The High Def Thread - Blu Ray and HD DVD

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

Its just HD DVD ideas Redux.
Its funny how Warner Bros is now supporting Chineese HD DVD because of the bootleging going on in those places. The regular DVD movies have to be sold at $3.00-$5.00 American just so they can compete.
Now these HD DVD's will sell for around $10.00.

The point is that all of the things that these Anti HD DVD companies said they were never gonna do are now having to eat their words.

I do applaud Disney on making a complete seperate disc for the DVD.
But these will retail for $30.00 or more.

 

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

Rhoq:
What was that site you gave me for cheap Blu Rays?

 

[Rhoq]

Not sure if this is the wrong thread for off subject r just way off lol, but I thought I seen a commercial for disney movies on blu ray and said that a dvd of the movie would be packed in. If so I think thats freakin awesome. This could really help push bluray even further if they decide to do this with all movies.

Yes, it's true. Disney did it with Sleeping Beauty and Pinnochio. Fox just started doing this as well. Both the The Princess Bride and Marley & Me Blu-ray releases include the DVD ('Marley & Me' also contains a 3rd disc with the "digital copy" bullshit).

 

[Rhoq]

Rhoq:
What was that site you gave me for cheap Blu Rays?

I don't remember, but it was most-likely http://www.blu-rayboxsets.com

They are a portal for the "Amazon Marketplace". I've shopped there once or twice in the past and made out very well.

The only downside is since these transactions are made with Amazon's 3rd party sellers, Prime shipping is not available and you have to pay for shipping, but since it's still being sold via Amazon you're still protected by their normal policies.

 

[Rhoq]

M*A*S*H got pushed back to September 1, 2009.

 

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

05-12-09
Action Hero 3-Pack (The Day After Tomorrow, I, Robot & The Terminator) (Fox)
Amazing Journeys (Allegro)
The Amazon: River of the Sun (Allegro)
Best Of Europe: France (Questar)
Best Of Europe: Italy (Questar)
Best Of Europe: London And Beyond (Questar)
Big (Extended Version) (Fox)
Black Sheep (Paramount)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 1 (Paramount)
Dodgeball: Rated (Fox)
Fargo (MGM)
Flowers & Gardens (Allegro)
Force 10 from Navarone (MGM)
Funny Guy 3-Pack (Napoleon Dynamite, Office Space: SE with Flair & Young Frankenstein) (Fox)
The Good The Bad and The Ugly (MGM)
The Grudge (Sony)
Jock 3-Pack (Hoosiers, Dodgeball & Rocky) (MGM)
License to Kill (MGM)
Lost Worlds: Life In The Balance (Allegro)
Major League (Paramount)
The Man with the Golden Gun (MGM)
North America's National Parks (Allegro)
Passengers (Sony)
Personal Effects (Universal)
Plague Town (Dark Sky Films)
Possession (2009) (Image)
Scenic National Parks: Alaska & Hawaii (Questar)
Scenic National Parks: Great Train Rides (Questar)
Scenic National Parks: The Best Of The National Parks (Questar)
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (Fox)
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy: Uncensored! (Fox)
Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy (Paramount)
Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture Collection (Paramount)
Taken (Fox)
The Terminator (Lenticular) (MGM)
There's Something About Mary (Fox)
Underworld Blu-ray 3-Pack (Sony)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (Sony)
War Hero 3-Pack (Patton, Behind Enemy Lines & Rescue Dawn) (Fox)
Wayne's World (Paramount)
Wayne's World 2 (Paramount)
Without a Paddle (Paramount)

05-19-09
3 Days of the Condor (Paramount)
24: Season Seven (Fox)
Army of Darkness (Screwhead Edition) (Universal)
Batman 20TH Anniversary Blu-ray Book (Warner)
A Bug's Life (Disney)
Changing Lanes (Paramount)
Circle of Iron (Blue Underground)
Dr. Doolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (Fox)
Driven to Kill (Fox)
Eden Lake (Magnolia)
Enemy at the Gates (Paramount)
Fast Company (Blue Underground)
It Could Happen to You (Sony)
Lions for Lambs (MGM)
The Machinist (Paramount)
My Bloody Valentine 3-D (Lionsgate)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Sony)
Paycheck (Paramount)
Spy Game (Universal)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Skynet Edition (Lionsgate)
T2: Complete Collector's Set - Limited Edition (Lionsgate)
True Blood: The Complete First Season (Warner)
Valkyrie (United Artists)

05-26-09
Children of Men (Universal)
Cinderella Man (Universal)
Falling Down (Warner)
Field of Dreams (Universal)
How The Earth Was Made (A&E)
Inside Man (Universal)
New In Town (Lionsgate)
Powder Blue (Image)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Extended Cut) (Warner)
Seabiscuit (Universal)
The Sky Crawlers (Sony)
True Romance (Unrated) (Warner)

06-02/05-09
Air Force One (Sony)
Anaconda (Sony)
Bruce Almighty (Universal)
Dark Blue (MGM)
Defiance (Paramount)
Direct Contact (First Look)
Elsewhere (National Ent. Media)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Sony)
Fletch: Jane Doe Edition (Univesal)
Glory (Sony)
The Graduate (MGM)
He’s Just Not That Into You (Warner)
Home (2009) (Fox)
Navy Seals (MGM)
NFL: Road to the Super Bowl XLIII (Warner)
Out of Time (MGM)
Paul Simon And Friends (Summit)
Revolutionary Road (Paramount)
Road House (1989) (MGM)
Rollerball (2002) (MGM)
Spring Breakdown (Warner)
To Live and Die in LA (MGM)
Walking Tall (2004) (MGM)
Weeds: Season Four (Lionsgate)

06-09-09
Baby on Board (National Ent. Media)
Fatal Attraction (Paramount)
Fired Up! (Unrated) (Sony)
Gran Torino (Warner)
Indecent Proposal (Paramount)
The International (Sony)
Powder Blue (Image)
Predator 2 (Fox)
The Siege (Fox)
Time Warp (Discovery Channel)
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music - Ultimate Collector's Edition (Warner)

06-16-09
Burn Notice: Season Two (Fox)
The Cell 2 (Warner)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) (Fox)
Dr. Strangelove or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb (Sony)
Fracture (Warner)
Friday The 13th Extended Killer Cut (2009) (Warner)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (Paramount)
Friday the 13th Part 3 (3D) (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)
No Way Back (Sony)
The Seventh Seal (Criterion Collection)
Sling Blade (Disney)
Space Balls (MGM)
Striking Distance (Sony)

06-23-09
The Code (First Look)
Confessions Of A Shopaholic (Disney)
Inkheart (Warner)
Last Year at Marienbad (Criterion)
Mr. Troop Mom (Warner)
The Pink Panther 2 (MGM)
The Unborn (Universal)
Waltz with Bashir (Sony)

06-30-09
12 Rounds (Fox)
Do the Right Thing (Universal)
Flawless (Magnolia)
Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience - Deluxe Extended Edition (Walt Disney)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li (Unleashed & Unrated) (Fox)
Two Lovers (Magnolia)

07-07-09
The Deep (Sony)
Grumpy Old Men (Warner)
Knowing (Summit)
Push (Summit)
Torchwood: The Complete Second Season (BBC)
The Universe: Season 2 (A&E)

07-14/17-09
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Curse of the Golden Flower, House of Flying Daggers Trilogy (Box Set) (Sony)
The Edge of Love (Image)
For All Mankind (Criterion)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony)
Mad Men: Season Two (Lionsgate)
M*A*S*H (Fox)
NBA Champions 2008-2009 (Warner)
Shark Week: Great Bites Collection (Discovery Channel
The Towering Inferno (Fox)

07-21/25-09
300: The Complete Experience (Warner)
Echelon Conspiracy (Paramount)
The Great Buck Howard (Magnolia)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Universal)
Midnight Express (Sony)
Prison Break: The Final Break (Fox)
Pushing Daisies Season 2 (Warner)
Watchmen (Warner)

07-25/28-09
Bad Boy Bubby (Blue Underground)
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 (Universal)
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (Universal)
Green Lantern: First Flight (Warner)
Repulsion (Criterion)
Rhino Rescue (National Geographic)
A River Runs Through It (Sony)
The Waterboy (Disney)

08-04-09
Big Trouble in Little China (Fox)
Jackie Brown (Disney)
Labor Pains (First Look)
My Cousin Vinny (Fox)
The Last Starfighter (Universal)
Pulp Fiction (Disney)
Race to Witch Mountain (2009) (Disney)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Collector's Edition Box Set (Warner)

08-11-09
About Last Night... (Sony)
Alien Trespass (Image)
Blue Thunder (Sony)
St. Elmo's Fire (Sony)
Starman (Sony)

08-18-09
Go (Sony)
Sons of Anarchy: Season One (Fox)
Surveillance (Magnolia)

08-25-09
The Beast (Timeless Media Group)
Billy Jack (Image)
Children of the Corn (Anchor Bay)
Crash: The Complete First Season (Anchor Bay)
Fire and Ice (Blue Underground)
A Haunting - Twilight of Evil (Timeless Media Group)
How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Paramount)
Man on the Moon 40th Anniversary Edition (Timeless Media Group)
Natural Born Killers: Director's Cut (Warner)
The Universe: Season 3 (A&E)

09-01/02-09
The Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (A&E)
The Girlfriend Experience (Magnolia)
Labyrinth (Sony)

09-08-09
Catwoman (Warner)
Creepshow (Warner)
Dead Calm (Warner)
Freddy vs. Jason (Warner)
The New World: Extended Cut (Warner)
Over the Top (Warner)
The Postman (Warner)
The Quick and the Dead (Sony)
Silverado (Sony)
Snakes of a Plane (Warner)
Sphere (Warner)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2008) (Warner)

09-15-09
Easy Rider (Sony)
Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season (Disney)
Punch-Drunk Love (Sony)
Torchwood: Children of Earth (BBC)

09-22-09
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Gojira) (Classic Media)

10-06-09
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Collector's Book Set) (Disney)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (DVD Packaging) (Disney)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Dwarf Plush Gift Set) (Disney)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Limited Edition Collector's Set) (Disney)

10-13-09
The Craft (Sony)
Wolf, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Trilogy (Sony)

10-20-09
Freedomland (Sony)
Snatch (Sony)

10-27-09
Tinker Bell & The Lost Treasure (Disney)

11-17-09
Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season (MGM)

11-24-09
Santa Buddies (Disney)

12-08-09
Lost: Season Five (Disney)

 

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

Universal Studios has unveiled complete details on the upcoming 'Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series' box set arriving on Blu-ray this July 28.
The massive collection includes all four gripping seasons of the hit sci-fi series, as well as 'Razor' and the miniseries that started it all.

The 20-disc set will be packaged in a telescoping box with a collectible cylon figurine, and there are a load of bonus features including multiple episode commentaries, U-control on several episodes, featurettes, deleted scenes, and much, much more. For a detailed listing of all of the supplements, click here.
Suggested list price for the set is $349.99, and you can save over $100 by pre-ordering from Amazon.
You can find the latest specs for 'Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series’ linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under July 28.


Genres: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Starring: Michael Hogan, Grace Park, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackoff, Jamie Bamber, Edward James Olmos
Plot Synopsis: Battlestar Galactica</I> has riveted audiences for four seasons with its gripping tale of the last remnants of humankind's struggle to find safe haven. An inspired, visually stunning reimagining of the 1978 series of the same name, Battlestar Galactica captured the imaginations of a new generation of fans with its gritty realism, compelling storylines and commanding performances. The show garnered numerous awards, including two Emmys(R) and the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and was recognized by the American Film Institute (AFI) as one of the most outstanding television programs of the year for two years running. In March 2009, Battlestar Galactica's impassioned explorations of today's hot-button issues, including politics, terrorism, treatment of prisoners and religion, even inspired the United Nations to host a special panel to discuss the questions it has raised.

Disc Features:
• U-Control:
-The Oracle (on discs 1-19)
-Picture-in-picture behind the scenes (on disc 1)
-Battlestar Blips (on discs 10-14)
-Battlestar Actual (on discs 15-20)
-What the Frak Happened to You? (on disc 20, only for the unaired, extended episode of Daybreak)
• Deleted scenes (on discs 1-20)
• Ronald D. Moore Podcast Commentaries (on discs 5-14 and 16-20)
• David Eick's Video Blogs (on discs 9, 11, 12, 14, 16 and 19)
• Sketches and art (on discs 1)
• Behind-the-scenes featurettes (on disc 1)
• Are You a Cylon? Personality Quiz (on disc 4)
• Sizzle Reel (on disc 6)
• Battlestar Galactica Career Assignment Quiz (on disc 9)
• RND Logos (on disc 9)
• Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Webisodes (on disc 11)
• Colonial Military Assessment Quiz (on disc 14)
• The Look of Battlestar Galactica (on disc 15)
• My Favorite Episode So Far (on disc 15)
• Season 4 Sneak Peek (on disc 15)
• Season 4 Trailer (on disc 15)
• Minisodes (on disc 15)
• The Journey (on disc 17)
• Cylons: The Twelve (on disc 17)
• Season 4.5: The Untold Story - Untold (on disc 17)
• The Music of Battlestar Galactica (on disc 17)
• Caprica Sneak Peek (on disc 17)
• The Journey Ends: The Arrival (on disc 18)
• Evolution of a Cue (on disc 18)
• What the Frak Is Going on with Battlestar Galactica? (on disc 18)
• A Look Back (on disc 20)
• ...And They Have a Plan (on disc 20)
• The Musicians Behind Daybreak (on disc 20)
• Commentary tracks for the following episodes:
-Mini Series Part 1 (with director Michael Rymer and executive producers David Eick and Ronald D. Moore)
-Mini Series Part 2 (with Michael Rymer, David Eick and Ronald D. Moore)
-33 (with Ronald D. Moore, David Eick and Michael Rymer)
-Bastille Day (with Ronald D. Moore and David Eick)
-Act of Contrition (with Ronald D. Moore and David Eick)
-You Can't Go Home Again (with Ronald D. Moore and David Eick)
-Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down (with Ronald D. Moore)
-The Hand of God (with Ronald D. Moore)
-Colonial Day Commentary (with Ronald D. Moore)
-Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 1 (with Ronald D. Moore)
-Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2 (with Ronald D. Moore)
-Pegasus extended episode (with Ronald D. Moore and David Eick)
-Hero (with David Eick)
-Unfinished Business unaired, extended cut (with Ronald D. Moore)
-Razor unrated extended edition (with Ronald D. Moore and writer Michael Taylor)
-Faith (with Ronald D. Moore and supervising producers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle)
-Guess What's Coming to Dinner (with Ronald D. Moore and writer Michael Angeli)
-Sine Qua Non (with Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor)
-A Disquiet Follows My Soul unaired extended episode (with executive producer and episode director Ronald D. Moore)
-Islanded in a Stream of Stars unaired extended episode (with series star and episode director Edward James Olmos)
-Daybreak Unaired extended episode (with David Eick and Ronald D. Moore)


HD Exclusive Content:
• BD-Live:
-Download Center (on discs 1, 5, 15 and 18)
-Battlestar Galactica Card Game (on discs 15 and 18)

 

[Crystal2001]

Holy snapples. Uhm. That'll be your Xmas AND bday gift from me, three years from now.

:rotf:

Luv ya!

 

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

Sorry. We have a special CPR fund set up for this set.
LOL!

 

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

 

[Rhoq]

Hey CPR -

I just made an order with this place and they have decent prices on both Blu-ray and HD DVD. The only downside is that many of the discs appear to be Canadian, but if there are any Candian-only releases you've been wanting to import you might want to take a look. They are based in both New York & Quebec, so the cool thing is - no premium fees for importing!

http://www.inetvideo.com/

 

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

I've been ordering from the for a while.
They take a bit long but they are pretty good.
I was just about to post a link to this great place.

I've purchased many titles and they are highly recommended.

By the way.
Costco has alot of Warner Catalog titles for $12.99 on Blu Ray.

 

[Rhoq]

I've been ordering from the for a while.
They take a bit long but they are pretty good.
I was just about to post a link to this great place.

I've purchased many titles and they are highly recommended.

By the way.
Costco has alot of Warner Catalog titles for $12.99 on Blu Ray.

Yesterday was the first time I had ever heard of them. I pre-ordered Fanboys on Blu-ray from them via eBay. I watched a DVD quality rip of it over the weekend and I don't know what the Weistein's were thinking by not releasing it on Blu-ray, in the U.S., last week. It was pretty damn good. It's not out until next Tuesday (June 2nd) in Canada, so if I don't get it until the following week, it's cool.

 

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

Fan Boys is a movie that has been fracked with for a while now.
They delayed the release and had issues even finishing it.

They wanted the cancer storyline out and then they only released it in limited theaters.

It was badly reviewed as well.

Now there's no Blu Ray of it; SUCKS.

BLAME CANADA! LOL!

 

[Rhoq]

Fan Boys is a movie that has been fracked with for a while now.
They delayed the release and had issues even finishing it.

They wanted the cancer storyline out and then they only released it in limited theaters.

It was badly reviewed as well.

Now there's no Blu Ray of it; SUCKS.

BLAME CANADA! LOL!

What happened with Fanboys was a damn shame. It was delayed by what, a year and a half? The Weinsteins wanted the cancer storyline cut (they felt it was a "bummer") and every time it was given a theatrical release date it got pushed back. By the time it was released (back in February), it was in such a limited release, that barely anyone knew it was out. Only 1 theater in Philly showed it and it was gone within 2 weeks, so I missed it. Mainstream reviewers hated it, but the geeky on-line reviewers loved it. Hell - Ethan Suplee had a cameo as the "head geek" himself, Harry Knowles.

Bottom line is - if any Weinstein Company release catered to the crowd that would most likely own a Blu-ray player or two, it is "Fanboys". Luckily for us, Alliance is releasing it in Canada next week.

I have a feeling that TWC is still bitter about their investment in HD DVD. I remember it was reported that one of their HD DVD releases sold fewer than 100 copies (I'm pretty it was Feast and something like only 86 were sold), so they are probably waiting to see how well the "Fanboys" DVD sells before preparing a High Def release on Blu-ray. This is the same company that never did a "day & date" with their HD DVD releases, so it's possible they might be going back to that strategy for these niche releases.

 

[Rhoq]

Received Fanboys today. Not bad considering it was shipped (from Canada) last Thursday (May 28th).

 

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

I love Inetvideo. I just hate the wait.
Congrats on getting the movie in a week.

 

[Rhoq]

Thanks to CPR and Crystal, I finally watched Seasons 1 through 3 of Dexter, just in time to catch Season 4, first-run, next month. Luckily DirecTV offers Showtime On Demand in HD. Loved it. I've got the Seasons 1-3 Blu-ray bundle on order from Amazon. It comes out when Season 3 is released on the 18th.

The 3rd season was a slow burner. The first 3 or 4 episodes were a bit boring compared to the first 2 seasons, but once the Dexter Morgan/Miguel Prado relationship kicked into high gear, it was well worth the slow set-up. Thanks again for the recommendation.

 

[CPR_Jose_Ortiz]

Glad you liked it.
I just ordered the entire Battlestar Galactica Series on Blu Ray and I wait with total anticipation for it.

Yes. I'm a Toaster Lover!

So say we all!!

 

[Rhoq]

Hey CPR...did you get your copy of Chasing Amy today? Got mine (and Clerks, too).