The High-Def Thread, Now With 95% Less HD DVD

[RedIsNotBlue]

Nice!

(although hearing BTTF and "25th Anniversary" in the same sentence is making me feel old)


Are there any plans for ET yet?

Well the only 2 Spielberg directed movies to hit Blu-ray are Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Close Encounters was a 30th Anniversary release which Spielberg was heavily involved in with Sony. So I think in a nutshell when it comes to classics such as E.T. or Jaws the studios would like Spielberg to be involved in their releases and anniversaries seem like the most opportune time to do so. So if I were to take another complete guess going by the anniversary theory then we could likely see E.T. in 2012 which is its 30th Anniversary.

And I would also say next year we will more than likely see an Indiana Jones boxset but that isn't confirmed yet.

 

[<(o_o)>]

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

Okay, we've finally got some official details on Disney's forthcoming DVD and Blu-ray release of Up, thanks to the Disney Store website! (And special thanks to Bits reader Michael M. for spotting this.) According to the store listing, look for a single-disc DVD (SRP $29.99) and a 4-disc Blu-ray (SRP $45.99). The Blu-ray will include a 2 Blu-rays, the DVD version and a Digital Copy disc. Additional versions MAY also be available. The Blu-ray Disc will include a Cine-Explore viewing option with director Pete Docter and co-director Bob Peterson, the all-new Dug's Special Mission animated short, the Partly Cloudy animated short seen in theatres before the film, 9 behind-the-scenes featurettes and documentaries (including Adventure is Out There, The Many Endings of Muntz, Canine Companions, Geriatric Hero, Russell: Wilderness Explorer, Our Giant Flightless Friend, Kevin, Homemakers of Pixar, Balloons and Flight and Composing for Characters), the Married Life alternate scene, a montage of trailers for the film and the Global Guardian Badge BD-Live Game.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

WB Vaults 3 DVDs in Anticipation of BD
Warner Home Video has announced that from September 4, it will stop DVD sales of three of its top-selling catalog titles: 'Caddyshack' , 'The Exorcist' and 'Doctor Zhivago' . All three titles are expected to be released on Blu-ray in 2010, from remastered prints and with new bonus content, although no specific date has been revealed.

“As the saying goes, ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder,'” said Jeff Baker, Warner's EVP and GM of theatrical catalog. “We know film fans will be eagerly awaiting the return in 2010 of these iconic films. And we're going to make it worth the wait, with beautiful remastered prints, recovered previously lost footage, and exciting new bonus content all with the latest Blu-ray technology.”

Woodstock Blu-ray Sells over 150,000 Copies
Since it was released on June 9, the BD edition of 'Woodstock: 30 Days of Peace and Music Director's Cut Ultimate Collector's Edition' has shipped 300,000 units to retail since its June 9 release and sold through 50% of those units to consumers, according to Warner Home Video. The studio is pleased, with 10 days still to go until the actual 40th anniversary of the historic music festival, and given the title's premium price tag.

Among the reasons given for the performance of the title, the studio mentions its wealth of content, including "18 never-before-released concert performances", and the "glowing reviews" it received in several publications.

“We knew that Woodstock held a special place in the psyche of our country, and we're delighted to see that translate into sales,” said Jeff Baker, Warner executive VP/general manager of theatrical catalog. “With the plentiful amount of Woodstock-related events going on and the superb media coverage, we're sure that awareness will continue to grow and carry us through the holiday season when we can expect another big spike in sales.”

 

[BatMatt]

Interesting strategy by WB, may make some DVD owners upset, but oh well. It will be interesting to see how that works out

 

[BatMatt]

So time to add my two cents into the discussion regarding 3D and home video. Yesterday afternoon I checked out My Bloody Valentine 3D (borrowed from my dad, it's not something I would buy). The effect was pretty cool in places, but with the green and violet glasses, you really do loose a lot of picture quality and it mutes most of the color palette. Characters in the foreground usually look ok, but anything else is pretty much lost. I think 3D at home can be the future but not until you can watch it like that real 3D they have in theaters now with the clear glasses. Until then it's just a fun "extra" for some viewers

 

[Sam Fisher]

Target has a Buy One Get One Free sale going on right now on select Blu-Rays.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Well who knows really I just am 99.9% sure that this year there will be no Jaws Blu-ray. But Universal is planning the Back To The Future Trilogy for an early 2010 Blu-ray release for its 25th Anniversary. And next year is the 35th Anniversary of Jaws soooooo...who knows maybe next year.

You may well be onto something here Red, good thinking!

 

[danoyse]

Target has a Buy One Get One Free sale going on right now on select Blu-Rays.

I checked it out yesterday. The selection wasn't that great. The best title they had was Casino Royale, but there weren't any others on sale that I wanted.

I ended up going to Borders with a 40% off coupon and a $5 discount and I bought Coraline. Great movie! I did try to watch a little in 3D and yeah, it's definitely not as good. The 3D actually looked OK from what I saw, but the colors were all washed out and everything looked green and purple.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Toshiba Applies for BDA Membership
Toshiba Corporation announced today that the company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), and plans to introduce products that support the Blu-ray format, including BD players and notebook PCs integrating BD drives, in the course of this year. When Toshiba conceded defeat in the format war in February 2008, it reiterated that it would not make any Blu-ray products – until June 2009, when the Toshiba president hinted at future BD support.

The press release explains that Toshiba has decided to join the BDA "in light of recent growth in digital devices supporting the Blu-ray format, combined with market demand from consumers and retailers alike."

Back in February 2008, the spokesman for the BDA said that Toshiba was "more than welcome" to join the organization.

Rumor: Blu-ray Support Coming to iTunes 9 and iMacs
Apple has long dragged its feet when it comes to Blu-ray, but that might be about to change. According to news site Boy Genius Report, BD support is one of the features being added to iTunes 9. Additionally, a recent post on Apple Insider reports about Apple integrating Blu-ray into their new iMac line-up.

An announcement might happen as early as September.

 

[War Party]

I bought Shoot 'Em Up, Batman Begins, and V for Vendetta at Best Buy for $40. Not bad considering it's only the second time ever that I have bought blu-rays physically in a store.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Looks like Star Wars The Clone Wars Season 1 will have the digibook packaging.
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/star-wars-the-clone-wars5.html

 

[<(o_o)>]

You can pre-order the Wolverine Blu-Ray on Amazon.com for $22.99. http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Origins...UO16/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1249949407&sr=8-5

 

[hippie_hunter]

Looks like Star Wars The Clone Wars Season 1 will have the digibook packaging.
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/star-wars-the-clone-wars5.html

Awesome, I like WB's digibooks. I wish that I could get the Matrix digibook without having to get the damn movie.

 

[BatMatt]

Awesome, I like WB's digibooks. I wish that I could get the Matrix digibook without having to get the damn movie.

...you just want...the book?

 

[Sam Fisher]

Yeah, why?

 

[hippie_hunter]

...you just want...the book?

I already have the Matrix on blu-ray. But it's from the Ultimate Matrix Collection so it's in that incredibly slim case instead of a regular sized case or a kick ass digibook.

So if I already have the movie, why would I want to buy it again? But I sure would love to have that digibook.

 

[BatMatt]

Oh I see now, at first it came off a bit that you'd like the book, but not the movie (at all). I guess that'd be the same with me and Batman89. I have the 4 movies from the anthology boxset, but the digibook would be nice too.

 

[Sam Fisher]

I would like the book too, but I am quite happy with my DVD Ultimate Collection for now.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

You can pre-order the Wolverine Blu-Ray on Amazon.com for $22.99. http://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Origins...UO16/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1249949407&sr=8-5

I think I am done pre-ordering with Amazon.com. It seems like prices usually drop a lot within a week or two and you feel like a *****e for pre-ordering when you could have saved money had you just waited a little longer. The absence of the post 30 day price guarantee has finally sunk into me.

 

[imdaly]

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

Spoiler

August 18, 2009
Dexter: The Complete Third Season (Paramount)
Dexter: Seasons 1-3 (Paramount)
Go (Sony)
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Disney)
Kagemusha (Criterion Collection)
The Last House on the Left [2009] (Universal)
Playtime (Criterion Collection)
Sons of Anarchy: Season One (Fox)
Surveillance (Magnolia)
Tyson (Sony)

August 25, 2009
Adventureland (Disney)
The Beast (Timeless Media Group)
Billy Jack (Image)
Children of the Corn (Anchor Bay)
Devil May Cry: The Complete Series (FUNimation)
Duplicity (Universal)
Fighting (Universal)
Fire and Ice (Blue Underground)
The Informers (Sony)
Jason Aldean: Wide Open Live and More (Eagle Rock)
Lie to Me: Season One (Fox)
A Haunting - Twilight of Evil (Timeless Media Group)
Man on the Moon - 40th Anniversary Edition (Timeless Media Group)
Rudo y Cursi (Sony)
Screwballs (Severin)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (Sony)
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)
Earth (Disney)
Escaflowne: The Movie (Bandai)
The Girl Next Door (Fox)
Gladiator (Paramount)
Heroes: Season Three (Universal)
High Crimes (Fox)
M*A*S*H (Fox)
Monster (First Look)
Over British Columbia (Topics)
Sugar (Sony)
Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season (Warner)

September 8, 2009
Catwoman (Warner)
Crank 2: High Voltage (Lionsgate)
Creepshow(Warner)
Dance Flick (Paramount)
Dead Calm (Warner)
The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (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)
Requiem for a Dream (Lionsgate)
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
Amadeus (Warner)
An American Werewolf in London (Universal)
Army of Darkness: Screwhead Edition (Universal)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (Miramax)
Casablanca (Warner)
Child's Play (MGM)
Crash: Season One (Anchor Bay)
Deep Impact (Paramount)
Easy Rider (Sony)
Easy Virtue (Sony)
Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season
Hannibal Lecter Anthology [Manhunter, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal] (MGM)
Hero (Miramax)
Highlander: The Series - Season One (Legendary Heroes)
Iron Monkey (Miramax)
Legend of Drunken Master (Miramax)
Misery (MGM)
My Name Is Earl: Season Four (Fox)
Punch-Drunk Love (Sony)
Torchwood: Children of Earth (BBC)
The Ultimate Force of Four [The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, Hero, Iron Monkey, Legend of Drunken Master] (Miramax)
Van Helsing (Universal)
Varsity Blues (Paramount)
Wrong Turn (Fox)
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End(Fox)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox)

September 22, 2009
The Battle for Terra (Lionsgate)
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (Criterion Collection)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (New Line)
Gojira [Godzilla: King of Monsters] (Classic Media)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (Anchor Bay)
Hot Fuzz (Universal)
Lymelife (Screen Media Films)
Observe and Report (Warner)
Pierrot le fou (Criterion Collection)
Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins (Warner)
Shaun of the Dead (Universal)
Star Trek III: First Contact (Paramount)
Star Trek: The Next Generation Movie Collection (Paramount)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 2 (Paramount)
Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2 (Warner)
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (Lionsgate)

September 29, 2009
Away We Go (Universal)
Book of Blood (Lightning Media)
Burst Angel (FUNimation)
The Dark Crystal (Sony)
Facing the Giants (Sony)
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (FUNimation)
The Girlfriend Experience (Magnolia)
Hardware (Severin)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (Dark Sky)
How I Met Your Mother: Season Four (Fox)
Labyrinth (Sony)
Management (Image)
Monsters vs. Aliens (DreamWorks)
National Geographic Ultimate High-Definition Collection (National Geographic)
The New York Ripper (Blue Underground)
Secrets of the Cross (Kultur)
Streets of Blood (Anchor Bay)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (Warner)
The Unit: Season 4 (Fox)
The Universe Megaset (A&E)
The Wizard of Oz (Warner)
Yellowstone: Battle for Life (BBC)

October 6, 2009
100 Feet (Asylum)
Assassination of a High School President (Sony)
Audition (Shout! Factory)
Bones: Season Four (Fox)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Warner)
The Children (Lionsgate)
Contact (Warner)
Dinosaurs Alive! (Image)
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (Warner)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Warner)
Ghost Ship (Warner)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Fox)
Kurt Cobain: About a Son (Shout! Factory)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Sony)
Miracle on 34th Street [1947] (Fox)
Miracle on 34th Street [1994] (Fox)
My Life in Ruins (Fox)
The Number 23 (New Line)
Offspring (Lionsgate)
Seventh Moon (Lionsgate)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Platinum Edition (Disney)
Soundstage: Rob Thomas (E1)
The Thaw (Lionsgate)
Trick 'r' Treat (Warner)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Warner)
Wolf (Sony)
Year One (Sony)

October 13, 2009
Adoration (Sony)
The Craft (Sony)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Universal)
Fox Searchlight Vol. 1 [Juno, Slumdog Millionaire, The Wrestler] (Fox)
Monsoon Wedding (Criterion Collection)
Natural Born Killers (Warner)
Nickelback: Live From Sturgis (E1)
The Proposal (Disney)
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (Paramount)
Stanic Panic (Celebrity)
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (Visual Entertainment)
Wolf / Bram Stoker's Dracula / Mary Shelley's Frankenstiein (Sony)

October 20, 2009
Blood: The Last Vampire (Sony)
Easy Rider (Sony)
Freedomland (Sony)
Howard's End (Criterion Collection)
Iron Man: Armored Adventures (Genius)
Land of the Lost (Universal)
Night of the Creeps (Sony)
Nothing Like the Holidays (Starz)
Snatch (Sony)
Waterworld (Universal)
Wings of Desire (Criterion Collection)
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (Fox)

October 27, 2009
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (Universal)
Expedition: Africa (A&E)
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (Blue Underground)
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Umvd/Visual)
Orphan (Warner)
The Prisoner: Complete Series (A&E)
Stan Helsing (Anchor Bay)
Stargate: 15th Anniversary Edition (Lionsgate)
Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure (Disney)

November 3, 2009
A Christmas Carol [1951] (VCI)
Forrest Gump (Paramount)
Godzilla [1998] (Sony)
Heat (Warner)
Logan's Run (Warner)
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy [Theatrical] (New Line)
Love Actually (Universal)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: Ultimate Collector's Edition (Warner)
The Negotiator (Warner)
North By Northwest: 50th Anniversary Edition (Warner)
Say Anything: 20th Anniversary Edition (Fox)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Complete Season One (Warner)

November 10, 2009
Discovery Atlas - The Complete Collection (Image)
Mama Mia! The Movie - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! More Blu-ray Giftset (Universal)
Monster's Inc (Disney)
Tsubasa: Season One (FUNimation)
Up (Disney)

November 17, 2009
Fight Club (Fox)
Franklyn (Image)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas (Fox)
Rome: The Complete Series (HBO)
Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season (Disney)
Star Trek [2009] (Paramount)

November 23, 2009
The Sopranos: The Complete First Season (HBO)

November 24, 2009
Gomorrah (Criterion Collection)
My Brilliant Career (Blue Underground)
Santa Buddies (Disney)

November 30, 2009
Gone With the Wind (Warner)

December 1, 2009
Gunslinger Girl: Season One (FUNimation)
Secondhand Lions (New Line)

December 8, 2009
Lost: The Complete Fifth Season (Disney)

December 15, 2009
Basilisk: The Complete Collection (FUNimation)
Samurai Champloo: The Complete Collection (FUNimation)

December 22, 2009
Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side (Fox)
The Final Destination (New Line)

December 29, 2009
Ichi The Movie (FUNimation)
The Marine 2 (Fox)

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Spoiler

Paramount/Dreamworks
2 MORE TO GO!

Anchorman
Stardust

Universal
97 MORE TO GO!

Accepted
Alpha Dog
American Me
Animal House
Apollo 13
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Atonement
Backdraft
Balls of Fury
Being John Malkovich
The Big Lebowski
Billy Madison
The Bone Collector
Born on the Fourth of July
Breach
The Breakfast Club
The Break-Up
Bulletproof
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Cat People (1982)
Dante's Peak
Darkman
Daylight
Dazed and Confused
Dead Silence
The Deer Hunter
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Dragonheart
Dune (1984)
Elizabeth
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Erin Brockovich
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Evan Almighty
Evening
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
For Love of the Game
The Frighteners
The Game
The Getaway (1994)
In Good Company
The Good Shepherd
Half Baked
Happy Gilmore
The Hitcher (2007)
Hollywoodland
The Hurricane (2000)
The Interpreter
The Jerk
Liar Liar
Lost in Translation
Mallrats
Meet Joe Black
Meet The Fockers
Meet The Parents
Mercury Rising
Midnight Run
Mobsters
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Mystery Men
Notting Hill
The Nutty Professor (1996)
Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps
Out of Sight
Patch Adams
The Pianist
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Ray
Red Dragon
The River
Scent of a Woman
Sea of Love
Seed of Chucky
The Skeleton Key
Slither
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokin' Aces
Sneakers
Spartacus
The Sting
Streets of Fire
Talk to Me
Timecop
Traffic
Tremors
Unleashed
Waist Deep
The War
The Watcher
The Wedding Date
What Dreams May Come
White Noise
White Noise 2
You, Me and Dupree

Warner
9 MORE TO GO!

Caddyshack
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Dukes of Hazzard
Excalibur
Forbidden Planet
Grand Prix
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Poseidon
Smallville: Season Five

Weinstein/Genius
9 MORE TO GO!

Black Christmas (2006)
Derailed
Feast
Harsh Times
The Matador
Pulse
Scary Movie 4
School for Scoundrels
Wolf Creek

One more knocked off the Universal catch-up list. Waterworld is coming October 20th.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Yay! Now we can watch it's crappiness in all it's high def glory

 

[BatMatt]

I remember seeing Waterworld in theaters when I was a wee one, I was not happy

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Waterworld wasn't that bad of a movie for me. I never understood all the hate it got.

 

[BatMatt]

It's not so much the hate, but how much press the movie got for performing so underwhelming at the box office. Lots of movies bomb, but for Waterworld is kind of the de facto example of a movie tanking at the box office. So I think that reputation gives people the impression the movie isn't any good.