The Format War

[War Party]

Yeah, people love that Robocop poster. You guys should see my Lebowski and Big Trouble in Little China ones.

 

[JTStarkiller]

Some price drops on Amazon.com that should probably be mentioned.

The X-Men Trilogy was $54.99 and just dropped down to $48.49.

Every MGM catalog title coming June 2nd has dropped down to $15.99 each.

X-Men must've gone back up, because it's $54.99 now.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

X-Men must've gone back up, because it's $54.99 now.

Yep guess it didn't last long. I managed to get that price. But keep your eyes open Amazon's prices always go up and down.

 

[SPIDER-MAN-ROX]

Yep guess it didn't last long. I managed to get that price. But keep your eyes open Amazon's prices always go up and down.

I missed pre-ordering it before the price went back up but I am still debating on whether or not to get it also. I've always loved the X-Men characters but didn't really enjoy the movies all that much when I first got them on DVD so upgrading to Blu-Ray would probably just be a waste of money for me to begin with.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Well the Blu-ray set is getting really good reviews and its a 9 disc set.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

And even though they are doing it with a movie that pretty much bombed it looks like New Line/WB is following the footsteps of Disney.

Inkheart Announced for Blu-ray Release
New Line Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the Brendan Fraser fantasy film 'Inkheart' to Blu-ray on June 23rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

Extras for this release include:

* Additional Scenes
* "Eliza Reads to Us" featurette in which co-start Eliza Bennett shares a favourite Inkheart passage not in the movie, accompanied by Cornelia Funke illustrations
* "A Story from the Cast and Crew" featurette – Novelist Funke plays “Tell Me a Story” and triggers the start of a wild adventure for the moviemakers
* "From Imagination to the page: How writers write" – the “process” of inspiration
* BD Live
* Digital Copy
* DVD version of the film

 

[Downhere]

I'll blind buy Inkheart, looked like a nice fantasy film and got decent reviews. Looking forward to it.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I hope they announce season 2 of the Sarah Connor Chronicles soon. God I love that show!

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

I hope they announce season 2 of the Sarah Connor Chronicles soon. God I love that show!

I am still waiting for Mad Men Season 2 to be announced I thought it would be released by now. Really enjoyed the first season and looks amazing.

 

[hippie_hunter]

For anyone like me who were about to go hell with it and buy the first Terminator film on blu-ray when they re-release it...don't

According to Van Ling, Lowry Digital is apparently restoring the film just like they did with the James Bond series, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars films, and will include new special features.

 

[hippie_hunter]

For anyone like me who were about to go hell with it and buy the first Terminator film on blu-ray when they re-release it...don't

According to Van Ling, Lowry Digital is apparently restoring the film just like they did with the James Bond series, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars films, and will include new special features.

 

[imdaly]

For anyone like me who were about to go hell with it and buy the first Terminator film on blu-ray when they re-release it...don't

According to Van Ling, Lowry Digital is apparently restoring the film just like they did with the James Bond series, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars films, and will include new special features.

That's good to hear.

Despite it being only $10 at Walmart, I've held off on it knowing it's BOUND to be released with better PQ and some actual special features. I can definitely wait for that. And the "re-release" coming up next month or whatever is identical to what's already out, except that they're adding a slipcover to the case, which I always throw away anyway.

 

[Symbiotic]

For anyone like me who were about to go hell with it and buy the first Terminator film on blu-ray when they re-release it...don't

According to Van Ling, Lowry Digital is apparently restoring the film just like they did with the James Bond series, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars films, and will include new special features.

Oh heck yes!

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

For anyone like me who were about to go hell with it and buy the first Terminator film on blu-ray when they re-release it...don't

According to Van Ling, Lowry Digital is apparently restoring the film just like they did with the James Bond series, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars films, and will include new special features.

Huh? Are you talking about The Terminator or Terminator 2? Because Terminator will be the same disc with only a new slipcover. With Terminator 2 they are gonna clean it up a bit and change it to VC-1 over MPEG-2. I don't think they are actually going to restore it I think its coming from the same master as before. But it includes different cuts, ton more special features, and superior audio. I will wait for reviews before I am so quick to upgrade my copy because the video quality might not even be that different.

 

[Sam Fisher]

He's talking about the first movie. It was reported before that a new transfer was being worked on. Seeing as how studios love to double dip, this still could come out when Termantor Salvation gets released on DVD/Blu.

 

[Symbiotic]

Any word if the Blade movies are headed for Blu? I'd love to own those on the format.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Huh? Are you talking about The Terminator or Terminator 2? Because Terminator will be the same disc with only a new slipcover. With Terminator 2 they are gonna clean it up a bit and change it to VC-1 over MPEG-2. I don't think they are actually going to restore it I think its coming from the same master as before. But it includes different cuts, ton more special features, and superior audio. I will wait for reviews before I am so quick to upgrade my copy because the video quality might not even be that different.

The first film. Like I said, the re-release with just the slipcover that is coming out in a couple of weeks is not at all worth it to get because there will be another release in the near future with a new transfer and restored by Lowry along with new special features.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Any word if the Blade movies are headed for Blu? I'd love to own those on the format.

I think the first Blade is getting a Canadian release soon. Yeah just checked June 2nd in Canada. I would personally wait for the US boxset release though.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

The first film. Like I said, the re-release with just the slipcover that is coming out in a couple of weeks is not at all worth it to get because there will be another release in the near future with a new transfer and restored by Lowry along with new special features.

Ahhh okay NOW I get what you were saying. So your saying there is going to be a TRIPLE dip with one of them being useless just a blatant attempt to cash-in. Typical.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Ahhh okay NOW I get what you were saying. So your saying there is going to be a TRIPLE dip with one of them being useless just a blatant attempt to cash-in. Typical.

Exactly. There was no way that Lowry was going to be finished with their restoration of the film nor the special features being done so MGM decided to have their double dip Terminator blu-ray just have that ugly ass cover.

An actual good version will be coming out.

 

[imdaly]

It's Tuesday!

Here comes your Weekly Daly High-Def Release Schedule Update!

Spoiler

April 28, 2009
Bride Wars (Fox)
Connected (Tai Seng)
The Da Vinci Code (Fox)
Fast Company (Blue Underground)
Hotel For Dogs (DreamWorks)
JCVD (Peace Arch)
The Reader (Weinstein)
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (Fox)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One (Paramount)
The Uninvited (Paramount)
What Doesn't Kill You (Sony)

May 5, 2009
Big (Fox)
Bleak House (BBC)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount)
Dexter: The Complete Second Season (Paramount)
Dog Soldiers (First Look)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Paramount)
From a Place of Darkness (Celebrity Distribution)
Grease (Paramount)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: Deluxe Edition (Paramount)
Incendiary (ThinkFilm)
It Could Happen to You (Sony)
Last Chance Harvey (Anchor Bay)
Powder Blue (Image)
Roxanne (Sony)
Saturday Night Fever (Paramount)
There's Something About Mary (Fox)
Twilight (Summit)

May 12, 2009
3 Mo' Divas (Acorn Media)
Amazing Journeys (Allegro)
The Amazon: River of the Sun (Allegro)
Best of Europe: France (Questar)
Best of Europe: Italy (Questar)
Best of Europe: London and Beyond (Questar)
Black Sheep (Paramount)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season One (Paramount)
Dodgeball [Rated Version] (Fox)
Fargo (Fox)
Flowers and Gardens (Allegro)
Force 10 From Navarone (MGM)
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (MGM)
The Grudge [2004] (Sony)
License to Kill (MGM)
Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance (Allegro)
Major League (Paramount)
The Man with the Golden Gun (MGM)
North America's National Parks (Allegro)
Passengers (Sony)
Personal Effects (Universal)
Possession (Image)
Ran (Criterion Collection)
Return to Forever: Returns - Live at Montreux (Eagle Rock)
Scenic National Parks: Alaska and Hawaii (Questar)
Scenic National Parks: Great Train Rides (Questar)
Scenic National Parks: The Best of the National Parks (Questar)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Paramount)
Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture Collection (Paramount)
Underworld Blu-ray 3-Pack (Sony)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (Sony)
Wayne's World (Paramount)
Wayne's World 2 (Paramount)
Without a Paddle (Paramount)

May 19, 2009
24: Season 7 (Fox)
Army of Darkness (Universal)
Batman: 20th Anniversary Edition [1989] (Warner)
A Bug's Life (Disney)
Changing Lanes (Paramount)
Circle of Iron (Blue Underground)
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn/Wrath of the Dragon (FUNimation)
Dr. Doolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (Fox)
Driven to Kill (Fox)
Enemy At The Gates (Paramount)
Lions for Lambs (MGM)
The Machinist (Paramount)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Sony)
Paycheck (Paramount)
Spy Game (Universal)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - Skynet Edition (Lionsgate)
True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO)
Valkyrie (MGM)
WWE: Wrestlemania 25th Anniversary (WWE)

May 26, 2009
Children of Men (Universal)
Cinderella Man (Universal)
Falling Down (Warner)
Field of Dreams (Universal)
Inside Man (Universal)
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (Univeral Music)
My Bloody Valentine [2009] (Lionsgate)
New in Town (Lionsgate)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Warner)
Seabiscuit (Universal)
Shamo (Tai Seng)
Sky Crawlers (Sony)
True Romance (?)

June 2, 2009
Air Force One (Sony)
Anaconda (Sony)
B.B. King - Live at Montreux 1993 (Eagle Rock)
Bruce Almighty (Universal)
Dark Blue (MGM)
Defiance (Paramount)
Direct Contact (First Look)
Elsewhere (E1)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Sony)
Fletch (Universal)
Glory (Sony)
The Graduate (MGM)
He's Just Not That Into You (Warner)
Navy Seals (Fox)
NFL: Road to The Super Bowl XLIII (Warner)
Out of Time (Fox)
Prison Break: Season Four (Fox)
Revolutionary Road (Paramount)
Road House (Fox)
Rollerball (Fox)
Spring Breakdown (Warner)
To Live and Die in L.A. (MGM)
Walking Tall (Fox)
Weeds: Season Four (Lionsgate)

June 5, 2009
Home (Fox)

June 9, 2009
Baby on Board (E1)
Confessions of a Shopoholic (Disney)
Fatal Attraction (Paramount)
Fired Up! (Sony)
Gran Torino (Warner)
Indecent Proposal (Paramount)
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (Universal)
The International (Sony)
Predator 2 (Fox)
The Siege (Fox)
Time Warp (Discovery Channel)
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (Warner)

June 16, 2009
Burn Notice: Season Two (Fox)
The Cell 2 (Warner)
The Diary of Anne Frank: 50th Anniversary Edition [1959] (Fox)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Sony)
Fracture (New Line)
Friday the 13th [2009](Paramount)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (Paramount)
Friday the 13th Part 3 (Paramount)
Garfield's Pet Force (Fox)
Generation Kill (HBO)
Ghostbusters (Sony)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (Disney)
John Adams (HBO)
Kickboxer (Lionsgate)
LOST: The Complete First Season (Disney)
LOST: The Complete Second Season (Disney)
Miracle (Disney)
Morning Light (Disney)
Nature's Most Amazing Events (BBC)
No Way Back (Sony)
The Seventh Seal (Criterion Collection)
Slingblade (Disney)
Spaceballs (MGM)
Striking Distance (Sony)

June 23, 2009
The Code (First Look)
Inkheart (New Line)
Last Year at Marienberg (Criterion Collection)

June 30, 2009
Do the Right Thing: 20th Anniversary (Universal)
Flawless (Magnolia)
Jonas Brothers: 3-D Concert Experience (Disney)
Tokyo! (Liberation Entertainment)
Transmorphers: Fall of Man (Asylum)

July 7, 2009
Grumpy Old Men (Warner)
Knowing (Summit)
Mad Men: Season Two (Lionsgate)
Night Train (E1)
Push (?)
Torchwood: The Complete Second Season (BBC)
The Universe: Season Two (A&E)

July 14, 2009
The Edge of Love (Image)
For All Mankind (Criterion Collection)
NBA Champions 2008-2009 (Warner)
Shark Week: Great Bites Collection (Discovery Channel)
The Towering Inferno (Fox)

July 21, 2009
Echelon Conspiracy (Paramount)
The Great Buck Howard (Magnolia)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (Universal)
Prison Break: The Final Break (FOX)
Pushing Daisies: Season Two (Warner)

July 25, 2009
Green Lantern: First Flight (Warner)

July 28, 2009
Bad Boy Bubby (Blue Underground)
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 (Universal)
Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series (Universal)
Dollhouse: Season One (Fox)
Repulsion (Criterion Collection)
Rhino Rescue (National Geographic)
Watchmen (Warner)
The Waterboy (Disney)

August 4, 2009
Jackie Brown (Disney)
The Last Starfighter: 25th Anniversary (Universal)
Pulp Fiction (Disney)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Collector's Edition Boxset (Warner)

August 25, 2009
Children of the Corn (Anchor Bay)
Fire and Ice (Blue Underground)

September 2, 2009
M*A*S*H (Fox)
Crusades: Crescent & The Cross (A&E)

September 8, 2009
Terry Fator: Live from the Mirage (Image)

September 15, 2009
Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season

October 6, 2009
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Platinum Edition (Disney)

November 24, 2009
Santa Buddies (Disney)

December 8, 2009
Lost: The Complete Fifth Season (Disney)

February 15, 2010
Highlander: The Series - Season One (Legendary Heroes)

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Amazon Buy 2, Get 1 Free sale on over 200 Blu-ray's. Go get em boys.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=3&docId=1000361971

 

[SPIDER-MAN-ROX]

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

For those of you who might be interested, Amazon.com now has New Line's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy available for pre-order on Blu-ray (theatrical editions only - SRP $99.98 but Amazon's price is about $70). Street date is still TBA, but we're expecting a December release. [Editor's Note: Sources close to director Peter Jackson have informed me that he's holding back the extended editions for an elaborate "ultimate" box set release closer to the debut of the new Hobbit films - that's why these are set to be theatrical only. Obviously, not everyone is going to want them as such, but they're designed to satisfy fans who want something in the meantime. So simply be aware that if you want to wait for the more elaborate release, you'll get one eventually. Just FYI.] Here's the cover art they have up...

 

[imdaly]

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

For those of you who might be interested, Amazon.com now has New Line's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy available for pre-order on Blu-ray (theatrical editions only - SRP $99.98 but Amazon's price is about $70). Street date is still TBA, but we're expecting a December release. [Editor's Note: Sources close to director Peter Jackson have informed me that he's holding back the extended editions for an elaborate "ultimate" box set release closer to the debut of the new Hobbit films - that's why these are set to be theatrical only. Obviously, not everyone is going to want them as such, but they're designed to satisfy fans who want something in the meantime. So simply be aware that if you want to wait for the more elaborate release, you'll get one eventually. Just FYI.] Here's the cover art they have up...

This is going to be SOOOOO hard to avoid while I wait for the Extended Editions....

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Some rumored and unconfirmed Paramount Blu-ray releases to possibly expect by the end of the year.

48 Hrs.
Airplane!
Braveheart
Deep Impact
Escape from L.A.
The Firm
Forrest Gump
Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection
John Grisham's The Rainmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Longest Yard (2005)
The Presidio
School of Rock
The Score
Stardust
Varsity Blues
Zoolander