HD DVD thread - Toshiba: HD DVD DISCONTINUED, REPAIR/SUPPORT CONTINUES, NO BLU PLANS

[anomynous]

500 exp points to anyone who registers and thanks him for not directing it.
On which site?

[Sarang01]

Ok, than if you want the consumer to have a choice, then Disney, Fox, Lionsgate...etc. should go dual as well ;)

You hit the nail on the head.

[anomynous]

Looks like Bay apologized............

[guyver2077]

seems ign reviewed hd heroes

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/813/813943p1.html

To anybody still uncertain, Heroes on HD DVD is an excellent example of how the high-def format can enrich the content of a show - from the show's Tim Sale artwork to its well-integrated effects. A top-notch transfer.

The Bottom Line
If you haven't seen it - see it. If you have - see it again. This HD presentation is not to be missed. It is - in point of fact - fairly heroic in itself!

[CocheseUGA]

Looks like Bay apologized............

Did he apologize for Miami Vice, too?

That Heroes HD at $57 is seriously tempting, but I don't have the money.

[asianxcore]

Did he apologize for Miami Vice, too?


Wasn't that Michael Mann?

If you're talking about FYE I'm sure they will, but why not use the credit online and save 10% and the trip?

Good point. I actually totally forgot that I could use the credit online. How good are FYE with shipping?

[Sporadic]

Looks like Bay apologized............

Oh Bay, you so retarded.

Last night at dinner I was having dinner with three blu-ray owners, they were pissed about no Transformers Blu-ray and I drank the kool aid hook line and sinker. So at 1:30 in the morning I posted - nothing good ever comes out of early am posts mind you - I over reacted. I heard where Paramount is coming from and the future of HD and players that will be close to the $200 mark which is the magic number. I like what I heard.

As a director, I'm all about people seeing films in the best quality possible, and I saw and heard firsthand people upset about a corporate decision.

So today I saw 300 on HD, it rocks!

So I think I might be back on to do Transformers 2!

Michael Bay

[SteveMcQ]

Wow, I actually saw an HD-DVD player ad along with Heroes' release next week. First advertising I've seen from that camp. Too bad when people look at the BB ad for the coming week, they'll see the season alone costs $99.99. Ouch.

[LinkinPrime]

Wow, I actually saw an HD-DVD player ad along with Heroes' release next week. First advertising I've seen from that camp. Too bad when people look at the BB ad for the coming week, they'll see the season alone costs $99.99. Ouch.

Yeah...that looks bad. Hopefully there's lots of people out there who do research...Got mine at FYE for 57.99 AR.

[doubledown]

Ok, than if you want the consumer to have a choice, then Disney, Fox, Lionsgate...etc. should go dual as well ;)

Yes, I agree....I wish all were dual format.

As for Heroes, I may just rent it....I watched them al in HD anyways, so I'm not sure if I want to watch it again. I may watch the first episode again though, as it is the extended cut.

[guyver2077]

yea that price blows...have any of the other ads been released?

[LinkinPrime]

Fantastic Four up for order @ Xploited Cinema for $35.95
http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/images/fantfourden1hd.jpg (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/fantastic-four-german-release-p-12469.html)
Anamorphic (16:9 1080p Hi-Def) Widescreen (2.35:1) Version (Theatrical Version)
English DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1 & German DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1 audio options
Optional German subtitles
Audio commentary with actors Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis and Ioan Gruffudd
"Heroes Are Born: The Making of 'Fantastic Four'" - Documentary (English with optional German subtitles)
"The Baxter Building: Declassified" - Featurette (English with optional German subtitles)
Extended & Deleted scenes (English with optional German subtitles)
Music Videoshttp://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/fantastic-four-german-release-p-12469.html

Don't think its the extended cut though...bummer. I'm debating on wether I should get it or not.


Also...Transformers release date on HD DVD is set for 10/16:
http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=15620

[DomLando]

Let's all celebrate the cheerleader turning 18 today by buying Heroes S1 HD DVD from fye.com for $53 + applicable tax shipped after rebate.
http://www.fye.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=17954919
Coupon code WELCOMECCTEN
Props to liquiddvds from slickdeals
Is this the best deal right now?

[ryanbph]

as far as I have seen..that is the best deal...amazon has it for $67 or so...best buy will have it at $99 in store

[guyver2077]

that ff 4 looks bad ass
edit- i almost thought this was silver surfer

http://stage6.divx.com/HD-DVD/video/1479951/HD-DVD:-Fantastic-4---Rise-of-The-Silver-Surfer-trailer(2)

[porieux]

Michael Bay has never made anything that I consider worth watching, so I for one won't miss not having his stuff in HD.

[bill123]

Hey guys posted this in the BB next week ad posting but thought you guys would like to know.

I flipped through next weeks CC Ad to see if we would have a deal on Heroes and all i saw was that the regular dvd edition is 37.99 and it comes with a deck of cards, and a coupon for 5 bucks off a t-shirt on nbc's website. Further checking of our system showed that there wasnt even a listing for the HD-DVD version. So who knows.

Heres to hoping that target does something but as it stands FYE looks like he best route.

[guyver2077]

Hey guys posted this in the BB next week ad posting but thought you guys would like to know.

I flipped through next weeks CC Ad to see if we would have a deal on Heroes and all i saw was that the regular dvd edition is 37.99 and it comes with a deck of cards, and a coupon for 5 bucks off a t-shirt on nbc's website. Further checking of our system showed that there wasnt even a listing for the HD-DVD version. So who knows.

Heres to hoping that target does something but as it stands FYE looks like he best route.

wow thats lame...


is that deal b&m as well? i may just hit amazon since i have a gc

[terribledeli]

Picked up 10 titles last night.

Lucky Number Slevin
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Fast and the Furious
Unforgiven
Corpse Bride
The Bourne Supremacy
Clerks II
Blood Diamond
Doom
V for Vendetta

And with that, I've picked up all already available non-combo HD DVD releases that I had sitting in my "To Buy" catalog.

Brings me up to 26 titles total

Next paycheck: Combo discs.

[CocheseUGA]

Has anyone noticed titles with HD-only AND Combo formats?

Army of Darkness comes to mind.

[terribledeli]

Has anyone noticed titles with HD-only AND Combo formats?

Army of Darkness comes to mind.

Unleashed as well.

Universal "downgraded" those two in March to HD DVD only. My local Best Buy never sold any copies of AoD on either version, so they've got five combos and five HD DVD only.

Warner announced they are dropping some day and date releases down to HD DVD only starting October 2nd. Happy Feet, The Departed, Superman Returns, and Letters from Iwo Jima spring to mind immediately. I think there was maybe four more titles.

[KaneRobot]

Picked up 10 titles last night.

Lucky Number Slevin
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Fast and the Furious
Unforgiven
Corpse Bride
The Bourne Supremacy
Clerks II
Blood Diamond
Doom
V for Vendetta

And with that, I've picked up all already available non-combo HD DVD releases that I had sitting in my "To Buy" catalog.

Brings me up to 26 titles total

Next paycheck: Combo discs.
Nice. I just hit 26 as well today with one of the same movies you bought (Bourne Supremacy). I was going to order Blades of Glory since it wasn't terrible and to support the Paramount decision, but it has a higher than normal price despite not being a combo, so forget it. I'm done buying combos for now since more and more reissue announcements are showing up.

[guyver2077]

i want blades as well.. looking for some deals

[Tha Xecutioner]

Nice new releases! I forgot that I had pre-ordered Dawn of the Dead a while ago, so I hope to see that soon.

[terribledeli]

I was going to order Blades of Glory since it wasn't terrible and to support the Paramount decision, but it has a higher than normal price despite not being a combo, so forget it.

Yeah I was going to do the same intially. But after getting some rest, I decided against it. Price was a major contributor to that decision.

I was at Sams Club earlier and was scanning the cheap DVD section and completely forgot that The Ghost and the Darkness was a Paramount release. If handled properly, I could get behind that.

DVD Empire is now taking pre-orders for both Anchorman and Old School for November 27th.

http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_preorderpage.asp?userid=99365916230362&site_id=68&site_media_id=0&view=0&pp=&swit=3&week=11%2F27%2F2007

I'll probably grab Old School, and if Anchorman has all the special features from the "Limited Edition" release..I'll probably pick it up.

[LinkinPrime]

Ooh Old School for me for sure.

[KaneRobot]

A major player at Warner just stepped down (http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Warners_High-Def_Disc_Guru_Exits_Post/893). It's interesting because you could look at various quotes by him and determine one of two things: 1) He favored HD DVD. 2) He favored neutrality.

Between this and the rumors that Warner would be jumping to a side that have been going all week, I smell Blu-Ray exclusivity for Warner.

That said, when it comes down to it, the HD DVD side has deeper pockets to pull from thanks to Microsoft, and it's somewhat difficult to imagine them letting Sony run off with a studio right away. It's probably not worth losing sleep over, as it's obvious at this point you will have to buy both formats eventually anyway.

[CocheseUGA]

If Warner goes Blu-ray, then the format has been decided for me. They've got the most titles I'd want to see in HD, and unfortunately I'm not stable enough to own both formats.

[KaneRobot]

One thing I didn't mention, he may also be stepping down because that Total HD concept seems to be dead in the water...he was big on that.

Really, there are a lot of reasons he could be stepping down, obviously the most glamorous would be a loss of exclusivity to one side or the other, so that'll get the most play on the forums. Some people are expecting an announcement today, some people think at CEDIA in a couple of weeks. And some people think the whole thing is bullshit and nothing is going to change.

Look at it this way - the Paramount announcement came out of nowhere. Seems like most of the time this "highly anticipated" stuff never comes to pass...for better or worse. We'll see.

[terribledeli]

I'm not losing sleep over it. As KaneRobot alluded to, this stuff is so much better in our minds than reality. I remember when Moore stepped down it meant the demise of the 360 and the XBox department in general. Two months later and its still full speed ahead.

I wouldn't be surprised if he stepped down because the studio wanted to stay neutral. He may even end up on the Paramount lot today. My other favorite theory is that he got caught screwing his assistant.

A couple of quick notes off the top of my head.

The MSRP for both Anchorman and Old School is $29.99. Which means with my wife's discount will be under $19. And you have to wonder even further what Paramount was thinking making Blades of Glory MSRP of $39.99. It would be nice if later Dreamworks/Paramount releases would keep a stable $30 MSRP.

I watched Corpse Bride last night and it looked amazing. If you ever need a reference quality movie, this is the one.

So what is everyone looking forward to this coming Fall/Winter?

Excluding the major releases (Transformers, Shrek The Third, etc), I'm looking forward to see what Warner does with The Omega Man. And Universal just announced Pride and Prejudice (2005) for November.

And of course...

Blade Runner Collector's Edition Set.

[KaneRobot]

So what is everyone looking forward to this coming Fall/Winter?

FMJ Deluxe
2001
Blade Runner
Transformers
Face/Off
Queen Rocks Montreal
Top Gun


Doesn't look like much, but once we're a couple weeks into September we're likely going to start seeing a few big names pop up for Christmas. I expect several more to be added to my list. Of course, if Warner goes Blu-Ray all bets are off.

[ryanbph]

well i guess it is time for me to preorder hereos season 1...anyone see blade of glory...was it a good funny movie?

[Sporadic]

Between this and the rumors that Warner would be jumping to a side that have been going all week, I smell Blu-Ray exclusivity for Warner.


That wouldn't make any sense.

Even though Warner is neutral, they were about as pro HD-DVD as a neutral studio could be.

Releasing movies only on HD-DVD, constantly bitching about how interactively wasn't up to snuff on the Blu side, delaying their movies because the Blu-Ray version was far behind the HD-DVD version.

Why would they go exclusive to that?

And I don't believe $$$ will be a huge factor. They are currently at the very top of the pie with 30% of all HD movie sales.

So what is everyone looking forward to this coming Fall/Winter?

Excluding the major releases (Transformers, Shrek The Third, etc), I'm looking forward to see what Warner does with The Omega Man. And Universal just announced Pride and Prejudice (2005) for November.

And of course...

Blade Runner Collector's Edition Set.

Tremors
The Omega Man
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (early 2008 :applause: )
The Kubrick movies (Full Metal Jacket/Shining/Eyes Wide Shut/2001/Clockwork Orange)
Blade Runner
Galapagos
Queen Rocks Montreal

And I'm hoping Warner will finally get off their asses and release The Shawshank Redemption. :bomb: GET ON THE BALL YOU fuckERS I NEED THAT IN HD :bomb:

[guyver2077]

fuck paramount needs to release a night at the roxbury on hd

[CocheseUGA]

The problem I have adding to my collection is price. For DVDs, usually $10 is the magic price point for movies I've really wanted to see. For HD, it's $20. When I go into Moviestop, I find that the only ones that are around my magic point are ones I already own on DVD. At this point, I have no desire to upgrade any of my existing titles, only add to the overall collection.

[Sporadic]

fuck paramount needs to release a night at the roxbury on hd

Also, Planes, Trains And Automobiles

Best Steve Martin movie ever released and it deserves an HD release due to it's treatment on DVD.

- edit Oh and National Lampoon's Vacation

That's the best Chevy Chase movie ever released and also a comedy classic that deserves an HD release.

[terribledeli]

And I'm hoping Warner will finally get off their asses and release The Shawshank Redemption. :bomb: GET ON THE BALL YOU fuckERS I NEED THAT IN HD :bomb:

Tell me about it. My wife and I picked up alot of WB's back catalog earlier this week and she looked at Corpse Bride's insert and ask why we didn't pick it up. And to pour salt further on the wound, it says "Coming Summer 2006"

[guyver2077]

so no deals on blades ? 27.95 feels like too much for a comedy

bb has it for 29.99. wtf is up with cc.. its 39.99 on their site.. ridiculous

[KaneRobot]

That wouldn't make any sense.

Even though Warner is neutral, they were about as pro HD-DVD as a neutral studio could be.
Oh, I agree it wouldn't make sense on the surface. On the surface Paramount's decision makes no sense either. There just may be more at work here.

Here's the MS response (via AVS) (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=896377) to Bill Cunt's accusations of MS paying out to get Paramount on board. Frankly, if that money WAS exchanged, it wouldn't shock me in the least if Toshiba was the one paying. I know some people may look at them as Sony-lite or whatever, but it's not like they wouldn't have the resources to pull it off regardless.

Speaking of Billy, who recently (again) tried to defend himself from people calling him out for being a shill...this is making the rounds now. From a Blu-Ray put on/sponsored "10th anniversary" event for HTF and thedigitalbits:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/eventpics/ema2007/ronandbill01.jpg
Yeah, people will make more out of it than it is, but it's still funny, especially with the hilariously overbearing anti-HD DVD stance his site has taken.

[LinkinPrime]

Just got Heroes from FYE...I'll check out a couple episodes tonight.

[Sporadic]

Oh, I agree it wouldn't make sense on the surface. On the surface Paramount's decision makes no sense either. There just may be more at work here.

It wouldn't make any sense at all. The deal would have to be so massive that it would be almost unbelievable.

There is bad blood between Warner and Sony. Sony outbidded Warner for MGM in 2004. Warner filed a complaint with the SEC back in 2002 over Sony trying to strongarm the DVD Forum. Warner was 100% behind HD-DVD before going neutral along with Paramount.

What does Sony have that would make Warner do such a 180?

[Sporadic]

Pretty cool.

Best Buy sent me a $15 dollar voucher because they fucked up again. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11413357&posted=1#post11413357

Now what to buy with it?

Either Dawn Of The Dead for $11.49 or Next for $16.79 or Viva Pinata for $8.xx

[guyver2077]

Just got Heroes from FYE...I'll check out a couple episodes tonight.

no way you got heroes already.. wtf

It doesnt look like amazon ships early so my order has an expected delivery date of aug 30.. that blows...

well i guess its about time you get something before me

[SteveMcQ]

Just got Heroes from FYE...I'll check out a couple episodes tonight.WTF?!?

First the baby, then COD4 Beta, and now Heroes? You're on a hot streak Linkin.

[DomLando]

Just got Heroes from FYE...I'll check out a couple episodes tonight.
Lucky man. Mine i still "Processing." When did you order yours?

[GizmoGC]

Pretty cool.

Best Buy sent me a $15 dollar voucher because they fucked up again. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11413357&posted=1#post11413357

Now what to buy with it?

Either Dawn Of The Dead for $11.49 or Next for $16.79 or Viva Pinata for $8.xx


Hell yeah!

Thanks for letting me know Sporadic, I ordered 2 of these and they were canceled as well. Would have never clicked any of the other 2 e-mails from them had I not known about this $15 GC! Thanks dude!

Now....what to get....

[LinkinPrime]

so no deals on blades ? 27.95 feels like too much for a comedy

bb has it for 29.99. wtf is up with cc.. its 39.99 on their site.. ridiculous
$29.99 10% OFF CODE WELCOMECCTEN - $7 Rebate = $19.99
http://www.fye.com/Blades-of-Glory--HD--Front-Page_stcVVproductId19108235VVcatId455366VVviewprod .htm


Lucky man. Mine i still "Processing." When did you order yours?
I ordered it on August 21st

[guyver2077]

can we still get in on that bb fun?

edit.. guess not they took down link

[Sporadic]

can we still get in on that bb fun?

edit.. guess not they took down link

If you are talking about that Living Landscapes thing I posted, it's been dead for days.

They didn't fill any of the orders (besides 1 at the very beginning) and just gave everybody else $15 coupon.

[guyver2077]

nice..

[guyver2077]

http://cgi.ebay.com/360-HD-DVD-BLACK-CHROME-Drive-SKIN-Xbox-system-skins_W0QQitemZ220143768426QQihZ012QQcategoryZ1225 17QQcmdZViewItem


since they wont make a black drive i totally want to get this.

i got a ton of credit on my paypal account so im gonna fish ebay to see if there anything good

edit- blah just noticed it was stickers.. i thought it was a shell

[guyver2077]

this guy has some good bin prices though they are disk only

http://stores.ebay.com/Sartor-DVDs

[asianxcore]

For those interested in Heroes: Season 1, I heard the PQ for the HD-DVD version is so-so.

Hi-Def Digest gave the PQ a 3.5/5. I also know of a couple of reviewers over at DVDTalk that were a little disappointed by the PQ quality (Digital Noise, Edge Enhancement, etc)

Either way it probably is a step above the SD release and the extras are nice. I'll still be picking this up Tuesday.

[DomLando]

Blades of Glory was reviewed on High Def Digest: http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/904/bladesofglory.html

Got 4 stars in PQ and sound. I might pick it up if I can find a good deal on it.

[GizmoGC]

For those interested in Heroes: Season 1, I heard the PQ for the HD-DVD version is so-so.

Hi-Def Digest gave the PQ a 3.5/5. I also know of a couple of reviewers over at DVDTalk that were a little disappointed by the PQ quality (Digital Noise, Edge Enhancement, etc)

Either way it probably is a step above the SD release and the extras are nice. I'll still be picking this up Tuesday.

I was going to get it anyway, and for $20-$25 more for the HD DVD version its a no brainer. I imagine the HD DVD version will have a better resell value then the DVD version as those seem to drop pretty fast.

[Bezerker]

this guy has some good bin prices though they are disk only

http://stores.ebay.com/Sartor-DVDs
I'm guessing he just marks rentals from blockbuster online as lost and keeps the disk. Still not a bad deal if you have a good printer and can print a HQ cover, the HD-dvd cases only cost .60-.75 each online. Most HD-DVD releases dont seem to have any booklets or chapter selection lists anyway.

[DomLando]

Anyone else order Heroes from FYE and get theres yet? I ordered on the 23rd and mine still says processing. :bomb:

[guyver2077]

I'm guessing he just marks rentals from blockbuster online as lost and keeps the disk. Still not a bad deal if you have a good printer and can print a HQ cover, the HD-dvd cases only cost .60-.75 each online. Most HD-DVD releases dont seem to have any booklets or chapter selection lists anyway.

yea i have a few extra cases i ordered a while back.. im usually pretty picky though about not having the cover

[doubledown]

yea i have a few extra cases i ordered a while back.. im usually pretty picky though about not having the cover

There are a few websites that have CUSTOM COVERS to print. Check out DVDtalk.com for some links in the HD Forum.

As for the guy selling DISC ONLY on EBAY, if he is doing the Blockbuster LOST a DISC, that is amazing they let him go that long....I have a feeling it is other methods, but who knows.

[KaneRobot]

Hell of a deal going on right now at Amazon...problem is no one is sure how to get it to work every time. Here's the thread at AVS:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=897932

The title is buy 3 get 1, but I got it to work with buy 2 get 1. I bought Mallrats, TMNT, and Shaun of the Dead for a total price that, after the 19.95 off and my 10% discount, wasn't much more than buying a combo disc at Circuit City. The problem is, no one is sure what combinations trigger it yet. I added random titles several times and got it to work more times than not, but basically...you may have to experiment.

Also, the deal is ONLY visible when you get to the final order confirmation screen, so don't just look at your cart and think it didn't work. Watch for a 19.95 discount on your final total...if that shows up, it works.

*EDIT* - MORE DETAILS IN DVD DEALS FORUM

[Sporadic]

I can't get shit to work.

Put just about every combo I want in it and it didn't work for me.

Damn it I want Enter The Dragon, Land Of The Dead, and the Bourne movies. :cry:

[DomLando]

Yeah same here. I got one combo to work with 4 movies. It was Shaun of the Dead, the two Bourne movies, and Blood Diamond. But I rather get buy 2 get one to work. None of the combos seem to work either.

[Sporadic]

Yeah same here. I got one combo to work with 4 movies. It was Shaun of the Dead, the two Bourne movies, and Blood Diamond. But I rather get buy 2 get one to work. None of the combos seem to work either.

Well by god that combo worked. Too bad I already own Shaun and don't want Blood Diamond.

[DomLando]

Ended up placing 2 orders. On HD DVD I ordered Blood Diamond, Casino, & Shaun of the Dead. After free shipping, buy 2 get 1, and the 10% off discount it came to about $11 a movie. I also made an order for a few Blu Ray titles. It seems it is a buy 2 get 1 on certain titles. On AVS they are starting to create a list of what works and what doesn't.

[gunm]

This promo is quite a bit of work! It seems to work primarily for 4 HD-DVD movies at a time, with the following caveats:

has to be in stock
no pre-orders
should be $19.99 or less in general, with a couple of exceptions.

I got the following to work:

300 combo
Blood Diamond
Superman II: Richard Donner Cut
V for Vendetta

It kind of sucks that a lot of us already have a number of these titles. For me, 300 would be a double dip (have Blu-Ray already), and I don't really want Blood Diamond.

I know the following does NOT work:

District B13

[DomLando]

It works as a buy 2 get 1. You just have to have the movies they are counting towards it in your cart.

[gunm]

It works as a buy 2 get 1. You just have to have the movies they are counting towards it in your cart.

Ah, I see the qualifying titles in the other thread.

Picked up:

Night @ the Museum
Casino Royale
Open Season

And separate order for:

Blood Diamond
V for Vendetta
Dune

Edited: because my logic was wrong.

[LinkinPrime]

Got it to work with:

Meet The Parents
The Mummy
Shaun Of The Dead

and Preordered Face/Off for $19.99 (http://www.amazon.com/Face-Off-DVD-Joan-Allen/dp/B000RZIGYU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/002-2900980-4636869?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1188248161&sr=8-2)

[CocheseUGA]

Might have to try this tonight, $40 is about all I can afford anyways.

[flybrione]

Got it to work with

Casablanca
Fast and Furious
Casino

[RedvsBlue]

Thanks for the heads up on the deal!

I got Mallrats, Terminator 3, and Shaun of the Dead to work!

Its beginning to look like $19.95 titles are the ones that are working.

[KaneRobot]

Whew, busy day between the Blades of Glory FYE deal and now this.

Order 1:
TMNT
Mallrats
Shaun of the Dead

Order 2:
Blood Diamond
Casino
Corpse Bride

[SteveMcQ]

Great pick on those who got Blood Diamond.

So has anyone had any luck with combo discs working? Specifically, I wanted Children of Men and Tokyo Drift.

[guyver2077]

yea blood diamond was a good movie..

most of the good movies on the list i already had

[gunm]

I have Children of Men and I haven't had a problem.

It's an excellent movie and great disc overall.

[Sporadic]

most of the good movies on the list i already had

Same here although most of them I got from buy.com with the GGC rebate so it wasn't that big of a loss.

Ended up buying 12 Monkeys, The Deer Hunter and The Searchers. All blind buys so I will find out Thursday (Amazon Prime 8-)) whether imdb know what they are talking about or if they are completely retarded (Crash :roll: )

[Santurio]

The Searchers is great movie and it looks unbelievable in HD.

[CocheseUGA]

I couldn't get anything I wanted to work. Oh well.

If anyone has recommendations of sets that did work, please post. I guess I could always trade.

[Sporadic]

I couldn't get anything I wanted to work. Oh well.

If anyone has recommendations of sets that did work, please post. I guess I could always trade.

There is a temp list of what works in the DVD Deals forum.

http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150246

It's buy 2 get 1 free not buy 3 get 1 free like reported earlier.

- edit The Searchers is great movie and it looks unbelievable in HD.

Yeah, that's what I heard.

I'm not the biggest Western fan but I figured at this price...why not give it a try?

[guyver2077]

im glad i have prime too..even though its just a trial..


my heroes shipped!

[Sporadic]

im glad i have prime too..even though its just a trial..

You should split the cost with 4 CAGs

I ended up doing it with mr ryles so I got almost a year of Prime for only $16

[GizmoGC]

You should split the cost with 4 CAGs

I ended up doing it with mr ryles so I have it until sometime next year for only $16

Split? How does that work?

[CocheseUGA]

I still can't get anything to work. Oh well, I give up.

[guyver2077]

why cant you get it to work..

simply select 3 movies from the lists provided and proceed to checkout

[Sporadic]

Split? How does that work?

You have one guy who collects all of the money and buys the Prime account.

That guy can add 3 "family" members to his Prime account who also gets Prime access for their accounts.

Send the guy your first name, Amazon email address and birthday (just the month and day, not the year. Something for security purposes.) so he can send you an invite.

Then that guy will send you an invite and PM you his name and birthday (so you can accept the invite) After that you have Prime access for as long as your inviter does.

No security risk besides the guy canceling and taking your money but hopefully you do it with a trustworthy CAG who won't fuck you over.

why cant you get it to work..

simply select 3 movies from the lists provided and proceed to checkout

Yeah, the discount won't show up until you make it to the checkout page right before you finalize your order.

[CocheseUGA]

I selected Bourne Identity, Shaun of the Dead and Mallrats, no dice. Went all the way through to the final checkout screen.

[Sporadic]

I selected Bourne Identity, Shaun of the Dead and Mallrats, no dice. Went all the way through to the final checkout screen.

Bourne Identity isn't on the list.

Only Supremacy

[CocheseUGA]

Well no fucking wonder I need a contact.

I'm going with Batman Begins, Mallrats and Bourne Supremacy - good transfers?

[Sporadic]

Well no fucking wonder I need a contact.

I'm going with Batman Begins, Mallrats and Bourne Supremacy - good transfers?

I've only seen Batman Begins but it's a good transfer in my book. I remember alot of people using it as a demo disc back when it first came out.

[CocheseUGA]

Don't have the cash, but ya'll sold me.

[exRounder]

Whew, busy day between the Blades of Glory FYE deal and now this.

I've been looking around the boards, but to no avail. What deal is this?

[LinkinPrime]

$29.99 10% OFF CODE WELCOMECCTEN - $7 Rebate = $19.99
http://www.fye.com/Blades-of-Glory--HD--Front-Page_stcVVproductId19108235VVcatId455366VVviewprod .htm


Here it is.

[exRounder]

Here it is.

Thanks for the help!

[LinkinPrime]

Wow this has been an expensive day for me...

From Amazon.com
The Mummy
Meet The Parents
Shaun Of The Dead
= $40

Happy Gilmore
40 Year Old Virgin
The Bourne Supremacy
= $40

From XploitedCinema.com
Fantastic Four (HD DVD Import)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (HD DVD Import)
= $81.25

Good stuff to look forward to though ;)

[KaneRobot]

Some of you have seen it already, but if not, check the DVD deals thread about the Amazon sale. AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING deal on a new standalone player (all three current ones).

[gunm]

Apparently it works with the PS3, too.

[KaneRobot]

And the 360 add-on. That's probably actually the best deal of all, you get the 360 add-on with nine movies for $179.99

[GizmoGC]

And the 360 add-on. That's probably actually the best deal of all, you get the 360 add-on with nine movies for $179.99

WHERE IS THIS DEAL!??!?

[GizmoGC]

WHERE IS THIS DEAL!??!?

Found and ordered.

Just got mine at Best Buy Friday with the extra free movie...but I'll just go ahead and return that one. I'll be getting 2 more discs here, and I'm not being charged tax so I am saving an extra $5 as well. Can't be that!

[KaneRobot]

The Paramount & Dreamworks announcement / Amazon sale has been a really nice 1-2 punch. I know two people who are now likely going to pick up standalone players because of this - they will be the first people I know besides me that own any HD player at all. AVS seems to be ripe with people who are either now neutral or HD DVD buyers as well.

[guyver2077]

yea if only paramount new releases followed a better pricing structure..

ill have to figure out how to get deals on blades,shooter,and next

[Sporadic]

Thursday is going to be a great day.

12 Monkeys, The Deer Hunter, The Searchers and Dawn Of The Dead should be showing up from UPS/Amazon.

yea if only paramount new releases followed a better pricing structure..

They seem to be getting better...at least all of their extras are in HD.

[CocheseUGA]

8/28/07 - It's dead, Jim.

[LinkinPrime]

Tremors - Coming to HD DVD November 20th (http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Universal/Universal_Unleashes_Tremors_on_HD_DVD/903)
1080p/VC-1 video and offering both Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 surround tracks. Extras include two making-of featurettes, outtakes, profiles of the cast, and theatrical trailers.

[Stingermck]

Tremors - Coming to HD DVD November 20th (http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Universal/Universal_Unleashes_Tremors_on_HD_DVD/903)

Format war over!

[anomynous]

I'll post this in this thread too:

I am OFFICIALLY in the HD DVD crowd.

Just purchased the HDA2 on amazon, the 3 movies I chose were:

300
Batman Begins
Casino

Of course the player isn't scheduled to ship until October right now.........

[guyver2077]

i seriously have to stop with the movie orders...i know i have a bunch of shit preordered at wb as well and i thought about biting on the standalone for a bit..

just dropped 700 (within like 20 mins) on classes and im also shopping for a car.

[terribledeli]

They seem to be getting better...at least all of their extras are in HD.

I was surprised as shit to see all the extras in HD on Blades. If it weren't for the Amazon sale, I would have picked it up right then.

[guyver2077]

netflix shipped blades so i should be able to check it out tonight..

atleast it can tide me over until a good deal comes along..

looks like ill have to find a deal for shooter/next as well

[SteveMcQ]

What corresponds to the "C" button on the 360 remote?

[Ruined]

What corresponds to the "C" button on the 360 remote?

If you look at the remote that comes with the HD DVD drive, the X/Y/A/B buttons have labels under them corresponding to A/B/C/D.

[SteveMcQ]

If you look at the remote that comes with the HD DVD drive, the X/Y/A/B buttons have labels under them corresponding to A/B/C/D.Thanks. I've been using the small remote that came with the system.

[KaneRobot]

I'll post this in this thread too:

I am OFFICIALLY in the HD DVD crowd.

Just purchased the HDA2 on amazon, the 3 movies I chose were:

300
Batman Begins
Casino

Of course the player isn't scheduled to ship until October right now.........
Good man. Nice choices to start off with too.

[guyver2077]

well looks like im going to be busy...

first amazon order came in...

pitch black
fast and furious
mummy

heroes came in

blades of glory netflix came in..

[TheRock88]

Just got Dawn of the Dead. Was going to pick up Blades but I'm not gonna pay $29.99 for a regular HD DVD.

[guyver2077]

what do you consider a regular hd dvd?

[LinkinPrime]

what do you consider a regular hd dvd?

I'm guessing he means non combo HD DVD.

[CocheseUGA]

I was thinking...wow, I can't wait for my Amazon order to show up.

Then I remembered I'm at least a month away from having a 360 to watch it on. :(

[guyver2077]

man this heroes is sick.....bad ass package...its intimidating at first with so many discs

just finished disc 1... a whopping two episodes lol

[guyver2077]

I'm guessing he means non combo HD DVD.

i dunno..

like paying for a combo disk makes the situation better..

[SteveMcQ]

man this heroes is sick.....bad ass package...its intimidating at first with so many discs

just finished disc 1... a whopping two episodes lolYeah, very nice. I much prefer this to the Planet Earth packaging. Hopefully, future sets still come in this DVD-style booklet.

[guyver2077]

yea hopefully for season two they can cut down the number of discs..

[guyver2077]

the blades of glory menu rocks..

i like the fact that the movie goes straight to the menu.

For some reason i cant stand that warner chooses not to use normal menus and only their popups

[DomLando]

Quick question for anyone who ordered Heroes from FYE. I got an email saying it shipped. But it had no tracking #. Also when I check my order on the site the status says closed. Just wondering if this happened with anyone else?

[bill123]

Sorry man I had a tracking number and freakin checked it every day to see where it was. Finally got it an hour ago I can't wait to watch it. I'd say call customer service they should have the number for you.

[DomLando]

Sorry man I had a tracking number and freakin checked it every day to see where it was. Finally got it an hour ago I can't wait to watch it. I'd say call customer service they should have the number for you.
Yeah I actually just did. They were not much help but they said the closed status means it shipped.

[terribledeli]

Quick question for anyone who ordered Heroes from FYE. I got an email saying it shipped. But it had no tracking #. Also when I check my order on the site the status says closed. Just wondering if this happened with anyone else?

I managed to get a tracking number.

My tracking number isn't recongized by any shipper however.

[Sporadic]

Attempt #2 to try to sell some of my unwanted HD-DVDs: http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150612

Added one more and marked down the price.

Somebody please buy these so I can import Hannibal from France and put an order in for The Sting/Red Dragon.

- edit My tracking number isn't recongized by any shipper however.

Try punching it into Google.

They have a really cool feature where you put in the number and it returns "Track *company it's coming from* package *tracking number*

[LinkinPrime]

Just got Blades of Glory from FYE, Fantastic Four & Mr. & Mrs. Smith HD DVD's from XploitedCinema.com...now If I'd only find time to watch them...

[terribledeli]

Try punching it into Google.

They have a really cool feature where you put in the number and it returns "Track *company it's coming from* package *tracking number*

Thanks for the tip. It brings up USPS, but now it says to contact the shipper. I really hope its not missing.

[Sporadic]

Thanks for the tip. It brings up USPS, but now it says to contact the shipper. I really hope its not missing.

Could you post the full message minus any personal info?

[guyver2077]

got my other amazon order....

[Sporadic]

Since news is slow, how about we post some pictures of our collections?

Here's mine.

Sold some, bought some, have way too many on preorder/paid for but hopefully in the next few weeks with any luck I'll have Hannibal (French import), Red Dragon and The Sting sitting on my shelf.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6733/hddvdsidenz2.jpg
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/2617/hddvdfront1bb0.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8859/hddvdfront2mh8.jpg

[anomynous]

^ how does dog day afternoon look?

[Sporadic]

^ how does dog day afternoon look?

Pretty good.

It's a little grainy but I think it goes good with the atmosphere/time era of the film.

Alot of people complain about the edge enhancement that was done to it but it didn't bother me much.

Overall I'd say it's a good upgrade from the DVD.

[SteveMcQ]

What's that movie between Mulholland Drive and One Six Right? I can't read the spine and I can't make out what it is by the cover.

Also, how much and where did you get Mulholland Drive? I haven't seen it yet, only five minutes or so and I couldn't make anything of the story from that small snippet.

[LinkinPrime]

What's that movie between Mulholland Drive and One Six Right? I can't read the spine and I can't make out what it is by the cover.

Also, how much and where did you get Mulholland Drive? I haven't seen it yet, only five minutes or so and I couldn't make anything of the story from that small snippet.

I believe its NIN

[Sporadic]

What's that movie between Mulholland Drive and One Six Right? I can't read the spine and I can't make out what it is by the cover.

Nine Inch Nails: Beside You In Time

It's a live concert HD-DVD.

Also, how much and where did you get Mulholland Drive? I haven't seen it yet, only five minutes or so and I couldn't make anything of the story from that small snippet.

It's from France and I bought it from Xploited Cinema. That was back before I knew you could usually just order from Amazon.(whatever country you were looking to import from) for less.

I paid $65.90 for it and Terminator 2 with Priority shipping which was an extra $5.35 (could have gotten media mail for cheaper) so I ended up paying around $35.63 for Mulholland after it was all said and done.

A little expensive but hey you pay the cost to get stuff that's unavailable in America. Plus it came from (I think) Minnesota so the shipping was pretty lightning speed.

Fantastic movie although the PQ isn't stunning and it's the definition of mindfuck. Don't expect to walk away from it the first time with a complete handle on what happened.

[captainfrizo]

Since news is slow, how about we post some pictures of our collections?


Sure. Here's mine:

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/4078/1003030pb0.th.jpg (http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1003030pb0.jpg)

12 Monkeys
300 (printed cover art from another site)
Batman Begins
Blood Diamond
Children of Men
Dawn of the Dead
King Kong
Lethal Weapon 1 & 2
Matrix Trilogy
Payback
Pitch Black (cover from another site)
Planet Earth
Terminator 2 (imported; cover from another site)
Training Day
Underworld (imported; cover from another site)
V for Vendetta

Pre-Ordered/On the Way:
Big Lebowski
Bourne Supremacy
Shaun of the Dead
Troy (Director's Cut)

[CocheseUGA]

So everyone is seperating their HD from SD on the shelf? I had been wondering what to do about that...

I'll post a pic of my whopping five titles once my Amazon order gets here. Hopefully my 360 will still be working when they do.

[ashram]

So everyone is seperating their HD from SD on the shelf? I had been wondering what to do about that...

i know i do.... and i make sure that my hd dvds don't mingle with that other hd format in the same section on my shelf.... and that they are out of reach of any younger relatives that may be inclined to watch tmnt for the 300th time....

[terribledeli]

So everyone is seperating their HD from SD on the shelf? I had been wondering what to do about that...


I do. I've got too many regular DVDs to keep track of them now. My HD collection rests above the few Playstation titles I've got hanging around and next to PC games.

edit: Since Sporadic asked

"Label/Receipt Number: 9102 4444 4444 4012 1845 70

No information is available for this item. Please contact the sender."

I'm sure there's a missed number here or there, I'm just a bit worried.

Universal announced "I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry" is due out in November, which is a little odd since its still playing at my local theater. Any thoughts on it? I enjoy Kevin James' comedic gimmick, but I'm afraid Punch Drunk Love and Spanglish (to a certain extent) has sorta ruined Sandler's crazy yelling characters for me. I tried to watch Billy Madison the other day and I couldn't get into it even though I loved it back in high school. He was just too good in Punch Drunk.

How about "Talk to Me"? I wanted to see that in the theater, but it went over like a fart in church down here.

I'm picking up Blades of Glory tonight. Its a bit cheaper than I originally thought it was going to be with my wife's discount and HD special features sell me on any release.

Speaking of HD features, any word if Top Gun's are going to be?

[LinkinPrime]

Yes...I can't wait to see this:
http://www.claudepate.com/albums/Graphics/jessicabielchuck.jpg
in HD :drool:

[terribledeli]

Good news.

Heroes came in. Bad news is the box is slightly bashed in on one side. I've also decided to set it aside as a Christmas present this year.

Picked up Blades of Glory this afternoon (as I previously said). And my wife pleaded with me for Excalibur. So I officially now own one movie that doesn't deserve to be seen by man, let alone in high definition.

[Sporadic]

edit: Since Sporadic asked

"Label/Receipt Number: 9102 4444 4444 4012 1845 70

No information is available for this item. Please contact the sender."

I'm sure there's a missed number here or there, I'm just a bit worried.

Yeah, that's not a valid number.

A USPS DC# should be structured like this. 0307 2400 0000 7694 6036 or 0307 2400 0000 7692 3006

5 sets of 4.

Sure. Here's mine:

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/4078/1003030pb0.th.jpg (http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1003030pb0.jpg)

Nice, how'd you print out the covers? At home or at a place like Kinko's? Also how much ink did it eat up?

Yes...I can't wait to see this:
http://www.claudepate.com/albums/Graphics/jessicabielchuck.jpg
in HD :drool:

You already can :p

http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/inowpronounceyouchuckandlarry/

[captainfrizo]

Nice, how'd you print out the covers? At home or at a place like Kinko's? Also how much ink did it eat up?


I used my printer at home (Dell AIO 924) on highest print quality on Canon photo paper.

I've printed a good 6 HD-DVD covers and a standard DVD size cover and my color ink level is down to about 70%. I started at 100%. Consider how little printing I do (now since I'm done with college) that doesn't bother me at all.

I originally was looking into it to replace the imported Terminator 2 and Underworld covers since the spine is reversed but I found a few covers that I liked a lot more than the originals, such as 300 (http://home.att.net/~j_gengler/300BunnyDojoB.jpg).

If anyone is interested, here's the sites I usually go to for the cover art:

http://bunnydojo.com/HD/

http://www.dvdcoversfuzion.com/

http://www.eaprogramming.com/ (go to downloads section)

[anomynous]

Now it says my HD DVD player is shipping soon, but it will be delivered 10/23-10/28............

[guyver2077]

so whats the deal with heroes disc 2.. when im connected to live it just stays on the loading screen forever

edit- ok looks like it finally loaded

[thrustbucket]

So what is the best deal on heroes right now?

[guyver2077]

sneaked out a bid on bulletproof for $12 shipped on ebay.. not too bad

[anomynous]

Looks like here are some Blu Ray exclusive movies that are newly announced for HD DVD in other countries:

Kinowelt
- Saw 1
- Saw 2
- Saw 3
- Terminator 2 - Ultimate HD-DVD
- Bobby

Senator
- Pan´s Labyrinth
- Death Proof
- Planet Terror

Universum Film
- Hannibal Rising
- Neues vom Wixxer
- Crank
- CSI-Serie

EMI
- 12 Live - Herbert Gröhnemeyer



I know the Grindhouse movies are Weinstein, so they have a good chance of being released here domesticaly.........

[LinkinPrime]

Here's my collection so far...
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2434/p1010674wr4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3131/p1010676oi5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4778/p1010677em5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6576/p1010678cs3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9707/p1010679de7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9707/p1010679de7.ff8448ff2e.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=525&i=p1010679de7.jpg)
12 Monkeys
2 Fast 2 Furious
300 (not pictured)
40 Year Old Virgin
Accepted
Anchorman
Assault On Presinct 13
Batman Begins
Beerfest
Black Snake Moan
Blade Runner
Blades of Glory
Bruce Almighty
Casablanca
Casino
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Constantine
Crank***
Daylight
District B-13
Disturbia
Eastern Promises
Equilibrium***
End Of Days
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Face/Off
Fantastic Four***
Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer***
Four Brothers
Ghost Rider***
Half Baked
Happy Gilmore
Harry Potter And The Sorcerers Stone (HP Years 1-5 Giftset)
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (HP Years 1-5 Giftset)
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (HP Years 1-5 Giftset)
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (HP Years 1-5 Giftset)
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (HP Years 1-5 Giftset)
Harsh Times
Heroes [Season 1]
Hot Fuzz
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
King Kong
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Knocked Up
License To Wed
Lucky # S7evin
Meet The Fockers
Meet The Parents
Mission: Impossible (M:I Trilogy)
Mission: Impossible II (M:I Trilogy)
Mission: Imossible III (M:I Trilogy)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith***
Nacho Libre
Oceans Eleven (Oceans Giftset)
Oceans Twelve (Oceans Giftset)
Oceans Thirteen (Oceans Giftset)
Old School
Planet Earth
Resident Evil***
Sahara
Shaun Of The Dead
Shooter
Shrek The Third
Sleepy Hollow
Smokin' Aces
South Park - "Good Time's With Weapons"
Superman Returns
Swordfish
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Chronicles Of Riddick
The Departed
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Fast & The Furious
The Heartbreak Kid
The Italian Job
The Last Samurai
The Matrix (The Matrix Complete Trilogy)
The Matrix: Reloaded (The Matrix Complete Trilogy)
The Matrix: Revolutions (The Matrix Complete Trilogy)
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
The Perfect Storm
The Prestige***
The Rundown
The Scorpion King
TMNT
Tomb Raider
Top Gun
Transformers
Underwold Evolution***
Underworld - Extended Edition***
Unleashed
V For Vendetta
Van Helsing
Waterworld***Imports

Waiting for...
Through Toshiba Rebate
**. Aeon Flux
**. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
**. Pitch Black
**. The Frighteners
**. Troy

For Release
**. Beowulf
**. Bee Movie
**. Iron Man

For a Good Deal
**.

For Imports***
**. Resident Evil: Apocalypse
**. Resident Evil: Extinction

[Chris in Cali]

I heard a lot of people are having trouble with the 300 movie on both the add-on, and the HD-A2. Has anyone here had any problems?

[DomLando]

I got the A2 and my 300 works flawlessly.

[CocheseUGA]

I know the Grindhouse movies are Weinstein, so they have a good chance of being released here domesticaly.........

Here's something to consider: With Weinstein being Blockbuster rental exclusive, and BB going predominantly Blu-Ray with rentals, you have to wonder if that will factor into the equation.

[terribledeli]

300 works fine with my add-on.

I've heard of some pressings having a slick film on the HD side which may cause it to mess up.

[LinkinPrime]

With Fantastic Four on HD DVD and Ghost Rider coming soon to HD DVD...wonder how long until we get the Spider-Man trilogy on HD DVD...

[Sporadic]

With Fantastic Four on HD DVD and Ghost Rider coming soon to HD DVD...wonder how long until we get the Spider-Man trilogy on HD DVD...

Never.

Last time I heard Sony has worldwide rights on all 3.

[thrustbucket]

With Fantastic Four on HD DVD and Ghost Rider coming soon to HD DVD...wonder how long until we get the Spider-Man trilogy on HD DVD...

Yeah Sony would never let that happen. Which is fine. The first one aged badly and they just got worse.

[Sporadic]

Yeah Sony would never let that happen. Which is fine. The first one aged badly and they just got worse.

Well, it doesn't matter what Sony says if they don't own the rights in another country but like I said, last time I heard they have the international rights all wrapped up.

[asianxcore]

Looks like here are some Blu Ray exclusive movies that are newly announced for HD DVD in other countries:

- Pan´s Labyrinth



New Line hasn't announced support for either format right? So that title wouldn't be exclusive to Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. This is the first time Pan's will be available in HD w/ subtitles though. (French Ultimate Edition before that)

I'm still thinking if I want to upgrade to HD. The SD transfer for the movie is already gorgeous.

[anomynous]

I want my A2 to come now, so I can watch 300, Casino, & Batman Begins in HD glory.....................


then build up my library with:

Hot Fuzz
F&F: Tokyo Drift
Lucky Numer Slevin
The Big Lebowski
and more I don't feel like listing..............



But at least Transformers will be coming, and Grindhouse in 1 way or another. Im gonna wait a while to see specs for the foreign HD DVDs, and to se if they announce a domestic release

[guyver2077]

im still waiting to jump on a deal on 2 fast 2 furious and tokyo drift non combo whenever it arrives..

that fantastic four cover looks bad ass.. too bad i already have that and ghost rider on br..

i also had already jumped on the saw trilogy on br since i loved the movies


almost through with dsk 2 of heroes...getting rather interesting

[SteveMcQ]

im still waiting to jump on a deal on 2 fast 2 furious and tokyo drift non combo whenever it arrives.Please be soon. I want Tokyo Drift so bad.

almost through with dsk 2 of heroes...getting rather interestingOh hell yeah. I kept myself from watching any of it when it was televised. What a fucking awesome show. The hard part is keeping myself away from season 2 and waiting for the HD set to come out next year. That's gonna be excruciating.

BTW, guyver (I think it was you), I also got that error code in disk 2 today when I tried it on my add-on. What's odd is that I left disc 2 in there a few other times, started it up and it booted right to the menu. This time (I was watching chapter 6), a cookie menu came up and then it tried to download something and failed.

[guyver2077]

yea im dying to get smallville season six. i never have the time or patience to catch any shows on tv. It is soo hard to wait until they are released...

heroes is pretty bad ass.. they have a sneak preview of season 2 in the web features..

[KaneRobot]

Shitty quality pic of collection:

http://i15.tinypic.com/6hhk3gi.jpg

[Sporadic]

New Line hasn't announced support for either format right? So that title wouldn't be exclusive to Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. This is the first time Pan's will be available in HD w/ subtitles though. (French Ultimate Edition before that)

I'm still thinking if I want to upgrade to HD. The SD transfer for the movie is already gorgeous.

New Line announced Hairspray for both but eh, how knows when they are going to jump on board.

And you are wrong about the whole first time Pan will be available in HD thing.

It's coming out in the UK in November.

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=14766

[terribledeli]

Based on Hidefdigest.com's amazon tracking release list thing, they are starting to take pre-orders on some of the Warner's downgrades. About $24.50 per movie, which feels a little high for a non-combo disc at this point.

I've got a feeling last week's promo was also a quick way for them to clear out the old Warner combo discs.

[thrustbucket]

So nobody can beat amazon right now for Heroes hd dvd? I guess I will go ahead and buy it since BSG doesn't come out till like December.

[anomynous]

It's gonna be hard not to rush out & buy the Death Proof DVD on 9/18, but I will wait for news of a HD DVD release

[terribledeli]

So nobody can beat amazon right now for Heroes hd dvd? I guess I will go ahead and buy it since BSG doesn't come out till like December.

I used the fye.com $ 10 rebate deal, which came to about $69 before rebate.

[GizmoGC]

Here is my collection...Sorry, the Blu-ray discs are also in the picture, lol. Planet Earth is there to on the far right hand side but I got her cut off.
I still have several movies en-route to my house as well. I REALLY need to stop buying so many damn discs.

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/7774/cimg0607xe1.th.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0607xe1.jpg)

[GizmoGC]

Here's something to consider: With Weinstein being Blockbuster rental exclusive, and BB going predominantly Blu-Ray with rentals, you have to wonder if that will factor into the equation.

So far it has not meant anything. Clerks II is on HD DVD, along with Pulse and several other Weinstein movies (And I mean several. Weinstein hardly releases anything for HD DVD). Don't forget, Paramount and Dreamworks are now HD DVD only. Studio support for each side is getting around even now, and Blockbuster soon may stock more HD DVD in their stores (I would be shocked if they didn't by Christmas time).

[anomynous]

several other Weinstein movies (And I mean several. Weinstein hardly releases anything for HD DVD)
That's what Im worried about, i really don't want to import Death Proof & Planet Terror if I don't have to

[CocheseUGA]

Blockbuster soon may stock more HD DVD in their stores (I would be shocked if they didn't by Christmas time).

Where would you get that impression from? If there's anything I know, it's BB. They aren't quick to do anything, and they'll be sticking with this BD decision for awhile.

[asianxcore]

And you are wrong about the whole first time Pan will be available in HD thing.

It's coming out in the UK in November.

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=14766

Huh? I'm guessing you read my post wrong. Anomynous' post listed a bunch of HD-DVD's coming out in different countries.

The Optimum UK release was what I was referring to, in regards to his post.

That release will be the first HD release of the movie with English subs. The French Ultimate Edition had HD/SD versions of the movie, an extras disc and the soundtrack. None of the films in that version had English subs.

[Bezerker]

Just got done watching the Dawn of the Dead HD-DVD. I dont know why this movie gets such a bad rep. Yes its a very loose remake, but its really good. I had a question though. Someone on here mentioned that two of the characters from Dawn of the Dead were in Land of the Dead. I looked on IMDB and I didnt see any characters with the same names. Anyone know which two people survived (by the end credits, it didnt look like any of them would've).

[RedvsBlue]

Just got done watching the Dawn of the Dead HD-DVD. I dont know why this movie gets such a bad rep. Yes its a very loose remake, but its really good. I had a question though. Someone on here mentioned that two of the characters from Dawn of the Dead were in Land of the Dead. I looked on IMDB and I didnt see any characters with the same names. Anyone know which two people survived (by the end credits, it didnt look like any of them would've).

I wasn't aware it had a bad rep. In fact, most people usually preface the "all remakes suck" statement by adding "with the exception of Dawn of the Dead..." Sure there's gonna be the dissenters but when even rotten tomatoes has it rated at almost 80%, I wouldn't say the movie get's that bad of a rep.

[rsigley]

So far it has not meant anything. Clerks II is on HD DVD, along with Pulse and several other Weinstein movies (And I mean several. Weinstein hardly releases anything for HD DVD). Don't forget, Paramount and Dreamworks are now HD DVD only. Studio support for each side is getting around even now, and Blockbuster soon may stock more HD DVD in their stores (I would be shocked if they didn't by Christmas time).

all these movies came before blockbuster announced their blu ray support

but yea they weren't really releasing anything anyway.

the last two movies they put out were feast and harsh times which came out back on june 12th for HT and april for feast

they released a lot last year around dec/jan (clerks 2, slevin, wolf creek, pulse, derailed, matador, scary movie 4) but thats about it for them

[Sporadic]

Huh? I'm guessing you read my post wrong. Anomynous' post listed a bunch of HD-DVD's coming out in different countries.

Guess I did.

I thought you were saying the German verison (which Anomynous is talking about) will be the first Pan's Labyrinth with English subs.

I wasn't aware it had a bad rep. In fact, most people usually preface the "all remakes suck" statement by adding "with the exception of Dawn of the Dead..." Sure there's gonna be the dissenters but when even rotten tomatoes has it rated at almost 80%, I wouldn't say the movie get's that bad of a rep.

It usually gets a really bad rep from fans of the original. Mainly because they took all of the social commentary/character development out and turned it into an action flick with zombies.

[RedvsBlue]

It usually gets a really bad rep from fans of the original. Mainly because they took all of the social commentary/character development out and turned it into an action flick with zombies.

Yeah, I suppose. There's a lot of people that can't accept that, while based on similar plots, they're entirely different movies that can exist together. I'm a big a fan of both movies not because of any deeper social meaning but just because I like zombie movies and they happen to be 2 of the best.

[ryanbph]

nip tuck is supposed to be an excellent series...anyone picking it up? Where is the best deal on it?

[terribledeli]

Yeah, I suppose. There's a lot of people that can't accept that, while based on similar plots, they're entirely different movies that can exist together. I'm a big a fan of both movies not because of any deeper social meaning but just because I like zombie movies and they happen to be 2 of the best.

I never understood the complaints myself. Hell, most people also shred Land to shit as well. When push comes to shove, I feel that Synder's effort in Dawn was far better than 300.

I guess zombie fans hark back to the golden age and nothing but golden age zombie movies will do. Which is a shame.

The remake was an excellent companion to the original film. Its sorta funny in a way, without the remake showing that zombies (and to a degree Romero's name) could still bring in some cash...Romero wouldn't have gotten the funding to create Land.

[Sporadic]

I never understood the complaints myself. Hell, most people also shred Land to shit as well.

Well, that's because most people never seen Day Of The Dead and their eyes glaze over as soon as they think of zombies that are anything more then death machines.

My beef with Land is that it was never meant to be a Of The Dead movie. It's was originally titled Dead Reckoning which makes alot more sense since most of the movie is focused on that vehicle thing.

The remake was an excellent companion to the original film. Its sorta funny in a way, without the remake showing that zombies (and to a degree Romero's name) could still bring in some cash...Romero wouldn't have gotten the funding to create Land.

I thought the remake was horrible if you thought of it as a remake but was fairly decent if you thought it as it's own movie.

[GizmoGC]

Well, that's because most people never seen Day Of The Dead and their eyes glaze over as soon as they think of zombies that are anything more then death machines.

As much as Ive grown to love Day, I wish we could have had Romero's original version with Zombies in army suits that are being 'trained' by humans. The original script has been posted online for those interested in reading it.

[geko29]

So far it has not meant anything. Clerks II is on HD DVD, along with Pulse and several other Weinstein movies (And I mean several. Weinstein hardly releases anything for HD DVD). Don't be too hard on Weinstein, they're a small studio with limited resources. But to be perfectly fair, they, along with Lionsgate, have released the highest percentage of their titles to their chosen format. The last time I counted (which, granted, was a month or two ago), Lionsgate had control of 350 films, and had released 27 on Blu-Ray, for a release percentage of around 8%. At that time, Weinstein had control of 113 titles, and had released 11 on HD DVD, or 10% of their catalog.

To put that into perspective, MGM has control of around 3300 titles, and has only released 11 on Blu-Ray. The exact same number of titles as Weinstein, but a pathetic 0.3% of their available catalog. Seeing as they actually HAVE money (that TWC doesn't), they should be ashamed.

The one thing you really CAN fault Weinstein for is they don't Day & Date anything. If they do decide to grace us with an HD DVD release, it's ALWAYS ~3 months after the DVD hits. That, to me, is unacceptable.

[LinkinPrime]

Ocean's 13th coming to HD DVD November 13th (http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/Oceans_Thirteen_Headed_to_Blu-ray,_HD_DVD/922)
Thing that sucks is that it will be a HD DVD/DVD combo...
Hope that there will be a Trilogy Box Set announced soon.

[RedvsBlue]

Ocean's 13th coming to HD DVD November 13th (http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/Oceans_Thirteen_Headed_to_Blu-ray,_HD_DVD/922)
Thing that sucks is that it will be a HD DVD/DVD combo...
Hope that there will be a Trilogy Box Set announced soon.


I'd buy 11 and 13 but no way in hell would I get 12.

[SteveMcQ]

Ocean's 13th coming to HD DVD November 13th (http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/Oceans_Thirteen_Headed_to_Blu-ray,_HD_DVD/922)
Thing that sucks is that it will be a HD DVD/DVD combo...
Hope that there will be a Trilogy Box Set announced soon.
DAMN IT!:bomb::bomb:

[RedvsBlue]

I thought the remake was horrible if you thought of it as a remake but was fairly decent if you thought it as it's own movie.
Exactly. If you think of the new Dawn of the Dead as a remake its a complete failure as its NOTHING like the original. If you think of it as it's own movie that got a little "inspiration" from the original then its just plain awesome.

[KaneRobot]

Ocean's 12 is easily on my top 10 worst movies I've ever seen list. The "gimmick" on how they pull it off at the end makes me want to choke someone.

That said, I'd buy the first one and maybe the most recent one, so I'm glad it's not a box set, even if the newest one is a combo.

[CocheseUGA]

Ocean's 12 is easily on my top 10 worst movies I've ever seen list.

You don't watch a lot of movies.

[KaneRobot]

You don't watch a lot of movies.
Bullshit. "Glitter" was more enjoyable than that piece of crap, at least there was some unintentional entertainment value gained from it.

However, "The Next Karate Kid" remains firmly atop my bad list.

[CocheseUGA]

Bullshit. "Glitter" was more enjoyable than that piece of crap, at least there was some unintentional entertainment value gained from it.

However, "The Next Karate Kid" remains firmly atop my bad list.

I stand corrected. You have a fucked up sense of entertainment value then.

One minor plot hole ruins the entire movie for you? I didn't think it was what Ocean's 11 was, but that's because of the Julia Roberts expanded role.

It's still more entertaining than ANYTHING Mariah Carey. Except maybe her top falling off.

[RedvsBlue]

Ocean's 12 is easily on my top 10 worst movies I've ever seen list. The "gimmick" on how they pull it off at the end makes me want to choke someone.

That said, I'd buy the first one and maybe the most recent one, so I'm glad it's not a box set, even if the newest one is a combo.

What was the gimmick again? I only saw the movie once and I chose to forget about everything in it as quickly as possible. Was it Julia Roberts pretending to be Julia Roberts? I remember that part was pretty groan-inducing

[SteveMcQ]

What was the gimmick again? I only saw the movie once and I chose to forget about everything in it as quickly as possible. Was it Julia Roberts pretending to be Julia Roberts? I remember that part was pretty groan-inducingHahaha!!!! Now I remember. Good stuff. And more specifically, it was Julia Roberts pretending to be a pregnant Julia Roberts (I think...I can't remember the movie that well)

[thrustbucket]

I thought all 3 Oceans movies were contrived and lame. They progressively got more boring and stupid.

meaning... I'll pass.

[KaneRobot]

I stand corrected. You have a fucked up sense of entertainment value then.

Glitter with Rifftrax audio is better than all the Ocean's movies combined.



It's getting tiring seeing people trot out the "gamers don't want HD movies" quote from the HD DVD honcho, as if it's some ghastly faux-pas that will make people hate HD DVD.

The number of people on this board who care about HD DVD is miniscule. And you've seen the Blu-Ray attach numbers and that recent story about how few people use the PS3 for Blu-Ray, or know it's a Blu-Ray player to begin with. He's fucking right. Gamers want games. A small subset of those gamers also want HD movies.

[Mechafenris]

Glitter with Rifftrax audio is better than all the Ocean's movies combined.


There was only one Ocean's 11. It came out in 1960. Anything else is crap. :)

[anomynous]

Everything I ordered from amazon shipped, I hope the A2 gets here soon

[CocheseUGA]

My set came today...with my 360 coffin. Oh the irony.

[Chris in Cali]

I have to agree, Ocean's 12 is also in my top all time worst POS movies seen. I did, however, enjoy 11 and 13.

[guyver2077]

anyone had issues accessing the web content of heroes with the official 360 wireless adapter? its like it does not detect the connection even though im connected to live. i already rebooted and still nothing.

[terribledeli]

My first order from Amazon shipped today, but I'm leaning towards putting them aside for Christmas.

Tomorrow's another payday, which means another round of movies.

Combo's ahoy

Flags of Our Fathers (I know its not a combo, but price-wise it is)
F&F: Tokyo Drift
Good Shepard
Land of the Dead
Smoking Aces
Accepted

[propeller_head]

just curious. this is a Question addressed to every1 in general (except those w/o HD DVD players obviously).

what are the 5 HD DVDs coming out you're looking foward too the most?

[Sporadic]

just curious. this is a Question addressed to every1 in general (except those w/o HD DVD players obviously).

what are the 5 HD DVDs coming out you're looking foward too the most?

Out of the announced titles, titles that are guaranteed to be released and not being cheap by listing movies by the director.

1) Psycho (Release Date: Unknown - rumored 2008)
2) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Release Date: early 2008)
3) The Shawshank Redemption (Release Date: Unknown - delayed)
4) Blade Runner (Release Date: December 18th)
5) Hannibal (French Import - Release Date: September 11th?)

[LinkinPrime]

Here's my most anticipated titles...

1. Transformers (10/16)
*. Harry Potter Collection (?)
*. Crank (Import) (Q4 2007)
*. Ghost Rider (9/5 French Import)
*. Fantastic Four Rise Of The Silver Surfer (Import) (?)
*. Resident Evil (9/27 Import Germany)
*. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (9/27 Import Germany)
*. Underworld (8/31 Import Germany)
*. Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (?)

[Richlough]

Call me crazy , but I prefer new movies in HD . Old movies show flaws and other imperfections in the original source footage .

That being said most new movies suck .

What an awful situation that puts me in .

[Sporadic]

Call me crazy , but I prefer new movies in HD . Old movies show flaws and other imperfections in the original source footage .

???

It all depends on what condition the original master is in or how good of a job they do on restoration.

Unless you mean how it points out how the movie magic is done (Robin Hood carrying in a stuffed deer, the difference between sound studios/outdoor locations/night filter so they could film during the day in The Searchers)

Either way it shouldn't take away the fun of watching them.

[propeller_head]

Call me crazy , but I prefer new movies in HD . Old movies show flaws and other imperfections in the original source footage .

That being said most new movies suck .

What an awful situation that puts me in . the same flaws existed when those movies were in the theater too. just that people didnt notice it as much because they didnt have anything to compare it to. which puts the studois in an awkward position. leave the film noise and keep the film original. or try to filter it out which usually leaves the film a little blurry.

[Sporadic]

Well, I just ordered Rambo: First Blood from Australia

Hopefully it looks as good as the preview clip in the Studio Canal trailer was.

[DomLando]

Transformers specs: http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Paramount/Disc_Announcements/Tranformers_Ready_for_Battle_on_HD_DVD/931

[SteveMcQ]

Transformers specs: http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Paramount/Disc_Announcements/Tranformers_Ready_for_Battle_on_HD_DVD/931Nice. Very nice. Save for the MSRP, but no one really follows that anyway.

[KaneRobot]

I know some people are pissed about lack of lossless sound on Transformers, but I couldn't care less. I'm sure they'll eventually double-dip anyway for those who are really annoyed.


125 titles have been announced for Q4 '07 at CEDIA today and it should be a solid lineup (keep in mind that includes the +-70 that are already announced, so we'll be seeing +-60 new announcements in the coming weeks):

Universal, Paramount Studios and Warner Bros announced a broad slate of more than 125 titles for 4th quarter, featuring blockbuster new releases and catalog titles that delivered box office returns of more than $3 billion.

Not many specifics yet unfortunately, here's a few bits...the last thing is kind of neat if you're into that stuff:

They just mentioned Knocked Up; Bourne Ultimatum; Shrek III and the Harry Potter series set.

Here is some additional news...

With the purchase of any new generation player, you get two
titles included in the box, 300 and Bourne Identity.

Also, if you purchase any of the new Toshiba HD-DVD players
plus the new Star Trek TOS: Season One boxed set, you
will receive a Limited Edition remote control that looks
like the Star Trek phaser. This phaser controls any of the current
Toshiba HD-DVD players."

[anomynous]

My A2 should come from Amazon tomorrow, while 300, Casino, & Batman Begins are scheduled for this week. I just placed an order for Hot Fuzz & Lucky Number Slevin too.............

[terribledeli]

Picked up The Adventures of Robin Hood and Million Dollar Baby in addition to my combo discs last night.

So was there any mention of a Shrek trilogy box set for Christmas? I'd be willing to take something similar to the Mission Impossible set.

I checked Nip/Tuck with my wife's discount and it comes to about $52. Not bad, but I don't know if I feel like spending $50+ on a blind buy.

[KaneRobot]

Corrected info above....it's Bourne Identity that comes with a the players, not Bourne Ultimatum.

[terribledeli]

Corrected info above....it's Bourne Identity that comes with the players, not Bourne Ultimatum.

Just noticed that myself. Though, it'd be interested to see how well the new players would sell if Universal included it much prior to retail release.

Then again, I don't think Talladega Nights's early release really affected much of anything based on the numbers of pre-owned copies I see at my local Gamestop.

Speaking of Gamestop, does anyone's local Gamestop carry any pre-owned HD DVD releases? I've never once even seen the add-on pre-owned.

I've added some older titles on my list of things to pick up.

Mallrats (Though I've heard it doesn't have all the features from the DVD Rogue Pictures release. Please correct me if I'm wrong)
The Untouchables
The Warriors

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[CocheseUGA]

Mallrats is only missing a couple of easter eggs, according to the reviews. It's a get (I didn't have the 10th Ann, so it was a no-brainer for me)

[rsigley]

here's the spec features for mallrats

cast interviews
brief q&a w/smith
outtakes
view askew's look back at mallrats
the erection of an epic: the making of mallrats
feature commentary (smith, afflect, lee, mewes, mosier, pereira)
build me up buttercup music video
mallrats: the reunion (Q&A session)
"and more"!

[KaneRobot]

That is really odd. I just watched Mallrats last night and originally in my post above re: the CEDIA stuff, I going to talk about how disappointed I was (not with the features, but with the miniscule jump in PQ from DVD to HD DVD). After viewing the entire thing I softened on it a bit, but I will definitely say if you already own the 10th Anniversary disc that it is NOT a necessary purchase. This is my first HD DVD purchase I kind of regret. That said, if you don't have either of the previous DVD versions, obviously the HD DVD is the one to get.

The main thing missing from the HD DVD is the longer cut, along with the lengthy intro to the longer cut. There may be a few middling things here and there, but that's your main difference. And for some reason the original Special Edition DVD is the only one with the PiP commentary (10th Anniversary and HD DVD have the commentary without the PiP). Oh, and Mallrats has the best commentary track of all time, FWIW.

[Sporadic]

Picked up The Adventures of Robin Hood and Million Dollar Baby in addition to my combo discs last night.

Good man, The Adventures Of Robin Hood is a horribly underrated HD-DVD. Not only is the movie/PQ good but it has a ton of HD extras include 2 looney toons cartoons.

[terribledeli]

Good man, The Adventures Of Robin Hood is a horribly underrated HD-DVD. Not only is the movie/PQ good but it has a ton of HD extras include 2 looney toons cartoons.

That was the selling point for my wife, especially on the Daffy Duck one.

I was surprised to see that Casablanca also contains some Looney Toons cartoons.

Its a nice touch to show the influence of these films.

edit: Thanks for all the input on Mallrats. I have the SE, but skipped out on the 10th anniversary edition. I think it'll be a prime canidate for DDD sale.

[Sporadic]

That was the selling point for my wife, especially on the Daffy Duck one.

I was surprised to see that Casablanca also contains some Looney Toons cartoons.

Its a nice touch to show the influence of these films.

Yeah, I wish Warner would get on board and release Invasion Of The Body Snatchers so I would not only get another classic in HD but the Looney Toons cartoon, Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers.

That one was always one of my favorites as a kid.

[anomynous]

my A2 came in the mail today, along with Casino & 300

[guyver2077]

any day now...

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Two-Disc-Special-HD-DVD/dp/B000NU2NJ8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-2946122-3293502?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1189175858&sr=8-1

[SteveMcQ]

Off the top of anyone's head, is there a difference between the upcoming HD and BR release of the Blade Runner briefcase set? I just looked at my Amazon account and for some reason I've got the Blu-Ray on order. I must've had some reason for ordering it for that format. Are any of the discs double-sided?

If everything's the same, might as well go HD for the bookmarking feature.

[terribledeli]

Before box set bonanza on my next paycheck, I'd like some more advice.

I'm picking up one of the Matrix box sets, but I'm not sure what one.

Here's some basic info.

1) I've never seen any of these films, outside of pieces of the first one.

2) As a result of one, I do not own the Animatrix in any shape or form.

3) I've got about 400 MB left of space on my 360 hard drive.

I know there's only about a $10 difference between them, but I just don't want to drop the extra (albeit a small amount) cash and realize I wasted my money.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[KaneRobot]

It's tricky. The Animatrix is (seemingly to most people) actually better than the second and third films, so it would be nice to have a hard copy. However, it's NOT HD whether you download it or not, so it almost seems like a waste.

Also take into account that the discs in the "ultimate" set are double sided, while the trilogy set is single-sided.

Personally, I bought the trilogy set because I already had the Animatrix from the old DVD ultimate set. That said, if I didn't own it already, I would have likely bought the trilogy anyway, watched the downloaded version (and if I had to have it on disc, bought the standalone version which can be had for next to nothing). Then I'd just pray for an HD version of it to come out later.

....this hasn't been much help. D'oh.

Off the top of anyone's head, is there a difference between the upcoming HD and BR release of the Blade Runner briefcase set? I just looked at my Amazon account and for some reason I've got the Blu-Ray on order. I must've had some reason for ordering it for that format. Are any of the discs double-sided?

If everything's the same, might as well go HD for the bookmarking feature.
I haven't heard of any differences.

[ryanbph]

I don't know if the animatrix coupon is still good to DL on live...and 400 mb isn't a lot of space...If you have stuff you can delete, and the free animatrix is available on live go with the cheap one. If you can't delete anything and animatrix isn't available for free through live go with the more expensive one. Are you a fan of anime? If you aren't then having those shorts doesn't really make that much difference.

[RedvsBlue]

That is really odd. I just watched Mallrats last night and originally in my post above re: the CEDIA stuff, I going to talk about how disappointed I was (not with the features, but with the miniscule jump in PQ from DVD to HD DVD). After viewing the entire thing I softened on it a bit, but I will definitely say if you already own the 10th Anniversary disc that it is NOT a necessary purchase. This is my first HD DVD purchase I kind of regret. That said, if you don't have either of the previous DVD versions, obviously the HD DVD is the one to get.

The main thing missing from the HD DVD is the longer cut, along with the lengthy intro to the longer cut. There may be a few middling things here and there, but that's your main difference. And for some reason the original Special Edition DVD is the only one with the PiP commentary (10th Anniversary and HD DVD have the commentary without the PiP). Oh, and Mallrats has the best commentary track of all time, FWIW.

I'm a little disappointed with the PQ on Mallrats as well. It looks alright, definetly better than the S-DVD but the colors still feel a little muted. The one thing I did notice for sure is that the audio, even on regular TV speakers, is crystal fucking clear. A VAST improvement over the DVD. Overall, I'd probably be a little ticked if I hadn't gotten this cheaply as part of the buy 2 get 1 deal from amazon.

[thrustbucket]

Man Hd dvd really dropped the ball on Transformers imo.

Transformers on a combo would have been the perfect disc to completely replace DVD's with. There could have been a whole marketing spin attached to it -"The disc, that transforms!"

[LinkinPrime]

any day now...

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Two-Disc-Special-HD-DVD/dp/B000NU2NJ8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-2946122-3293502?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1189175858&sr=8-1

I wonder if that's the official cover now.

[KaneRobot]

Man Hd dvd really dropped the ball on Transformers imo.

Transformers on a combo would have been the perfect disc to completely replace DVD's with. There could have been a whole marketing spin attached to it -"The disc, that transforms!"
Sort of torn on this one (although I love that marketing idea). Yeah, it would get a huge amount of attention for HD DVD if only a combo were released, but at the same time there are ALREADY a lot of new customers to the format because of the Paramount announcement and the recent sales, and I'm not sure if jacking up the price even more on the most anticipated release of the year on either format is the way to give them a good early impression.

Glad I don't have to make these decisions.

[KaneRobot]

25% off Warner titles from WHV website

*EDIT* - Enter code JLBM at checkout. Apparently valid through the end of this month. Free shipping at 60 bucks.

Link (http://whv.warnerbros.com/WHVPORTAL/Portal/browsesearchtitles.jsp?functionmode=11&formatType=HD-DVD)

[Sporadic]

25% off Warner titles from WHV website

This probably won't last long so I'm not putting it in the OP:

Enter code JLBM at checkout. I think free shipping kicks in at either 50 or 60 bucks, can't remember which.

Link (http://whv.warnerbros.com/WHVPORTAL/Portal/browsesearchtitles.jsp?functionmode=11&formatType=HD-DVD)

It's valid for the rest of the month and free shipping starts at 60

[KaneRobot]

Alllllllllllllllrighty then

[terribledeli]

I got a $5 Amazon.com gift certificate earlier today. I'll probably put it towards the Nine Inch Nails live disc.

I went snooping around for the Daxter PSP bundle at my local Wal-mart and came across Planet Earth for $58. This was a little unexpected because 1) My local store, despite being 24 hour store, never stocks any high definition format discs. 2) This is about $10 below cost for the set. Even with my wife's discount at Best Buy, it was still about $64.

Needless to say, Daxter bundle can wait...a half off Planet Earth set can not.

Thanks for the input on the Matrix bundle everybody. I'm still leaning towards Ultimate, but I'll go in a little bit more informed than I was yesterday.

[CocheseUGA]

Maybe if I ever get my certs from Best Buy, I can buy another movie.

Looks like I'm going to have to call on Tuesday.

[Ispep Aloc]

I wonder if that's the official cover now.

Thats the artwork that's on the Paramount Press Site at the moment. It's an early look, but pretty close to the final image.

[KaneRobot]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Must buy.

http://www.hddvd.de/motorhead/img/bg/HDDVDdisk.png

Motörhead's "Stage Fright" is the world's first music HD DVD with online features (http://www.hddvd.de/motorhead/index_en.html)

Lemmy in HD! Gross! And awesome!

Click on the screenshots there, looks great.

[Sporadic]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Must buy.

http://www.hddvd.de/motorhead/img/bg/HDDVDdisk.png

Motörhead's "Stage Fright" is the world's first music HD DVD with online features (http://www.hddvd.de/motorhead/index_en.html)

Lemmy in HD! Gross! And awesome!

Click on the screenshots there, looks great.

Yeah, I posted that back when it was announced.

It's a shame it's so expensive or I would have imported it.

http://www.amazon.de/Motörhead-Stage-Fright-HD-DVD/dp/B000TM048C/ref=sr_1_257/028-5010513-9203703?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1188661299&sr=1-257

37.49 EURO ($51.21) after shipping.

[Sporadic]

A ton of stuff has been added to Xploited Cinema

Alone In The Dark (German) - $30.95 (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/alone-dark-german-release-p-12666.html)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (German) - $30.95 (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/lara-croft-tomb-raider-cradle-life-german-release-p-12665.html)
Silent Hill (German) - $30.95 (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/silent-hill-german-release-p-12667.html)
Underworld: Extended Cut (German) - $30.95 (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/underworld-extended-german-release-p-12664.html)

[captainfrizo]

Sweet, I've been waiting for Underworld to show up on Xploited Cinema. Time to place the order.

[LinkinPrime]

A ton of stuff has been added to Xploited Cinema

Alone In The Dark (German) - $30.95 (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/alone-dark-german-release-p-12666.html)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (German) - $30.95 (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/lara-croft-tomb-raider-cradle-life-german-release-p-12665.html)
Silent Hill (German) - $30.95 (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/silent-hill-german-release-p-12667.html)
Underworld: Extended Cut (German) - $30.95 (http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/underworld-extended-german-release-p-12664.html)

Underworld here I come.

[anomynous]

You can pre order Transformers on Amazon now.


$27.95

[KaneRobot]

FINALLY got confirmation from Warner on several titles, as well as new announcements (no dates yet)...check the link below, but here are some highlights (all for both formats). VERY nice stuff here:

The Wizard of Oz
Shawshank Redemption
Matrix 1/2/3 (unboxed)
The Aviator
Superman II (original cut)
Clash of the Titans
Cool Hand Luke
Natural Born Killers
The Dead Pool
Dirty Harry
Falling Down
The Goonies
Harry Potter 1-5 (both boxed and unboxed)

http://www.warnervideo.com/warner_bros_hi_definition/us/html/titles.html


I'm all over Superman II, Shawshank, and the Aviator...among others.

[Sporadic]

FINALLY got confirmation from Warner on several titles, as well as new announcements (no dates yet)...check the link below, but here are some highlights (all for both formats). VERY nice stuff here:

The Wizard of Oz
Shawshank Redemption
Matrix 1/2/3 (unboxed)
The Aviator
Superman II (original cut)
Clash of the Titans
Cool Hand Luke
Natural Born Killers
The Dead Pool
Dirty Harry
Falling Down
The Goonies
Harry Potter 1-5 (both boxed and unboxed)

http://www.warnervideo.com/warner_bros_hi_definition/us/html/titles.html


I'm all over Superman II, Shawshank, and the Aviator...among others.

Something had to break over there. I can't imagine them announcing this many titles so far in advance (I know the Dirty Harrys aren't due until 2008)

Here's the full list.

Here's The Complete List for HD DVD adds:

10,000 B.C.
Appleseed Ex Machina
The Assassination of Jesse James
August Rush
The Aviator
Batman
Batman Anime
The Best of HD DVD: Family
The Best of HD DVD: Action
Bonnie and Clyde
Brave One
The Bucket List
The Cincinnati Kid
Clash of the Titans
Cool hand Luke
Dark Knight
The Dead Pool
Dirty Harry
The Enforcer
Eraser
The Exorcist
Falling Down
The Feast of Love
Fool's Gold
Fred Claus
Friends: The Complete First Season
Get Smart
The Goonies
The Green Mile
Harry Potter (All of them being sold seperate)
Heat
I Am Legend
In the Valley of Elah
The Invasion
Justice League: The Frontier
L.A. Confidential
Magnum Force Deluxe Ed
Matrix (All of them being sold seperate)
The Matrix Online Game Card
Men
Michael Clayton
Natural Born Killers
Nights in Rodanthe
No Reservations
Ocean's (All of them being sold seperate)
One Missed Call
Poltergeist
The Promise
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Smallville Season 1
Smallville Season 2
Smallville Season 3
Smallville Season 4
Speed Racer
Spring Breakdown
Sudden Impact
Superman 2
Superman Doomsday
Taking Lives
That's Entertainment
That's Entertainment 2
That's Entertainment 3
That's Entertainment Trilogy Giftset
Twister
The West Wing: The Complete Seventh Season
Whiteout
The Wizard of Oz

I'm down for all of the Dirty Harrys, Eraser, I Am Legend, LA Confidential, and Natural Born Killers.

[LinkinPrime]

FINALLY got confirmation from Warner on several titles, as well as new announcements (no dates yet)...check the link below, but here are some highlights (all for both formats). VERY nice stuff here:

The Wizard of Oz
Shawshank Redemption
Matrix 1/2/3 (unboxed)
The Aviator
Superman II (original cut)
Clash of the Titans
Cool Hand Luke
Natural Born Killers
The Dead Pool
Dirty Harry
Falling Down
Harry Potter 1-5 (both boxed and unboxed)

http://www.warnervideo.com/warner_bros_hi_definition/us/html/titles.html


I'm all over Superman II, Shawshank, and the Aviator...among others.
Damn...tried adding Harry Potter Gift Set and it won't let me. Hopefully it will be available before the end of the month. Gotta use that 25% off coupon.

BTW: These are up as well...

HEAT
Appleseed Ex Machina
Batman
Batman Anime
Dark Knight (Batman Begins 2?)
Eraser
Fred Claus
FRIENDS Season One
Goonies
I Am Legend
Justice League: The New Frontier
Oceans Eleven
Oceans Twelve
Oceans Thirteen
Oceans 11-13 Set
Smallville Season One
Speed Racer (Must be the new movie coming out)
Superman Doomsday (animated)
Twister

[captainfrizo]

BTW: HEAT is up on that list as well...

Time to place my second HD-DVD order today (Underworld being the first).

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