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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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Kill Bill! SWEET!!!

the umd craze seems to be catching on. i bet eventually we will be seeing umd players released

Ohhh...Tarantino on PSP!

Yay, I'm glad I never bought Kill Bill.

thats cool, some good titles being released

Wow a good UMD movie thats not Spider-Man 2? I'm surprised.

Vol. 1?

What about Vol. 2? Damn it, Tarantino is ing 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.

how much will they cost?

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.

POTC and Kill Bill make me pretty excited. Good to hear that they are actually going to realease good movies on UMD.

Originally Posted by RedvsBlue 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.

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.

Originally Posted by bob330i 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.

Originally Posted by Grave_Addiction I actually kinda liked Reign of Fire.

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 :(

Any release dates for these movies?

Unless the movies are really cheap, I'll just rip the DVD to my memory stick.

Originally Posted by Gameboy415 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.

Phew! I thought POTC meant Passion of the Christ!

Originally Posted by gizmogc 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...