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the only reason i'm excited to see indy iv on blu ray is that it means the old ones should follow shortly.

right?
 
tha_con said:
No trilogy, no purchase. NO PURCHASE.
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good boy.

hopefully it won't be long. (star wars came out on dvd 7 years after its debut, so don't hold your breath.)
 
mattiewheels said:
hopefully it won't be long. (star wars came out on dvd 7 years after its debut, so don't hold your breath.)
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Which doesn't make sense given his business plan. If he adopts the format now, he'll be able to maximize the number of times he can re-release his films for maximum milkage!

Think about how many different ways he could have re-released Star Wars during those 7 years. What a waste.
 
mattiewheels said:
good boy.

hopefully it won't be long. (star wars came out on dvd 7 years after its debut, so don't hold your breath.)
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Are you kidding, Lucas hates us all, and Spielberg has man relations with Lucas.

Trilogy will be here in a decade.
 
What's wrong with Indy 4? I don't love it, but it felt pretty damn Indy to me. This coming from someone who watched the first three all very recently before #4. The story gets pretty outrageous, but it's not a bad Indy movie. I guess I don't have nostalgia for the first three (second one was garbage imo) and I don't particularly love any of them at all actually.
 
Yeah don't read HDD for their movie reviews

YYZ said:
What's wrong with Indy 4? I don't love it, but it felt pretty damn Indy to me. This coming from someone who watched the first three all very recently before #4. The story gets pretty outrageous, but it's not a bad Indy movie. I guess I don't have nostalgia for the first three (second one was garbage imo) and I don't particularly love any of them at all actually.
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I don't get the hate either. I love the first three but don't see what was so bad about the 4th.
 
VanMardigan said:
I thought we all agreed that we'd ignore their movie reviews and focus on the other stars?
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We did? Sounds like a plan to me.

I saw U571 on one of my HD movie channels, it did look pretty good.
 
Man the impending release list is sick. I just easily placed a $100+ order on Amazon for Iron Man, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Sixth Sense, and Sweeney Todd.

And that's not even counting stuff like Matrix, Kill Bill, Godfather... There's a lot of heavy hitters coming. I look forward to seeing more traffic in discussion in this thread as a result. Things have been a bit slow lately.

Also, I just received the High Definition Natural History set from. Slick ass package, but all I've ever seen is Planet Earth. Anyone have a recommendation on which in the set to watch first? Galapagos, Ganges, or Wild China?
 
I've been semi-dormant on this thread as my house has been being remodelled, and that meant no HD for a while... but after this weekend, I ought to have my new setup fully operational.

I've been cool on new releases as a result too-- what should I use to break in my new stereo/screen?
 
just preordered Iron Man, Matrix Trilogy, Speed Racer and Transformers.

Transformers I didn't even like very much, but figured my son might like it. He's only 7, but as far as I remember it, its not really a very violent film is it? Don't remember any people getting killed on screen? Just rock'em sock'em robots right? He's into the new animated series at the moment (yes I know its shit)
 
So I own a BDP-S300 and well.....

I can't really say that I'm happy with it. I bought it at Target on clearance for $250. So far, the player refuses to play new titles, but it played just fine The Prestige, Black Hawk Down, etc. Quite disappointed.
 
Feanor you probably have to update the firmware the hardway- that is look up your model number on the company website, find a firmware update, burn it to a dvd /cd and put it in the player. It'll probably take a little while to work but it should allow you to atleast play the new titles.
 
For anyone interested. DDD has some $9.99 HD DVD deals going on for WB titles.

http://www.deepdiscount.com/HD-DVD_stcVVcatId462364VVviewcat.htm

Space Cowboys
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Grand Prix
Lethal Weapon
Syriana
Blazing Saddles
The Dukes of Hazzard
Enter the Dragon
Goodfellas
Million Dollar Baby
The Perfect Storm
The Searchers
Swordfish
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Training Day
Unforgiven
Caddyshack
The Fugitive
Lethal Weapon
Firewall
16 Blocks
Poseidon
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
The Polar Express
Superman: The Movie
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Casablanca
Forbidden Planet
Mutiny on the Bounty
Scooby-Doo - The Movie
Beerfest
The Wicker Man
Relentless Enemies
Bullitt
The Getaway (McQueen)
Excalibur
ATL
Under Siege
March of the Penguins
Dog Day Afternoon
A Scanner Darkly
The Road Warrior
Battle of the Bulge
Music and Lyrics
The Cowboys
Rio Bravo
Blood Diamond
IMAX - Blue Planet
We Are Marshall
300
Jailhouse Rock
Viva Las Vegas
TMNT
Out for Justice
Purple Rain
IMAX - Galapagos
A Room with a View
The Wild Bunch
Wyatt Earp
Gothika
The Reaping
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Full Metal Jacket
A Clockwork Orange
The Shining
Alexander Revisited: Final Cut
Return to House on Haunted Hill
A Christmas Story
License To Wed
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2001 A Space Odyssey
Pan's Labyrinth
Ocean's Thirteen
No Reservations
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Happy Feet
Letters From Iwo Jima
The Lake House
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
The Invasion
Gods and Generals
The Departed
The Ant Bully
The Assassination of Jesse James
The Brave One
Michael Clayton
In the Valley of Elah
Eyes Wide Shut
I Am Legend


Snagged Oceans Trilogy for $19.99.
 
Sin City coming so soon is a shocker. Sure it was listed as "coming soon" on the first Disney BD title releases, but I thought for sure they were gonna hold it back to coincide with the release of SC2 in theaters.
 
Flo_Evans said:
U-571 sucked. High Def Digest movie review are usually pretty bad, but that one was pretty spot on. :lol
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No, it doesnt and no it wasnt.

Ignatz Mouse said:
I've been semi-dormant on this thread as my house has been being remodelled, and that meant no HD for a while... but after this weekend, I ought to have my new setup fully operational.

I've been cool on new releases as a result too-- what should I use to break in my new stereo/screen?
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What did you get, speakers and screen?

Men In Black looks pretty good and the sound is fantastic.
Batman Begins you'll see how well your tv displays dark content.
Both are fairly new releases.
 
captive said:
Men In Black looks pretty good and the sound is fantastic.
Batman Begins you'll see how well your tv displays dark content.
Both are fairly new releases.
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I don't know. For Will Smith demo material, I'd go with I, Robot or I am Legend.

I, Robot will put a new tv and speakers through its paces.
 
Midas said:
Are there more sites like highdefdigest.com? It would be nice to see more opinions regarding picture quality on films.
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Check out the AVS forums not only for their master list of picture quality on discs but they also post links to other sites that have reviews.
 
From HDD:

UPDATE 08/15/08: We've received word from Disney that despite retailer reports, the studio has now pushed back the Blu-ray release date for 'Sin City' to sometime in early 2009. We've updated our database accordingly

Fucking SHIT!
 
Midas said:
Are there more sites like highdefdigest.com? It would be nice to see more opinions regarding picture quality on films.
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This is a very good blog that posts blu-ray image quality reviews with full res screen captures:

http://whiggles.landofwhimsy.com/archives/bluray/

whiggles also picks up on things that most review sites ignore: digital noise reduction and edge enhancement.

Dvdbeaver has started to include full res screen captures with their reviews/comparisons:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/
 
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