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[VanMardigan]

I owned a PS3 for almsot an entire year before I got my first HD-DVD player. Do you have a list of what you have for trade?

Well, I'm in your same situation, where the movies I'd trade are ones I got for free: Stir of Echoes, Flight of the Phoenix, or Full Metal Jacket (the good version). If anyone else has movies they'd like to trade for these, let me know.

 

[Lhadatt]

Hey, nerds, is this upscaling player worth the 40 bucks?

http://www.woot.com/

Thanks.

1080p upscaling DVD player by Toshiba. Yes. Toshiba knows their stuff.




except when it comes to winning format wars lol

 

[SlaughterX]

Amazon has King of California on sale... HD-DVD = $10, BR = $17.

Also here's the Unbreakable review.

 

[Jim]

Ok, I actually liked I Am Legend. Neither ending was perfect, and some parts were completely missing (St. Patrick's Cathedral and street sequence with Robert, Anna and Ethan) that were in the making of featurettes, but it was fun and visually interesting. Being from and working in NYC, my wife and I have a certain appreciation for what they did with the setting, which was amazing. She is scared shitless of anything even remotely resembling a scary movie but she stuck it out. The CG ([spoilers]dark seekers[/spoiler]) was unexpectedly bad though. A great looking tranfer as expected... NYC always looks great in high def

Lots of silly holes in the plot and weird decisions, but I wasn't expecting a very deep experience in any way. Worth being netflixed.

 

[BojTrek]

I hope to pickup Unbreakable and Independence Day tomorrow... don't disappoint me Best Buy... they both better be in stock...

 

[Costanza]

Is there a 10$ off coupon for Unbreakable?

 

[captive]

Also here's the Unbreakable review.

Im reading this now, and im wondering how in the hell can someone have seen Unbreakable in theaters and said "that was one of the worst movie i have ever seen" i mean really now?

 

[avaya]

I went a little crazy this week and splurged on 10 at once.

Pan's Labyrinth
Wall Street
Starship Troopers
Ocean's 11
Ocean's 12
Crimson Tide
Blood Diamond
Air Force One
Enemy of The State
Goodfella's

 

[TehOh]

Amazon has King of California on sale... HD-DVD = $10, BR = $17.

Also here's the Unbreakable review.

Is King of California good? It looks kind of interesting, and for $10 it's very tempting.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I thought Unbreakable was decidedly so-so, but anybody who calls it "worst" doesn't see enough movies.

 

[Riptwo]

Is King of California good? It looks kind of interesting, and for $10 it's very tempting.

I rented it in standard-def, so I can't comment on the HD transfer, but the movie was unexpectedly fun. Considering a rental cost me about $6, I'd say you really can't go wrong for $10. It's too bad they don't have it up for grabs at amazon.ca or I'd snag a copy.

 

[KZObsessed]

Someone on Blu-ray.com said they've been told the UK release is July 7th and I just checked Play.com (who are great at revealing release dates early ) and they have it's listing up.

There Will Be Blood

It also has the crappy extras listed from Special Edition DVD. Hopefully it's not just a place holder.

I want this film damnit.

 

[Duderz]

Is King of California good? It looks kind of interesting, and for $10 it's very tempting.

Absolutely worth it for $10.

 

[Gav]

Someone on Blu-ray.com said they've been told the UK release is July 7th and I just checked Play.com (who are great at revealing release dates early ) and they have it's listing up.

There Will Be Blood

It also has the crappy extras listed from Special Edition DVD. Hopefully it's not just a place holder.

I want this film damnit.

I got it imported from the US via a website in the Netherlands i think. Only cost me like £18, and its region free

 

[Matrix]

SEX

 

[elseanio]

SEX

Pure awesome

 

[KZObsessed]

I got it imported from the US via a website in the Netherlands i think. Only cost me like £18, and its region free

There Will Be Blood on Blu-ray?.... but it hasn't been released on Blu-ray anywhere yet... don't toy with my emotions!

 

[Costanza]

SEX

mine

 

[KZObsessed]

SEX

Holy shit! That looks awesome! Now that's an apology! :lol Learn from them Paramount!

Yeh I'm buying that.

 

[justjohn]

SEX

 

[Darko]

SEX

OH YESS ALL OVER MY TITS~~!

Leading the Blu-ray™ Hi-Def pack is the Batman Begins Limited Edition Gift Set ($49.99 SRP). The single disc Blu-ray™ Hi-Def Gift Set also includes The Dark Knight prologue" (the first six minutes of the film), a Batman Begins motion art lenticular, a 32-page booklet including an all-new DC Comics comic book adaptation of The Dark Knight prologue, exclusive photos, script pages and story boards. This Gift Set will also include five Batman Begins collectible postcards with never-before printed key art from the theatrical release, as well as $7.50 "movie cash" towards the purchase of an adult ticket to see The Dark Knight in theatres.

 

[brandonh83]

Daaaaaammmmnnnn bitches

 

[Gav]

There Will Be Blood on Blu-ray?.... but it hasn't been released on Blu-ray anywhere yet... don't toy with my emotions!

Ah shit, somehow i read There Will Be Blood as as something else. Too tired.
My apologies

 

[KZObsessed]

Ah shit, somehow i read There Will Be Blood as as something else. Too tired.
My apologies

It's ok, in that brief second of false hope I was more alive than I've ever been. Thank you good sir... thank you.

 

[Wollan]

It's not a movie, but Band of Brothers is coming to Blu-Ray later this year!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Band-Brothers-Blu-ray-Release/9278

OH YES.

 

[DMczaf]

SEX

:O

 

[JB1981]

SEX

What the fuck. All over it.

And @ Band of Brothers announcement.

 

[RaidenZR]

Leading the Blu-ray™ Hi-Def pack is the Batman Begins Limited Edition Gift Set ($49.99 SRP). The single disc Blu-ray™ Hi-Def Gift Set also includes The Dark Knight prologue" (the first six minutes of the film), a Batman Begins motion art lenticular, a 32-page booklet including an all-new DC Comics comic book adaptation of The Dark Knight prologue, exclusive photos, script pages and story boards. This Gift Set will also include five Batman Begins collectible postcards with never-before printed key art from the theatrical release, as well as $7.50 "movie cash" towards the purchase of an adult ticket to see The Dark Knight in theatres.

Ugh, that kinda sounds like a bunch of junk they included, not speaking of the movie. I'll take the stand-alone, thanks.

 

[The Elite]

Ugh, that kinda sounds like a bunch of junk they included, not speaking of the movie. I'll take the stand-alone, thanks.

Same. It really sounds like they filled it with a bunch of crap.

stand-alone defense force... ASSEMBLE!

 

[Bearillusion]

This is bound to be a silly question as I'm apparently full of them.

How much better if at all can we expect BR movies to look? For example when it comes to reviews movies are given a rating for video quality and many (but not all) movies score 5/5. Is it possible that these movies could look even better and what is a 5/5 movie today will be different to what a 5/5 movie will be 2 years from now?

 

[Snidely Whiplash]

Same. It really sounds like they filled it with a bunch of crap.

stand-alone defense force... ASSEMBLE!

You are the one filled with a bunch of crap, sir. Limited Edition Gift Set Defense Force...ASSEMBLE! I'm gonna go play with my Batman action figures now.

 

[Bebpo]

Ugh, that kinda sounds like a bunch of junk they included, not speaking of the movie. I'll take the stand-alone, thanks.

Pretty much.

They couldn't have bothered to make a 2nd disc of video extras? It's been a year+

 

[Solo]

Same. It really sounds like they filled it with a bunch of crap.

stand-alone defense force... ASSEMBLE!

9/10 times Ill take the standalone (with this version of BB definately being part of that 90%, as I dont worship the film as much as your average Gaffer). The older I get, the less value I see in "special" or "limited" editions/boxsets of movies/games. I just end up paying extra for a bunch of crap I never look at a second time. Vanilla version FTW.

 

[Defcon]

I'll get the stand alone version of BB unless Amazon has the CE for like $8 more or something. Only thing I'd want is the free movie cash and maybe the cool looking case.

 

[GuessWho]

anybody seen Hidalgo? How is it?

 

[SlaughterX]

 

[Costanza]

Did you put HDDVDs in BR cases? :lol

 

[SlaughterX]

 

[xS1TH L0RDx]

*pic of batman begins blu ray*

....i'm still cumming...

 

[LiquidMetal14]

You rat. I so excite tho!

 

[YYZ]

Spoiler

the anime covers are not new, but I thought I'd put them together

 

[Costanza]

Where'd you get the cases? I sort of want to do that to mine.

 

[jiggle]

Glanced through the last 2 pages and didn't see this posted yet



http://imdb.com/news/sb/2008-03-31
Blu-ray Sales Rising
In its first five days in the stores, the Blu-ray version of Fox's Hitman accounted for 12.6 percent of total sales; for No Country for Old Men, it was 9.8 percent, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert and reported by Home Media Magazine. Prior to the demise of the HD DVD format, the number of high-definition disk sales rarely topped 2-3 percent of total sales, the trade publication observed. (An exception: sales of the HD DVD-only release of Transformers hit 4 percent.)





http://imdb.com/news/sb/2008-03-28
Blu-ray Sales Pass 9-Million Mark
Sales of Blu-ray titles passed the 9-million mark during the week ending March 16, HMR Research said Thursday. The San Francisco-based research firm said that from the high-definition format's launch in mid-2006 to the first of the year, Blu-ray sales totaled 6 million units but added 3 million more during the first 11 weeks of this year alone. Recent sales have been propelled by strong demand for Oscar-winning movie No Country for Old Men, which sold 68,000 copies in its first week, making it the top seller of the year in its initial week. Sales were also boosted by the official demise in February of the competing HD DVD format.

 

[miyamotofreak]

Glanced through the last 2 pages and didn't see this posted yet



http://imdb.com/news/sb/2008-03-31
Blu-ray Sales Rising
In its first five days in the stores, the Blu-ray version of Fox's Hitman accounted for 12.6 percent of total sales; for No Country for Old Men, it was 9.8 percent, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert and reported by Home Media Magazine. Prior to the demise of the HD DVD format, the number of high-definition disk sales rarely topped 2-3 percent of total sales, the trade publication observed. (An exception: sales of the HD DVD-only release of Transformers hit 4 percent.)





http://imdb.com/news/sb/2008-03-28
Blu-ray Sales Pass 9-Million Mark
Sales of Blu-ray titles passed the 9-million mark during the week ending March 16, HMR Research said Thursday. The San Francisco-based research firm said that from the high-definition format's launch in mid-2006 to the first of the year, Blu-ray sales totaled 6 million units but added 3 million more during the first 11 weeks of this year alone. Recent sales have been propelled by strong demand for Oscar-winning movie No Country for Old Men, which sold 68,000 copies in its first week, making it the top seller of the year in its initial week. Sales were also boosted by the official demise in February of the competing HD DVD format.

And it is OFFICIAL. As long as Sony doesn't fuck it up and prices drop Blu-Ray will succeed.

 

[Raistlin]

Exactly how does Sony have the power to fuck it up?

 

[miyamotofreak]

Exactly how does Sony have the power to fuck it up?

Trust me, there is no better than Sony at fucking shit up.

 

[SlaughterX]

Where'd you get the cases? I sort of want to do that to mine.

I just switched them with other movies to take that pic, I'm not seriously trying to replace any of my HD-DVD cases with BR cases, that would be stupid...

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

save $10 on certain BRD titles at Best Buy ($19.99).

I think I'll go price match Justice League and use the $10 I get back to get Gone Baby Gone for $10 more.

 

[mckmas8808]

And it is OFFICIAL. As long as Sony doesn't fuck it up and prices drop Blu-Ray will succeed.

Great news. Blu-ray here to stay.

 

[DarkJediKnight]

Trust me, there is no better than Sony at fucking shit up.

Can you locate 2 Epic faillures in one pic?











Here's a hint:

:lol :lol