Because as Truman said, the asteroid had some gravity on it.

There were a few extra scenes, such as Bruce Willis' character with his father.

The only thing I will be really upset about losing is the gag reel. The Criterion version had one of the best gag reels ever, and I hope they find a way to get that on this version.

^ but even the Affleck/Willis commentary is a hoot too. The Criterion dvd has three (!) commentary tracks.

I believe this is being delayed...

Perhaps there was enough uproar over the missing Criterion extras that Disney decided to pay for them.

If by delayed you mean arriving early, then you are right.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...h_SOONER!/4167

No, he means delayed...someone "in the know" who posts over at blu-ray.com just today posted that it is being delayed and no new date has yet been rescheduled....
Sadly, this is becoming par for the course with a lot of Disney titles this year...

what the heck this is very agravating! what is up with Buena Vista lately, if they arent ready then they shouldnt bother announcing it, this really sucks.

well digitial bits said today that it is indeed comming on the 27th of April. so it looks like the bluray.com source might not be correct. cross fingers that their source is anyways as bill hunt can sometimes be wrong.
see below
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

Yeah it does.

What is hilarious is that the "blu-ray.com source" I mentioned that first said it was being delayed is actually a guy (Jeff Kleist) who works on/with The Digital Bits and he posted the news that it had been delayed in The Digital Bits' own "insider" thread over there! I guess the right hand doesn't always talk to the left at their site all the time....

Honestly, you can't really blame Jeff or TDB since Disney continues to change it plans/minds every single day. One day it's on the schedule, the next it's off. Whenever they announce anything, just hold onto to the DVD until you actually see a physical Blu-ray copy. Hell, you want Dumbo? Import from Mexico! Remember Grey's Anatomy? Yeah, Season 5 came out in Mexico! Let's not even forget all the Alliance titles (who probably released more exclusive BD content in 2009 over Disney)

Ha Ha very funny indeed.
well lets just hope this doesnt get derailed since april 27 is still a long ways away.

I'm just glad to see other things mentioned on TDB these days. He needs to rename it Battlestar Bits. Something is mentioned about BSG on that site everyday it seems. And it's always breaking news...

So, is the BD the Criterion extended cut or not? Amazon has the BD, original 1999 dvd and Criterion all listed as having the same runtime.

Armageddon this!


I've got nothing! Sorry.

Extras are on the light side.
From blu-ray.com: Armageddon and Tombstone Blu-ray Detailed

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed the Blu-ray releases of two catalog titles from its Touchstone library: the Michael Bay scifi/action movie Armageddon and the western Tombstone, which, as previously reported (see blu-ray.com, January 31), will hit store shelves on April 27.

Special features are as follows:

Armageddon:

* Music video: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", Aerosmith
* Teasers and trailers

Tombstone:

* The Making of Tombstone featurette in three parts:
o An Ensemble Cast
o Making an Authentic Western
o The Gunfight at the OK Corral
* Director's original storyboards
* Theatrical trailers, teasers and TV spots

I was just about to post that. Pretty pathetic extras on both releases.

I had hoped Armageddon would get all the Criterion extras ported a'la The Rock. I expected more for Tombstone as well.

Thank you Disney for the great extras!

Bummer for the extras, has it been confirmed if it's the extended version for Armageddon?

Hopefully they will be $10 or less at Walmart, otherwise I can wait on these almost pathetic releases.

Why would a gun not work in space?

I'm honestly not sure if you are being sarcastic or serious....but a gun would not work in space because it is lacking the proper atmospheric conditions (namely oxygen) for the controlled explosion required to propel the bullet....

Same reason a fire cannot burn out in space....no oxygen to fuel it...

Yes, I am being serious. Unless your gun uses a wick or something, you don't need oxygen. The cartridge contains everything you need.

21 dollars for a bluray that has two extras - HAH! ... that sucks.