View Full Version : Buena Vista to release UMD movies:Kill Bill - National Treasure - POTC
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03-15-2005, 04:03 PM
March 15, 2005 01:20 PM US Eastern Timezone
Buena Vista Home Entertainment Announces the Release of Five Movie Titles to Sony's PSP - PlayStation Portable
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2005--Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) plans to release five titles beginning this spring on the Universal Media Disc (UMD(TM)) video format that plays on the new PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) handheld entertainment system, it was announced today by Bob Chapek, President of BVHE. BVHE will release NATIONAL TREASURE, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, REIGN OF FIRE, KILL BILL VOL. 1(a) and HERO(a) in the United States and Canada. Other titles to be made available will be announced throughout the year.
"Buena Vista Home Entertainment is excited to move forward with our movies on this format. With its crisp picture, ease of use and quick response mechanisms, the PSP(TM) is poised to revolutionize portable entertainment systems throughout the world," said Chapek. "We are confident that the five titles we announced today appeal to the new PSP(TM) consumer."
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cthcky33
03-15-2005, 04:07 PM
the umd craze seems to be catching on. i bet eventually we will be seeing umd players released
masha
03-15-2005, 04:11 PM
Ohhh...Tarantino on PSP!
Chris in Cali
03-15-2005, 04:13 PM
Yay, I'm glad I never bought Kill Bill.
ryanbph
03-15-2005, 04:16 PM
thats cool, some good titles being released
Kaijufan
03-15-2005, 04:43 PM
Wow a good UMD movie thats not Spider-Man 2? I'm surprised.
Scorch
03-15-2005, 04:46 PM
Vol. 1?
What about Vol. 2? Damn it, Tarantino is fucking lazy. He said he'd merge the films, delete the end of the first and beginning of the second so they'd blend, then release Kill Bill, not vol 1 and 2. Lazy lazy lazy.
If they release Vol. 1, it better not be censored like the DVD is, it better be the full uncut release.
asaraa
03-15-2005, 04:47 PM
how much will they cost?
RedvsBlue
03-15-2005, 04:50 PM
You guys don't seem to notice that they announced Reign of Fire also. I mean come on that movie was soooooo awesome! Its the perfect movie to watch for those times when you feel like getting a headache from all the things they did wrong.
whoknows
03-15-2005, 04:51 PM
POTC and Kill Bill make me pretty excited. Good to hear that they are actually going to realease good movies on UMD.
Grave_Addiction
03-15-2005, 05:09 PM
You guys don't seem to notice that they announced Reign of Fire also. I mean come on that movie was soooooo awesome! Its the perfect movie to watch for those times when you feel like getting a headache from all the things they did wrong.
I actually kinda liked Reign of Fire.
bob330i
03-15-2005, 07:17 PM
Hero is a waste in this medium. You had to see it on in the theater to appreciate the excellent cinematography. Great film though. At least see it on a big, widescreen TV.
regisphilbi0
03-15-2005, 08:43 PM
Hero is a waste in this medium. You had to see it on in the theater to appreciate the excellent cinematography. Great film though. At least see it on a big, widescreen TV.
I agree. Buy the DVD and watch it at home. The UMD movie idea sucks. Just buy the DVD and put it on memory stick.
Gameboy415
03-15-2005, 08:46 PM
You guys don't seem to notice that they announced Reign of Fire also. I mean come on that movie was soooooo awesome! Its the perfect movie to watch for those times when you feel like getting a headache from all the things they did wrong.
I actually kinda liked Reign of Fire.
:shock:
I was extremely excited about that movie leading up to its release and then I saw it......
How can you make a movie about Dragons and BARELY SHOW THE FUCKING DRAGONS!?!
*sigh* It had such potential too :(
nymarbury
03-15-2005, 11:04 PM
Any release dates for these movies?
zewone
03-15-2005, 11:08 PM
Unless the movies are really cheap, I'll just rip the DVD to my memory stick.
Grave_Addiction
03-15-2005, 11:16 PM
You guys don't seem to notice that they announced Reign of Fire also. I mean come on that movie was soooooo awesome! Its the perfect movie to watch for those times when you feel like getting a headache from all the things they did wrong.
I actually kinda liked Reign of Fire.
:shock:
I was extremely excited about that movie leading up to its release and then I saw it......
How can you make a movie about Dragons and BARELY SHOW THE shaq-fuing DRAGONS!?!
*sigh* It had such potential too :(
That's true, but I didn't really follow the movie much before it hit the theaters, so that prolly had something to do with it.
GizmoGC
03-15-2005, 11:17 PM
Phew! I thought POTC meant Passion of the Christ!
qwikstreet
03-16-2005, 02:30 AM
Phew! I thought POTC meant Passion of the Christ!
haha...if I seen some PSPer playing that, I think I would crucify them. No offense Jesus...you are f'n metal dude.
(correction) I can see ripping it to memory stick but a UMD is dumb for Passion of the Christ. Never know what Mel Gibson would do. I'd rather have Bird on a Wire...