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Paramount finally announced initial Blu-Ray DVD slate!

No Country for Old Men... by SpiceWonBruce	Apr 30th, 2008 01:07:34 AM
...Is already on blu-ray. Also first, I guess.
FACE OFF ON BLUERAY!!!!!! by Zakari Paolon	Apr 30th, 2008 01:12:54 AM

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OHBOY OHBOY OHBOY! by ChickenGeorgeVII	Apr 30th, 2008 01:18:17 AM
ONLY ONE YEAR AWAY FROM THE NEW SPECIAL BLURAY EDITIONS OF ALL YOUR FAVORITES RELEASED ON BLURAY THIS YEAR!!!! ALL WILL FEATURE SPANKIN NEW FIVE MINUTE RETROSPECTIVES OF THE ART DESIGN AND TWO UNRELEASED 15 SECOND TV SPOTS!!!! I GOTTA START SAVING MY 25 YANKEE AMERICAN DOLLARS!!!! IF I SELL MY DOUBLE WIDE TRAILER NOW...I CAN GET HALF OF THAT!!!!!....And thus, new cover art in two years! - - - George, The 7th Chicken!!!!
I love how americans complain about prices.. by ironic_name	Apr 30th, 2008 01:22:39 AM
..100 bucks a pop for a blu ray here. everything is twice the price.
Jeremiah Wright choses HD-DVD and here's why... by Monkeybrains	Apr 30th, 2008 01:25:24 AM
" The Great One, Louis Farrakhan, told me yesterday that HD-DVD will be an important voice in the 21st century and I trust him because he is always aware about what's going on in the world"
faith no more cares. by ironic_name	Apr 30th, 2008 01:25:58 AM
they care. alot.
Shouldn't the headline say BLURAY instead of DVD... by thebearovingian	Apr 30th, 2008 01:35:12 AM
Paramount finally announced initial Bluray slate!!! You're welcome, Harry. Why proofread when you have plenty of pain-in-the-ass grammar police talkbackers willing to do it for you?
Blu-Gay is Awesome! by Lashlarue	Apr 30th, 2008 01:38:31 AM
Or at least it will be in five years when the prices drop. I'm not paying $30-$40 a movie. No fucking way, man.
ChickenGeorgeVII by Scrolly	Apr 30th, 2008 01:48:20 AM
Where ya been man? Good to have you back.
Hollywood: "hah pirates! now EVERYBODY has to buy new stuff!" by Mike_D	Apr 30th, 2008 02:08:51 AM
"and we get millions!"
Where has I been? by ChickenGeorgeVII	Apr 30th, 2008 02:08:56 AM
Well....let's just say...I was a "guest" of the state....And thus, don't drop the soap! - - - George, The 7th Chicken!!!!
ironic_name by SUPERJIM	Apr 30th, 2008 02:24:35 AM
$100 a Blu Ray disc?Where are you from? I thought they were expensive over here in the UK at around $35-40.
Download Indy 4 Trailer 2 here!!! by wadi77	Apr 30th, 2008 02:36:26 AM
http://tinyurl.com/5vwudy In FLV format.
ChickenGeorgeVII by Horace Cox	Apr 30th, 2008 02:38:30 AM
Fuck, dude! Did you get thrown in Guantanamo? Did you escape with Harold & Kumar?
Still nothing there that interests me by batmans_pants	Apr 30th, 2008 02:55:14 AM
enough to go and fork out on a Blu-ray player. Pass.
Yeah, Big Red. Way to proofread. by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 02:57:50 AM
Paramount finally joined that DVD bandwagon, huh? At last, those of us who refused to buy Transformers on Laserdisc can have it in the format WE wanted it.
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Apr 30th, 2008 02:58:20 AM
Damn You Michael Bay
Still waiting for Blu-Ray's big killer move. by MaxTheSilent	Apr 30th, 2008 03:00:44 AM
Although I suppose they're happy having about 3% of the entire home entertainment market, despite having no clear competition.
Oh, Max... by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 03:04:15 AM
...when will you ever live up to your name?
I thought I went back 10 years when I read... by IAmJack'sUserID	Apr 30th, 2008 03:09:33 AM
that stupid headline. DVD and Blu-ray aren't the same thing, ya know. So basically your headline was INCORRECT.
SUPERJIM by ironic_name	Apr 30th, 2008 03:10:37 AM
australia, and they may be down to $70 by now.
Well that's what you get... by MaxTheSilent	Apr 30th, 2008 03:15:08 AM
...when the one HD format with a future gets railroaded by region coding and Sony's bribing power. Maintain the rage, people!! And start saving for those Profile 2.0 players now.
DickDonuts, they mightn't care anymore, but they're still by ironic_name	Apr 30th, 2008 03:16:57 AM
eeeeeeeee - uheee-e say.. easy like-a sun-day maouwnnnnn - a-a-ah- ning.
and wheres my fucking flying car! by ironic_name	Apr 30th, 2008 03:18:29 AM

Re-writing history are we, Max? by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 03:31:34 AM
Are you forgetting or just ignoring that Toshiba and Microsoft were the first to start bribing studios to take their side in the whoe mess? And in a talkback regarding the very studio I'm talking about! Come on, man.
And there is a "clear competition" right now, my friend. by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 03:36:35 AM
Speaking for myself, I find the money I could spend on new Blu-Ray movies loses out to my gas and electric bill, my grocery bills, the daycare bills for my son, my mysteriously doubled water bill, all that damn money to put gas in my truck, paying the rent, etc. I guess what I'm getting at is that Blu-Ray should welcome a 3 % claim on the home video market right now, considering the economy is CRAP. Also considering the format has a miniscule percentage of titles available versus the amount available on DVD. Don't you think that's a factor?
A factor? by MaxTheSilent	Apr 30th, 2008 03:41:40 AM
Well over two years since launch? No, to be honest. Blu-Ray has been appallingly-managed from the start. And with a clear field ahead of it where's the motivation to improve things? Region coding gave Blu-Ray its victory. Deny it and you're a fool.
Paramount CANT release TRANSFORMERS yet. by MaxTheSilent	Apr 30th, 2008 03:58:31 AM
Blu-Ray isn't capable of handling the interactive features. Give it six months or so and Blu-Ray MIGHT be at the level HD-DVD was SINCE LAUNCH!
You're kidding me, right? by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 04:09:47 AM
Yeah, over two years since launch, the lion's share of which has been complicated by a stupid format war, with studios switching sides and only just now joining (or re-joining) the bandwagon. "Appallingly managed?" Yeah, appallingly managed all the way to victory in the format dispute. Not to be all Makiavellian or nothing, but they DID win. Does that mean HD-DVD was "wonderfully managed" into failure? Where's the motivation to improve things? Gee, I don't know. Perhaps the studios will simply rely on their insatiable desire to make millions of dollars selling new content. It's served them well in the past. And now that everyone's finally releasing titles all on the same format, I think it MIGHT just yield some positive results. And I won't pretend to know about the region coding issue. I'm not quite that techno-nerdish. Feel free to enlighten me. I'm guessing Blu-Ray's region coding spec was a good selling point to the studios who are understandably concerned about being able to manage the distribution of their own property around the world. If so, how could HD-DVD not consider such a thing when looking for studio support. Myself, I thought the victory was won by: 1. Having more studio support, including much heavier hitters than Universal and Paramount 2. Warners going Blu-Ray exclusive 3. Wal-Mart, Blockbuster, Netflix, Best Buy and Target all minimizing (or ending) their support for HD-DVD. Though frankly I don't remember hearing them say anything about region coding when they showed HD-DVD the door.
Damn You Michael Blu-Ray by DamnMichaelBay	Apr 30th, 2008 04:11:29 AM
Damn You Michael Blu-Ray
SWEET! by DamnMichaelBay	Apr 30th, 2008 04:12:25 AM
Chicken George is back!
Can't release Transformers? by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 04:14:54 AM
"Paramount CANT release TRANSFORMERS yet. Blu-Ray isn't capable of handling the interactive features. Give it six months or so and Blu-Ray MIGHT be at the level HD-DVD was SINCE LAUNCH!" Uh... didn't stop Paramount from releasing the movie with only a Dolby 5.1 track instead of lossless audio. Something about not having enough disc space for such a thing..? Keep your little geek games and picture-in-picture bullshit. Give me good picture and the best sound technically possible and I'm happy. You go play your little kiddie games with your remote.
Well Lightstormer... by MaxTheSilent	Apr 30th, 2008 04:31:25 AM
If you've got a $5000 audio set-up and dog's hearing you MIGHT be able to tell the difference between TrueHD, DD+ and DTS. For the rest of us the picture and sound was immaculate, the extras mind-bogglingly extensive and the overall experience truly indicative of what high-def content can deliver. But in the end if they can release sub-$100 Blu-Ray players with finished specs then I'll be the first in line to buy one. Until then, I have no confidence in the future of the format, no matter how many billions Sony chooses to blow on it just to make a point.
Dude, you make me laugh. by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 04:47:16 AM
Max, really. I don't need the ears of a dog to tell the difference between 5.1 and lossless audio. But if you think that, and if you believe silly internet extras and PIP stuff is the bees knees, feel free to hold to it. I won't tell you what to think. But I don't think I'll ever get how you look at the whole thing as underhanded cheating by the evil Sony group, as though Microsoft and Toshiba are Mom and Pop shop underdogs. Trust me. Microsoft has entire office buildings to house their Unfair Corporate Practices Divisions. When you villify Sony, it's like you are tacitly sanctifying Microsoft. At least that's how it seems.
Format Wars? by Lost Jarv	Apr 30th, 2008 04:59:55 AM
again? wasn't this done a bit ago? YAWN
Sony, Microsoft, and Toshiba... by poeticwarriorII	Apr 30th, 2008 05:01:59 AM
are all whore mongering bastards. That said, at least you could play HDDVD without a million and one updates that your fucking thousand dollar player can't update to anyway so you've just wasted a thousand dollars because now you can't play the latese blurays. Sony sucks ass with all their precious security measures that quite frankly don't fucking work but only fuck the customer that cares to buy their useless shit. When you can get blu-ray titles a week or two before they're released it's nonsense they hopelessly cling to. They don't give one flying fuck about the people buying their shit and besides that HDDVD looked better.
until region coding is entirely scrapped.... by Gabba-UK	Apr 30th, 2008 05:03:56 AM
you hearing me Fox, then colour me in as a late adopter with blu-ray.
Now that ChickenGeorgeVII is back... by Scrolly	Apr 30th, 2008 05:06:39 AM
All we need is for Neill Cumpston to review Iron Man and we can all die happy.
Oops! Wait, Harry was right! Here's the press release: by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 05:06:44 AM
Monday August 10, 1998 12:46 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Paramount Home Video Announces First Wave of DVD Releases Ten Titles to Premiere in October HOLLYWOOD--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) Aug. 10, 1998 Paramount Home video launches into the DVD format this October with a premiere collection of 10 star-studded and box office hit movies representing some of the best from Paramount's extraordinary film library. In order to firmly establish their position in the DVD marketplace, Paramount is initiating their entry with a selection of catalog top sellers, recent top theatrical favorites and titles from their highly successful film franchises. All titles will be available at a $29.99 suggested retail price in the United States and C$39.99 in Canada. The announcement was made by Eric Doctorow, president, Worldwide Home Video for Paramount Pictures. "Paramount Home Video is aggressively entering the DVD market with a broad range of titles that will appeal to the current user and draw other film lovers to this exciting new home entertainment option,'' said Doctorow. "As we close 1998 and enter 1999, Paramount will continue to provide a volume of quality choices to drive this format into the new millennium.'' On Oct. 6, Paramount will release five titles starting with the science fiction box office hit based on the popular franchise and one of the most requested DVD titles, "Star Trek: First Contact.'' John Woo's recent $112 million box office smash, "Face/Off,'' starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, streets on that date as well. Also releasing are: the more than $60 million action-thrillers "The Saint'' starring Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue and "Kiss the Girls'' starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, and the seductive thriller starring Academy Award winners Susan Sarandon, Paul Newman and Gene Hackman, "Twilight.'' The second group of five DVD releases, available Oct. 20, kicks off with another one of Paramount's top five selling titles of all time, "Top Gun,'' starring box office giant Tom Cruise. The first of the action hits from the Tom Clancy franchise to be available is "Clear and Present Danger'' starring Harrison Ford. "Primal Fear,'' the $56 million courtroom thriller starring Richard Gere and Golden Globe award winner Edward Norton also streets that date. Also available will be two comedies, "In & Out'' starring Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack and Tom Selleck, and closely following its videocassette release, "Neil Simon's The Odd Couple II'' starring Hollywood legends Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. Fifteen more titles for November and December release will be announced shortly, and will include more top action and comedy hits from Paramount's film library and an addition to the "Star Trek'' DVD line-up. The Paramount DVD line will feature interactive menus and scene selection on all titles, and theatrical trailers on the majority of titles. "The Saint'' will have special commentary by the film's director Phillip Noyce. All DVD releases will be available in the Amaray style DVD-SAFE casing, the packaging that conforms with VSDA recommendations. All titles will be available in widescreen, with "Top Gun'' also available in a two version disc featuring pan-and-scan and widescreen. Audio tracks in English feature Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Surround. Also, viewers will be able to access French language and Spanish subtitles versions. They will be close captioned for the hearing impaired. Paramount also announced that they have entered into an exclusive, long term agreement with Panasonic Disc services for the replication of their DVD discs. "We are delighted to be working with Panasonic Disc Services and Bob Pfannkuch in this business venture,'' said Doctorow. "Panasonic's long tradition in the entertainment industry and Bob's years of experience will be valuable assets as we explore and further develop this new technology.''
The Return of Chicken George by palimpsest	Apr 30th, 2008 05:28:59 AM
Welcome back from all of us in Britain. This place just isn't the same without you. Don't get caught again!
by the way	Apr 30th, 2008 05:33:54 AM
I wish PT Anderson could pump one out every year like Woody Allen does. sigh
In ten years there'll be something else... by Yeti	Apr 30th, 2008 06:34:33 AM
Ironically called Something Else, it will retail for 29.99 and be the next big thing. The whole gang at AICN will sing the praises of Something Else and there will be a media shitstorm over how much better Something Else is than Blu-Ray. The Something Else Player will initally retail for $500 but after Christmas 2019 the price will dramatically drop and the orgy of consumerism will begin. Fights will even break out at Best Buys and Buy Mores around North America because everyone is going to decide they NEED Something Else.
Will TWBB... by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Apr 30th, 2008 06:38:22 AM
...have another shitty cardboard jewelcase?
Profile 2.0 = downloadable update by Flip63Hole	Apr 30th, 2008 06:45:43 AM
Just burn to disc on your PC/Mac if your player doesn't have an Ethernet port. Or you could always buy another player...
far as pricing goes... by Bouncy X	Apr 30th, 2008 07:10:29 AM
i'm just a small canadian boy and i've done all my blu-ray shopping through amazon.com and every movie i've bought has been between 20$ and 27$. i'm not sure who or where sells them for 30-40 but yeah, that IS bad. here in good ol canada they're all 34.99 and up which is why i gladly give my money to america because even with the exchange i save. hell even back when our dollar totally sucked a year ago, i still saved buying through them. i've got 12 blu-ray movies now and aside from television seasons, i've pretty much abandoned DVD. now of course since i'm not rebuying anything i already have on DVD it makes for slim pickings but i'm not disappointed in the least. and my tv is only 1080i so i have the "inferior" image and its still beautiful. a while back i talked about watching Pirates 3 on blu-ray and being disappointed in the image, well i recently bought all 3 and it looked fine this time. guess maybe i got an inferior copy or something.
oh..sorry i forgot my point by Bouncy X	Apr 30th, 2008 07:12:21 AM
yeah so my point was that the pricing isnt bad at all in america, least through amazon. i'm paying the same price and in some cases less than regular dvds. though from what i hear, regular dvds in america are like 20 and under but still, 27 beats 40..lol
Next? by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Apr 30th, 2008 07:14:21 AM
Is "Next" a title they should be even mentioning in a press release? Maybe if it was a Blu-Flame press release of all the titles Paramount is going to burn all the masters and copies of then I could understand.
Prices are dropping... by jfp2007	Apr 30th, 2008 07:16:05 AM
They're going $20-25 at my Best Buy with a few cresting at $30 and some going for as low as $15 (not on sale or clearance). I have yet to see a single $40 movie outside of some special multi-disc set, so some of you need to pull your heads out of your asses.
Who cares by Series7	Apr 30th, 2008 07:19:27 AM
Tell me when Blu-Ray out numbers DVD on the shelves. So I don't sit around paying $20-$30 for a DVD that if I just waited a few months would cost me $12. Also when Blu-Ray dvd players come standard in the DVD/VCR TV Combos. The only sort of TV I'll buy.
Prices are not dropping. If anything they're going up. by jae683	Apr 30th, 2008 07:34:17 AM
And does Cloverfield really benefit much from Hi-Def? Dvd is good enough for me.
There Will Be Blood by Piltdown Joey	Apr 30th, 2008 08:04:04 AM
Hopefully will have commentary by a film expert, not by the director. The first 15 minutes of TWBB, with no dialogue, is pure cinema and that alone deserves someone knowledgeable to discuss it.
“Two Minutes in the Future with Jessica Biel.” by YackBacker	Apr 30th, 2008 08:05:40 AM
Isn't that the name of her sex tape? Nobody lasts longer than 2 minutes with that sex-kitten. Gittity.
Not too late to choose HD-DVD and here's why... by Shoegeezer	Apr 30th, 2008 08:05:43 AM
...players can be picked up for a song, they're still great upscaling DVD players and outlets are practically giving discs away. Picked up BSG season 1 for under 20 bucks, Bourne movies, The Thing and more for under 10.
A special Cloverfield hidden Blu-Ray feature.... by quantize	Apr 30th, 2008 08:05:58 AM
the ability to erase the whole disc..this clearing some media for a fucking halfway decent film.. genre redefining my ass, Harry you clown.
I actualy have a Blu-Ray player and I don't care by Nico Toscani	Apr 30th, 2008 08:11:53 AM
I have been burned by too many crappy looking Blu-Rays that actually look WORSE than my standard DVD's. I am not buying another one of these overpriced pieces of shit again unless I rent it first. The DVD is half the price and most of the time looks better.
amazon motherfuckas! by SpawnofAchilles	Apr 30th, 2008 08:31:40 AM
I dont buy any blu rays in stores now cause the prices are high but on amazon they are much lower, i get most movies for 19.99-23.99 and they have buy two get one free deals and other shit, plus i am an amazon prime member so 2 day shipping = free (had to pay for that of course but i order a lot so its probably already paid for itself by now)
oh and Next is on the list... by SpawnofAchilles	Apr 30th, 2008 08:35:08 AM
Epic LOL
hey, here in oz shoot em up is 29 bucks by ironic_name	Apr 30th, 2008 08:35:45 AM
$25 is average, or $12 for a few years old. shoot em up is the most expensive non super speccy 20th aniv version of something.
Lord of the Rings by ldm882	Apr 30th, 2008 08:40:10 AM
does anybody know when THAT might be released on blu-ray? cuz personally that's what's gonna get my geek ass to invest in a BR player
No way, not this time by kem070396	Apr 30th, 2008 08:42:06 AM
I was so caught up in this stupid "media format wars" thing; I actually TRUSTED Harry when he seemed to "back" HD DVD and got one for a great price...now I have to go out and buy ANOTHER DVD player and pay for even more expensive DVDs??? I mean they haven't even lowered the prices of the older Blu Ray discs! This is total bullshit. I am going to stick with regular DVDs...at tleast they look good on my HiDef TV...which I didn't apperently spend enough money on cause it only goes to 1080i blah blah blah
what about "zodiac"? by Toe Jam	Apr 30th, 2008 08:43:51 AM
i have to have on blu-ray. in fact, i've held on to my hd dvd player just so i can watch my copy of "zodiac." once they announce it for blu-ray, i can sell that paper weight.
dvd looks better than blu? you need a new tv buddy by skiff	Apr 30th, 2008 08:46:49 AM
you must have a 32 480i tv if you think dvds look better than blurays. Dvd looks so soft and grainy compared to blu. I think you need some new gear.
Blu is fantastic by Violet Grey	Apr 30th, 2008 08:51:47 AM
I upgraded to Blu-ray and haven't looked back. true, there are some flicks that aren't as spectacular as others, but not every DVD is all that great, and flicks on Blu look and sound better than their DVD counterparts with no question. Of course, if you have crappy gear (tv and sound) then you'll get a crappy return. That's what it comes down to though, if you are willing to invest in the format you'll get th ereturn for it. If you're just trying to snake by with, "good enough" gear then you'll get passable, but not great, performance. I'll take my Blu-rays of The Fifth Element, Ratatouille, Shoot Em Up and Blade Runner over the standard DVD's (of which I owned all of these) any day.
"Blu-Ray DVD"? Close Harry, but no cigar.. by redtom	Apr 30th, 2008 09:08:33 AM
...come on, the devil is in the details - get it right, man...
Blu-Ray? Hoo-Fucking-Ray. by Osmosis Jones	Apr 30th, 2008 09:32:01 AM

I am pretty sure DVD by Series7	Apr 30th, 2008 09:52:40 AM
Is going to be around for a good 10-15 years. Yeah, there will be Blu-ray until that fails like the Neo-Geo. But since Blu-Ray is still a DVD, DVD's aren't going anywhere. You think that Wal Mart crowd knows the difference between Blu-Ray and DVD? Also I got burned too many times being an early adapter of dvd and bough a bunch of movies that now have 13 different better versions out there. Also I do you have to update your Blue Ray all the time? Whats the deal with that? Every new gadget has to be a computer with the updates. Thats fine and all for something like my MP3 player that does it automatically, but on a DVD player I want the complete package already, or like the PSP where the disk does the updating. Well as long as paying to download movies doesn't become the next big thing.
You can keep Clverfield and B - Movie.... by Underoos Hero	Apr 30th, 2008 10:01:56 AM
And I think I'll wait until the Blue Ray players come down to the $150 price range before I follow the sheep.
Blu-Ray / HD-DVD can't tell the difference by the_raftaman	Apr 30th, 2008 10:32:12 AM
I for one don't see the difference in the Blu-Ray / HD-DVD formats as far as how it looks on my 32 inch LCD TV. They both look superior to my Direct TV HD picture. I can compare both because I have a combo player (Samsung UDP-5000) And with it's Ethernet port firmware updates are a breeze. I've read that this model is being discontinued though, most likely to them going all the way Blu. So this might be the player to look for as they knock the price down to get rid of em to clear up space for the new models of players.
The bottom line by Beezbo	Apr 30th, 2008 10:37:00 AM
If you love a movie enough to own it, you want to have it in the best possible format. And keep in mind, you can Netflix Blu-Rays. Watched "There Will Be Blood" on DVD the other day and there is no doubt in my mind that it will look MUCH better on Blu-Ray.
Paramount needs to fire the hack that wrote this piece.. by Toby Wan	Apr 30th, 2008 10:37:49 AM
Old Men has been on Blu-Ray since March 11, 2008. They are now really Old Men. And by the way, Paramount: Fuck this list. You wanna impress this mutha fucka, release the Indiana Jones Trilogy on Blu-Ray by Memorial Day weekend. Coincides with the new movies release, easy money, morons. That is why you guys are almost in bankruptcy-idiot marketing and Tom Cruise's Mission Imp movies. Douche!!
Skiff by Nico Toscani	Apr 30th, 2008 10:45:35 AM
Compare an upconverted DVD of Predator to the Blu-Ray of Predator. If you actually think the Blu-Ray looks better you need to put down the crack pipe. If there isn't any restoration work done on older films, Blu-Ray brings out film grain like a motherfucker and it looks like crap. BTW, I have an LG 1080P set with everything hooked up HDMI.
Toby Wan - I agree! by Nico Toscani	Apr 30th, 2008 10:47:44 AM
If Paramount wanted us to be impressed they would have mentioned: Star Trek movie collection Star Trek TOS remastered The Godfather Trilogy Indiana Jones movies Braveheart Titanic
There Will be Blood in HD! by knowthyself	Apr 30th, 2008 11:23:11 AM
Thats alot of milkshake drinking. Sweet.
27 is alot for a movie? DVD prices were just as high. by knowthyself	Apr 30th, 2008 11:24:48 AM
When it first came out. And if your smart you go to amazon.com and buy the movies for 20-22 bucks a piece. Small premium for unbelievable picture quality.
Laserdisc prices were in the 60 dollar range. by knowthyself	Apr 30th, 2008 11:25:35 AM
Hell some were even a hundred dollars. Now THAT is expensive. Bluray is not the next laserdisc, price alone ensures it.
Here's a question no one has ever asked you... by Darth Macchio	Apr 30th, 2008 11:49:10 AM
Do you have any betamax tapes? Haha??! Yup...no one's ever asked you that I bet! But I also bet no one's ever asked you this: "Does masturbating into a ham sandwich give you mental powers?"
I'm deaf, dumb and blind. Which format is for me? by tonagan	Apr 30th, 2008 11:59:33 AM
Love, Tommy.
Where the fuck is Sweeney Todd? by JerseyJedi08	Apr 30th, 2008 12:09:40 PM
That flick SCREAMS Hi-Def. Plus, Lossless audio would rock my sub.
Multiple Face/Off commentary tracks? So buying that. by ODM	Apr 30th, 2008 12:12:23 PM
Nothing worse than vanilla discs...
YEAH BUT by BurgerTime	Apr 30th, 2008 12:20:34 PM
The porn industry still supports HD-DVD don't they? So I'll be holding on to my HD player 'till the very end. Bitches.
FACE/OFF? FUCK YES by vini77	Apr 30th, 2008 12:21:29 PM
BLU RAY HERE I COME
Guys, the part about No Country FOM... by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 12:32:10 PM
...is in regards to its international Blu-Ray release. Lots of people shouting about this being in the press release, not enough people actually reading it, I think.
Alien Director's Cut looks insane! by General Crom	Apr 30th, 2008 01:51:03 PM
On D-theater.Still the only way to get it in hd-you can see little refraction shit going on in beads of sweat on faces-the blue lazer field surrounding the eggs and the detail from lense flares... Sad that we have to waste away our whole lives waiting for movies that came out in the 1970s to finally be released at close to their original rez.Lucas the biggest asshole of all -we bought his THX systems -paid all this money-and then?!No hd anything from that asshole and we're already on the 3rd high def format!He just sells the Thx division-great businessman -total backstabbing fuckwod to his biggest supporters
The Porn Industry.. by CeejayNightwing	Apr 30th, 2008 02:26:48 PM
is phasing out of HDDVD since yesterday and jumping on Blu-Ray since the after-x-mas demand. Anyone thinking Blu-Ray is the next Laserdisc is mistaken, Blu-Ray is the only HD home video format that will make true use of your 1080p TV 's capabilities. Just like standard DVD when it first came out, some initial films just were not remastered well enough for a decent transfer. But in time just as with DVD, films became better produced and the quality eventually shone through. Any Digitally sourced movie like the PIXAR flicks, The Star Wars Prequels or much of todays TV shows shot with HD Camera's will simply look unlike anything you've seen before on your standard DVD's because the detail is so high. Sure if you have a little HD tv you won't notice squat because the point of HD is LARGE screens = fine detail when before the larger your screen the more yor movie format got exposed for its lack of detail. Anyone buying a HD TV smaller than 40" might as well stick with standard discs, but the Blu-ray format is way cheaper than VHS, DVD and Laserdisc when they all first hit the high street and its the going to surpass DVD eventually in the next 3 or four years just as DVD did to VHS four years after it appeared. Every X-mas people indulge themselves in new equipment, expect that equipment to be PS3's and Blu Ray players for the next couple of years! Around every ten or so years we get a new format that dominates the others, VHS dominated the Tape format ut Laserdisc still survived as long as VHS even though it was significantly more expensive. Blu ray is no way near as expensive as Laserdisc was and barely more expensive than standard DVD releases now, by next year it will be beating standard DVD for quality, bonus features and price considering the extra bonuses. The smartest thing to do right now is to invest in a Blu Ray player than can download upgrades and access web content, buy only cheap performance based standard DVD's that don't require HD to see the value of the spectacle and purchase all the Blu Ray films that have decent transfers or are taken from digitally sourced movies like the Pixar stuff and naturally anything that's visual or spectacle based. ..oh, and stop bitching about HDDVD, its a wounded elephant just limping away to die quietly alone, leave it be!
Something's Happening: SD DVD by Samuel Fulmer	Apr 30th, 2008 02:31:38 PM
I've seen a lot of standard def Columbia/MGM DVDs showing up at the discount stores recently for 3 bucks a piece. They're brand new, not prev. viewed. I picked up the Easy Rider 35th anniversary DVD for 3 bucks, it's going for 25 right now on Amazon. I wouldn't be to shocked if it was the usual grab bag of crap you find in the Wal-Mart discount bin, but these are quality movies in 2-Disc sets. I guess it could be overstock from some of the big media store chains that went under.
But hey by Samuel Fulmer	Apr 30th, 2008 02:33:08 PM
I'm not complaining. If Blu-Ray takes over, I'll be there to buy up all the quality standard Def movies that the masses could care less about.
I already have a Blu-ray by PirateEmery	Apr 30th, 2008 02:44:51 PM
And I was NOT impressed with this lineup. Where's Indiana Jones?
PLANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by SoylentMean	Apr 30th, 2008 02:47:00 PM
Good God, that was obviously written by someone who works for the studio. For shame!
Sony couldn't afford another BetaMax... by Ninja Nerd	Apr 30th, 2008 02:47:37 PM
....where a potentially better technology would get ignored by Average Joe Consumer. BluRay HAD to succeed, at any cost, which is apparently billions at this point. HD-DVD worked pretty well and was, like VHS, not quite as cool, but cheaper and easier to build a player around. Sony had to get a win, they did. How may be questionable, even illegal, but it's a BluRay world, for now. For myself, I have an excellent video scaler for my HDTV setup as I have a VHS player, SD DVD, iPods, old XBox, NES, etc. gear hooked up. Virtually everything looks good at 720p coming out of decent hardware. No one in the house except myself can tell 1080p from 720p. So, I don't see a crying need to purchase or even rent, ANY HD media for a while. When BluRay gets to toaster prices....under $100 for a full featured player, I'll take a look.
Indiana Jones by Samuel Fulmer	Apr 30th, 2008 02:49:19 PM
It won't show up until Lucas and Spielberg give their blessing. Remember how long it took for those films to come out on regular DVD? Same goes with Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Jaws, and a bunch of other their films. I think the first Speilberg film to go on DVD was 1941.
Where's KHAAAAAAAN!! What the fuck by picardsucks	Apr 30th, 2008 06:54:50 PM
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN We need Blu-Ray Shatner or it does not count!!!!!!!!
Chicken Jorge is Fettastic. by TomBodet	Apr 30th, 2008 07:13:35 PM
You know I'm right.
Re: thebearovingian by kyle051554	Apr 30th, 2008 07:44:15 PM
Isn't it embarrassing when you try to correct a grammatical mistake and make one of your own? It's neither "Blu-Ray DVD" nor "Bluray": it's "Blu-ray," with the hyphen and the "ray" kept lower case. "Blu-ray Disc" and "BD" are also acceptable, as I understand it.
good lord, people... by omarthesnake	Apr 30th, 2008 07:49:44 PM
Those of you writing snotty diatribes about how "Blu-ray is not a DVD".... Please do the following: (1) pick up hammer (2) hit self in head (3) repeat. God, you're a snivelling parody of a self-righteous shitheaded geekboy. The fact that you actually felt obliged to post your indignation really adds to the feeling that we should have you castrated... except of course, it's a moot point, you won't be breeding anyhow.
Omarthesnake... by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 30th, 2008 07:57:01 PM
You don't get it. When Harry originally posted the article, it read, "Paramount Finally Announced Initial DVD Slate!" It didn't even mention Blu-Ray. The nitpickiness you cite is just how it looks now.
Calling is Blu-ray DVD is like saying DVD Tape. by polyh3dron	Apr 30th, 2008 09:28:07 PM
A Blu-ray Disc is not a DVD just like a DVD is not a Laserdisc and like a CD is not a record.
Kyle: Nope, not at all. by thebearovingian	Apr 30th, 2008 11:45:16 PM
Just pointing out that Harry should've written "Bluray" (or if you really believe that Harry, of all people, would put the proper "Blu-ray") instead of DVD. It's really not even a grammatical mistake. I assumed that the tone of my post was playfully sarcastic and non-threatening. Maybe it came across as mean-spirited but notice that Harry DID update the headline. Why he didn't remove "DVD" is anybody's guess.
Leaving the "DVD" there is indicative of ignorance and a lack of by polyh3dron	May 1st, 2008 01:59:01 AM
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ldm882: Let's hope we get LOTR on Bluray soon by Ozman X	May 6th, 2008 02:27:15 PM
Does anyone think it'll include the extended film release, you know the 4 hour version? I have only seen the first one last year and became a fan all over again. Even the smallest news bit on the matter will be appreciated.
Fuck Blu-ray by Jabroni	May 19th, 2008 03:24:16 AM
I have a DVD player that upconverts to near 1080i and hooked up to a 52" TV via HDMI and the quality is fucking amazing. I'll be sticking with standard def DVD's until I feel it's time to own Jaws for the 4th fucking time.
Most guys prefer women by Orcus	May 19th, 2008 09:23:00 AM
As long as it keeps you out of the gene pool

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