The Format War

[BatMatt]

Happy to see that The Office Season 5 will be coming to Blu-Ray this year

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Hmm..well I think I've had better results with DTS-HDMA mixes than Dolby TrueHD in general

Well its a weird debate to have. Because I was always under the impression lossless is lossless it is just different ways of decoding the audio. Someone did bring to my attention though that DTS-HDMA would be more of a space saver though. They way I understand it is that both codecs can sound amazing but with Dolby TrueHD the studios have to include a completely separate Dolby Digital track while with DTS-HDMA a lossy track can be taken straight from that. It isn't a huge amount of space to be saved but hey the more space free the better as long as I am still getting lossless audio.

 

[BatMatt]

Yes it's a weird argument, and of course I posted that after watching Punisher: War Zone so who knows. I don't know, in my experiences Dolby TrueHD seems to sound a little...softer than the DTS-HDMA tracks I've heard. That of course can all be due to the studios, not the codec themselves.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Yes it's a weird argument, and of course I posted that after watching Punisher: War Zone so who knows. I don't know, in my experiences Dolby TrueHD seems to sound a little...softer than the DTS-HDMA tracks I've heard. That of course can all be due to the studios, not the codec themselves.

I know what you are saying with The Dark Knight I have to turn the volume up higher than I would on lets say The Incredible Hulk. But both are demo material despite the different volume setting. I guess in that sense it can cause confusion so it would be nice if the studios can decide on just one lossless codec no matter which it is as long as it is lossless.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Have some crap you want to get rid of? Amazon is now offering site credit for trading in DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-rays.

http://www.amazon.com/Movies-Tv-Tra...219791&pf_rd_i=193640011&tag=panandscathed-20

 

[Sam Fisher]

^Yeah, they also have a video game trade in program too.

 

[Downhere]

DVD Planet offers better pricing on DVD's I think. But, their prices on Blu-ray's are usually more expensive. lol.

 

[Havok83]

Happy to see that The Office Season 5 will be coming to Blu-Ray this year

I thought the season was disappointing but its good to see more tv series going blu

 

[BatMatt]

I thought season 5 was pretty solid, and the Michael Scott Paper Company was a fantastic story arc for Michael, so...I will put it ahead of season 4

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

BD Sales Information for Week Ending May 24 (Updated)
According to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert, 'Valkyrie' was the top-selling title on Blu-ray in the US for the week ended May 24. Second place was for 'Taken', the top-selling title the week before. 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop', despite winning easily on the overall DVD/Blu-ray charts, only managed third place in Blu-ray, outsold by 'Valkyrie' by nearly 2 to 1. 'My Bloody Valentine 3D' got number 4.

Here is the Blu-ray top 10:

1. Valkyrie
2. Taken
3. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
4. My Bloody Valentine 3D
5. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
6. True Blood: The Complete First Season
7. A Bug's Life
8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
9. 24: Season 7
10. Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection

As regards market share, the highest BD ratios for new releases of the week were for 'My Bloody Valentine 3D' and 'Valkyrie', which got 21% and 20%, respectively. TV series '24: Season 7' and 'True Blood: The Complete First Season' grabbed 15% and 14%, whereas 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' got only 7%.

Update

Home Media Magazine has now published the already-familiar pie chart comparing aggregate unit sales of the top 20 BDs versus the top 20 DVDs. The split for this week is 14% BD: 86% DVD.

Total revenue from BD sales was $20.92 million, up 119.47% from the same week last year. DVD revenue was $178.53 million, down 13.10% year-on-year.

BD accounted for 10.5% of total packaged-media sales revenue.

 

[Havok83]

I thought season 5 was pretty solid, and the Michael Scott Paper Company was a fantastic story arc for Michael, so...I will put it ahead of season 4

The season started off strong but quickly fell apart after the hour long Superbowl episode. It lacked focus after and I didnt find it all that funny. The Andy/Angela/Dwight was the highlight here which they ended abruptely. Out of the 5 seasons, overall, it was definetly the weakest.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

If you are looking to pick up Ghostbusters in store here is a site where you can download a $5 off coupon.

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/ghostbusters/splash/

 

[imdaly]

Sure, it's not Tuesday, but I just got back from a week-long vacation in L.A., so I'm a little behind on my list:

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

Spoiler

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)
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (Digital Leisure)
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)
Nightwish: End of an Era (Nuclear Blast Americ)
No Way Back (Sony)
Rockers (Mvd Visual)
The Seventh Seal (Criterion Collection)
Slingblade (Disney)
Spaceballs (MGM)
Striking Distance (Sony)
Sword of the Stranger (Bandai)

June 23, 2009
The Code (First Look)
Inkheart (New Line)
Last Year at Marienberg (Criterion Collection)
Mr. Troop Mom (Warner)
Origin: Spirits of the Past (FUNimation)
The Pink Panther 2 (MGM)
Waltz With Bashir (Sony)

June 30, 2009
12 Rounds (Fox)
Barbara Streisand: Live in Concert 2006 (Universal)
Do the Right Thing: 20th Anniversary (Universal)
Flawless (Magnolia)
Home Front (Cinevolve)
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Friends: The 70th Birthday Concert (Eagle Rock)
Jonas Brothers: 3-D Concert Experience (Disney)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (Fox)
Ted Nugent: Motor City Mayhem (Eagle Rock)
Tokyo! (Liberation Entertainment)
Transmorphers: Fall of Man (Asylum)
Two Lovers (Magnolia)

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

July 14, 2009
Cheap Trick: Every Trick in the Book (Music Inc.)
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon / Curse of the Golden Flower / House of the Flying Daggers [Boxed Set] (Sony)
Death Trance (Tokyo Shock)
The Edge of Love (Image)
Explicit Ills (Peace Arch)
For All Mankind (Criterion Collection)
A Haunting in Connecticut (Lionsgate)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony)
NBA Champions 2008-2009 (Warner)
Night Train (National Ent Media)
Shark Week: Great Bites Collection (Discovery Channel)
This is Spinal Tap (MGM)
The Towering Inferno (Fox)
Wild Pacific (BBC)

July 21, 2009
300: The Complete Experience (Warner)
Caroline (Universal)
Echelon Conspiracy (Paramount)
Google Me (Cinevolve)
The Great Buck Howard (Magnolia)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (Universal)
Midnight Express (Sony)
Prison Break: The Final Break (FOX)
Pushing Daisies: Season Two (Warner)
Watchmen (Warner)

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

July 28, 2009
12 Monkeys (Universal)
Bad Boy Bubby (Blue Underground)
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 (Universal)
Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series (Universal)
Dollhouse: Season One (Fox)
Dragonball: Evolution (Fox)
Fast & Furious (Universal)
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (Kino)
The Inglorious Bastards (Severing)
Miss March (Fox)
Repulsion (Criterion Collection)
Rhino Rescue (National Geographic)
A River Runs Through It (Sony)
The Waterboy (Disney)

August 4, 2009
Big Trouble in Little China (Fox)
Jackie Brown (Disney)
Labor Pains (First Look)
The Last Starfighter: 25th Anniversary (Universal)
My Cousin Vinny (Fox)
Pulp Fiction (Disney)
Race to Witch Mountain (Disney)
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice (MGM)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Collector's Edition Boxset (Warner)

August 11, 2009
About Last Night... (Sony)
Alien Trespass (Image)
Blue Thunder (Sony)
Chaos (Lionsgate)
The Class (Sony)
Cutthroat Island (Lionsgate)
National Geographic: Sea Monsters 3-4 (National Geographic)
The Ninth Gate (Lionsgate)
Replicant (Lionsgate)
See No Evil (Lionsgate)
Starman (Sony)
St. Elmo's Fire (Sony)

August 18, 2009
Dexter: The Complete Third Season (Paramount)
Dexter: Seasons 1-3 (Paramount)
Go (Sony)
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Disney)
Kagemusha (Criterion Collection)
Playtime (Criterion Collection)
Sons of Anarchy: Season One (Fox)
Surveillance (Magnolia)

August 25, 2009
Adventureland (Disney)
The Beast (Timeless Media Group)
Billy Jack (Image)
Children of the Corn (Anchor Bay)
Crash: Season One (Anchor Bay)
Fire and Ice (Blue Underground)
A Haunting - Twilight of Evil (Timeless Media Group)
Lie to Me: Season One (Fox)
Man on the Moon - 40th Anniversary Edition (Timeless Media Group)
Natural Born Killers (Warner)
Sunshine Cleaning (Overture)

September 1, 2009
The Crusades: Crescent & The Cross (A&E)
The Girlfriend Experience (Magnolia)
The Girl Next Door (Fox)
Heroes: Season Three (Universal)
High Crimes (Fox)
Labyrinth (Sony)
M*A*S*H (Fox)
Monster (First Look)

September 8, 2009
Catwoman (Warner)
Creepshow(Warner)
Dead Calm (Warner)
Freddy vs. Jason (New Line)
Fringe: The Complete First Season (Fox)
The New World: Extended Cut (New Line)
The Office: Season 5 (Universal)
Over the Top (Warner)
The Postman (Warner)
The Quick and the Dead (Sony)
Silverado (Sony)
Snakes On a Plane (New Line)
Sphere (Warner)
Terry Fator: Live from the Mirage (Image)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003] (New Line)

September 15, 2009
Child's Play (MGM)
Easy Rider (Sony)
Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season (Disney)
Hannibal Lecter Anthology [Manhunter, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal] (MGM)
Misery (MGM)
Punch-Drunk Love (Sony)
Torchwood: Children of Earth (BBC)

September 22, 2009
Gojira [Godzilla: King of Monsters] (Classic Media)

September 29, 2009
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (FUNimation)

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

October 13, 2009
The Craft (Sony)
Wolf / Bram Stoker's Dracula / Mary Shelley's Frankenstiein (Sony)

October 20, 2009
Freedomland (Sony)
Snatch (Sony)

October 27, 2009
Expedition: Africa (A&E)
Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure (Disney)

November 17, 2009
Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season (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]

Friday, Menace II Society, Set It Off Heading to Blu-ray
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring three "urban titles" to Blu-ray on September 8th, including 'Friday: Deluxe Edition', 'Set It Off: Deluxe Edition', and 'Menace II Society: Deluxe Edition'. All three titles will be presented in 1080p AVC with 'Friday' receiving a newly remixed 7.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack, and the other two receiving 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtracks.

Extras features have not been announced in full, though we do know that 'Friday' will include a new 30-minute vignette entitled “Friday Straight Up” plus music videos from Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. 'Set It Off' will include a new 30-minute featurette “Setting it Straight: Making of Set It Off” and Ray J's “Let It Go” music video while 'Menace II Society' will include and new commentary by directors Allen and Albert Hughes, producer Darin Scott, screenwriter Tyger Williams, actor Tate and rapper Ryan Williams.

New research has shown that black consumers represent 12% of the Blu-ray market compared to only 6% of the DVD market, meaning they are taking an increasing interest in the high definition format. Warner hopes that by offering these titles, they can capitalize on that increasing market share.

Two Girls and a Guy Being Preped for Blu-ray
According to a new interview with writer/director James Toback - and retailer listings of the title - his 1997 film 'Two Girls and a Guy' will be coming to Blu-ray in a few months via 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as a bachelor with two girlfriends played by Heather Graham and Natasha Gregson Wagner.

No special features have been announced at this time. While no technical specs have been announced, you can expect a 1080p AVC video encode accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

James Toback is also the writer of the film 'Tyson' (which documents the life of Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson), a film that will likely be announced for US release soon.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Optimum Unleashes Blu-ray Deluge
Optimum Home Entertainment has added nearly forty catalog titles to its Blu-ray schedule, for release between July and September 2009. Titles run the gamut of genres, from Hong Kong martial arts to European arthouse classics, and more Luc Besson than you can shake a stick at. No information on region coding is available, but Optimum often locks its titles to region B.

Here is the schedule of catalog releases from Optimum for July-September.

July 6:

* 'Highlander: Immortal Edition' (Russell Mulcahy, 1986)

July 20:

* '9 Songs' (Michael Winterbottom, 2004)
* 'Brick' (Rian Johnson, 2005)
* 'Captivity' (Roland Joffé, 2007)
* 'The Dam Busters' (Michael Anderson, 1955)
* 'Elephant' (Gus Van Sant, 2003)
* 'The Grifters' (Stephen Frears, 1990)
* 'The Pianist' (Roman Polanski, 2002)
* 'Redacted' (Brian De Palma, 2007)
* 'Switchblade Romance [Haute Tension]' (Alexandre Aja, 2003)

August 17:

* 'Angel Heart' (Alan Parker, 1987)
* 'Austin Powers - International Man Of Mystery' (Jay Roach, 1997)
* 'Feast' (John Gulager, 2005)
* 'La Haine' (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
* 'Near Dark' (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987)
* 'The Score' (Frank Oz, 2001)
* 'Unknown' (Simon Brand, 2006)

September 7:

* 'This Is Spinal Tap' (Rob Reiner, 1984)

September 14:

* 'Angel-A' (Luc Besson, 2005)
* 'Atlantis' (Luc Besson, 1991)
* 'The Big Blue [Le grand bleu]' (Luc Besson, 1988)
* 'Le dernier combat' (Luc Besson, 1983)
* 'La Femme Nikita [Nikita]' (Luc Besson, 1990)
* 'Léon' (Luc Besson, 1994)
* 'Subway' (Luc Besson, 1985)

September 21:

* 'Cry Wolf' (Jeff Wadlow, 2005)
* 'Honeymoon in Vegas' (Andrew Bergman, 1992)
* 'Shaolin Soccer [Siu lam juk kau]' (Stephen Chow, 2001)
* 'Universal Soldier' (Roland Emmerich, 1991)

September 28:

* 'Belle de jour' (Luis Buñuel, 1967)
* 'Contempt [Le mépris]' (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963)
* 'The Deer Hunter' (Michael Cimino, 1978)
* 'The Elephant Man' (David Lynch, 1980)
* 'The Go-Between' (Joseph Losey, 1970)
* 'The Ladykillers' (Alexander Mackendrick, 1955)
* 'Last Year In Marienbad [L'année dernière à Marienbad]' (Alain Resnais, 1961)
* 'The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum [Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann]' (Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta, 1975)
* 'Ran' (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)

 

[<(o_o)>]

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

And while we're talking Warner, we wanted to bring your attention to an interesting Amazon-exclusive: The forthcoming Watchmen Blu-ray packed in a replica of the Owl Ship from the film. SRP is $119.99, but Amazon has it for just $83.99. Pretty cool. Here's what it looks like...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BNKQDK...veASIN=B002BNKQDK&creative=373489&camp=211189

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wKTHfGZUL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CHGWyJrqL._SS400_.jpg

 

[BatMatt]

The owlship is cool, I like it better than the Batpod TDK Blu-Ray edition, and better than the face cases some DVDs have gotten, but I'll stick to the standard case as always.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Braveheart Gets September Release Date
One of the most eagerly-awaited titles for Blu-ray is definitely moving towards an actual release. In an early announcement to retailers, it has been revealed that Paramount Home Entertainment will bring the Mel Gibson war/action epic 'Braveheart' to Blu-ray on September 1. No audio or video specifications are available at this time.

Smallville Eighth Season Blu-ray Announced
Warner Home Video has announced that it will bring 'Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season' to Blu-ray on August 25, day-and-date with the DVD. The release will consist of four BD50 discs to house the 22 episodes of the season. Video will be 1.78:1 1080p, accompanied by a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track.

Special features are as follows:

* Cast/creator commentaries
* Unaired scenes
* In the Director's Chair: Behind the Lens and Calling the Shots with Allison Mack
* Smallville's Doomsday: The Making of a Monster

Supernatural Fourth Season Blu-ray Announced
Warner Home Video has announced that it will bring 'Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season' to Blu-ray on September 1, day-and-date with the DVD. The release will consist of four BD50 discs to house the 22 episodes of the season. Video will be 1.78:1 1080p, accompanied by a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. Special features are as follows:

* The Mythologies of Supernatural: From Heaven to Hell – three-section featurette gallery bridging Heaven, Purgatory and Hell to examine
* Key Mythological Precepts
* Creator commentary on three key episodes
* Extended/unaired scenes
* Gag reel

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Some more Alliance (Canadian Blu-ray releases announced) for 7/7/09...

After the Sunset
The Cell
The Others
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 3

 

[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. Big
6. Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar Live!
7. Body of Lies
8. Bolt
9. A Bug's Life
10. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
11. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
12. Chuck - The Complete First Season
13. Cloverfield
14. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
15. Dan in Real Life
16. Daredevil - The Director's Cut
17. The Dark Knight
18. The Da Vinci Code
19. The Day After Tomorrow
20. Deja Vu
21. Dexter: The Complete First Season
22. Dexter: The Complete Second Season
23. Die Another Day
24. Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme
25. Dr. No
26. Elf
27. Enchanted
28. 50 First Dates
29. Firefly - The Complete Series
30. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
31. For Your Eyes Only
32. From Russia With Love
33. Get Smart
34. Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season
35. Hancock
36. Hellboy
37. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
38. Heroes: Season Two
39. The House Bunny
40. Hulk Vs.
41. Ice Age
42. Ice Age: The Meltdown
43. Identity
44. Incredible Hulk
45. Invincible
46. The Invincible Iron Man
47. Iron Man
48. John Q
49. Juno
50. Kung Fu Panda
51. Little Miss Sunshine
52. Live and Let Die
53. Live Free or Die Hard
54. Lost: The Complete Third Season
55. Lost: The Complete Fourth Season
56. The Lost Boys
57. The Machinist
58. Madagascar
59. Man On Fire
60. Memento
61. The Mist
62. Mrs. Doubtfire
63. The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
64. Night at the Museum
65. The Nightmare Before Christmas
66. The One
67. The Orphanage
68. Outbreak
69. Out of Time
70. The Pineapple Express
71. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (3-Movie Collection)
72. Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (3-Movie Collection)
73. Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End (3-Movie Collection)
74. The Princess Bride
75. Punisher: War Zone
76. Ratatoille
77. Rescue Dawn
78. Role Models
79. Run, Fat Boy, Run
80. The Shining
81. Short Circuit
82. Sin City
83. Spider-Man 3 (Cheapo PS3 Bundled Disc)
84. Spider-Man 3 (Full Retail 2-Disc Set)
85. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Original Motion Picture Collection)
86. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Original Motion Picture Collection)
87. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Original Motion Picture Collection)
88. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Original Motion Picture Collection)
89. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Original Motion Picture Collection)
90. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Original Motion Picture Collection)
91. Step Brothers
92. Step Up 2: The Streets
93. STOMP Live
94. Superbad
95. Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete First Season
96. Thunderball
97. Transformers
98. Transporter 2
99. Transporter 3
100. Tropic Thunder
101. True Blood: The Complete First Season
102. Ultimate Avengers Collection
103. The Universe: Season One
104. Walking Tall
105. Wall•E
106. Wanted
107. X-Men (X-Men Trilogy)
108. X2: X-Men United (X-Men Trilogy)
109. X-Men: The Last Stand (X-Men Trilogy)

Blu-Rays Ordered:
110. Burn Notice: Season Two
111. Chuck: The Complete Second Season
112. Coraline
113. Dexter: The Complete Third Season
114. Dollhouse: Season One
115. Fringe: The Complete First Season
116. Ghostbusters
117. Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season
118. Heroes: Season Three
119. Hot Fuzz
120. Labyrinth
121. Lie To Me: The Complete First Season
122. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Theatrical Edition Trilogy)
123. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Theatrical Edition Trilogy)
124. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Theatrical Edition Trilogy)
125. Lost: The Complete First Season
126. Lost: The Complete Second Season
127. Lost: The Complete Fifth Season
128. Monsters, Inc.
129. The Office: Season Five
130. Push
131. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT Film Collection)
132. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze (TMNT Film Collection)
133. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (TMNT Film Collection)
134. Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete Second Season
135. TMNT (TMNT Film Collection)
136. The Universe: Season Two
137. The Universe: Season Three
138. Watchmen
139. X-Men Origins: Wolverine


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

 

[imdaly]

Missed Tuesday again, but here's the update!

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

Spoiler

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)
Nightwish: End of an Era (Nuclear Blast Americ)
No Way Back (Sony)
Rockers (Mvd Visual)
The Seventh Seal (Criterion Collection)
Slingblade (Disney)
Spaceballs (MGM)
Striking Distance (Sony)
Sword of the Stranger (Bandai)

June 23, 2009
The Code (First Look)
Inkheart (New Line)
Last Year at Marienberg (Criterion Collection)
Mr. Troop Mom (Warner)
Origin: Spirits of the Past (FUNimation)
The Pink Panther 2 (MGM)
Waltz With Bashir (Sony)

June 30, 2009
12 Rounds (Fox)
Barbara Streisand: Live in Concert 2006 (Universal)
Do the Right Thing: 20th Anniversary (Universal)
Flawless (Magnolia)
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Friends: The 70th Birthday Concert (Eagle Rock)
Jonas Brothers: 3-D Concert Experience (Disney)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (Fox)
Ted Nugent: Motor City Mayhem (Eagle Rock)
Tokyo! (Liberation Entertainment)
Transmorphers: Fall of Man (Asylum)
Two Lovers (Magnolia)

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

July 14, 2009
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon / Curse of the Golden Flower / House of the Flying Daggers [Boxed Set] (Sony)
Death Trance (Tokyo Shock)
The Edge of Love (Image)
Explicit Ills (Peace Arch)
For All Mankind (Criterion Collection)
A Haunting in Connecticut (Lionsgate)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony)
NBA Champions 2008-2009 (Warner)
Night Train (National Ent Media)
Shark Week: Great Bites Collection (Discovery Channel)
The Towering Inferno (Fox)

July 21, 2009
300: The Complete Experience (Warner)
Caroline (Universal)
Echelon Conspiracy (Paramount)
Google Me (Cinevolve)
The Great Buck Howard (Magnolia)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (Universal)
Midnight Express (Sony)
Prison Break: The Final Break (Fox)
Pushing Daisies: Season Two (Warner)
Watchmen (Warner)

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

July 28, 2009
12 Monkeys (Universal)
Bad Boy Bubby (Blue Underground)
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 (Universal)
Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series (Universal)
Dollhouse: Season One (Fox)
Dragonball: Evolution (Fox)
Dr. Who: Planet of the Dead (BBC)
Fast & Furious (Universal)
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (Kino)
The Inglorious Bastards (Severing)
Miss March (Fox)
Repulsion (Criterion Collection)
Rhino Rescue (National Geographic)
A River Runs Through It (Sony)
Watchmen (Warner)
The Waterboy (Disney)

August 4, 2009
Big Trouble in Little China (Fox)
Jackie Brown (Disney)
Labor Pains (First Look)
The Last Starfighter: 25th Anniversary (Universal)
My Cousin Vinny (Fox)
Pulp Fiction (Disney)
Race to Witch Mountain (Disney)
Stargate Atlantis: Fans' Choice (MGM)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Collector's Edition Boxset (Warner)

August 11, 2009
About Last Night... (Sony)
Alien Trespass (Image)
Blue Thunder (Sony)
Chaos (Lionsgate)
Cutthroat Island (Lionsgate)
Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid - Complete Collection (FUNimation)
I Love You, Man (Dreamworks)
National Geographic: Sea Monsters 3-4 (National Geographic)
The Ninth Gate (Lionsgate)
Replicant (Lionsgate)
See No Evil (Lionsgate)
Starman (Sony)
St. Elmo's Fire (Sony)

August 18, 2009
Dexter: The Complete Third Season (Paramount)
Dexter: Seasons 1-3 (Paramount)
Go (Sony)
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Disney)
Kagemusha (Criterion Collection)
Playtime (Criterion Collection)
Sons of Anarchy: Season One (Fox)
Surveillance (Magnolia)

August 25, 2009
Adventureland (Disney)
The Beast (Timeless Media Group)
Billy Jack (Image)
Children of the Corn (Anchor Bay)
Crash: Season One (Anchor Bay)
Fire and Ice (Blue Underground)
Lie to Me: Season One (Fox)
A Haunting - Twilight of Evil (Timeless Media Group)
Man on the Moon - 40th Anniversary Edition (Timeless Media Group)
Natural Born Killers (Warner)
Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season (Warner)

September 1, 2009
Braveheart (Paramount)
The Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (A&E)
The Girlfriend Experience (Magnolia)
The Girl Next Door (Fox)
Heroes: Season Three (Universal)
Labyrinth (Sony)
M*A*S*H (Fox)
Monster (First Look)
Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season (Warner)

September 8, 2009
Catwoman (Warner)
Creepshow(Warner)
Dead Calm (Warner)
Freddy vs. Jason (New Line)
Friday (Warner)
Fringe: The Complete First Season (Warner)
Menace II Society (Warner)
The New World: Extended Cut (New Line)
The Office: Season Five (Universal)
Over the Top (Warner)
The Postman (Warner)
The Quick and the Dead (Sony)
Set It Off (Warner)
Silverado (Sony)
Snakes On a Plane (New Line)
Sphere (Warner)
Terry Fator: Live from the Mirage (Image)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003] (New Line)

September 15, 2009
Child's Play (MGM)
Easy Rider (Sony)
Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season
Hannibal Lecter Anthology [Manhunter, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal] (MGM)
Misery (MGM)
Punch-Drunk Love (Sony)
Torchwood: Children of Earth (BBC)

September 22, 2009
Gojira [Godzilla: King of Monsters] (Classic Media)

September 29, 2009
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (FUNimation)

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

October 13, 2009
The Craft (Sony)
Wolf / Bram Stoker's Dracula / Mary Shelley's Frankenstiein (Sony)

October 20, 2009
Freedomland (Sony)
Snatch (Sony)

October 27, 2009
Expedition: Africa (A&E)
Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure (Disney)

November 17, 2009
Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season (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]

Deal alert...I, Robot on Amazon.com for $12.99 which I don't expect to last long. Free shipping though only on orders of $25 or more.

 

[Agent Z]

I picked up Cat People(remake), Dawn of the Dead (remake), and Army of Darkness on HD-DVD fire sale for $4 each. Tough to argue the prices when it's basically the cost of a one-time rental fee, so the value will be gotten easily with several viewings...not to mention that many of the HD-DVD titles getting ported over to Blu-Ray are using the same exact transfers.

So, choosing between paying $4 or $20 for the exact same title? Hmmmmmmm....

 

[Downhere]

Deal alert...I, Robot on Amazon.com for $12.99 which I don't expect to last long. Free shipping though only on orders of $25 or more.

Picked that up a couple of days ago at that price. Also picked up Dark City (blind buy) at that price.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

I picked up Cat People(remake), Dawn of the Dead (remake), and Army of Darkness on HD-DVD fire sale for $4 each. Tough to argue the prices when it's basically the cost of a one-time rental fee, so the value will be gotten easily with several viewings...not to mention that many of the HD-DVD titles getting ported over to Blu-Ray are using the same exact transfers.

So, choosing between paying $4 or $20 for the exact same title? Hmmmmmmm....

Well a few things to point out...

1. I think you are one of the few people to actually buy Cat People in the first place...lol. Seems like a really odd choice that this was one of the release options from Universal in the thick of the format war. People weren't exactly clamoring for this one. It's not a shock it hasn't been re-issued on Blu-ray the sales of it probably were very poor on HD-DVD. So $4 sounds right for this title on any format.

2. I don't know if Army of Darkness will be a direct port. It was released on a measly 15GB HD-DVD and received poor reviews. The audio will obviously be an upgrade to lossless and Universal might re-encode this one for a 25GB or 50GB Blu-ray so it may actually come out looking better.

3. As far as Dawn of the Dead goes I am pretty sure its identical so no problems there.

But also it is a matter of convenience. Isn't it much simpler having one player and one format (one thats still alive and kicking) to own instead of having to deal with 2?