lamphorn

This was my most anticipated release of the year (until they announce Boogie Nights, of course). When they announced them for Aug. 4th I even started making plans to have people over that night and throw down some beer and watch these in HD glory... but then, no announcement of a delay, no word of any kind... they just didn't come out.

Anyway, I figured we could use a thread to keep track of any updates on these releases, and of course any discussion.

islandclaws

Good...

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/hd-talk/553...ugust-4-a.html

... idea.

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/hd-talk/547...ion-pixar.html

Gizmo

September 22nd is the last date I heard. Who knows if it sticks - it's Disney.

islandclaws

Hey Gizmo,

Not to totally derail the thread, but didn't you say Half Baked was supposed to come out on 8/4? Any word on when that's been r/s to since it obviously didn't come out?

dvd_chance

Seeing the delay for Pulp Fiction makes me even more glad that I bit the bullet and ordered the Denmark SF Film edition when I did back in March.

Was looking forward to the US version for whatever extras it had and maybe better audio and video; but the European version does look and sound sweet.

Gizmo

That was Universal's original plans...but things change over there on a daily basis. Maybe they think they can tie it into something else? Honestly I don't think Universal is very happy with their HD DVD port sales and may be slowing down for a while until more people buy into the format. They've already released a lot of their 'big' titles and what's left is pretty 'meh'. I don't see a ton of other titles from them in the coming months (HD DVD ports) so maybe after the holidays when hopefully a ton of new people get players.

Many of these titles are done and ready to go but they just keep delaying like crazy. Look at I Now Pronounce You... that was done well over a year ago but they just got around to releasing it (hence the BD25 disc and lack of features). I would wager Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and maybe Bulletproof hit in Nov/Dec when Funny People go to Blu-ray.

lamphorn

I heard "Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon" on the radio the other night and that reminded me again of these missing Blu-Ray's. I took a moment of silence to remember them and am praying for their safe return.

DeanoBKN

This thread is bringing me back to when Pulp Fiction (Special Edition) & Jackie Brown (only release) were released on DVD. I remember my friend and I driving to Circuit City on release day to pick up our copies together.

Matthew Chmiel

I remember that day too. Drove to Best Buy right when the store opened to pick up both titles and using the $5 coupon if you purchased both together.

I remember the two-disc edition of Reservoir Dogs coming out either the week before or after; but I purchased my copy of that online.

That was a solid two weeks of DVD purchasing. Also remember buying Van Wilder at the same time; a regret that I may have six years later.

lamphorn

Yeah, that was a great day. I lived in Chicago then and took the train after work over to the North/Clyborne stop... picked up some iced coffee and walked to the Best Buy.

As I usually did, I would just stroll the aisles, looking at everything, sipping coffee, and sort of teasing myself before grabbing what I actually came for. I remember Jackie Brown being really hard to find... They had tons of copies of Pulp Fiction, but finally found one lone copy of Jackie Brown left on the shelf and snatched it up. Took both home and watched all the Siskel and Ebert stuff first.

BuckNaked2k

Yes indeed, one of my better memories of a DVD release day Tuesday. IIRC, True Romance was released about the same time, if not the same day. All three were super-loaded, and came in nice deluxe editions. Those three really set the standard for DVD presentations, IMHO.

shaun3000

Any update on when these are supposed to be out? (Especially Pulp Fiction)

Gizmo

When Inglorious Basterds hits BD (so Nov/Dec?)

GenPion

I think that's probably too early, but I hope your right. That would be awesome.

tylergfoster

Let's hope they do better than that foreign release of JB they just reviewed over at High Def Digest.

lamphorn

Ok, Inglorious Basterds is out and still no announcement of any kind for these discs.
Bueller... Bueller...

GenPion

These will surely come out in 2010. If they don't I'll be very upset considering I already sold my DVD's in anticipation of both films being released.

tylergfoster

Not to mention no sign of those Sandler Blus with Funny People.

Gizmo

Universal has postponed those Sander flicks so many times now. I really have no idea where they might show up. Perfect timing would have been with Universal's own Funny People...but who knows now.

Darth Maher

Reading this thread today got me thinking of that too. I think after the holidays I'm going to re-watch all 3 DVDs. Glad I didn't sell my PF & JB.

dvd_chance

I'm even gladder that I bit the bullet and ordered the Pulp Fiction BD from Denmark back in March.

bootsy

Yeah me too. I just got mine today.

Copper Blue

FYI, you can get the Danish Pulp Fiction for ~$26 USD shipped from dvdoo.dk. Really can't beat that price, and mine arrived from Denmark in about 10 days.

http://www.dvdoo.dk/blu-ray-film/pul...ray_25537.html

Now that Mirimax has gone under, might be your best chance to get this for a while...

BuckNaked2k

Any reviews of the Danish PF?

GenPion

Sad news about Miramax... I hope some other studio will grab these and release them soon.