Blade Runner- All 5 cuts in HD!
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Blade Runner- All 5 cuts in HD!
I couldn't find anything on here about it, but I know I saw this on a fairly reliable site (Bits, DvdTown, or HighDef Digest) about 2 weeks ago. I've been looking for reviews or mention of this elsewhere, but I haven't seen it yet. It wouldn't surprise me since the 5-disc set is only $28 or whatever at Amazon. That would be really cheap for 5 Blurays/HDs. I was really, really looking forward to seeing the original version in HD, and am still hoping it's not true. Does anyone know?
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I was told by WB that all five cuts were in HD. I was at a dinner with Bill Hunt a few nights ago and he mentioned that all five cuts were in HD, and he's actually seen the set firsthand. So until a review comes out saying it's definitively not in HD, I'm going to assume that it is.
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Wait, what? I thought all 5 discs were either HD DVD/Blu-ray and not the standard 4 other DVD releases inside a different case with 1 Blu-ray/HD DVD copy...right guys?
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
I was told by WB that all five cuts were in HD. I was at a dinner with Bill Hunt a few nights ago and he mentioned that all five cuts were in HD, and he's actually seen the set firsthand. So until a review comes out saying it's definitively not in HD, I'm going to assume that it is.
You had dinner with Bill? We need details!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by El Kabong
I couldn't find anything on here about it, but I know I saw this on a fairly reliable site (Bits, DvdTown, or HighDef Digest) about 2 weeks ago. I've been looking for reviews or mention of this elsewhere, but I haven't seen it yet. It wouldn't surprise me since the 5-disc set is only $28 or whatever at Amazon. That would be really cheap for 5 Blurays/HDs. I was really, really looking forward to seeing the original version in HD, and am still hoping it's not true. Does anyone know?
I'm only going to watch the new cut once and go back to the international cut so I hope its HD.
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Bits just had a review for the SD set. They said they haven't gotten the HD sets yet. I just checked my usual sites & can't find it again. But unless I was hallucinating, I know I read it. I hope not, but I can't see them selling 5 HD discs for $5 each.
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Originally Posted by El Kabong
Bits just had a review for the SD set. They said they haven't gotten the HD sets yet. I just checked my usual sites & can't find it again. But unless I was hallucinating, I know I read it. I hope not, but I can't see them selling 5 HD discs for $5 each.
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Maybe here is how it goes. HD for Final Cut and also for the International, Directors Cut, and Theatrical branching disc. And then SD for everything else (including the workprint because that's not been worked on at all.) Since the extras are confirmed in SD this might make sense.
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So, the other 4 versions are one disc and the other 3 are extras? And would the workprint even benefit from an HD transfer? Animatrix was considered an extra & was in SD. Maybe they consider all the other versions to be extras. Although reading the Bits review, they do think all but the 2 extras (disc 2 & 4) are in HD. maybe they thought a higher price wouldn't work since it is only one movie in the set & not a series or anything.
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Originally Posted by El Kabong
maybe they thought a higher price wouldn't work since it is only one movie in the set & not a series or anything.
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According to the Digital Bits review:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/review...lallver01.html
The BD and HD DVD versions are going to have BD or HD DVD discs for discs 1, 3, and 5, the discs with the movie versions on it, while discs 2 and 4, the discs with the SD extras, will be the same SD DVDs as in the SD DVD set.
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/review...lallver01.html
The BD and HD DVD versions are going to have BD or HD DVD discs for discs 1, 3, and 5, the discs with the movie versions on it, while discs 2 and 4, the discs with the SD extras, will be the same SD DVDs as in the SD DVD set.
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Originally Posted by Jay G.
According to the Digital Bits review:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/review...lallver01.html
The BD and HD DVD versions are going to have BD or HD DVD discs for discs 1, 3, and 5, the discs with the movie versions on it, while discs 2 and 4, the discs with the SD extras, will be the same SD DVDs as in the SD DVD set.
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/review...lallver01.html
The BD and HD DVD versions are going to have BD or HD DVD discs for discs 1, 3, and 5, the discs with the movie versions on it, while discs 2 and 4, the discs with the SD extras, will be the same SD DVDs as in the SD DVD set.
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Beatboy from Amazon got the HD DVD version and can confirm all the above. Shiny artwork, but no slipcover :-(
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Originally Posted by Drexl
Beatboy getting the HD DVD version is like that Sportscenter commercial where David Ortiz puts on a Yankees cap.
Regardless, he does show off pictures of it, which answers a lot of questions.
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