The Format War

[RedIsNotBlue]

I feel like an idiot...I just found out Serenity is on blu-ray...for how long have i been ignorant if this glory?

Yeah it seems like the Blu-ray releases are starting to churn out at a much more unbelievable pace. I am just looking at the releases for the next 3 months and I just feel broke looking at everything I want to get.

But if you want to keep up with whats coming out here is a good page that gets updated regularly.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/releasedates.html

 

[imdaly]

But if you want to keep up with whats coming out here is a good page that gets updated regularly.

<AHEM!>

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

<AHEM!>

Yeah your kind enough to post the updates every week here to. Just telling him that page is available 24/7 and I have it bookmarked.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

And just a little update here. It seems the Canadian distribution company Alliance is starting to open the floodgates on their Blu-ray releases. Just go to Amazon.CA and you should be able to order these discs they are Region A!

A Nightmare On Elm Street
From Dusk Till Dawn
Sin City
Hostage
Seed of Chucky
Freddy Vs. Jason

And here is some that have been announced...

January 27th releases:
The Butterfly Effect

February 3rd releases:
Good Will Hunting
Cold Mountain
The Constant Gardener
15 Minutes
DOA: Dead or Alive
21 Grams

March 3rd, 2009
Derailed
Rounders
Se7en
Traffic
Brokeback Mountain

ALSO THINGS THAT I SHOULD POINT OUT IS THAT SO FAR THEIR RELEASES HAVE HAD ZERO EXTRAS SO ONLY SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE FOR THOSE WHO DON'T CARE ABOUT EXTRAS. AND MOST OF THESE RELEASES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED OR ARE EXPECTED THIS YEAR TO BE RELEASED IN THE USA.

 

[imdaly]

Yeah your kind enough to post the updates every week here to. Just telling him that page is available 24/7 and I have it bookmarked.

B-but...it's in my SIG, too!! I updated it ALLLLL the time!

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Magnavox reveals the Magnavox 42MD459B...a 42 inch HDTV/Blu-ray combo. Expected to be in stores in a few months and expected to be available for under $1400.

Spoiler

Panasonic reveals new plasma HDTV that is only 1/3 inch thick.

Spoiler

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Panasonic debuts the world's first portable Blu-ray player. Expected to be BD-Live ready and even possible to use as a standalone player.

Spoiler

And yes...believe it or now...the first ever Blu-ray/VHS combo player!!!!!!

Spoiler

 

[Tron Bonne]

Magnavox reveals the Magnavox 42MD459B...a 42 inch HDTV/Blu-ray combo. Expected to be in stores in a few months and expected to be available for under $1400.

That does look nice, but I wonder how good of a product it'll end up being. I know I've had a lot of trouble with the TV/DVD combos in the past.

 

[BatMatt]

haha to the BD/VHS combo player...who would need that?

 

[Downhere]

BD/VHS combo player...uhh...uhh...really?

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Hey **** it why not? Maybe it has a feature where you can transfer your VHS tapes onto a Blu-ray disc or something.

 

[<(o_o)>]

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

First the news: Warner has just OFFICIALLY announced that the Blu-ray Disc version of Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology will street on 3/10 (SRP $129.95). The set will include all four previous films (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin) with special features repurposed from the previous DVD box set and special editions. The set will also include a fifth disc containing a Digital Copy version of the original Batman. The films are only available on Blu-ray in the box set at this time (contrary to listings on Amazon), but the studio is repromoting the DVD versions on 3/10 as well (SRP $12.97 for single-disc, $26.99 for the 2-disc special editions and $79.92 for the DVD box set). Hey, only a month later than we predicted! At least we didn't have long to wait for official word. We posted the cover art for the box set in The Rumor Mill back in November, but now that it's official you'll find it below along with the individual disc covers, though remember again that they're all ONLY available in the box - not individually.

 

[BeserkerHilf]

i don't know how i feel about that. i already own the anthology set but the cover arts are ****. it's going to come down to 3 factors for me:

a.) overall cheapest price i can find
b.) picture quality
c.) how much trade in value i can get for the dvd set.

 

[BatMatt]

Glad we're getting those covers, when Europe got them for the 05' Anthology DVD release I was envious. Guess I'm buying the set

 

[Symbiotic]

i don't know how i feel about that. i already own the anthology set but the cover arts are ****.

Respectfully disagree. I like that it's the individual Batsymbol for each movie.

 

[ttotheusher]

A point of interest: I was looking at the European release of Batman Returns the other day, and it said that it includes the commentary. I thought this was left off the Euro release because of cuts. Is it unrated?

 

[<(o_o)>]

i don't know how i feel about that. i already own the anthology set but the cover arts are ****. it's going to come down to 3 factors for me:

a.) overall cheapest price i can find
b.) picture quality
c.) how much trade in value i can get for the dvd set.

You can get it for $98.95 through this site although this site is high on everything. http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?userid=99366181824889&item_id=1447860&searchID=75659

Large front.

Large back.

You can get it for $116.95 through this site. http://www.buy.com/prod/batman-motion-picture-anthology-1989-97-special-ed/q/loc/322/210635523.html

 

[bullets]

I feel like an idiot...I just found out Serenity is on blu-ray...for how long have i been ignorant if this glory?

I just realized it this weekend but was more suprised by the cost , only $20 at fye.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

All catalog releases should be $20 and under. Universal is smoking crack with the pricing on the Bourne Trilogy.

 

[imdaly]

I feel like an idiot...I just found out Serenity is on blu-ray...for how long have i been ignorant if this glory?

Just 10 days.


...or 990 days if you're asked about the HD DVD.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Just 10 days.


...or 990 days if you're asked about the HD DVD.

Yep guess it was worth the wait for Serenity fans considering the one released 2 weeks ago is the superior disc.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Death Race Announcer Contest Extended
Owners of the 'Death Race' Blu-ray listen up: Universal Studios Home Entertainment is currently holding a contest where viewers can submit their own commentary for one of the films intense race scenes via the "My Commentary" BD-Live feature for a chance to win a 52" HDTV and PS3. The contest deadline has been extended until February 1st, so make sure you submit your commentary now.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Some official catalog announcements...

Rounders Coming to Blu-ray this April
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Rounders: 10th Anniversary Edition', which is due to hit store shelves on April 14th. Video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 24-bit 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

Extras for this release include:

* All-new deleted scenes with commentary and alternate ending
* More deleted scenes (Blu-ray exclusive)
* Easter Eggs
* Behind-the-Scenes special
* Set-top game: Heads Up Texas Hold 'Em
* Professional Poker
* Feature commentary with professional poker players
* Feature commentary with director John Dahl, screenwriters David Levien and Brian Koppelman, and actor Edward Norton
* Tips from Championship Poker Players

The Grudge Announced for Blu-ray
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the horror film 'The Grudge' to Blu-ray on March 24th. This Takashi Shimizu stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as a nurse who encounters a supernatural spirit that is possessing people around her. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

Extras for this release include:
* Commentary with Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi, Sarah Michelle Gellar & More
* Commentary with Director Takashi Shimizu, Producer Taka Ichise and Actress Takako Fuji
* Deleted Scenes with optional commentary
* Myth of the Ju-On
* Under the Skin Featurette - A Medical Explanation of Fear Response In Film
* Sights and Sounds: The Storyboard Art of Takashi Shimizu
* Production Designer's Notebook: The Sketches of Iwao Saito
* JU-ON Short Film: 4444444444
* JU-ON Short Film: In a Corner

Kite Runner Announced for Blu-ray
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Oscar-nominated foreign film 'Kite Runner' to Blu-ray on March 24th. The film tells the story of two young friends on the opposite sides of bloody war. Video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

Extras for this release include:

* Commentary with Marc Forster, Khaled Hosseini and David Benioff
* Words from The Kite Runner
* Images from The Kite Runner
* Public Service Announcement with Khaled Hosseini
* Theatrical Trailer HD

 

[BeserkerHilf]

Respectfully disagree. I like that it's the individual Batsymbol for each movie.

oh snap, i meant the R1 dvd covers. i remember being pissed when i heard we would get those. i love the individual bat symbols

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

RUMORMILL
Fox is supposedly going to release some animation titles for Easter.

Anastasia, Ferngully, and Secret of Nimh.