Blu-ray release announcements - Part II
05-28-08 | 07:59 AM
#301
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Originally Posted by mdc3000
Glad to see the Jack Ryan's confirmed and Beowulf...but Paramount, where the fuck is INTO THE WILD and ZODIAC!? (not to mention Sweeney!)
05-28-08 | 08:37 AM
#302
Listed at DVDEmpire:
Afro Samurai: Season 1 Director's Cut 8/1
Helvetica 6/10 released 5/6
Looking forward big time to the Jack Ryans, hopefully individual as I'm only so-so on Sum of All Fears. But I'd buy the set in a heartbeat if I had to. Of course I already bought the UK BD of Beowulf.
Afro Samurai: Season 1 Director's Cut 8/1
Looking forward big time to the Jack Ryans, hopefully individual as I'm only so-so on Sum of All Fears. But I'd buy the set in a heartbeat if I had to. Of course I already bought the UK BD of Beowulf.
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05-28-08 | 09:09 AM
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I thought Helvetica was already out. High Def Digest posted their review a while ago.
05-28-08 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Giles
so can we assume the Beowulf disc will have Dolby TrueHD then??
05-28-08 | 09:24 AM
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Hmmm - TrueHD and PCM on Transformers?
Are they trying to make a point about capacity? Seems like you don't need both.
I'd love to sell my somewhat rare Jack Ryan HD DVD set, but the pessimist in me says to wait until the BD's are actually in my hands. Hopefully they've done something to correct the transfer of Sum of All fears, which looked not so hot.
Are they trying to make a point about capacity? Seems like you don't need both.
I'd love to sell my somewhat rare Jack Ryan HD DVD set, but the pessimist in me says to wait until the BD's are actually in my hands. Hopefully they've done something to correct the transfer of Sum of All fears, which looked not so hot.
05-28-08 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by bunkaroo
Are they trying to make a point about capacity? Seems like you don't need both.
05-28-08 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
You don't need TrueHD and DTS-HD MA on one disc either, but Close Encounters... did it. As long as having both doesn't negatively impact quality any, go ahead and be redundant.
I would think Transformers was a more difficult compression job than CE3K.
05-28-08 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
You don't need TrueHD and DTS-HD MA on one disc either, but Close Encounters... did it. As long as having both doesn't negatively impact quality any, go ahead and be redundant.
You kind of do need both, though, since many people don't have systems which can play one (or both) of those. They have to sell to a bunch of consumers whose players may not decode lossless audio and/or bitstream it to a receiver which will.
05-28-08 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by applesandrice
You kind of do need both, though, since many people don't have systems which can play one (or both) of those. They have to sell to a bunch of consumers whose players may not decode lossless audio and/or bitstream it to a receiver which will.
05-28-08 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
It appears the listing may not be final. Seems almost retarded to include 4 different Audio tracks like that.
then call me Corky.
I hope they keep 'em on there!
05-28-08 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
If thats true then they should be putting Uncompressed and TrueHD/DTS MA on all future release then. Fox seems more then happy to put DTS MA on all of their releases, before even a BD player could even decode it. Why not just dump the Uncompressed track in favor of the DD+ one from the HD DVD?
I thought of that -- honest. But remember also how so many people here were complaining that Fox should be including a TrueHD and/or PCM track because there weren't -- at that point -- any players that could decode DTS-MA?
To be sure, I think the inclusion of multiple lossless tracks is more of a "look what we can do" marketing gimmick. You must admit, though, that there is a level of convenience for the consumer -- whether or not it was intended by the studios -- when multiple formats of lossless sound are included on a given release. Some people have analog 5.1 (or 7.1) outs, some don't. Some have players that decode the advanced audio codecs (whether one or all), and some don't. Some have players that bitstream and some don't. Some have players that don't bitstream but can decode, yet have no analog 5.1 (or 7.1) outs.
That said, the inclusion of multiple choices does actually help at least some of their consumers, who wouldn't otherwise be able to play back lossless audio if they'd only been given one choice.
05-28-08 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by applesandrice
I thought of that -- honest. But remember also how so many people here were complaining that Fox should be including a TrueHD and/or PCM track because there weren't -- at that point -- any players that could decode DTS-MA?
To be sure, I think the inclusion of multiple lossless tracks is more of a "look what we can do" marketing gimmick. You must admit, though, that there is a level of convenience for the consumer -- whether or not it was intended by the studios -- when multiple formats of lossless sound are included on a given release. Some people have analog 5.1 (or 7.1) outs, some don't. Some have players that decode the advanced audio codecs (whether one or all), and some don't. Some have players that bitstream and some don't. Some have players that don't bitstream but can decode, yet have no analog 5.1 (or 7.1) outs.
That said, the inclusion of multiple choices does actually help at least some of their consumers, who wouldn't otherwise be able to play back lossless audio if they'd only been given one choice.
To be sure, I think the inclusion of multiple lossless tracks is more of a "look what we can do" marketing gimmick. You must admit, though, that there is a level of convenience for the consumer -- whether or not it was intended by the studios -- when multiple formats of lossless sound are included on a given release. Some people have analog 5.1 (or 7.1) outs, some don't. Some have players that decode the advanced audio codecs (whether one or all), and some don't. Some have players that bitstream and some don't. Some have players that don't bitstream but can decode, yet have no analog 5.1 (or 7.1) outs.
That said, the inclusion of multiple choices does actually help at least some of their consumers, who wouldn't otherwise be able to play back lossless audio if they'd only been given one choice.
I'll wait for official specs. Does not matter to me as I'll be sticking with the HD DVD anyway.
05-28-08 | 07:46 PM
#320
Originally Posted by Skoobooz
DVD Empire has listings up for all 4 Jack Ryan films on BD for 7/29...looks like it may not just be Patriot Games and Sum of All Fears after all.
05-29-08 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Skoobooz
DVD Empire has listings up for all 4 Jack Ryan films on BD for 7/29...looks like it may not just be Patriot Games and Sum of All Fears after all.
The first three will be mine.
05-29-08 | 11:02 AM
#323
Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Sweet. Hope we get White Castle on the same day.
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67862
New Line Home Entertainment have announced the US Region A Blu-ray Disc release of Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay on 29th July 2008 priced at $35.99 SRP. John Cho and Kal Penn return as Harold and Kumar, two stoners who can’t seem to get a break. In this new adventure the boys get themselves in trouble trying to sneak a bong onboard a flight to Amsterdam. Now, being suspected of terrorism, they are forced to run from the law and try to find a way to prove their innocence. What follows is an irreverent and epic journey of deep thoughts, deeper inhaling and a wild trip around the world that is as “un-PC” as it gets.
Arriving day-and-date, this two-disc set includes the Unrated Cut of the main feature and the following extras:
* Bonus Digital Copy
* Dude, Change the Movie! – Interactive Feature allowing you to select from new and alternate scenes to change the course of the film
* Commentary with the director and stars
* Commentary with the director, the real “Harold Lee” and the guy who plays George W. Bush
* ”The World of Harold and Kumar” Featurette
* 27 Additional Scenes
* Bush PSA
More details are TBC.
Also released the same day on Blu-ray Disc is the original movie, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. Priced at $28.99 SRP, features are TBC.
Arriving day-and-date, this two-disc set includes the Unrated Cut of the main feature and the following extras:
* Bonus Digital Copy
* Dude, Change the Movie! – Interactive Feature allowing you to select from new and alternate scenes to change the course of the film
* Commentary with the director and stars
* Commentary with the director, the real “Harold Lee” and the guy who plays George W. Bush
* ”The World of Harold and Kumar” Featurette
* 27 Additional Scenes
* Bush PSA
More details are TBC.
Also released the same day on Blu-ray Disc is the original movie, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. Priced at $28.99 SRP, features are TBC.
05-29-08 | 02:29 PM
#324
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Originally Posted by matome
Looks like White Castle is coming the same day as well:
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67862
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67862