The Format War

[War Party]

Is that Ghostbusters thing a mistake or something? Because they won't even let me preorder it.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Is that Ghostbusters thing a mistake or something? Because they won't even let me preorder it.

Uh-oh yeah it looks like Amazon might have put a stop to the pre-orders already it looks like they were getting overloaded.

 

[Spider-X]

Any word on a Transformers blu-ray special edition or extended cut coming out before the sequel?

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Any word on a Transformers blu-ray special edition or extended cut coming out before the sequel?

If they do that it will be around the time Transformers 2 hits DVD/Blu-ray.

 

[Kable24]

Is there rumors of one?

 

[War Party]

Ok well they put the Ghostbusters preorder back up and I was able to use the SONY coupon but not the GHOSTBLU one. Unless I'm doing it wrong. Oh well, it's better than nothing.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Ok well they put the Ghostbusters preorder back up and I was able to use the SONY coupon but not the GHOSTBLU one. Unless I'm doing it wrong. Oh well, it's better than nothing.

Yeah it looks like it was a mistake. But $5 off is still decent. They haven't canceled my order though and I hope they don't.

Is there rumors of one?

Back in late 2008 it was rumored that they would release an extended cut in time for the second release but we haven't heard anything. So if they do do it it will be when Revenge hits DVD/Blu-ray.

 

[War Party]

Yeah it looks like it was a mistake. But $5 off is still decent.

Yeah, I'm not complaining. I need to start checking this thread everyday.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Yeah, I'm not complaining. I need to start checking this thread everyday.

Yeah every once in a while when I see a good deal pop up I make sure to post it here so just gotta keep your eyes open and be quick.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Ghost Ship, Contact, and Number 23 Coming to Blu-ray
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'Ghost Ship', 'Contact', and 'Number 23' to Blu-ray on October 16th. Technical specs have not been announced at this time, though you can expect to see 1080p VC-1 video accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

Special features for these releases includes:

* Ghost Ship Max on Set: Ghost Ship {AKA Documentary)
* Secrets Of The Antonio Graza featurette
* Visual Effects Featurette
* A Closer Look at the Gore
* Designing the Ghost Ship
* Club Reel: Not Falling
* Theatrical Trailer

Contact
* Behind the Story
* Commentary by Jodie Foster
* Commentary by Robert Zemeckis (Director) & Steve Starkey (Producer)
* Commentary by Ken Ralston & Stephen Rosenbaum (Visual Effects)
* The Making of the Opening Shot
* The Making of the NASA Machine Destruction
* The Making of the Harrier Landing
* The High Speed Composition Reel
* Machine Fly By
* Hadden's Plane
* NASA Control Room
* Extras
* 5.1 music only track

Number 23
* Commentary with director Joel Schumacher
* Making of The Number 23 (featurette)
* Creating the World of Fingerling (featurette)
* The 23 Enigma (featurette, the legacy behind the obsession of the number 23, )
* How to Do Your Numbers (Game, the history of numerology, HD)
* Introduction
* Calculating Your Number
* Number Summaries
* Additional scenes
o Alternate Opening
o Walter Chases Ned
o Nathaniel's Institute
o Walter in Bedroom with Book
o Engine Problems
o Spying on the Suicide Blonde
o More Engine Problems
o Empty Truck
o Happy Birthday from the Suicide Blonde
o Alternate Bookstore Clerk Scene
o Emotional Leave
o Fingerling Finds Note
o The Police Sergeant
o Robin Asks About Mailbox
o Laura and Kyle Buy Knife
o Alternate Ending
* Theatrical Trailer

 

[imdaly]

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

Spoiler

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)
Sling Blade (Disney)
Spaceballs (MGM)
Striking Distance (Sony)
Sword of the Stranger (Bandai)

June 23, 2009
The Code (First Look)
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Disney)
Inkheart (New Line)
Last Year at Marienberg (Criterion Collection)
Mr. Troop Mom (Warner)
Origin: Spirits of the Past (FUNimation)
The Pink Panther 2 (MGM)
Sky Blue (Tartan)
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)
2 Fast 2 Furious (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)
The Fast and the Furious (Universal)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Universal)
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)
Obsessed (Sony)
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
17 Again (Warner)
About Last Night... (Sony)
Alien Trespass (Image)
Blue Thunder (Sony)
Chaos (Lionsgate)
The Class (Sony)
Cutthroat Island (Lionsgate)
Donkey X (Phase 4 Films)
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)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Ninth Season (Paramount)
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)
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)
Wrong Turn (Fox)
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End(Fox)

September 22, 2009
Gojira [Godzilla: King of Monsters] (Classic Media)
Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2 (Warner)

September 29, 2009
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (FUNimation)
The New York Ripper (Blue Underground)
Rob Thomas - Live at Red Rocks (Koch)
The Universe Megaset (A&E)
The Wizard of Oz (Warner)

October 6, 2009
Contact (Warner)
Ghost Ship (Warner)
The Number 23 (New Line)
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)
The Prisoner: Complete Series (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]

Warner Details and Dates The Wizard of Oz Blu-ray
Warner Home Video has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition', which is due to hit store shelves on September 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The two-disc set will be released in limited edition numbered packaging, and also feature a digital copy of the film.

The film has recently been restored from the original negatives in 8K resolution, and then remastered at 4K for the best results possible. Warner will present results of their extraordinary work in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

Special features for this release include:

* Disc 1 Sing-along Track (NEW)
* Commentary by John Fricke with Barbara Freed-Saltzman (daughter of Arthur Freed), Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, John Lahr (son of Bert Lahr), Jane Lahr (daughter of Bert Lahr), Hamilton Meserve (son of Margaret Hamilton), Dona Massin (MGM choreographer), William Tuttle (make-up artist), Buddy Ebsen, Mervyn LeRoy, and Jerry Maren
* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook
* Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz
* We Haven't Really Met Properly
* Music and Effects Track
* Original Mono Track
* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic [1990 TV special]
* Memories of Oz [2001 TCM documentary]
* The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
* Because of the Wonderful Things it Does: The Legacy of Oz
* Harold Arlen's Home Movies
* Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
* It's a Twister! It's a Twister! The Tornado Tests
* Off to See the Wizard
* 3 Vault Shorts
* Audio Jukebox Selection
o Leo Is on the Air Radio Promo
o Good News of 1939 Radio Show
o 12/25/1950 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast
* Still Galleries
* Six Theatrical Trailers

Disc 2
* Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (NEW)
* L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain
* Celebrating Hollywood's Biggest Little Stars (NEW)
* The Dreamer of Oz [1990 TV special] (NEW)
* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
* The Wizard of Oz [1933]
* His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz
* The Magic Cloak of Oz [1914] (NEW)
* The Patchwork Girl of Oz [1914] (NEW)
* The Wizard of Oz [1925 feature]
* MGM: When The Lion Roars Documentary (BD Exclusive)


Additionally, and exclusive to the Blu-ray release, Warner has remastered the original, extended version of “If I Only Had a Brain” performed by Ray Bolger, and will be present it in high definition on the disc.

Besides the disc, the packaging will also include the following collectibles:

* Collectible and numbered 70th Anniversary Wizard of Oz watch with genuine crystals
* Replica of the original film budget
* Behind the Curtain, A 52-page, coffee-table book
* Reproduction of the original 1939 campaign book


The following is some additional information about the new special features developed specifically for this release as well as details regarding some of the collectibles:

* The Dreamer of Oz – which makes its long-awaited home video debut. Also remastered the occasion, this full-length motion picture was an NBC-TV special event in 1990 and thrilled critics and audiences as it told the back story of author L. Frank Baum, "the Royal Historian of Oz.” John Ritter shines in the title role -- the man who defied all odds to create the famous characters and stories. Annette O'Toole beautifully co-stars as his supportive wife, with Rue McClanahan as his challenging witch of a mother-in-law.
* Victor Fleming, Master Craftsman -- a new feature-length documentary produced specifically for this release about the Hollywood director who, in the same year, miraculously brought both Oz and Gone With the Wind to the screen.
* Hollywood Celebrates It's Biggest Little Stars-- a new featurette stars seven of the original "Munchkins of Oz" and tells the saga of the long journey, culminating in them receiving their own 2007 Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* The Magic Cloak of Oz -- the first release of the complete 1914 silent film, including lost footage never before included in a home video presentation of this feature (produced by Baum himself).
* The Patchwork Girl of Oz -- another 1914 Baum-produced, feature-length silent film, new to Warner Home Video.
* The Wizard of Oz Sing-Along Track -- here making its home entertainment debut.
* Reproductions of Archival Material -- Extraordinary renderings of the original 1939 Oz campaign, exploitation, and press books. These materials constitute a Hollywood "holy grail" for Oz, Garland, and motion picture fans alike and, for decades, have been among the most sought-after and impossible-to-find collectibles.
* Behind The Curtain -- a 52-page miniature coffee-table book, assembled by pre-eminent Oz historian John Fricke. Encompassing much previously unpublished material, the deluxe volume includes behind-the-scenes Oz photographs, studio memos, and script pages for abandoned scenes and musical numbers.
* Exclusive Wizard of Oz Watch -- A collectible and numbered 70th Anniversary watch, incorporating art from the film and enhanced with genuine crystals. Available nowhere else, this beautiful timepiece was created specially for this DVD edition.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

And for anyone looking to get the Bourne Trilogy at a decent price Amazon has a deal going on right now that if you buy the Mummy Trilogy with it you will save $20.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.ht..._rd_r=1JKKER6YNNZVGMR8R7P7&tag=blurayforum-20

$94.48 would be the total which is about $15.75 per Blu-ray which isn't a bad deal at all if you don't mind owning both trilogies.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Amazon Goldbox deal thats up right now for a limited time is Fantastic Four 1&2 and Daredevil for $28.99.

 

[BatMatt]

It's a great deal, just don't happen to care for any of the movies

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Another limited time Amazon Goldbox deal...

Both X-Files movies for $24.95.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Buy more save more on 34 Fox Blu-ray's at Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000387421&plpage=2

Also in the Amazon Gold Box for a limited time today...

Alien vs. Predator / Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (Unrated Two-Pack) - $25.45

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=xs_gb_dtl_rtn_L_d

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

That $99 Blu-ray player is getting closer and closer...

Walmart Drops Blu-ray Player to $128
No, your calendar is correct. While the deal reminds us of a certain Friday in November of which the color black is usually associated with, this deal is in celebration of Father's Day. Beginning this Sunday, June 14th, Walmart will offer the Magnavox NB500MGX Blu-ray Disc player for an astonishingly low $128.

And to help dad kick off his high definition collection, Walmart will offer two Paramount Blu-ray 2 for $20 packs. One pack will consist of 'Shooter' and 'The Italian Job' while the other will feature 'Face Off' and 'Next'.

The sale ends July 20th, or while supplies last, so make sure you show up at your local Walmart early to get in on these deals.

 

[SPIDER-MAN-ROX]

http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Transformers_Revenge_of_the_Fallen_Sneak_Peek_via_Blu-ray_and_DVD/4974

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Sneak Peek via Blu-ray and DVD

Paramount is leveraging the theatrical release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen by issuing new bonus features for the original film including never-before-seen deleted scenes, as well as a pair of exclusive sneak peeks at the sequel.

Beginning on June 16, anyone who purchases the original Transformers on DVD in a specially marked packaged for the sneak peek, or anyone who previously owns or purchases the Blu-ray Disc edition, will have access to all the new material.

DVD owners will be required to log into a secure microsite using an access key included with the DVD. Blu-ray owners will be able to download the new Transformers features and Revenge of the Fallen sneak peeks via BD-Live.

Here is a closer look at the new bonus features totaling approximately 25 minutes.


Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Sneak Peek — Footage from the new film
From the set of Revenge of the Fallen: Day 1 — An exclusive inside look at the first day of shooting
From the set of Revenge of the Fallen: A Day in the Shade —A comical look at the differences between Megan and Shia's on-set treatment
Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes from Transformers
Fly on the Set: Pentagon — On the set filming of the Pentagon Military Command Center
Music and Mayhem — Renowned special effects house ILM deconstructs the blockbuster action of Transformers
Metal in Motion — Special effects tests and early robot animation
Stunts 101 — An in-depth look at the amazing stunts in Transformers
Choose Your Weapon —A fly on the wall glimpse into the selection of weapons and how they were used by the film's soldiers
The Man in the Ice — From design to production, watch the Arctic come to life on various sets in Los Angeles, California
Voices — The voices behind the Autobots and Decepticons
Audition Tapes: Megan Fox — Megan's original Transformers audition
Unfortunately there is no indication of what the new Revenge of the Fallen footage will entail. Hopefully it isn't the German footage currently making the rounds.

 

[Downhere]

For what it's worth, I went to MovieStop yesterday and the girl was asking me if I wanted to reserve any movies and said the release date for Transformers II on Blu-ray/DVD was October 13th. Seems like a fast turn around. I wonder if that date will stick.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Looks like that solves the question of the extended cut...there won't be one. Looks like they opted to just release the extra content they had onto BD-Live which makes more sense.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Another limited time Amazon Goldbox deal...

Both X-Files movies for $24.95.

Also, while it's not Bluray, Walmart has seasons 1 and 2 of the X Files in a 2 pack for 19.99.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

For the next 3 hours in Amazon Gold Box...

Hitman/Street Kings/Man On Fire - $30.99

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Amazon Gold Box deal of the day.

Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Two-Disc Spider-Man 3), Ghost Rider (Extended Cut), Hellboy (Director's Cut), Underworld (Unrated), Underworld Evolution - $79.95

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

For the next 4 hours on Amazon Gold Box...

The Day After Tomorrow/I, Robot/The Terminator - $28.95