Sold!

Triple dip coming up for me.

I got the Korean SE on eBay a while back, then the US release came out. Now, the HD is a nobrainer for me.

I can understand people thinking it is over-rated. A lot of films that are truly unique can be a hit or miss proposition. It is not a traditional SCI-FI or fantasy film. It is not a traditional Fairy Tale. It is certainly not a typical war drama. But the blend of genres worked perfectly for me.

When I saw it in the theater, I was blown away. We sat there for 2 or 3 minutes after the credits ended. It will grow on people that are willing to let it do so.

It's not for everyone, but it will stay with me for a long time.

Further Details:
New Line Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray and HD DVD releases of Pan's Labyrinth for the 26th of December, priced at around $35.99. Full specs for both releases can be found below, along with the artwork. HD DVD exclusive features have been marked as such.

1.85:1 Widescreen Transfer) (1080p)
Audio: Spanish 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, English, Spanish, Closed Captions
Feature Video Prologue by Director Guillermo del Toro
Audio Commentary by Director Guillermo del Toro
Director's Notebook (with Animated Interface)
The Power of Myth' Featurette
'The Faun and the Fairies' Featurette
'The Color and The Shape' Featurette
'The Lullaby: The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale' Featurette
DVD Comics
Multi-angle Storyboard/Thumbnail Comparisons
Galleries including creature design, production design and a production scrapbook
The Charlie Rose Show Featuring Director Guillermo del Toro
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Enhanced Visual Commentary Picture In Picture: Picture-in-Picture; Linkouts (HD DVD only); Synchronized Storyboard and Art Gallery (HD DVD only)
Web Enabled Features: New Line Portal; Scene Shuffle and Share; Polling; Highlights; Trivia (HD DVD Only)

front & back cover: http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...abyrinth5.html

HD-DVD for me since my XA2 player can now send the DTS HD-MA 7.1 track to my Onkyo 605 receiver.


In fact, all my New Line purchases will be HD-DVD til Sony updates the PS3 so it can do the same.

I'm on the fence about this one. Didn't the SD have a good transfer? This would be my 3rd dip as well since I bought the leather-book R3 and the 2-disc R1. I'll probably wait for a review before deciding if it's worth the upgrade or not.

FWIW, Roger Ebert recently put this film at #1 in his top ten best of 2006 list.

As good as the package looks, I hope they consider this a "semi-new release" and that's why the MSRP is high. I hope that's not going to be their standard price for catalog titles.

Good thing I waited...HD is a definite purchase for me. And it's totally a no-brainer.

New Line, pretty please give us Boogie Nights in HD?

FWIW, the HBO-HD broadcast looked noticeably better to me than the upconverted DVD. I imagine the HD disc will be a marked improvement over the HD broadcast.

Yes!! Boogie Nights please!!

Looking forward to picking this up. As someone who just watched The Lives of Others recently, Del Toro easily deserved the Oscar.

I'm a little worried about this after the awful transfer on the SD. The first time I saw Pan's it was on a Christie HD Projector with Del Torro in attendance, and while it looked better it wasn't jaw dropping even using a 80k+ projector.