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[Wellington]

Saw Jumper tonight, not only was it a not so good movie, but the image quality was not good either. Eh.

 

[Witchfinder General]

Hmmmm... TrueHD... Are these the first New Line Blu-Rays to not include DTS-HD Master Lossless?

 

[StoOgE]

Holy crap, the new case art for Casablanca BLOWS AWAY the HD DVD version:

I will not double dip for boxart.

help me gaf im weak

 

[Dead]

I will not double dip for boxart.

help me gaf im weak

I guess you haven't seen the INSIDE of the box

 

[Cosmic Bus]

I guess you haven't seen the INSIDE of the box

Yes, a bunch of stuff that you'll glance at excitedly while opening the box for the first time and will then collect dust on the shelf. $65 well spent!

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

Yes, a bunch of stuff that you'll glance at excitedly while opening the box for the first time and will then collect dust on the shelf. $65 well spent!

what, you're not going to put the Casablanca luggage tags on your luggage? :lol

 

[Mrbob]

Sweet. I will get the Austin Powers package. I'm also going to grab the kill bill two pack from amazon.

But why oh why are TV box sets on blu ray still vastly overpriced?

 

[v0yce]

Did anyone pick up Justice League Season 1?

I'm a little skeptical about how much Blu-ray would improve it and would like to hear some impressions.

 

[Costanza]

Picked up Street Kings and Afro Samurai @ Best buy today

I guess they were selling Afro Samurai early since amazon has it listed as the 26th

How much was Afro Samurai marked at in store? It was 13.99 on their website.

 

[mrklaw]

Wait, "Shagged" and Goldmember had haters???

mini-me + Dr. Evil = genius.

drinking shit and fat bastard = crap.

 

[Az987]

How much was Afro Samurai marked at in store? It was 13.99 on their website.

19.99$ i didnt think to price match.. oh well. I figure with the shipping it comes to 15.99$.. only 4 bucks

 

[Captain Pants]

Did anyone pick up Justice League Season 1?

I'm a little skeptical about how much Blu-ray would improve it and would like to hear some impressions.

I'm hoping to hear more as well. I just picked it up today, but won't get to check it out till I'm home from work. I'll post impressions if no one else has.

 

[Fuzz Rez]

Miike on blu is alone good news but best Miike movie on blu is fucking great news !

Studio: Arts Magic
Release: 28.10.2008
Country: USA

 

[captive]

Sweet. I will get the Austin Powers package. I'm also going to grab the kill bill two pack from amazon.

But why oh why are TV box sets on blu ray still vastly overpriced?

Which are overpriced?
I got Terminator SCC for like 25 bucks, I got all the Weeds seasons for 20 bucks each. Prison Break was the most expensive at like 60, but its also FOX.

 

[VanMardigan]

Saw In the Valley of Elah last night. Looked good, not much sound stuff to talk about (TrueHD). The movie was very good but ultimately unsatisfying. I had to go to wikipedia to get the full story.

 

[distantmantra]

Which are overpriced?
I got Terminator SCC for like 25 bucks, I got all the Weeds seasons for 20 bucks each. Prison Break was the most expensive at like 60, but its also FOX.

Sopranos season six was split into two half seasons, with each one having an MSRP of $129.99. Smallville has an MSRP of $80. Lost season three lists for $99.95.

Lionsgate has been great with their TV shows on Blu-ray so far (Weeds and Mad Men). Warner has been guilty of high prices (Smallville and Sopranos) in the past, but has apparently scaled things back for SCC.

 

[CajoleJuice]

Sopranos was more than that.

HBO's pricing has always been ridiculous. Rome is 80 bucks a season on DVD.

Edit: Wait, they're only 60 bucks on Amazon right now. And $90 for both. Hmmm.

 

[Dahellisdat]

I just ordered 3 seasons of weeds and no country for old men for $80 on amazon.

 

[captive]

Sopranos season six was split into two half seasons, with each one having an MSRP of $129.99. Smallville has an MSRP of $80. Lost season three lists for $99.95.

Lionsgate has been great with their TV shows on Blu-ray so far (Weeds and Mad Men). Warner has been guilty of high prices (Smallville and Sopranos) in the past, but has apparently scaled things back for SCC.

Oh Yea, I remember looking at the sopranos prices and just laughing. Yea right, 120 bucks for half a season? gimme a friggin break.

 

[Duderz]

Saw In the Valley of Elah last night. Looked good, not much sound stuff to talk about (TrueHD). The movie was very good but ultimately unsatisfying. I had to go to wikipedia to get the full story.

I enjoyed (well, as much as you could in a movie like this) it up until the last shot, where they really cram the message down your throat.

 

[VanMardigan]

I enjoyed (well, as much as you could in a movie like this) it up until the last shot, where they really cram the message down your throat.

Well my problem was I didn't realize it was a movie about PTSD, so I was looking for an actual motive or twist behind the killings or something. The revelation of what actually happened was also so straightforward that I kept thinking it was a fake confession and there was a twist beyond that.

 

[Captain Pants]

The Justice League Season 1 blu-ray is pretty decent. The colors are very vibrant, and the background art looks very good in HD for the most part. There are times where certain background elements look really blocky and pixelated, but I have a feeling that this is how it looked originally, and the animators figured it wouldn't show on an SD set, so it wouldn't matter. The transfer itself is pretty good. The line work on the characters can be a little jaggy, but all in all, I'm really happy I bought it, because it looks much better than DVD.

 

[vatstep]

Watched The Lookout on BD last night. It was decent, but I expected a little bit more; it was somewhat anti-climactic, and almost corny at times. I’m a big Gordon-Levitt fan, though, and he didn’t disappoint; Jeff Daniels was pretty solid, too. PQ was okay, but not much better than anything you’d see on an HD cable channel. A lot of the scenes have an abundance of grain that seemed a little out of place.

Also watched No Country for Old Men the other night. I’d seen it several times, but this was my first time watching it on Blu-ray and I was definitely impressed. Even my girlfriend (who is NOT a videophile) couldn’t stop commenting on how fantastic the transfer quality is.

Can’t wait for Nightmare Before Christmas next week! Sounds like it has all of the features of the original DVD release, plus a complete restore/remaster – should be good.

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/High-Def_Promotions/Paramount/Paramount_Offers_Ten_Dollar_Rebate_for_Blu-ray_Upgrades/2020

Paramount is working to lure fans to their new slate of Blu-ray offerings by dangling a ten dollar carrot before their eyes.

Beginning with the release of the 'Transformers' Blu-ray on September 2nd, the company will roll out a special promotion to customers who replace their Paramount and Dreamworks DVD’s with Blu-ray editions of the same titles. Consumers who mail in promotional certificates from inside the eligible Blu-ray products, along with the proof-of-purchase tabs from both the DVD and Blu-ray versions will receive a $10 rebate for the upgrade.
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Other eligible titles will include 'The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration,' 'Sweeney Todd,' 'Old School,' 'Stardust,' and 'Zodiac.'

All of the pertinent details will be included on the inserts included with specially marked packages. Eligible titles must be purchased before December 31, 2009, with all rebate certificates post-marked by January 31, 2010.

stolen from gaming side. am I insane or did they just announce a few movies with this promotion?

 

[Costanza]

stardust

 

[Captain Pants]

am I insane or did they just announce a few movies with this promotion?

I think you are right. I didn't know that Zodiac was coming to blu-ray in the states. That is sweet!

 

[distantmantra]

Universal should do this with Knocked Up, Hot Fuzz, etc.

 

[kobashi100]

The Justice League Season 1 blu-ray is pretty decent. The colors are very vibrant, and the background art looks very good in HD for the most part. There are times where certain background elements look really blocky and pixelated, but I have a feeling that this is how it looked originally, and the animators figured it wouldn't show on an SD set, so it wouldn't matter. The transfer itself is pretty good. The line work on the characters can be a little jaggy, but all in all, I'm really happy I bought it, because it looks much better than DVD.

what about Justice League - The New Frontier Movie.. Have you seen that?

I thinking about buying it on HD-DVD. Any idea on the PQ?

 

[Captain Pants]

what about Justice League - The New Frontier Movie.. Have you seen that?

I thinking about buying it on HD-DVD. Any idea on the PQ?

It didn't blow me away either visually, or with the story, but if you like Justice League stuff, I'd check it out, as it was still fun to watch. If I remember, it really just felt like an extended Justice League episode, with production values to match. The animation wasn't spectacular or anything. It has been a while since I watched it, but I remember that it didn't live up to the other animation that I've seen in HD. My biggest complaint, as a fan of Warner's DC cartoons, is that Kevin Conroy wasn't the voice of Batman.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Just watched T2 on Blu-ray. It wasn't that good. The quality I meant. It felt more like a DVD disc. Also no extras wtf? Oh well. At least I bought it for 12 bucks.

 

[mattiewheels]

october 7!

 

[Shinz Kicker]

so i can "walk this way" and "roll in the hay" in HD soon..... AWESOME

 

[EviLore]

Miike on blu is alone good news but best Miike movie on blu is fucking great news !

Studio: Arts Magic
Release: 28.10.2008
Country: USA

 

[Xater]

Just watched T2 on Blu-ray. It wasn't that good. The quality I meant. It felt more like a DVD disc. Also no extras wtf? Oh well. At least I bought it for 12 bucks.

I will wait for Kinowelt to port over their HDDVD which is awesome.

 

[NekoFever]

Got Transformers (out in two weeks) this morning but Nightmare Before Christmas (out next week) hasn't even started processing yet. Why, Movietyme, why!?

 

[Dead]

 

[xS1TH L0RDx]

nice. i really liked the golden army, i thought it was a lot better than the first in pretty much every way.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

nice. i really liked the golden army, i thought it was a lot better than the first in pretty much every way.

I enjoyed Hellboy 2 but not as much as I though I would. I watched it literally right after the Dark Knight so my mind was still on Batman.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

I don't think this is necessarily movie related, but do we have a sign of a Blu Ray release of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies?

 

[Dead]

Full specs for Wall-E

Wall-E on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 11/18. There will be a single-disc DVD (SRP $29.99), a 3-Disc Special Edition DVD (SRP $39.99), a 2-Disc Blu-ray edition (SRP $35.99) and a 3-Disc Blu-ray Edition (SRP $40.99). The single-disc DVD will include the Presto animated short, the all new Burn-E animated short, audio commentary with director Andrew Stanton, deleted scenes, the Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up featurette with Ben Burtt and the Sneak Peek: WALL-E's Tour of the Universe featurette. To this, the 3-Disc Special Edition DVD will add additional deleted scenes, 3 featurettes (The Pixar Story by Leslie Iwerks, BnL Shorts and Wall-E's Treasures and Trinkets), the Lots of Bots storybook, additional "making of" featurettes, Bot Files and a Disney File (Digital Copy) version of the film. The 2-Disc Blu-ray edition will include all of the above (minus the Digital Copy) and will add a Geek Track viewing option, the Cine-Explore with Andrew Stanton feature, PiP enhancement of Burn-E with storyboards, and an Axiom Arcade suite of "retro style videogames with a twist." The 3-Disc Blu-ray will have all that and also include a Disney File (Digital Copy) version of the film. Whew!

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

Only difference between 3 and 2 discs seems to be the Digital Copy....which is fucking stupid

 

[NekoFever]

Only difference between 3 and 2 discs seems to be the Digital Copy....which is fucking stupid

Disney's doing the same thing with Prince Caspian. 'Disney File' edition for $5 more, with the only difference being Digital Copy.

 

[captive]

I think you are right. I didn't know that Zodiac was coming to blu-ray in the states. That is sweet!

And Startdust is awesome.

 

[Spinning Plates]

I don't think this is necessarily movie related, but do we have a sign of a Blu Ray release of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies?

Might have some luck downloading it off the newsgroups.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Might have some luck downloading it off the newsgroups.

I want the official blu ray dammit.

>_<

 

[Costanza]

edit: I thought I was in the rec thread wtf

 

[Outcast2004]

Sitting here watching The Two Towers on TNT in HD. This just makes me want a true HD release of these awesome as hell movies even more.

It just looks SOOOOOOOOOOO damn good.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Sitting here watching The Two Towers on TNT in HD. This just makes me want a true HD release of these awesome as hell movies even more.

It just looks SOOOOOOOOOOO damn good.

Rather have Star Wars TBH.

 

[Dan]

Disney's doing the same thing with Prince Caspian. 'Disney File' edition for $5 more, with the only difference being Digital Copy.

And shittier cover art, apparently.

 

[Outcast2004]

Rather have Star Wars TBH.

Not going to happen ANYTIME soon due to Lucas being a douchebag.

 

[captive]

Rather have Star Wars TBH.

For the high def sound?
LOTR is going to smoke it in every aspect sound wise, by the simple fact that its 20+ years newer. I just watched A New Hope tonight, the sound is all over the place, especially dialog. Changing clarity mid scene is not good.