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Originally Posted by Josh Z
Universal is doing is what every studio does: pulling titles out of their catalog that they have HD masters for and releasing them. Yes, it's true that some of those HD masters are a few years old and not up to current standards. Unfortunately, aside from real prestige titles the studio has little economic incentive to spend a lot of money remastering them, considering how catalog sales have been going for both formats.
But you'll find that's the case with every studio. The only reason it seems like Universal is having more of a problem than others is because they're actually bothering to releasing titles from their frikkin' catalog. On the Blu-ray side, Sony and Disney are being extremely selective in what they release, focusing only on new titles or catalog picks that they know will make good eye candy. And Fox has stopped releasing altogether. So it comes down the question: Do you want their catalog titles, or do you want them to pull back and only release new movies? And as for porting over the SD extras, you'd rather they pulled a Fox and didn't bother to put anything on the disc? Fox are utter retards in this respect |
The Condemned Blu-Ray - 9/18
DVDEmpire lists it as DTS-HD 7.1 as well House of 1000 Corpses on the same day. I believe those may be the first 7.1 titles in the U.S. |
Really looking forward to this one:
http://www.davisdvd.com/news/hd-dvd.html http://www.davisdvd.com/news/blu-ray.html Alexander - Sept. 18 - both formats (no mention of which cut) |
Originally Posted by Giles
hence why Warner Bros. should be handed a gold medal, they are the only studio that appears to be embracing HiDef capabilities and applying it to catalog titles - I can't wait to see the future 4K DVD mastering (i.e, 'Cold Hand Luke')
Fox are utter retards in this respect |
Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Yep, Warner rocks. They were the leader on DVD in its formative years as well.
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Speaking of Warner, looks like they've finally picked up the ball on lossless audio for Blu-Ray. We Are Marshall has been listed at DVDEmpire for a 9/18 release with TrueHD for both formats.
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Pirates 3 is the only one I will buy, but here are some rumored release dates (should be day-and-date with the DVD releases):
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html HD DVD: 9/18 - We Are Marshall (Warner) 9/25 - Knocked Up (Universal), Next (Paramount) 11/6 - Evan Almighty (Universal) 11/13 - Ocean's Thirteen (Warner), Shrek the Third (Paramount) Blu-ray: 9/18 - We Are Marshall (Warner) 9/25 - Bug (Lionsgate), Next (Paramount) 10/2 - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox), Surf's Up (Sony) 10/23 - 28 Weeks Later (Fox), Daywatch (Fox) 10/30 - Spider-Man 3 (Sony) 11/13 - Ocean's Thirteen (Warner), Shrek the Third (Paramount) 12/4 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Disney) |
Some heavy hitters there. The Pirates' films might come in a trilogy box, the same discs obviously but w/ a box if that kind of thing is of any importance to you. (I'm waiting) Hopefully we'll see a Spidey trilogy set as well.
Loved Surf's Up, figured it'd get a BD release. |
Daywatch on Blu-ray!?! Hell yes!
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The Replacement Killers Blu-Ray is coming on 9/11
Amazon lists it as 96 minutes and unrated, so that would make it the extended cut. Looking forward to this one. |
Originally Posted by matome
The Replacement Killers Blu-Ray is coming on 9/11
Amazon lists it as 96 minutes and unrated, so that would make it the extended cut. Looking forward to this one. |
Originally Posted by fryinpan1
Pirates 3 is the only one I will buy, but here are some rumored release dates (should be day-and-date with the DVD releases):
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html HD DVD: 9/18 - We Are Marshall (Warner) 9/25 - Knocked Up (Universal), Next (Paramount) 11/6 - Evan Almighty (Universal) 11/13 - Ocean's Thirteen (Warner), Shrek the Third (Paramount) Blu-ray: 9/18 - We Are Marshall (Warner) 9/25 - Bug (Lionsgate), Next (Paramount) 10/2 - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox), Surf's Up (Sony) 10/23 - 28 Weeks Later (Fox), Daywatch (Fox) 10/30 - Spider-Man 3 (Sony) 11/13 - Ocean's Thirteen (Warner), Shrek the Third (Paramount) 12/4 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Disney) 10/30 I see Spider-Man 1 & 2 to go along with 3 11/13 I see Ocean's 11 & 12 to go along with 13,and I see Shrek and Shrek 2 to go along with the Third. |
^Sounds about right.
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Originally Posted by TNAJason
10/23 I see 28 Days Later to go along with 28 Weeks later
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Didn't the head of Dreamworks Animation already declare that they had no interest in releasing on either HD format? Until I see an official announcement from studios, this list smacks of wishful thinking.
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Yeah, I'm not really buying that either... though certainly Shrek 3 would be the title for them to start with.
So was the Galapagos series not very long? I just assumed it would be a multi-disc set... Might make a good companion piece to Planet Earth me thinks. |
Originally Posted by fryinpan1
Pirates 3 is the only one I will buy, but here are some rumored release dates (should be day-and-date with the DVD releases):
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html HD DVD: 9/18 - We Are Marshall (Warner) 9/25 - Knocked Up (Universal), Next (Paramount) 11/6 - Evan Almighty (Universal) 11/13 - Ocean's Thirteen (Warner), Shrek the Third (Paramount) Blu-ray: 9/18 - We Are Marshall (Warner) 9/25 - Bug (Lionsgate), Next (Paramount) 10/2 - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox), Surf's Up (Sony) 10/23 - 28 Weeks Later (Fox), Daywatch (Fox) 10/30 - Spider-Man 3 (Sony) 11/13 - Ocean's Thirteen (Warner), Shrek the Third (Paramount) 12/4 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Disney) wouldn't make sense for Fox to release 'Nightwatch' as well ( -screwy- ) |
'Dragon's Lair' will finally hit HD DVD on August 15
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...his_August/731 BBC Video has announced it will bring the acclaimed modern classic 'A Room with a View' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this fall (October 2) http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...ay,_HD_DVD/730 |
Originally Posted by Giles
wouldn't make sense for Fox to release 'Nightwatch' as well ( -screwy- )
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Originally Posted by The Bus
It's taken Universal a year to release the first Bourne film.
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Smallville Season 6 Blu-Ray & HD-DVD -> 9/18
Glad Warner is releasing on Blu-Ray at the same time this go-round (with one less disc to boot :)).
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7588 We started getting emais asking about HD releases almost immediately after we posted news that <I>Smallville</I> season 6 would be released on <B>September 18</B>. Now we have some exclusive info from Warner Bros - they'll release season 6 on Blu-ray and HD DVD on <B>September 18</B>, the same day as the DVD.<BR> <BR> Both sets retail for $79.98, and contain the same content: <UL> <LI>Green Arrow: The Legend of the Emerald Archer <LI>Smallville Legends: Justice & Doom <LI>Smallville Big Fans <LI>Smallville Legends: The Oliver Queen Chronicles <LI>The Making of Smallville Legends: The Oliver Queen Chronicles <LI>Deleted Scenes </UL> Both sets will contain 1080p video (1.78:1), with the Blu-ray release sporting a Dolby Digital 5.1 track, and the HD DVD release containing a Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 audio track. Blu-ray flexes its additional capacity on this set; the Blu-ray release is 4 discs while HD DVD is 5. Here's a look at the artwork:<P> |
Originally Posted by matome
Glad Warner is releasing on Blu-Ray at the same time this go-round (with one less disc to boot :)).
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Yep, guess that would be asking too much :).
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Originally Posted by matome
Glad Warner is releasing on Blu-Ray at the same time this go-round (with one less disc to boot :)).
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7588 <img src="http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/Smallville_S6_HiDef.jpg" alt="News Graphic" width="350" height="374" border="0"> |
Awesome news about Smallville. I watched all of Seasons 1-5 on dvd and not once during their first-run on tv. Season 6, I watched the premiere then got sidetracked, so it'll be nice to watch the whole season in a week's time period.
No mention of an IME feature on the HD DVD. |
Originally Posted by The Bus
It's taken Universal a year to release the first Bourne film.
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Can't wait for Smallville, but hope season 1-4 get a release soon as well.
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Originally Posted by matome
Glad Warner is releasing on Blu-Ray at the same time this go-round (with one less disc to boot :)).
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7588 <img src="http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/Smallville_S6_HiDef.jpg" alt="News Graphic" width="350" height="374" border="0"> |
9/18 will be an expensive day: Deliverance, A Few Good Men, House of 1000 Corpses, Smallville, and Zodiac all on BD.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
9/18 will be an expensive day: Deliverance, A Few Good Men, House of 1000 Corpses, Smallville, and Zodiac all on BD.
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maybe I'm just making this up, but I thought I had heard a Fall release of 'Starship Troopers'
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Starship Troopers is coming in Japan on 8/21, as well as Air Force One (which is also available now in the UK apparently). It looks like we may be getting an onslaught of BD announcements for the U.S. soon.
Originally Posted by RockStrongo
When was A Few Good men announced? I havent seen that yet.
It's just been listed at DVDPacific and was posted on AVS for what it's worth, and also with the distributor posted below. A reliable distributor at the blu-ray forums has listed some more upcoming BD titles as well (I'm assuming the Warner ones will be on HD-DVD too): The Reaping Release Date: October 16th MSRP: $34.99 Studio: Warner A Room With A View (Special Ed) Release Date: October 2nd MSRP $28.99 Studio: Warner Galapagos Release Date: October 2nd MSRP $28.99 Studio: Warner Tekkon Kinkreet Release Date: September 25th MSRP $38.96 Studio: Sony/Columbia Memoris of a Geisha Release Date: September 25th MSRP $28.95 Studio: Sony/Columbia Underworld (Unrated/2003) Release Date: September 25th MSRP $28.95 Studio: Sony/Columbia Black Book Release Date: September 25th MSRP $38.96 Studio: Sony/Columbia |
http://hddvdformat.blogspot.com/sear...DVD%20Software
Universal Studios' Second Wave of HD DVDs for September Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that the following titles will be released in high-definition exclusively on HD DVD, this September 25. Each disc will be priced at $29.98 SRP. None of them will be released on the HD DVD/DVD Combo discs. Universal Studios continue to embrace lossless audio as a standard feature on its catalog releases with all the titles announced for release on Sept 25 containing Dolby TrueHD lossless audio. Bonus materials from the respective title's DVD release are expected to be present on these HD DVD versions. Cat People HD DVD 1080p High Definition Widescreen 1.85:1 Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English) & Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (English) English [SDH] & French subtitles Bonus material includes - Feature Commentary with Director Paul Schrader - Cat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul Schrader - On the Set with Director Paul Schrader - Special Makeup Effects by Artist Tom Burman - Cat People Matte Paintings - Filmmaker Robert Wise on the producer of the Original Cat People - Val Lewton - Production Photographs - Theatrical Trailer The Getaway (1994) - Uncut/Unrated HD DVD 1080p High Definition Widescreen 2.35:1 Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English) & Dolby Digital-Plus (5.1 English & 2.0 French) English [SDH] & French subtitles Patch Adams HD DVD 1080p High Definition Widescreen 1.85:1 Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English) & Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (English & French) English [SDH] & French subtitles Bonus material includes - Feature Commentary with Director Tom Shadyac - The Medicinal Value of Laughter: Making of Patch Adams - Photo Montage - Outtakes - Deleted Scenes - Storyboards & Final Feature Comparison - Theatrical Trailer |
Originally Posted by matome
Starship Troopers is coming in Japan on 8/21, as well as Air Force One (which is also available now in the UK apparently). It looks like we may be getting an onslaught of BD announcements for the U.S. soon.
It's just been listed at DVDPacific and was posted on AVS for what it's worth, and also with the distributor posted below. A reliable distributor at the blu-ray forums has listed some more upcoming BD titles as well (I'm assuming the Warner ones will be on HD-DVD too): Underworld (Unrated/2003) Release Date: September 25th MSRP $28.95 Studio: Sony/Columbia |
Originally Posted by matome
I'm assuming the Warner ones will be on HD-DVD too
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Originally Posted by fryinpan1
http://hddvdformat.blogspot.com/sear...DVD%20Software
Universal Studios' Second Wave of HD DVDs for September Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that the following titles will be released in high-definition exclusively on HD DVD, this September 25. Each disc will be priced at $29.98 SRP. None of them will be released on the HD DVD/DVD Combo discs. Universal Studios continue to embrace lossless audio as a standard feature on its catalog releases with all the titles announced for release on Sept 25 containing Dolby TrueHD lossless audio. Bonus materials from the respective title's DVD release are expected to be present on these HD DVD versions. Cat People HD DVD 1080p High Definition Widescreen 1.85:1 Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English) & Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (English) English [SDH] & French subtitles Bonus material includes - Feature Commentary with Director Paul Schrader - Cat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul Schrader - On the Set with Director Paul Schrader - Special Makeup Effects by Artist Tom Burman - Cat People Matte Paintings - Filmmaker Robert Wise on the producer of the Original Cat People - Val Lewton - Production Photographs - Theatrical Trailer The Getaway (1994) - Uncut/Unrated HD DVD 1080p High Definition Widescreen 2.35:1 Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English) & Dolby Digital-Plus (5.1 English & 2.0 French) English [SDH] & French subtitles Patch Adams HD DVD 1080p High Definition Widescreen 1.85:1 Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English) & Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (English & French) English [SDH] & French subtitles Bonus material includes - Feature Commentary with Director Tom Shadyac - The Medicinal Value of Laughter: Making of Patch Adams - Photo Montage - Outtakes - Deleted Scenes - Storyboards & Final Feature Comparison - Theatrical Trailer |
Originally Posted by RockStrongo
When was A Few Good men announced? I havent seen that yet.
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Anchor Bay/Starz news
http://www.dvdreview.com/news/ Some more details about the Starz Blu-Ray titles As reported here some time ago, Starz Home Entertainment and their label Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the first season of Masters Of Horror on Blu-Ray Disc in September. We have been able to uncover some more details about the release that you will find interesting. The release will consist of 4 BD-50 discs containing all the 15 season 1 episodes in 1080p high definition video. Currently plans are to provide uncompressed PCM 5.1 audio tracks with the release but that may change, depending on the storage availability on the final discs. The set will also contain some – though not all – of the bonus materials found on the individual DVD releases of the episodes. In addition to “Masters Of Horror” we have heard mention of another number of Blu-Ray titles from Anchor Bay, scheduled for Halloween. Look out for announcements of John Carpenter’s Halloween, Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II and George A. Romero’s Dawn Of The Dead and Day Of The Dead to be released on Blu-Ray some time in September or early October. |
Just give us Highlander AB!
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