'd all love X2 more.
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Originally Posted by Boogie76
Actually, not all of the SD DVd's had 24. Some only had 10 scenes. And as to why this one was released over X2, it was the highest grossing of the 3, so it makes sense that it would be the first. Though I'm sure we'd all love X2 more.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
Did they mention anything about the first Pirates or Chronicles of Narnia??? I have a feeling the 2nd Pirates will have a BD release near May '07.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
Did they mention anything about the first Pirates or Chronicles of Narnia???
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