The Format War

[Symbiotic]

Nice, but I'll wait to see if a megaset with every film is available when Abrams's film hits Blu-ray.

 

[imdaly]

It's Tuesday!

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

Spoiler

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)
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)
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)
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 (Disney)
Final Destination (Warner)
Fly Away Home (Sony)
Gettysburg: The Battle and the Adress (Genius)
Iditarod (Discovery Channel)
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
8 Mile (Universal)
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)
Frost/Nixon (Universal)
Genghis Khan (FUNimation)
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)
JCVD (Peace Arch)
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (Fox)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One (Paramount)
What Doesn't Kill You (Sony)

May 5, 2009
Batman: 20th Anniversary Edition [1989] (Warner)
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)
It Could Happen to You (Sony)
Roxanne (Sony)
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)
The Grudge [2004] (Sony)
Major League (Paramount)
Passengers (Sony)
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)
A Bug's Life (Disney)
Circle of Iron (Blue Underground)
Monster's Inc (Disney)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - Skynet Edition (Lionsgate)
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
Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series (Universal)
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (Warner)

August 4, 2009
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Collector's Edition Boxset (Warner)

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Rumormill
From BloodyDisgusting.com

We learned of some very interesting news that has me jumping for joy. We discovered that Fox Home Entertainment is currently working on brand new Blu-ray releases for Alien, Aliens and Alien 3. Each film is said to be released in a new special edition set with brand new special features made just for these releases! The only concern I have is Fox's lackluster Blu-ray releases, where the quality looks like a simple up-convert as opposed to a brand new transfer (see Predator, Commando, Donnie Darko and numerous others). No release date has been set, but I'm praying we see this before year's end.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Another sale on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000340341&plpage=1

 

[BatMatt]

Another sale on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000340341&plpage=1

yea, picked up One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Unforgiven in that sale for some good prices

 

[Sam Fisher]

Rumormill
From BloodyDisgusting.com

We learned of some very interesting news that has me jumping for joy. We discovered that Fox Home Entertainment is currently working on brand new Blu-ray releases for Alien, Aliens and Alien 3. Each film is said to be released in a new special edition set with brand new special features made just for these releases! The only concern I have is Fox's lackluster Blu-ray releases, where the quality looks like a simple up-convert as opposed to a brand new transfer (see Predator, Commando, Donnie Darko and numerous others). No release date has been set, but I'm praying we see this before year's end.

Wonder why no Alien 4

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

yea, picked up One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Unforgiven in that sale for some good prices

I also noticed Daredevil is $14.99 too. Tempting price.

Wonder why no Alien 4

I think its best we ignore that one.

Haha it wasnt that bad but maybe they just forgot to mention it. It makes sense they would get released this year its the 30th anniversary for Alien.

 

[ttotheusher]

Anyone got Dark City? I've just ordered it. I was in the mood for a Blade Runner type film, and DC seemed to fit the bill. Whats the film like, and whats the VQ/AQ like?

 

[Symbiotic]

Anyone got Dark City? I've just ordered it. I was in the mood for a Blade Runner type film, and DC seemed to fit the bill. Whats the film like, and whats the VQ/AQ like?

You've never seen Dark City? You're in for a real treat.

 

[imdaly]

I've never seen it.

Last week was a very productive week for me though as far as movies I've never seen but NEEDED to.

I finally watched both "The Green Mile" and "The Shawshank Redemption" for the first time!

 

[<(o_o)>]

Why hasn't Amazon.com made the Batman Quadrilogy Set on Blu-Ray available for pre-order?

Also the only way to get the movie Twighlight on Blu-Ray through Amazon.com is to get the Twilight (Ultimate Collector's Set) (Amazon.com Exclusive) [Blu-ray] which costs $79.99.

http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Ulti...ef=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1235096882&sr=1-2

Amazon.com Exclusive Collector's Set contains:

Twilight (Special Edition) Blu-ray Disc
Twilight Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
Jewelry Box: individually numbered
Exclusive Watch
Limited Edition Charm Bracelet
6 Glossy Photo Cards
Bookmark
Certificate of Authenticity

 

[Downhere]

I finally watched both "The Green Mile" and "The Shawshank Redemption" for the first time!

Good grief man, it's about time!

 

[imdaly]

Just got in:

This brings me to:

Spoiler

Blu-rays Owned
1. Across the Universe
2. Baby Mama
3. Beetlejuice
4. Be Kind Rewind
5. Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar Live!
6. Body of Lies
7. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
8. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
9. Chuck - The Complete First Season
10. Cloverfield
11. Dan in Real Life
12. Daredevil - The Director's Cut
13. The Dark Knight
14. The Day After Tomorrow
15. Deja Vu
16. Dexter: The Complete First Season
17. Die Another Day
18. Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme
19. Dr. No
20. Elf
21. Enchanted
22. 50 First Dates
23. Firefly - The Complete Series
24. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
25. For Your Eyes Only
26. From Russia With Love
27. Get Smart
28. Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season
29. Hancock
30. Hellboy
31. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
32. Heroes: Season Two
33. The House Bunny
34. Hulk Vs.
35. Ice Age
36. Ice Age: The Meltdown
37. Identity
38. Incredible Hulk
39. Invincible
40. The Invincible Iron Man
41. Iron Man
42. Juno
43. Kung Fu Panda
44. Little Miss Sunshine
45. Live and Let Die
46. Live Free or Die Hard
47. Lost: The Complete Third Season
48. Lost: The Complete Fourth Season
49. The Lost Boys
50. Madagascar
51. Man On Fire
52. Memento
53. The Mist
54. Mrs. Doubtfire
55. The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
56. Night at the Museum
57. The Nightmare Before Christmas
58. The Orphanage
59. Outbreak
60. The Pineapple Express
61. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (3-Movie Collection)
62. Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (3-Movie Collection)
63. Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End (3-Movie Collection)
64. Ratatoille
65. Rescue Dawn
66. Run, Fat Boy, Run
67. The Shining
68. Short Circuit
69. Spider-Man 3 (Cheapo PS3 Bundled Disc)
70. Spider-Man 3 (Full Retail 2-Disc Set)
71. Step Brothers
72. Step Up 2: The Streets
73. STOMP Live
74. Superbad
75. Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete First Season
76. Thunderball
77. Transformers
78. Transporter 2
79. Tropic Thunder
80. Ultimate Avengers Collection
81. The Universe: Season One
82. Wall&#8226;E
83. Wanted

Blu-Rays Ordered:
84. Big
85. Bolt
86. The Da Vinci Code
87. Dexter: The Complete Second Season
88. Dexter: The Complete Third Season
89. John Q.
90. Lost: The Complete First Season
91. Lost: The Complete Second Season
92. Lost: The Complete Fifth Season
93. The Machinist
94. The One
95. The Princess Bride
96. Punisher: War Zone
97. Role Models
98. Sin City
99. Transporter 3
100. True Blood: The Complete First Season
101. The Universe: Season Two
102. X-Men (X-Men Trilogy)
103. X2: X-Men United (X-Men Trilogy)
104. X-Men: The Last Stand (X-Men Trilogy)

HD DVDs Owned
1. 300
2. Alpha Dog
3. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
4. Ant Bully
5. Batman Begins
6. Billy Madison
7. Blades of Glory
8. Blood Diamond
9. Bourne Identity
10. Bourne Supremacy
11. The Bourne Ultimatum
12. Breach
13. Bridge To Terabithia (Italian Import)
14. Bruce Almighty
15. Casablanca
16. Casino
17. Chicago / Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre
18. Children of Men
19. The Chronicles of Riddick
20. Constantine
21. Corpse Bride
22. Darkman
23. Dawn of the Dead
24. Dead Silence
25. The Departed
26. District B13
27. Distrubia
28. Dreamgirls
29. Dukes of Hazzard
30. Eastern Promises
31. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
32. Evan Almighty
33. Face/Off
34. Fantastic Four (German Import)
35. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (German Import)
36. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
37. Forty-Year Old Virgin
38. The Fountain
39. The Frighteners
40. Ghost Rider (French Import)
41. Good Shepherd
42. Happy Feet
43. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
44. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (UK Import)
45. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
46. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
47. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
48. Heroes: Season One
49. The Host
50. Hot Fuzz
51. Hot Rod
52. Hulk
53. Inside Man
54. The Island (UK Import)
55. The Kingdom
56. King Kong
57. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
58. Knocked Up
59. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
60. The Last Samurai
61. Liar Liar
62. Lucky Number Slevin
63. Matrix (Ultimate Matrix Trilogy)
64. Matrix Reloaded (Ultimate Matrix Trilogy)
65. Matrix Revolutions (Ultimate Matrix Trilogy)
66. Meet the Fockers
67. Meet the Parents
68. Mission Impossible (Ultimate Missions Collection)
69. Mission Impossible II (Ultimate Missions Collection)
70. Mission Impossible III (Ultimate Missions Collection)
71. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
72. Next
73. Old School
74. Pan's Labyrinth
75. The Perfect Storm
76. Phantom of the Opera
77. Planet Earth: The Complete Series
78. Poseidon
79. The Prestige (UK Import)
80. Pulse
81. The Reaping
82. Return to House on Haunted Hill
83. The Rundown
84. Scanner Darkly
85. Serenity
86. Shaun of the Dead
87. Shooter
88. Shrek the Third
89. Smokin' Aces
90. Superman: The Movie
91. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
92. The Ten
93. Terminator 2: Judgement Day - Ultimate HD Edition (German Import)
94. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
95. The Thing
96. TMNT
97. Training Day
98. Transformers
99. V For Vendetta
100. What Dreams May Come

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Why hasn't Amazon.com made the Batman Quadrilogy Set on Blu-Ray available for pre-order?

Also the only way to get the movie Twighlight on Blu-Ray through Amazon.com is to get the Twilight (Ultimate Collector's Set) (Amazon.com Exclusive) [Blu-ray] which costs $79.99.

http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Ulti...ef=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1235096882&sr=1-2

Amazon.com Exclusive Collector's Set contains:

Twilight (Special Edition) Blu-ray Disc
Twilight Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
Jewelry Box: individually numbered
Exclusive Watch
Limited Edition Charm Bracelet
6 Glossy Photo Cards
Bookmark
Certificate of Authenticity

Well I am not positive but I think the Batman movies were delayed. If you are desperate for them though I think you can just import them from the UK they are $16-$17 each plus shipping costs which isn't bad at all.

As far as Twilight goes it will be released as a Wal-mart exclusive on March 21st and I don't know how all of that works.

 

[Downhere]

As far as Twilight goes it will be released as a Wal-mart exclusive on March 21st and I don't know how all of that works.

Actually it will be a Best Buy/Target exclusive.

 

[ttotheusher]

You've never seen Dark City? You're in for a real treat.

Oh good. I'm to watch the Directors Cut first right? At least, thats what I've gathered from the internets.

Last week was a very productive week for me though as far as movies I've never seen but NEEDED to.

I finally watched both "The Green Mile" and "The Shawshank Redemption" for the first time!

Me too actually. Never seen Shawshank. Watched it. Was in tears in the end. Amazing film. I also saw This is England and Platoon. Both very deep and moving films.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Actually it will be a Best Buy/Target exclusive.

Oh so the ****** movie will be an exclusive at ANOTHER store I never go to. Gotcha.

 

[Symbiotic]

Oh good. I'm to watch the Directors Cut first right? At least, thats what I've gathered from the internets.

Well actually uh, I haven't seen the Director's Cut yet. Just the theatrical version. But yeah, I'd say watch the Director's Cut.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Do you guys recommend Kramer vs. Kramer? It would be a blind get for me.

 

[imdaly]

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the two Pixar films 'A Bug's Life' and 'Monster's Inc' to Blu-ray on May 19th. Both titles will be two-discs set, featuring a digital copy of the film on a separate DVD. Technical specs have yet to be announced at this time, though it is expected that both releases will receive 1080p AVC video and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack encodes.

Extras for these two films will include all the features on the previous DVD releases, including the following Blu-ray exclusive extras:

* A Bug's Life Introduction by John Lasseter
* Roundtable with John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Kevin Rehr and Darla Anderson
* Storyboard animations
* BD-Live
o Movie Chat
o Movie Mail

Monster's Inc
* Roundtable with Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, Darla Anderson, and Darla Anderson
* Interactive Game
* BD-Live
o Movie Chat
o Movie Mail
o Disneyland Tokyo attraction

Source

HECK FREAKING YES!!!!!

 

[Sam Fisher]

I never picked those two up. Now I have an excuse to do so

 

[Downhere]

^^ Both are must buys, but I wish The Incredibles would have been released first.


On another note, Blu-ray's are now 50% off at Circuit City. I picked up a few titles for $15 a piece...not too bad.

Games are 50% off too.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Terminator 2: Skynet Edition
May 12th release date
$29.99 list price for the standalone BD
$174.99 for the limited edition T2 collector's set, which includes the BD, digital copy, the Extreme and Ultimate DVD editions as well and the US version of the skull/bust.

 

[imdaly]

Speaking of "FINALLYYYY!!!":


I'm about to hit 10,000 posts!

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Terminator 2: Skynet Edition
May 12th release date
$29.99 list price for the standalone BD
$174.99 for the limited edition T2 collector's set, which includes the BD, digital copy, the Extreme and Ultimate DVD editions as well and the US version of the skull/bust.

I would upgrade once the review is in and it is a significant improvement. The collector's set sounds ******ed. Why would I care about owning other editions on standard DVD if I am buying the Blu-ray?