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Papa John's coupon update:
Swung by Target quickly this morning, went to the cash register, and the coupon just scanned right in without any adjustments. Walked out of there paying $21.99 for the standard Blu-ray edition. :up: F.Y.I. -- Plenty of people were snatching up the mask packaging while I was there. Looks like it might not be quite as sluggish as the Iron Man set. |
Wow, really? I thought sure they'd only redeem it for the DVD, not the BD.
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Originally Posted by Jumpman
(Post 9120998)
The promo on the Begins Blu-Ray wasn't the final color pallete for the finished film. I had the exact same reaction when Begins hit Blu-Ray a week before this film came out and I watched that promo constantly.
The final color pallete, especially in the opening six minutes, is darker. It's not wrong. |
Originally Posted by Drexl
(Post 9121121)
Wow, really? I thought sure they'd only redeem it for the DVD, not the BD.
By the way, I feel where you guys are coming from with those three-disc Blu-ray cases. :down::down: I can barely get either of them off of the tray. I'll be tossing aside the Digital Copy disc and replacing it with a two-disc Blu-ray case. |
I picked up my copy this morning at Target. Luckily, my case wasn't broken. I wish Warner Bros. would switch to something else instead of that flimsy tray.
When I was in line, 2 guys in front of me, who looked like they were in the early 20s, were both purchasing the full screen dvd edition. :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
(Post 9121156)
I picked up my copy this morning at Target. Luckily, my case wasn't broken. I wish Warner Bros. would switch to something else instead of that flimsy tray.
When I was in line, 2 guys in front of me, who looked like they were in the early 20s, were both purchasing the full screen dvd edition. :rolleyes: oh my god, when will they learn... -ohbfrank- |
Got the Steelbook and really like it - the back with the Joker is awesome and no flimsy tray as the digital copy is just in a paper sleeve inside.
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Went to Best Buy first thing this morning. I was second one thru the doors. They only had about 10 batman and joker figures, and 5 batbod sets. Both sold out in five minutes. As I was checking out I looked over to the display and the new release rack...gone. Looks like these might be rare.
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This Blu-ray sounds very dissappointing from what most of you are saying. Sucks.
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It isn't. It isn't perfect but it's still looks pretty damn great.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
(Post 9121156)
When I was in line, 2 guys in front of me, who looked like they were in the early 20s, were both purchasing the full screen dvd edition. :rolleyes:
Warner still using those crappy 3 disc cases? Ugh. I hate those so damn much. |
Something to note: The Target Bat-Mask BD package, when left in the box lines up perfectly with the Batman Begins Collectors Edition box, so it looks nice on the shelf.
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Called the Target I used to work for and I asked one of my old co-workers to hold me a Blu-ray and SD Bat Mask since I won't be able to go 'til the end of the day today. :D
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Originally Posted by NiCK Crush
(Post 9121588)
Something to note: The Target Bat-Mask BD package, when left in the box lines up perfectly with the Batman Begins Collectors Edition box, so it looks nice on the shelf.
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I picked up my copy of the Blu-ray standard edition at B.J's this morning for $15.99 ($25.99-$4 instant rebate-$6 coupon). Can't recall a time I have got a release week Blu-ray title for that cheap. :)
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Originally Posted by RichC2
(Post 9121422)
It isn't. It isn't perfect but it's still looks pretty damn great.
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Edit: wrong thread.
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Per Grubert:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertain...67716-sun.html By BRUCE KIRKLAND, LOS ANGELES Christopher Nolan, who revived the Batman franchise by propelling Batman Begins and The Dark Knight into a $1.368-billion box-office phenomenon, is now a Blu-ray enthusiast. "It's a huge step forward from standard DVD," the London-born Englishman tells Sun Media about bringing his blockbusters home on Blu-ray, the new high-definition format. The Dark Knight debuts on DVD tomorrow with 13 different options in Canada (most involving souvenir packaging and collectibles). Of those, eight are in standard DVD and five are in Blu-ray. "Once people realize that -- that the potential is huge and that the discs you buy now will be good for 20 years -- then it will break through," Nolan said in an interview after a Q&A session for an IMAX screening of The Dark Knight. Nolan emphasized that Blu-ray is the closest DVD gets to a theatrical experience, especially of a film with six sequences (34 minutes of screen time) photographed with IMAX cameras, a Canadian technology. "For me, the Blu-ray thing is very exciting because I have a projector that projects the image 18 or 20 feet wide. I took over a whole wall of my garage (for his home theatre setup in L.A.) and I'm getting very close to film quality." Blu-ray, however, still has a long way to go before pushing aside standard DVDs. Market penetration in North America was only five percent before the U.S. Thanksgiving, although Blu-ray backers reported a sales spike on the Black Friday shopping day. The forthcoming holiday season is expected to push Blu-ray further into the mainstream, despite the economic downturn. But 2009 shapes up as the breakthrough year -- if it is to happen at all. Meanwhile, The Dark Knight is expected to be the hottest DVD of 2008, mostly on standard DVD but in some part on Blu-ray. One of the most interesting things fans will learn -- and see for themselves on the two-disc special edition DVD and on the two-disc Blu-ray -- is how Nolan shot many special-effects scenes for real, instead of resorting to CGI. That includes the spectacular transport truck flip and later the hospital demolition. It turns out that IMAX and Blu-ray are part of the reason why, especially for the six scenes shot in IMAX. "The clarity of the image poses certain problems," Nolan explained at his Q&A. "Physically, in terms of filming, the cameras are very large and very heavy and they're very loud. There are all kinds of difficulties with getting the kind of shots that you need. "So there are various creative challenges that come with IMAX. Your use of visual effects has to be minimized. I'm a fan of trying to do things in-camera as much as possible anyway, but particularly when you're using the larger IMAX format." In most action movies, the truck flip and hospital demolition would be done entirely by computer, Nolan said. "And we were really forced to do those for real -- and I think I was happier with the result." On the DVD, in the 18-minute documentary The Evolution of the Knight, Nolan explains other parts of the plan to make the sequel more real, even as a fantasy. That includes refinements to Batman's high-tech suit, creating a lighter, more flexible and better functioning costume for Christian Bale. "What you see is what you get. There are scenes where we show much more of Batman than we did in the first film. And the suit looks absolutely beautiful like that because it looks like what it is: A real thing that you can actually wear that's not pretending to be something else." Another exciting extra is a show-and-tell on the Batpod. It started as Nolan's suggestion that he wanted "an anti-aircraft gun on wheels." It evolved into a sophisticated but cumbersome, real motorcycle with enormous wheels that only three people mastered for the action scenes. Loads of trouble -- but audiences loved it. Even without a Heath Ledger tribute -- vetoed because Nolan wanted to avoid exploiting the death of the actor who played The Joker with Oscar-calibre panache -- the DVDs bonus materials do their job. They illuminate the darkest corners of one of the most popular films in Hollywood history. |
Sorry to post this in multiple places, but it seems appropriate to a Dark Knight blu-ray discussion.
PS3, Dark Knight blu-ray, Resistance 2 CE for $400 Almost tempted to return my Costco PS3 and buy this, saving almost $200. |
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 9122091)
Sorry to post this in multiple places, but it seems appropriate to a Dark Knight blu-ray discussion.
PS3, Dark Knight blu-ray, Resistance 2 CE for $400 Almost tempted to return my Costco PS3 and buy this, saving almost $200. |
Amazon delivered mine earlier today. Hope to take a look tonight.
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Amazon.com rental code for The Dark Knight. Anyone want this?
I have no use for this, so first-come, first-served.
Gone. |
Originally Posted by Adboy151
(Post 9122430)
I have no use for this, so first-come, first-served.
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I bought The Dark Knight at Target this afternoon. The blu version mask case that I bought is pefect. I like that it does say The Dark Knight on the back of the case and has the cast info. My dislike is the part that opens. It does seem flimsy like others have stated. The discs inside are held in place solidly. I am happy with the mask case. I will watch the movie tonight. It was awesome in the theater so hopefully second viewing will be just as good.
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Movie flowed better on my second viewing, scenes didn't seem as cut off as they did the first time I saw it.
Still, I can't shake the feeling that the movie really does move along too quickly. Great flick, but man I wish there was a longer cut (that said the movie flows similarly to Nolan's last few movies, so I wouldn't be surprised if there is next to no trimmed material to add back.) |
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