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Thanks to Circuit City going out of business, I bought a bunch of blu-rays today allowing me to finally hit the 60 mark for movies plus 4 tv shows!

1. 28 Weeks Later
2. Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
3. The Animatrix
4. Batman Begins
5. Batman: Gotham Knight
6. Cars
7. Cloverfield
8. Dark City
9. The Dark Knight
10. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
11. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
12. Day of the Dead (1985)
13. Die Another Day
14. Dr. No
15. For Your Eyes Only
16. From Russia With Love
17. Full Metal Jacket
18. Halloween (2007)
19. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
20. Hellboy
21. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
22. Horton Hears a Who!
23. The Incredible Hulk
24. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
25. Iron Man
26. JFK
27. Justice League: The New Frontier
28. Kill Bill Volume 1
29. Kill Bill Volume 2
30. Land of the Dead
31. Live and Let Die
32. The Matrix
33. Matrix Reloaded
34. Matrix Revolutions
35. Nixon
36. The Nightmare Before Christmas
37. Pan's Labyrinth
38. Patriot Games
39. Pineapple Express
40. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
41. Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
42. Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End
43. Poltergeist
44. Rambo
45. Ratatouille
46. Resident Evil: Degeneration
47. Saw III
48. Saw IV
49. Saw V
50. Semi-Pro
51. The Shining
52. Spider-Man 3
53. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
54. Step Brothers
55. The Sum of All Fears
56. Thunderball
57. Transformers
58. Tropic Thunder
59. Unforgiven
60. Wall-E

  • Heroes: Season 2
  • Lost: The Complete Third Season
  • Lost: The Complete Fourth Season
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season
 
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hippie_hunter said:
30% off.
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That's their liquidation? I would figure things would be around 50% off. Oh well at least your satisfied and got some more movies in your collection. Don't know which ones you bought but you do have a lot of great discs in there. :yay:
 
RedIsNotBlue said:
That's their liquidation? I would figure things would be around 50% off. Oh well at least your satisfied and got some more movies in your collection. Don't know which ones you bought but you do have a lot of great discs in there. :yay:
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I've bought all of them except Prince Caspian, Horton Hears a Who, Halloween, Diary of the Dead, Hellboy II, and the Matrix movies.
 
I'm still holding out on circuit city in hopes they will mark further down. 30 percent would be good but circuit city prices are still high . I went to best buy and got Fearless at $15. They also had some other titles for that price.
 
It's Tuesday!

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

February 15, 2009
Highlander: The Series - Season One (Legendary Heroes)

February 17, 2009
Body of Lies (Warner)
Capote [2005] / In Cold Blood (Sony)
Changeling [2008] (Universal)
Ghandhi (Sony)
High School Musical Trilogy (Disney)
High School Musical 3 (Disney)
High School Musical: Remix (Disney)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (MGM)
Kramer vs. Kramer (Sony)
The Midnight Meat Train (Lionsgate)
One Long Night (Vivendi Visual)
The Passion of the Christ [Definitive Edition] (Fox)
Quarantine (Sony)

February 24, 2009
Akira (Honneamise)
Australia (Fox)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (Blue Underground)
The French Connection II (Fox)
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (Fox)
High School Musical 3 (Disney)
Kill Switch (Momentum)
The Matador [2008] (City Lights)
Ronin (Fox)
Vanishing Point (Fox)
What Just Happened (Magnolia)
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (Eagle Rock)

March 3, 2009
Australia (Fox)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Disney)
Brokeback Mountain (Universal)
In the Electric Mist (Image)
I've Loved You So Long (Sony)
NFL Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers Champions AMAZON.COM EXCLUSIVE!
Paramore: The Final Riot! (?)
Silence of the Lambs (MGM)
Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic (Warner)
Wonder Woman: The Amazon Princess (Warner)


March 10, 2009
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology (Warner)
Battle In Seattle (Screen Media Films)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Mirimax)
Cadillac Records (Sony)
Catwoman (Warner)
The Grudge [2004] (Sony)
Gulliver's Travels [1939] (Koch Distributing)
Let the Right One In (Magnolia)
Milk (Universal)
Pinocchio [1940] (Disney)
Primal Fear (Paramount)
Role Models (Universal)
Synecdoche, New York (Sony)
Transporter 3 (Lionsgate)

March 17, 2009
Elegy (Sony)
Lady Death: The Motion Picture (A.D. Vision)
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year (Lionsgate)
Quo Vadis (Warner)
The Princess Bride (Fox)
Punisher: War Zone (Lionsgate)
Rachel Getting Married (Sony)
The Robe [1953] (Fox)
Seven Pounds (Sony)
South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (Paramount)
Tales of Despereaux (Universal)

March 21, 2009
Twilight (Summit) BEST BUY & TARGET ONLY!

March 22, 2009
Bolt (Disney)
Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood (Warner)

March 24, 2009
The 400 Blows (Criterion Collection)
Big Stan (Sony)
The Fast and the Furious Trilogy (Universal)
Goldfinger (MGM)
The Grudge (Sony)
James Bond Collection 3-Pack [Goldfinger, Moonraker, The World is Not Enough] (MGM)
Kite Runner (Paramount)
The Last Metro (Criterion Collection)
A Mighty Heart (Paramount)
Moonraker (MGM)
Never Say Never Again (MGM)
Passengers (Sony)
Quantum of Solace (MGM)
UFC: The Best of 2008 (First Look)
The Venture Brothers: Season 3 (Warner)
The World Is Not Enough (MGM)

March 31, 2009
An American in Paris (Warner)
Batman: 20th Anniversary Edition [1989] (Warner)
Chris Botti: Live in Boston (Sony)
The Chronicles of Riddick (Universal)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan / Broly: The Second Coming / Bio Broly (FUNimation)
Ghosts of Mars (Sony)
Gigi (Warner)
Ichi the Killer (Tokyo Shock)
Lady Cop and Papa Crook (Tai Seng)
LCD/Plasma Ultimate HD Experience:Africa (Well Go USA)
Marley & Me (Fox)
The Matrix (Warner)
National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe (National Geographic)
National Geographic: Kingdom of the Blue Whale (National Geographic)
The One [2001] (Sony)
Pitch Black (Universal)
Pitch Black / The Chronicles of Riddick [2-Pack] (Universal)
Pride & Prejudice [1995] (A&E)
South Pacific [1958] (Fox)
Tell No One (MPI)
Two Evil Eyes (Blue Underground)

April 7, 2009
2010: The Year We Make Contact (Warner)
Above the Law (Warner)
American History X (Warner)
The Beauty of Snakes (Genius)
Bedtime Stories (Disney)
Bricktown (Celebrity Distribution)
Collateral Damage (Warner)
The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008] (Fox)
Doubt (?)
Final Destination (Warner)
Fly Away Home (Sony)
Gettysburg: The Battle and the Adress (Genius)
The Last Word (Image)
John Q. (Warner)
Mars: The Quest for Life (Genius)
No Country For Old Men: Collector's Edition (Disney)
Point of No Return (Warner)
Taking Lives (Warner)
Tango & Cash (Warner)
The Wedding Singer (Warner)
Winged Migration (Sony)
The World's Biggest and Baddest Bugs (Genius)
Yes Man (Warner)

April 14, 2009
Cranford (BBC)
IMAX: Deep Sea/Into the Sea (Warner)
The Last Kiss (Paramount)
Mean Girls (Paramount)
Rounders (Disney)
The Seven Year Itch (Fox)
The Spirit (Lionsgate)
Splinter (Magnolia)
Strange Wilderness (Paramount)
The Thirteenth Floor (Sony)
Universal Soldier: The Return (Sony)

April 21, 2009
Arctic Tale (Paramount)
The Arrival [1996] (Lionsgate)
Hellraiser (Anchor Bay)
Hellraiser Puzzle Box (Anchor Bay)
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy: Unsensored (?)
Sin City (Disney)
Wages of Fear (Criterion Collection)
X-Men (Fox)
X-Men: The Last Stand (Fox)
X-Men Trilogy (Fox)
X2: X-Men United (Fox)

April 24, 2009
In the Realm of the Senses (Criterion Collection)

April 28, 2009
The Da Vinci Code (Fox)
Fast Company (Blue Underground)
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (Fox)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One (Paramount)


May 5, 2009
Big (Fox)
Bleak House (BBC)
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)
Saturday Night Fever (Paramount)
There's Something About Mary (Fox)
Twilight (Summit)

May 12, 2009
3 Mo' Divas (Acorn Media)
Black Sheep (Paramount)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season One (Paramount)
Major League (Paramount)
Ran (Criterion Collection)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Paramount)
Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture Collection (Paramount)
Wayne's World (Paramount)
Wayne's World 2 (Paramount)
Without a Paddle (Paramount)

May 19, 2009
Army of Darkness (Universal)
Circle of Iron (Blue Underground)
True Blood: The Complete First Season (HBO)

May 26, 2009
Falling Down (Warner)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Warner)
True Romance (?)

June 16, 2009
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Sony)
Generation Kill (HBO)
Ghostbusters (Sony)
John Adams (HBO)

July 28, 2009
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (Warner)

August 4, 2009
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Collector's Edition Boxset (Warner)
 
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Can someone explain the regioning system for Blu-ray?

I'm in the UK - so I can't play USA Blu-ray on my UK Panasonic player, right?

Could I get round it by buying a USA Blu-ray player as well?
 
X-Maniac said:
Can someone explain the regioning system for Blu-ray?

I'm in the UK - so I can't play USA Blu-ray on my UK Panasonic player, right?

Could I get round it by buying a USA Blu-ray player as well?
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There are alot of Region free Blu-ray's out there which are ABC and play on any player. The US is Region A. The UK would be Region B. To check up on releases and their Region compatibility you can visit this site...

http://bluray.liesinc.net/
 
hippie_hunter said:
30% off.
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Yeah, I went to CC the other day and it was 30% off, still not good compared to other places I can get movies at. Hopefully it will get down to 50% off, in which I may select a few movies. It would be nicer at 60-90% off though. :oldrazz::woot:

But, I think game console accessories are like 40-50% off and that isn't so bad for people looking for a new controller or something.
 
I also like that the set includes the CG film from '07. I held off on buying the Blu-ray in case something like this would happen.
 
I hope the TMNT films are sold separately. I really only need to have the first one.

And Paramount has made official some catalog title releases.

Paramount Announces Catalog Titles for May
In an early alert to retailers, Paramount Home Entertainment revealed an impressive list of catalog titles they will be bringing to Blu-ray this May. As these are just retailer alerts, no technical specs or special features have been revealed for any of these titles, but you can expect the typical 1080p AVC video and Dolby TrueHD audio.

May 5th
* 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: Deluxe Edition'
* 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'
* 'Grease'
* 'Saturday Night Fever'

May 12th
* 'Black Sheep'
* 'Major League'
* 'Wayne's World'
* 'Wayne's World 2'
* 'Without a Paddle'
 
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/the-day-the-earth-stood-still2.html

Title: The Day The Earth Stood Still
Starring: Keanu Reaves
Released: 31st March 2009
SRP: Prices TBC

Further Details:
Fox Home Entertainment has announced 2-disc DVD, 3-disc DVD and 3-disc Blu-ray releases of The Day The Earth Stood Still which stars Keanu Reaves and Jennifer Connelly. Each will be available to own from the 31st March. I'm afraid we have no word on extra material for any of these releases right now, but we'll bring you further details shortly. Stay tuned. For now though, here's our first look at the official art:
 
Yeah it looks like Fox is playing around with the new releases now. Marley and Me is going to have the Blu-ray, digital copy, AND the DVD.

Fox Announces Marley & Me Blu-ray
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Marley & Me' to Blu-ray on March 31st, day-and-date with the DVD release. This three-disc set will feature a digital copy of the film, along with the single DVD release. Video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

Extras for this release include:

* Dog Training Trivia Track (BD Exclusive)
* Dog Training 101 featuring BonusView Video (BD Exclusive)
* 19 Deleted Scenes With Director, David Frankel Commentary
* Finding Marley featurette
* Breaking the Golden Rule featurette
* On Set with Marley: Dog of All Trades featurette
* Animal Adoption featurette
* Purina Dog Chow Marley & Me Video Contest Finalists
* Purina Dog Chow Video Hall of Fame
* Gag Reel
* When Not to Pee featurette
 
I was just looking at my Blu-rays and I realized that I don't have that many from when I converted to the format back in August. Only 36. Thought I would be buying more. It's probably because I own so much on DVD and I ain't double dipping unless it's completely necessary. Here's what I own:

3:10 to Yuma
Apocalypto
Band of Brothers
The Bank Job
Bottle Rocket
Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian
Chungking Express
Close Encounters of The Third Kind
The Dark Knight
Dawn of The Dead
The Fall
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Godfather Trilogy
Hellboy II:The Golden Army
I, Robot
The Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Kingdom of Heaven
Master and Commander
Mirrormask
The Nightmare Before Christmas
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Patton
Pineapple Express
Planet Earth
The Proposition
Rambo
Speed Racer
Starship Troopers
Sunshine
Transformers
Tropic Thunder
Troy
Wall-E
Wanted
 
Warner Announced True Romance for May
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the Christian Slater film 'True Romance' to Blu-ray on May 26th in its unrated form. Scheduled to come on a BD-50, video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p VC-1. Audio specs have yet to be fully detailed at this time, though we expect to see a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack for this release.

Extras for this release include:

* Behind the Story
o Commentary by Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette
o Commentary by Tony Scott
o Commentary by Quentin Tarantino
o Selective Commentary:
+ Val Kilmer
+ Dennis Hopper
+ Brad Pitt
+ Michael Rapaport
* Original 1993 EPK Featurette
o Behind-The-Scenes: During the this featurette a heart icon will appear on the screen which allows viewers to click enter taking them into another small featurette once the pod is over the original featurette will continue where it was left off
* Additional Footage:
o Deleted and Extended Scenes with Optional commentary by the Director (play all option)
+ At The Movies
+ Heroes For Sale
+ He Really Loved Her
+ Coming Clean
+ “We Know What Were Doing”
+ Playing “What If?”
+ Elliots Motivation
o Alternate Ending with optional commentary by the Director and Writer
* Theatrical Trailer

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Announced for Blu-ray
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' to Blu-ray on May 26th in its extended cut form. This Kevin Costner film will come on a BD-50, and feature 1.85:1 1080p VC-1 video. The audio specs have not been fully detailed at this time, though we are expecting to see a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack available for this release.

Extras for this release include:

* Behind the Scenes
o Commentary with Kevin Costner and Director Kevin Reynolds
o Commentary with Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater and producers Pen Densham and John Watson
o Robin Hood: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
o One on One with the Cast (with Play all option)
+ Kevin Costner
+ Morgan Freeman
+ Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
+ Christian Slater
+ Alan Rickman
* Music Videos
o Bryan Adams “(Everything I do I do it) For You” -Live At Slane Castle
* Trailers
o Theatrical Trailer
o A Legend
o A Legend
o A Love Story
o A love Story
o Fight for Justice
o Fight For Justice
* Extras
o Music Soundtrack Cues in 5.1 (Play all option)
+ Overture and a Prisoner of the Crusades
+ Sir Guy of Gisborne and the Escape to Sherwood
+ Little John and the Band in the forest
+ The Sheriff and His Witch
+ Maid Marian
+ Training-Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
+ Marian at the Waterfall
+ The Abduction and the final Battle at the Gallows
 
Those (Robin Hood, True Romance) should be awesome in Blu.
 
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