2008 HDM: What are you looking forward to?
 

I was wanting to see what purchases the members of the HD board were most looking forward to getting in 2008.



HD DVD
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January 08, 2008
Mobsters (Universal)
The Pianist (Universal)
White Noise (Universal)
White Noise 2: The Light (Universal)
Zodiac: Director's Cut (Paramount)


January 22, 2008
Channels (Vanguard Cinema)
Method Man: Live from the Sunset Strip (Music Distribution)


January 29, 2008
Dispatch: Zimbabwe - Live at Madison Square Garden (Warner Music Group)
The Invasion (Warner)
King of California (First Look)


February 05, 2008
The Brave One (Warner)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Universal)
The Lawless (Phoenix Group)
Naked Beneath the Water (Phoenix Group)


February 12, 2008
The Amateurs (First Look)
Girls Gone Wild: Baby Bash - Live And Uncensored (Mantra)
Into the Wild (Paramount Entetainment)
No Reservations (Warner)
Things We Lost in the Fire (DreamWorks)


February 19, 2008
Galaxina (BCI)
In the Valley of Elah (Warner)
Michael Clayton (Warner)
The Road to Bali / The Road to Rio (Double Feature) (BCI)


February 26, 2008
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Warner)
Beowulf (2007) (Paramount)
Dragon Tiger Gate (Tai Seng)
Justice League: The New Frontier (Warner)
Rain in the Mountains (Vanguard Cinema)


March 04, 2008
Aquarium Impressions (Navarre Corporation)
Fireplace Impressions (Navarre Corporation)
Mystic Forests (Navarre Corporation)


March 11, 2008
Appleseed Ex Machina (Warner)
Bee Movie (DreamWorks) JUST LISTED!
Dazed & Confused (Re-Issue) (Universal)
Fletch (Universal)
Land of the Dead (Re-Issue) (Universal)


March 25, 2008
Bonnie & Clyde (Warner)
Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics (DVD International)
Disco Pigs (Vanguard Cinema) JUST LISTED!
The Lowlife: Director's Cut (Vanguard Cinema)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Two (Paramount)
UFC: The Best of 2007 (First Look)


April 08, 2008
IMAX: Coral Reef Adventure (Image)
IMAX: Dolphins (Image)
IMAX: Fighter Pilot - Operation Red Flag (Image)
IMAX: Mystery of the Nile (Image)
IMAX: The Alps (Image)
IMAX: The Living Sea (Image)
UFO: Showtime (SPV Records)


April 15, 2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Image)


May 06, 2008
Twister (Warner)


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BLU-RAY
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January 01, 2008
Shoot 'Em Up (New Line)
War (Lionsgate)


January 02, 2008
Resident Evil (Sony)
Resident Evil Trilogy (Sony)
Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony)


January 08, 2008
3:10 to Yuma (2007) (Lionsgate)
Con Air (Buena Vista)
Dragon Wars (Sony)
Killing Machine/Shogun's Ninja (BCI)
Man on Fire (Fox)
Night of the Werewolf/Vengeance of the Zombies (BCI)
The Rock (Buena Vista)
Sister Street Fighter/Sister Street Fighter 2 (BCI)
Sunshine (Fox)


January 15, 2008
Breaker Morant (Image)
Girls Gone Wild: Baby Bash - Live And Uncensored (Mantra)
Good Luck Chuck (Lionsgate)
Mr. Woodcock (New Line)
Suburban Girl (Image)
Went To Coney Island On A Mission From God... Be Back By Five (Starz)


January 22, 2008
The Game Plan (Walt Disney)
Initial D (Tai Seng)
Saw IV (Lionsgate)


January 29, 2008
Daddy Day Camp (Sony)
Damages: The Complete First Season (Sony)
Dispatch: Zimbabwe - Live at Madison Square Garden (Warner Music Group)
The Invasion (Warner)
King of California (First Look)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (Sony)


February 05, 2008
Across the Universe (Sony)
The Brave One (Warner)
Crimson Tide (Buena Vista)
The Jane Austen Book Club (Sony)
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (Fox)
Me, Myself & Irene (Fox)
Wall Street (Fox)


February 12, 2008
The Amateurs (First Look)
Becoming Jane (Buena Vista)
Dogma (Sony)
Gone Baby Gone (Buena Vista)
No Reservations (Warner)
We Own the Night (Sony)


February 19, 2008
In the Valley of Elah (Warner)
Run Lola Run (Sony)


February 26, 2008
30 Days of Night (Sony)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Warner)
Justice League: The New Frontier (Warner)
To Kill a King (Starz)


March 04, 2008
The Rookie (2002) (Walt Disney)


March 11, 2008
Appleseed Ex Machina (Warner)
Dan in Real Life (Walt Disney)
Independence Day (Fox) JUST LISTED!
No Country for Old Men (Walt Disney)
Sleuth (2007) (Sony)


March 25, 2008
Bonnie & Clyde (Warner)
Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics (DVD International)


March 28, 2008
Godzilla (1998) (Sony)


April 01, 2008
Coyote Ugly (Walt Disney)
Hidalgo (Walt Disney)
Unbreakable (Walt Disney)


April 08, 2008
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Sony)
IMAX: Dolphins (Image)
IMAX: The Living Sea (Image)


April 15, 2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Image)


May 06, 2008
Twister (Warner)


October 28, 2008
Tinkerbell (Walt Disney)

On HD DVD:
Beowulf
Elizabeth: Golden Age.

On Blu-ray:
War
Resident Evil
3:10 to Yuma
Sunshine
Becoming Jane
ID4
Unbreakable
Twister

Sunshine is what I want the most.

From those lists:


HD DVD
The Pianist
Zodiac: Director's Cut
The Lawless
Into the Wild
Michael Clayton
American Gangster
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Beowulf
Justice League: The New Frontier
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Two
UFC: The Best of 2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Twister

BLU-RAY
War
3:10 to Yuma
Con Air
The Rock
Sunshine
Damages: The Complete First Season
Across the Universe
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Dogma
Gone Baby Gone
We Own the Night
Run Lola Run
30 Days of Night
No Country for Old Men
Unbreakable

There Will Be Blood.

No Country For Old Men
Unbreakable
We Own The Night
American Gangster
Sunshine
Saw IV
Life Of Brian
Zodiac

Off that list...

Zodiac
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Bonnie & Clyde
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Twister

And, not listed, but announced: American Gangster.

Geez, looks like a slow half of the year 2008 for me:

HD DVD
Zodiac (mainly for the supplementals - I hope)

Blu
Unbreakable

That's about it. Nothing else screams "Buy me!!!"

Bah, more BR titles I want. Maybe I will have to buy a PS3 afterall. . .

I've been watching Zodiac, and it's a great set. All the special features are in HD, and the movie looks gorgeous.

Can't wait for this one.

I couldn't be more disappointed in that early list for 2008. Honestly only Monty Python's Life of Brian and Bonnie and Clyde are must haves. There are a few rentals on the list, but not much I'm buying.

Where are the classic films? The Kubrick stuff and Blade Runner were among my highlights for 2008 and I can only hope Warner dips deeper in the library next year.

I have a ton on order. Mostly through Amazon to take advantage of the $5 of $50 coupon.

Here's what I got on order:

3:10 to Yuma
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Bonnie & Clyde
Before the Devil Knows Your Dead
Gone Baby Gone
Independence Day
Into the Wild
Man on Fire
Master & Commander
The Rock
Shoot 'Em Up
Sunshine
Zodiac
We Own the Night

Will get eventually:

Across the Universe
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Enchanted
No Country for Old Men
Unbreakable

That's all for now. 2008 looks to be the beginning of a new addiction.

HD-DVD
Into the Wild (Paramount Entetainment)
Michael Clayton (Warner)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Warner)
Beowulf (2007) (Paramount)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Two (Paramount)

Blu-Ray
3:10 to Yuma (2007) (Lionsgate)
Sunshine (Fox)
Across the Universe (Sony)
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (Fox)
No Country for Old Men (Walt Disney)

I'll end up getting several from those lists, but my most eagerly awaited titles are:

Life of Brian
Bonnie & Clyde
Unbreakable
The Rock
Run Lola Run

HD DVD
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January 08, 2008
Zodiac: Director's Cut (Paramount)

March 11, 2008
Fletch (Universal)

TBA
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Two (Paramount)
Per the following link, Star Trek: TOS - Season 2 has been delayed until sometime later this summer

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sta...n-2-Delay/8544

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BLU-RAY
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January 01, 2008
Shoot 'Em Up (New Line)
War (Lionsgate)

January 02, 2008
Resident Evil (Sony)
Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony)

January 08, 2008
3:10 to Yuma (2007) (Lionsgate)
Con Air (Buena Vista)
Man on Fire (Fox)
The Rock (Buena Vista)
Sunshine (Fox)

January 15, 2008
Mr. Woodcock (New Line) - Maybe...

January 22, 2008
The Game Plan (Walt Disney)

January 29, 2008
Damages: The Complete First Season (Sony)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (Sony)

February 05, 2008
The Brave One (Warner)
Crimson Tide (Buena Vista)
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (Fox)
Me, Myself & Irene (Fox)
Wall Street (Fox)

February 12, 2008
Dogma (Sony)
Gone Baby Gone (Buena Vista)
We Own the Night (Sony)

February 19, 2008
In the Valley of Elah (Warner)
Run Lola Run (Sony)

February 26, 2008
30 Days of Night (Sony)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Warner)
Justice League: The New Frontier (Warner)

March 04, 2008
The Rookie (2002) (Walt Disney) - Maybe...

March 11, 2008
Dan in Real Life (Walt Disney)
Independence Day (Fox) - Maybe...
No Country for Old Men (Walt Disney)

March 25, 2008
Bonnie & Clyde (Warner)

April 01, 2008
Coyote Ugly (Walt Disney)
Hidalgo (Walt Disney) - Maybe...
Unbreakable (Walt Disney)

April 08, 2008
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Sony)

April 15, 2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Image)

May 06, 2008
Twister (Warner)

Mostly, I looking for a resolution to the format war.

fitprod

I'm looking forward to studios (hopefully) getting their act together by releasing better catalog titles and plenty more of them. Universal in particular needs to understand that this seemingly random selection process of theirs (which results in some truly baffling, awful releases) is not what the format needs; Paramount needs to actually start putting out some catalog films, period. Warner did a great job with the small number they released, but it should increase dramatically this year.

For specific titles, there are only three new releases I'm planning to buy: Zodiac, Assassination of Jesse James and There Will Be Blood.

Of the titles announced so far there are not that many which are looking like being essential purchases for me, so it depends how quickly the prices drop or the BOGO sales arrive. Definites would be:

HD DVD

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Into the Wild
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Twister

BLU-RAY

Monty Python's Life of Brian
Dogma
Run Lola Run
Independence Day
No Country for Old Men

Really, there is such a weak list of announced titles thus far that I am starting to wonder whether the studios might be deliberately trying to kill Hi-Def, particularly with the pricing structure. Good example is Independence Day - a good catalogue title but an MSRP of $39.98 and not even with the raft of options/extras of the SD-DVD incarnations?

These ones I most def. will get:

Zodiac: Director's Cut (Paramount)
Beowulf (2007) (Paramount)

These ones I might:
Justice League: The New Frontier (Warner)
Michael Clayton (Warner)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Warner)
Bee Movie (DreamWorks)
Bonnie & Clyde (Warner)

I pre-ordered Zodiac and 3:10 to Yuma. I would like Con Air, The Rock, and Crimson Tide but those all scream B1G1, so I think I'll hold off on those.

I would love to stack the $5 and 10% a couple more times, but I just can't justify it with this weak lineup.

I want a Jurassic Park/Jaws announcement!

when is the finished review going to drop?

Blu-Ray:
Across The Universe
30 Days of Night
Con Air
Shoot Em' Up

HD-DVD
Zodiac

Some of these are rumored to be dropping in 2008:

HD DVD
Zodiac
American Gangster
The Godfather Trilogy
Bonnie & Clyde
Heat
Collateral (this was mentioned for '07, I think this will be part of Paramount's more aggressive '08 lineup)
Batman
Batman Returns
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Theatrical Versions
Scarface?
United 93?
Gladiator?
Braveheart?
The Green Mile?
The Shawshank Redemption?
L.A. Confidential? (where's that Special Edition that was promised?)

Will we get any Hitchcock? Psycho, Vertigo, The Birds? Classic Monsters? Frankenstein, Dracula?

BLU-RAY
Alien
Aliens
Crimson Tide
The Rock
Master and Commander (very high on my list. the dvd contained one of the best audio soundtracks I've ever heard. DTS HD MA should be amazing.)
Independence Day
No Country for Old Men
Lawrence of Arabia
Bridge on the River Kwai

Will Disney give us a nice 10th Anniversary Armageddon disc with PCM audio?

Will we get some 007 movies?

Will Fox give us Xmen 1 and 2?

Independence Day
No Country for Old Men
Resident Evil
Con Air
The Rock
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Me, Myself & Irene
Wall Street
3:10
The Brave One
Twister