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Shaun of the Dead is up for pre-order on Amazon.
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Originally Posted by matome
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Yeah, it's kind of annoying. I think I read that the studios believe they have better chance of selling the new sets then taking a chance with people willing to double dip on TV shows. At least Lion's Gate has started with S1 for Weeds, though it's relatively inexpensive.
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DVD Times Reports
Hot Fuzz (HD DVD) in July Universal Studios Home Video have announced the US HD DVD release of Hot Fuzz on 31st July 2007 priced at $39.98 SRP. Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's much-anticipated follow-up to Shaun Of The Dead stars Pegg as a hard London copper who's assigned to a new beat: the most boring village in Britain. Nick Frost also returns to star alongside Pegg as one of the local village cops. Released as a HD DVD Combo (HD30/DVD9) the film is presented on Side A in 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen with English and French Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 EX Surround plus optional English SDH and French subtitles. Extras include: Outtakes Theatrical Trailers The Man Who Would Be Fuzz - Simon and Nick play a scene as Sean Connery and Michael Caine Hot Funk - Montage of clips using the "clean" dialogue from the TV and airline version of the film Danny's Notebook: The Other Side Audio Commentary with Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright Audio Commentary with The Sanford Police Service - Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon & Olivia Colman Audio Commenary with The Sandford Village People - Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Dalton, Paul Freeman & Edward Woodward Audio Commentary with The Real Fuzz - Andy Leafe & Nick Eckland Fuzz-O-Meter - Trivia Track Storyboards Inadmissible: Deleted Scenes with Filmmaker Commentary Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz - Making of Documentary Speculative: Video Blogs Art Department Friends & Family Cranks, Cranes & Controlled Chaos Here Come the Fuzz Return to Sandford - A return trip to Wells, the town that posed as Sandford in the film, coinciding with a premiere of the film for the townsfolk Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart - This piece shows them reading a flip chart after the event to see just how much of the chart made it into the film Simon Muggs - Compilation of Simon Pegg hamming it up after each take Sergeant Fisher's Perfect Sunday Photographic: Galleries Hearsay: Plot Holes and Comparisons Special Effects: Before and After - A before and after look at the film's special effects scenes AM Blam: Making Dead Right Dead Right (1993) - An edited version of "Dead Right," one of Edgar's early films and on which Hot Fuzz is very loosely based. Commentaries: (1) Edgar Wright, (2) Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Side B features the film in 480P 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with English, French and Spanish DD5.1 EX Surround audio and optional English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles. |
Awesome...Ill be snagging Dawn 04 and Notting Hill (I actually like it ;)).
Still on the fence with Heroes....I watched the whole first season and just dont know if I would watch it again. Same thing with Lost. I think the only tv series that Im going to purchase in high def is the Sopranos sets (already have s6p1). I just dont seem myself watching other sets again and they have high pricetags for just sitting on the shelf. Plus, I always feel obligated to get every season! |
July 31 should be a huge day with 300, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Shooter, etc.
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Dont know if this is already been posted, but according to DVDplanet, 300 wont be available for pre-order until 7/3...
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=308 |
Originally Posted by dkny75
Damn, I was hoping they would start at season 1!
I can't blame them for starting with the most recent season, because there's never a better time to release something than when it's new. There are also people who will just buy new seasons in HD and keep their DVDs of previous seasons. |
^ Exactly, had I not watched Heroes S1 or Lost S3, it would be a huge draw for me to purchase/watch them in an HD format to catch up before next season.
That said, I bet you will see alot of these used on ebay after people watch them and get caught up. Might be a good way to get them cheap. |
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7400
This article doesn't think Lost Season 3 will arrive on Blu-ray. |
I wont be buying it, but damn, that last episode of this season was genius!
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I will definitely buy Lost. I already have seasons 1 & 2 on DVD and the show is very addicting. I watched most of season 3 on cable, but I'll definitely need to re-watch it before season 4 starts in Jan.
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This might sound dumb, but I don't like the idea of having a series in partial-SD, partial HD. This is why I didn't buy the Sopranos set for 6.1.
Now for Heroes, I'll take a shot since they're not combos, and with BSG starting with season 1 (reportedly), the hope is there that all seasons will be released. But with stuff like Lost, Rescue Me, Nip/Tuck, etc., since they are all starting with later seasons, my fear is they'll never go back and do the previous seasons. |
I never watched BSG, but I hear alot of good things. Ill probably buy or rent it.
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Disney continues to amaze -ohbfrank- :
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...on_Blu-ray/671 Disney Says No to 'Lost,' 'Badder Santa' on Blu-ray In a late-breaking update, Disney Home Entertainment has confirmed that prior to prior reports, the studio is not planning to release either 'Lost: The Complete Third Season' nor 'Badder Santa' on Blu-ray this fall. In the first of two major announcements for Blu-ray earlier this week, a retail announcement for an Unrated Version of 'Badder Santa' on November 20 began to appear at various retailers across the web. Some subsequent published reports also even indicated a companion HD DVD version of the title, which would mark major news for Disney as the studio currently exclusive to Blu-ray. This was followed by a major story that originated at The Hollywood Reporter, outlining major studio plans for TV-on-DVD releases for the coming year, which were set to include a Blu-ray release of 'Lost: The Complete Third Season' on December 11. However, Disney has confirmed today that both reports are erroneous, and neither 'Lost' nor 'Badder Santa' are currently planned for high-def release. They also reiterated that they are Blu-ray exclusive, and have no plans to support HD DVD at this time. |
Damn you Disney, I want my LOST HD!
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Great, now I'm back to 0 Disney BDs for the forseeable future (unless Cars actually comes out).
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Fox and Disney are big question marks for sure. Pretty laughable how everyone was slamming Universal last January.
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http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...or_Justice/672
Warner to Rock Blu-ray, HD DVD with 'Purple Rain,' 'Out for Justice' Warner Home Video has officially announced catalog faves 'Purple Rain' and 'Out for Justice' will both Blu-ray and HD DVD this July. Though a rather bizarre pairing of rock legend Prince and action-meister Steven Seagal, Warner says both titles will debut on July 24. The Blu-ray and HD DVD versions of each will feature identical specs and extras, including 1080p/VC-1 transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks (at 640kbps). Mirroring its standard-def DVD counterpart, 'Out for Justice' will include only the film's theatrical trailer, while 'Purple Rain' will be packed with three retrospective featurettes, eight music videos and classic MTV coverage of the movie's 1984 premiere party. Warner has set a list price of $28.99 apiece. |
Originally Posted by fryinpan1
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...or_Justice/672
Warner to Rock Blu-ray, HD DVD with 'Purple Rain,' 'Out for Justice' Warner Home Video has officially announced catalog faves 'Purple Rain' and 'Out for Justice' will both Blu-ray and HD DVD this July. Though a rather bizarre pairing of rock legend Prince and action-meister Steven Seagal, Warner says both titles will debut on July 24. The Blu-ray and HD DVD versions of each will feature identical specs and extras, including 1080p/VC-1 transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks (at 640kbps). Mirroring its standard-def DVD counterpart, 'Out for Justice' will include only the film's theatrical trailer, while 'Purple Rain' will be packed with three retrospective featurettes, eight music videos and classic MTV coverage of the movie's 1984 premiere party. Warner has set a list price of $28.99 apiece. |
Originally Posted by DVD Josh
Maybe someone can explain to me how Seagal is getting so many high-def releases when other actors get none.
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Purple Rain!!!!
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I kind of get the sense that Warner Bros. uses HDNet Movies as a jumping board to see movies in HiDef - now hurry up and gives us the musicals, 'My Fair Lady' and 'Camelot' (please?!)
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Originally Posted by Giles
I kind of get the sense that Warner Bros. uses HDNet Movies as a jumping board to see movies in HiDef
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I just noticed that Amazon has listings for three boxed sets from Warner coming on August 14th.
Best of Blu-ray: Vol. 1 Best of Blu-ray: Vol. 2 Best of Blu-ray: Vol. 3 Best of HD DVD: Vol. 1 Best of HD DVD: Vol. 2 Best of HD DVD: Vol. 3 They all have a list price of $84.99 and are currently discounted to $59.99. Any idea what movies these'll include? |
Good question. Looks interesting. Maybe their best single disc sellers for both formats?
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
The studios have been stockpiling HD transfers of their movies for years now. It's just that until recently, there really weren't any outlets for those HD transfers aside from channels like HDNet Movies.
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I still can't edit my initial post.
However, I was thinking of an alternative chart, but as it is more work I would only start it if you think it would be any use. It would track new theatrical releases, with Rottentomatoes and box office information, along with the eventual DVD, HD DVD and/or Blu-ray release dates. Simple. Code:
Rel. Title St RT BO DVD HDDVD BD |
how about adding some dashes into the release dates there?
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Originally Posted by Giles
how about adding some dashes into the release dates there?
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Originally Posted by Grubert
The presentation can always be tweaked, but what I'd like to know is what you think of the content. Is it useful, or not?
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My wife is obsessed with the Rotten Tomato scores, and she doesn't consider 60 good enough either to bother watching, only mid-80s and up. I have no problems watching movies rated in the single digits :P
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Originally Posted by Grubert
The presentation can always be tweaked, but what I'd like to know is what you think of the content. Is it useful, or not?
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cool movies
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The theatrical release chart is nice, but we would still want one for catalog titles. Along with the theatrical chart, would you keep a chart for all releases, or would there be one just for catalog titles?
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Originally Posted by Drexl
The theatrical release chart is nice, but we would still want one for catalog titles. Along with the theatrical chart, would you keep a chart for all releases, or would there be one just for catalog titles?
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Originally Posted by fryinpan1
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...or_Justice/672
Warner to Rock Blu-ray, HD DVD with 'Purple Rain,' 'Out for Justice' Warner Home Video has officially announced catalog faves 'Purple Rain' and 'Out for Justice' will both Blu-ray and HD DVD this July. Though a rather bizarre pairing of rock legend Prince and action-meister Steven Seagal, Warner says both titles will debut on July 24. The Blu-ray and HD DVD versions of each will feature identical specs and extras, including 1080p/VC-1 transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks (at 640kbps). http://www.stopdave.com/images/WHV/p...ain_bd_fnt.jpg http://www.stopdave.com/images/WHV/p...ain_bd_bck.jpg |
I'm dying. I need that right NOW!
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
Maybe someone can explain to me how Seagal is getting so many high-def releases when other actors get none.
Steven Seagal is the new Milla Jovovich. D |
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