High Definition Discussion Thread - Blu-Ray, HDTV, etc...

[HollandX]

Target.com has both for $39.99 and Walmart.com, priced just 12 cents cheaper, has them as "out of stock", something BB will not price match (I worked there in college so I do know that). Also, the manufacturer coupon states, as the thread pointed out, that it can't be combined with any other offer. This guy got very lucky and I'm willing to bet he'll be in the minority on this one.

heh... SBrooks1 works at Best Buy now. :p

[HollandX]

Does anyone else HATE Nic Cage as much as I do? I wouldn't buy either of those National Treasure movies if they were the only two Blu-rays on Earth, or for that matter the only two movies on Earth.

He's pretty fly for a white guy.

[HollandX]

So.....anybody seen Shinobi?

Have you tried his parents?

[Chugga]

No Rock = no purchase!

Yeah thats usually my code of buying when it comes to wrestling. I grew out of it years ago but The Rock and Hulk Hogan always have a way of drawing me back in. But with neither of them being at this wrestlemania it's definately a very questionable purchase. I did want to see the Flair retirement match but thats about it.

[PrimeBane]

Other than ewto, who hates Nic Cage ;), what did everyone else think of National Treasure 2? Is it worth a look with the current deals?

[oaktown2000]

I ain't buying shlt!!!!


:D


Seriously...I'm like 2 months behind on the Blu Ray schedule....which is perfectly ok with me. I'm seeing the stuff that came out like 2months ago on sale...and picking up those titles. I'll be grabbing everything thats coming out now....in like 2 months....when it's cheaper :)

[Chugga]

And then selling it in 2 months and 2 weeks....when it bores you.

[oaktown2000]

And I hate Nicolas Cage as well. He's got the acting "depth" of a rain puddle in my driveway.

[oaktown2000]

And then selling it in 2 months and 2 weeks....when it bores you.


pfft....looks who's talking....they basically call you "Mr Trade-In" at your local hangout...I mean local Gamestop.

[Chugga]

pfft....looks who's talking....they basically call you "Mr Trade-In" at your local hangout...I mean local Gamestop.

I traded in all of my 360 games because I hated the cases....I rarely if ever trade anything in. I suppose I give you points for a good try though.

[WingNut 25]

Yeah thats usually my code of buying when it comes to wrestling. I grew out of it years ago but The Rock and Hulk Hogan always have a way of drawing me back in. But with neither of them being at this wrestlemania it's definately a very questionable purchase. I did want to see the Flair retirement match but thats about it.

Rock and Stone Cold being gone just killed it for me and I haven't followed WWE for many years now. I passively look in on threads here to see who's doing what. I'd like to see the Flair retirement match but it isn't a must-own for me.

[WingNut 25]

Does anyone else HATE Nic Cage as much as I do? I wouldn't buy either of those National Treasure movies if they were the only two Blu-rays on Earth, or for that matter the only two movies on Earth.

I don't hate him but he is far from the actor many make him out to be. I saw him at the Ghost Rider panel at Comic Con a couple years ago and he is one cool dude, I will say that.

[Chugga]

Did the Bee Movie or Blades of Glory even ship today? I swear this is the 2nd time Blades of Glory has done this to me.

[ewto16]

I don't hate him but he is far from the actor many make him out to be. I saw him at the Ghost Rider panel at Comic Con a couple years ago and he is one cool dude, I will say that.

Well, it is well known that he is a comic nerd and basically did Ghost Rider on the cheap, because that is one of his favorite comics. I'm sure he was quite cool to see and talk to there.

However, he continues to suck in every movie he appears in. Really, I don't think I can despise how much I hate him. I always pray he doesn't infiltrate the cast of a movie I actually want to see, so that it isn't runied and I can't see it.

[ewto16]

Yeah thats usually my code of buying when it comes to wrestling. I grew out of it years ago but The Rock and Hulk Hogan always have a way of drawing me back in. But with neither of them being at this wrestlemania it's definately a very questionable purchase. I did want to see the Flair retirement match but thats about it.

Rock and Stone Cold being gone just killed it for me and I haven't followed WWE for many years now. I passively look in on threads here to see who's doing what. I'd like to see the Flair retirement match but it isn't a must-own for me.

The Flair retirement match and apparently his HOF speech (I didn't see this part) are great. You could find the match on a torrent or youtube though and save yourself the cash. I heard the MITB match was good too if you like tables and ladders.

[WingNut 25]

^ Haha.

So I was able to get BB to price match the National Treasure Blus by taking in the Target.com print out. The girl at the counter wasn't going for it and said she'd have to check with a manager and luckily one walked by who knew it was legit, who knew it had been printed out today (which I explained to her several times as it said "in stock" and not "pre-order") and put in all his codes in order for the price match to be accepted. After the girl processed it, the computer then automatically took off the extra $5 per movie, which again she almost questioned (she paused for about 10 seconds or so before asking for my card). So like I said above, the guy who got the deal plus the $10 manufacturer coupon got lucky. But $32 and change after tax for both movies still ain't bad.

[oaktown2000]

Well, it is well known that he is a comic nerd and basically did Ghost Rider on the cheap, because that is one of his favorite comics. I'm sure he was quite cool to see and talk to there.

However, he continues to suck in every movie he appears in. Really, I don't think I can despise how much I hate him. I always pray he doesn't infiltrate the cast of a movie I actually want to see, so that it isn't runied and I can't see it.


lol.......like my avatar :p

[grif32]

^ Haha.

So I was able to get BB to price match the National Treasure Blus by taking in the Target.com print out. The girl at the counter wasn't going for it and said she'd have to check with a manager and luckily one walked by who knew it was legit, who knew it had been printed out today (which I explained to her several times as it said "in stock" and not "pre-order") and put in all his codes in order for the price match to be accepted. After the girl processed it, the computer then automatically took off the extra $5 per movie, which again she almost questioned (she paused for about 10 seconds or so before asking for my card). So like I said above, the guy who got the deal plus the $10 manufacturer coupon got lucky. But $32 and change after tax for both movies still ain't bad.

See sometimes it doesnt hurt to try ;)

[burngwngs]

Haul. $27.99 each plus buy both and get an extra $10 off on the spot. comes out to something like $22.50 each at Circuitcity.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/burngwngs/CIMG1892.jpg

[grif32]

Haul. $27.99 each plus buy both and get an extra $10 off on the spot. comes out to something like $22.50 each at Circuitcity.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/burngwngs/CIMG1892.jpg

Nice haul. I think Amazon has them both for $39.99 shipped no tax. I think I am going to grab them both. I enjoyed the 1st one no so much the 2nd. But I can not just buy one.

[HollandX]

I'll e-mail them. Worth a shot. Will let you know...

edit: just e-mailed them. now the waiting game begins.

KA-CHOW! $10 back for HollandX!

After rebates, I get National Treasure 1 BD, National Treasure 2 BD, and Narnia BD for a grand total of $33.94 with no tax and free shipping!

KA-CHOOGA! KA-CHOOGA! KA-CHOOGA!

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Where do you go to get the Target.com print out. I cant find crap on the target site

[SBrooks1]

Couldn't get the Wal-Mart price match here at work tonight on the National Treasures. I did get a nice price on Mission Impossible 1 and 2 Blu-ray's which we just got back in stock though!!! Employee price for each of them = $6.80!!! :eek: :eek:

[WingNut 25]

Where do you go to get the Target.com print out. I cant find crap on the target site

I just did a search for National Treasure.

[HollandX]

Hey All--

I just bought Crimson Tide, The Rock, and Con Air on blu-ray. They USED to each come with a form for a $10 mail in rebate upgrade. Of course, neither of my 3 did.

Does anyone here have those rebate forms still and don't want them?

Pretty please with Chigurh on top?

[johnnyknoxsvill]

just got back from BB and got both National Treasure's for $23.80 total:eek:

[grif32]

just got back from BB and got both National Treasure's for $23.80 total:eek:

How? The guys suggestion I posted above or another way?

Thats a steal. Congrats.

[NCStateWolfpack33]

I picked up Training Day on blu today at Best Buy, couldnt find Face/Off anywhere. Training Day had a Twister price tag at 14.99, the rest of the cases had 24.99...went to the front and it rang up 14.99 whoop whoop...

[JaylisJayP]

I picked up Training Day on blu today at Best Buy, couldnt find Face/Off anywhere. Training Day had a Twister price tag at 14.99, the rest of the cases had 24.99...went to the front and it rang up 14.99 whoop whoop...

Nice pickup. Great flick.

[DEN7ER]

got FACE/OFF on Blu today for 19.99 at Fry's :)

[JaylisJayP]

Did the Bee Movie or Blades of Glory even ship today? I swear this is the 2nd time Blades of Glory has done this to me.

Looks like Bee Movie is June 3 now....I think I saw it at that date on amazon but I could be mistaking it for something else.

[PrimeBane]

Finally upgraded to the Toshiba XA2 tonight... I've been waiting 2 weeks for this bad boy. :D

Now I have to try and sell my A35... hopefully I can find a buyer. :)

[WingNut 25]

Nice pickup on Twister. I'd buy it for that price.

I didn't see any of the Blu re-releases at BB.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

How? The guys suggestion I posted above or another way?

Thats a steal. Congrats.

I went in with the Target printout like he said, she had to call over to verify that it was on sale, but she rang each movie up $14.99 instead of $19.99 then it took off the additional $5 on each title. I should of brought in the $10 off coupon and could of had them for $13 ;)

[vicnsand]

Now I have to try and sell my A35... hopefully I can find a buyer. :)

Hmmmmmmmmm . . . . . .

[PrimeBane]

Hmmmmmmmmm . . . . . .

LMK if you want it... I'm including 5 sealed movies with it (300, Borne Identity, Black Rain, The Perfect Storm and FF: Tokyo Drift

I have it listed for $250 on a couple of sites, but I could let you have it for $225 :)

I'm just not sure when I'll be through Edmonton... it might not be until July. :(

[PrimeBane]

Other stuff I'm selling:

BDs:
Lost Season 3 sealed (French packaging) - $35
Underworld Evolution sealed- $15
Transporter 2 sealed - $15
The Italian Job sealed- $15
Blazing Saddles sealed - $10
28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later used - $30 for both

HD DVDs:
Pan's Labryth sealed - $11
Shaun of the Dead sealed - $11
Next used - $10
Lucky Number Slevin sealed - $11
Black Rain sealed - $10
The Perfect Storm sealed - $10
The Brave One used - $10
The Heartbreak Kid used - $10
American Gangster used - $12
King Kong sealed - $11

Please note that some of the package is bilingual if that bothers you. Some of the used titles (non of the BDs) were rentals, but work fine. Ask if you're concerned on a title.

Shipping is extra. One disk is normally about $5, two is about $7.

PM if interested. PayPal only.

[vicnsand]

LMK if you want it... I'm including 5 sealed movies with it (300, Borne Identity, Black Rain, The Perfect Storm and FF: Tokyo Drift

I have it listed for $250 on a couple of sites, but I could let you have it for $225 :)

I'm just not sure when I'll be through Edmonton... it might not be until July. :(

Good deal and a really sweet player. I should probably pass, though. I just bought an LG BH200 over the weekend - my first BR player, my second HD DVD player. I think my wife'll kill me if I get yet another HD player. :o

[TastySweetNutz]

So.....anybody seen Shinobi?

I really enjoyed Shinobi. Some really awesome characters and Tak Sakaguchi makes his awesome usual appearance. It's got some great action sequences and would look good in HD. It's a little Romeo and Juliet with a Japanese flair. I know a lot of my friends have no patience for foreign movies especially when it comes to reading subtitles but it does come with an English audio option. I'm thinking about picking this title up.

[burngwngs]

So.....anybody seen Shinobi?

You mean that Asian movie with all those characters with cool powers and abilities? Yeah, that was badass. I want that on BD. I also wouldn't mind watching it in English too. Definitely, a movie you can watch a few times and not get bored of.

[burngwngs]

I really enjoyed Shinobi. Some really awesome characters and Tak Sakaguchi makes his awesome usual appearance. It's got some great action sequences and would look good in HD. It's a little Romeo and Juliet with a Japanese flair. I know a lot of my friends have no patience for foreign movies especially when it comes to reading subtitles but it does come with an English audio option. I'm thinking about picking this title up.

is this on BD?:confused:

[grif32]

is this on BD?:confused:

Looks like it and its very cheap

http://www.amazon.com/Shinobi-Heart-Under-Special-Blu-ray/dp/B0014567U2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1211373418&sr=8-1

[ewto16]

lol.......like my avatar :p

Lucky for me, they already ruined the new reboot of Superman, though that certainly could have made it worse.

[burngwngs]

Looks like it and its very cheap

http://www.amazon.com/Shinobi-Heart-Under-Special-Blu-ray/dp/B0014567U2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1211373418&sr=8-1

wow, I think I'm gonna get it. Has it ever been reviewed? How's the audio and video?

[JaylisJayP]

I really enjoyed Shinobi. Some really awesome characters and Tak Sakaguchi makes his awesome usual appearance. It's got some great action sequences and would look good in HD. It's a little Romeo and Juliet with a Japanese flair. I know a lot of my friends have no patience for foreign movies especially when it comes to reading subtitles but it does come with an English audio option. I'm thinking about picking this title up.

I was going to use Target.com's price-match at Best Buy, but for some reason Target jacked the price up to $20.95, while Amazon still has it at $10.95. Anyway, I ended up ordering it at Buy.com for $12.80 or so shipped....won't get it for a couple weeks, but better than spending $21 including tax at Best Buy.

Actually really looking forward to seeing it now.

[JaylisJayP]

wow, I think I'm gonna get it. Has it ever been reviewed? How's the audio and video?

Most people have said they're both very good. either blu-ray.com or dvdtalk.com just put up a glowing review of it.

[burngwngs]

Most people have said they're both very good. either blu-ray.com or dvdtalk.com just put up a glowing review of it.

I know the movie is better than good but I hope the quality of the BD is just as.

[grif32]

Xbox 360 HD DVD player $12, HD DVD player HD A3 $37 at Kmart

If you are lucky to find them at your Kmart.

Just an FYI thats ALL

[NCStateWolfpack33]

I saw Bee Movie and Blades Of Glory at Target yesterday...had about 8 each

[burngwngs]

Looks like it and its very cheap

http://www.amazon.com/Shinobi-Heart-Under-Special-Blu-ray/dp/B0014567U2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1211373418&sr=8-1

just ordered it. $13.98 dlvd is an awesome deal. :eek:

[JaylisJayP]

I would imagine all Wal-Marts are doing this now, but I was surprised to see my Wal-Mart had dramatically expanded it's blu-ray section. It's almost a full aisle now, they must've had close to 75 different movies there.

[R. Giles]

Are they cheaper then Best Buy, even though it's not hard to be cheaper then Best Buy.

[WingNut 25]

I heard about Walmart's expansion. Bottom line is B&M needs to start lowering prices or they won't be moving these things.

[Chugga]

I have finally defeated my 9 month long nemesis...pics to follow

[Chugga]

Blades of Glory escapes me no longer....also who says June 3rd for Bee Movie? In celebration of the ending of my 9 month long battle with locating Blades of Glory I picked up the Bee Movie too (also so I could say I got it early). The other movies were just ones I got deals on this week

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/Chugga78/movies.jpg

[WingNut 25]

I see you caved on Wrestlemania.

[PrimeBane]

Wrestlemania? Really? Did they give it to you for free? ;)

[HollandX]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/ihatechromies/new%20stuff/1210384809826.jpg

[Chugga]

Caved is really a harsh way of putting it....I prefer to say I "opted" to get Wrestlemania. I had a $100 gift card to Walmart and to me gift cards are alot like a hot potato, it's not something I want to hold onto for too long.

So I went there with every intention of using the whole thing picking up National Treasure 1&2, Blades of Glory, Bee Movie, etc and it would be good and done. My Walmart only got in Face Off and Wrestlemania this week and I got flustered and had to make a split second decision. I couldn't leave Walmart empty handed with a gift card in my wallet that I didn't want to come home with. So Wrestlemania it was....

[WingNut 25]

Hard to argue if you have a gift card.

[Chugga]

I don't view giftcards as real money, they are kinda like monopoly money that I can somehow use on real life items. It's why I can never hold onto store credit anywhere whether it be gamestop or a gift card to best buy, walmart, whatever. If all I have is money in my wallet and I go to best buy I'll be like "ehh the Orphanage looks like an awesome movie, but ehh not really feeling the price". If I go that exact same day with a gift card...."holy crap only $40 for the orphanage? what a deal!!! I think I have $40 monopoly dollars left over, lets get it".

[TastySweetNutz]

Does that also explain Artie Lange's "Beer League"? :D

I love Artie Lange, but didn't really enjoy his movie. How'd you like it?

[JaylisJayP]

looks like you got The Air I Breathe early, also. Let us know how that movie is...it's received some pretty lukewarm to poor reviews.


Blades of Glory escapes me no longer....also who says June 3rd for Bee Movie? In celebration of the ending of my 9 month long battle with locating Blades of Glory I picked up the Bee Movie too (also so I could say I got it early). The other movies were just ones I got deals on this week

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/Chugga78/movies.jpg

[johnnyknoxsvill]

I had the new Rambo in my hand yesterday and was headed to the check out until the guy noticed the date on the box and said I couldn't buy it. Now I have to wait a week to get that awesomness!!

[JaylisJayP]

I had the new Rambo in my hand yesterday and was headed to the check out until the guy noticed the date on the box and said I couldn't buy it. Now I have to wait a week to get that awesomness!!

Yeah it's Rambo and First Blood Part 2 for me next Tuesday.

[Chugga]

Does that also explain Artie Lange's "Beer League"? :D

I love Artie Lange, but didn't really enjoy his movie. How'd you like it?

Never seen it, of all the movies in that pic the only 2 I've ever seen was Face/Off and V for Vendetta. I blind buy 99% of the stuff I get since I don't go to the movie theaters or bother watching stuff on tv.

Beer League is explained by some random coupons that I had stored up for Borders. They send me these 20-40% off coupons all the time and for once I was like "screw it I'm going to use one today" and they had the Orphanage (not pictured) and Beer League so I figured why not.

[WingNut 25]

I plan on grabbing all of the Rambo movies next week.

[imaginegrafix]

Saw bee movie out at Target as well today - was thinking about grabbing it, but at $34.99 I'll pass.

[JaylisJayP]

Saw bee movie out at Target as well today - was thinking about grabbing it, but at $34.99 I'll pass.

lol, that movie's worth about 10% of that price. Target's insane. They have the worst retail prices for these and they seem to be so arrogant with their anti price-matching policies.

Screw 'em. I just use them. Take their Target.com (courtesy of Amazon) and price match at Best Buy. Thank you very much.

[imaginegrafix]

Hey I did find a wii today finally at WM - grabbed the wii fit as well since they had one left, figured what the heck..... I think we'll see some other games come out using the board.

[JaylisJayP]

Hey I did find a wii today finally at WM - grabbed the wii fit as well since they had one left, figured what the heck..... I think we'll see some other games come out using the board.

The only way I would get this thing is if they put out 3-4 more awesome games for it. As it is now, I can't see myself spending $95 after tax to exercise at home.

[JaylisJayP]

highdefdigest.com review of Shinobi. Pretty positive.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/397/shinobi.html

[WingNut 25]

No way I'll buy the Wii fit. I hit the gym 4 days a week anyway in addition to softball and ice hockey. I have absolutely no need for it.

[burngwngs]

highdefdigest.com review of Shinobi. Pretty positive.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/397/shinobi.html

It really is a must have if you didn't have the DVD. Even if you have it on dvd, $13 something off amazon is not a bad price for the upgrade.

[ToightLikeATiger]

Got these 4 Sealed HD-DVD's for sale.

The Departed- $12dlvd
Black Rain- $12dlvd
Full Metal Jacket DE- $12dlvd
The Italian Job $12dlvd

PM me if interested.... I accept Paypal :)

[PrimeBane]

No interest? Last bump before I offer them up elsewhere.

BDs:
Lost Season 3 sealed (French packaging) - $35
Underworld Evolution sealed- $15
Transporter 2 sealed - $15
The Italian Job sealed- $15
Blazing Saddles sealed - $10
28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later used - $30 for both

HD DVDs:
Pan's Labryth sealed - $11
Shaun of the Dead sealed - $11
Next used - $10
Lucky Number Slevin sealed - $11
Black Rain sealed - $10
The Perfect Storm sealed - $10
The Brave One used - $10
The Heartbreak Kid used - $10
American Gangster used - $12
King Kong sealed - $11

Please note that some of the package is bilingual if that bothers you. Some of the used titles (non of the BDs) were rentals, but work fine. Ask if you're concerned on a title.

Shipping is extra. One disk is normally about $5, two is about $7.

PM if interested. PayPal only.

[TastySweetNutz]

It really is a must have if you didn't have the DVD. Even if you have it on dvd, $13 something off amazon is not a bad price for the upgrade.

I have the movie on DVD and it's well worth buying it again on BR. I just wish that some of the other characters had more screen time to showcase their powers. But other than that, awesome movie.

[ewto16]

Wild Hogs for sale!! Cheap too. Like cheap cheap man. Seriously, you can get it for less than you would think. Cheaper than anything that Primebane guy is selling that is for sure. ;):D

[burngwngs]

I have the movie on DVD and it's well worth buying it again on BR. I just wish that some of the other characters had more screen time to showcase their powers. But other than that, awesome movie.

Agreed, this one would have been ok if it were a longer movie. But the whole thing is a love story anyway.

[JaylisJayP]

Wild Hogs for sale!! Cheap too. Like cheap cheap man. Seriously, you can get it for less than you would think. Cheaper than anything that Primebane guy is selling that is for sure. ;):D

Hmmm...sounds like you really want to get rid of it. Let me try this.

I'll let you pay me $5 to take it off your hands????? :D

[HollandX]

No way!

You only have to pay me $3.75 to take it!

[HollandX]

It's been a while since we've had some Hi Def news... so um... found this...

Vaguest news ever:

New, Hi-Def Movies May Come To Cable

The major studios plan to offer high-definition movies on cable and satellite on demand even before they are released on DVD and Blu-ray. As reported by Video Business, the MPAA has filed a petition with the FCC seeking permission to use anti-copying encryption, currently barred by FCC regulations, for the high-definition video service. "In order to make this extremely high-value content available for in-home viewing at such an early window, protections are necessary to deter unauthorized copying or redistribution of the content," the MPAA petition said. Few details about the high-definition service were included in the petition, which said merely that if it is approved, "each film studio will make its own decision about how, when and with which partners it might use this option."

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2008-05-21/#2

[PrimeBane]

Odds are the broadcasts would only be 720p. Good for most, but the 1080 snobs will cry.

Personally, I'd use it. :)

[mikedanger]

No way I'll buy the Wii fit. I hit the gym 4 days a week anyway in addition to softball and ice hockey. I have absolutely no need for it.

well then it's obviously not meant for you...it's more for the people that don't have as much free time as you do. what about mario kart? do you have any need for that or do you drive real go karts? i don't mean to pick on you, but why do poeple feel the need to give such a definitive stance on this game? it's selling like crazy so it's apparently a good idea for nintendo.

[WingNut 25]

well then it's obviously not meant for you...it's more for the people that don't have as much free time as you do. what about mario kart? do you have any need for that or do you drive real go karts? i don't mean to pick on you, but why do poeple feel the need to give such a definitive stance on this game? it's selling like crazy so it's apparently a good idea for nintendo.

What's wrong with stating why I won't buy it? I don't have a lot of free time, but I use the time I do have productively (gym) and to do the things I want (play sports). I'm not an avid gamer. The Wii Fit does not appeal to me for several reasons, which I listed above. I see this being a huge fad game where people will run out and buy it and barely use it. Where in my post did I say it wasn't a good idea? Sorry to offend you. :rolleyes:

[grif32]

I think the Wii Fit is great for stay at home mom/dads or people that dont want to waste time going to the gym and can stay home and do it.

I am the same way as wingnut. Gym 4 days a week, Softball 2 nights a week and football on Sundays. So I have no use for it. But the GF wants it. She just prefers to workout in the comfort of her own home then going to the gym and getting hit on all the time.

I think its a great idea by Nintendo. Hell if the GF picks it up i might try the yoga. I need to get more flexible anyway :)

[PrimeBane]

My workout generally consists of getting up for another beer. :o

[HollandX]

I thought you got married so you didn't have to get up for it...

[PrimeBane]

Yeah, but then I have to get up and get her beer when her show is on... man did I get screwed on that deal.

Perhaps I can train the dog to open the fridge...

[WingNut 25]

Yeah, but then I have to get up and get her beer when her show is on... man did I get screwed on that deal.

Perhaps I can train the dog to open the fridge...

Coolest dog ever if you can pull that off.

[ewto16]

It's been a while since we've had some Hi Def news... so um... found this...

Vaguest news ever:

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2008-05-21/#2

I get HD movies in demand already. Is this something special? There were quite a few in the list. It was like $6 for a movie though, so I didn't order it.

[grif32]

yeah I have ordered HD movies on demand via Time warner Cable. Its ok nothing great PQ tho.

There is a site that is having a huge HD DVD sale. Pretty much everything is $5.99 but so many people are trying to get on the site it keeps crashing.

I just want to get on to see what they have.

[grif32]

Get a $100 GC if you buy a PS3 40GB at walmart between 06/01-06/06

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http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...hreadid=827365

Also I think Sony still has there $100 off when you sign up for their card and buy a PS3

[WingNut 25]

I'll have to tell my Dad about that PS3 deal.

What site is having the HD DVD sale?

[PrimeBane]

www.inetvideo.ca

Apparently you can order over the chat and they'll send you a PayPal invoice. I've read it's mostly Universal titles.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Get a $100 GC if you buy a PS3 40GB at walmart between 06/01-06/06

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http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...hreadid=827365

Also I think Sony still has there $100 off when you sign up for their card and buy a PS3


Error comes up when you try to click on the link

[WingNut 25]

www.inetvideo.ca (http://www.inetvideo.ca)

Apparently you can order over the chat and they'll send you a PayPal invoice. I've read it's mostly Universal titles.

They have a link to their ebay store for HDs. $5.98 starting bid, $7.98 BIN.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Here is the WM $100 GC from slickdeals

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=827365

[DAHUNTERMANNY]

Hey guys long time no chat. :)


I'm looking for a copy of Wild Hogs. If anyone knows where I can find this classic pls LMK.











;) :p :D I know, that was too creul to do to ewto16. :D

[JaylisJayP]

www.inetvideo.ca (http://www.inetvideo.ca)

Apparently you can order over the chat and they'll send you a PayPal invoice. I've read it's mostly Universal titles.

Looks like most of the stuff on the site is listed as "out of stock". I wanted 1 movie they had in stock, but after shipping and conversion to the crappy U.S. dollar I'm guessing it wouldn't be worth it.

[PrimeBane]

I got in and managed to get 11 titles I wanted into my cart... then I saw the shipping cost.

It averaged out to about $11 per title. :(

[HollandX]

Amazon has set up some discounted 3-movie bundles for blu-ray.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_6899532_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000232811&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=0JEZJG3QB2NTJGBM2HHG&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=399866001&pf_rd_i=193640011

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Picked up a few used movies today for $60 total. I love the 40% coupons for FYE and my extra 10% with the backstage pass. Good thing is it is good till the 31st, so I have some time to find Rambo used.

Alvin and chipmunks
27 Dresses
Superbad
Bee movie

[imaginegrafix]

www.inetvideo.ca

Apparently you can order over the chat and they'll send you a PayPal invoice. I've read it's mostly Universal titles.

Thanks grabbed 10 movies for $88 dlvd
Pride and Prejudice
Fletch
Meet Joe Black
Field of Dreams
You, Me and Dupree
The Break Up
Children of Men
Out of Sight
Cinderalla Man
Evan Almighty

Can't beat the price - shipping was really high at $28 for 10 movies, but it still averages out to less than $9 a movie.

[grif32]

Picked up a few used movies today for $60 total. I love the 40% coupons for FYE and my extra 10% with the backstage pass. Good thing is it is good till the 31st, so I have some time to find Rambo used.

Alvin and chipmunks
27 Dresses
Superbad
Bee movie

Where do you get 40% off coupons for FYE? We have one in our Mall but their prices are outragous.

[grif32]

Fry's has the following Paramount Blu-ray titles on special from Friday, May 23 until Tuesday, May 27:

$19.99

Face/Off
Disturbia
Shooter
Flags of Our Fathers
Mission Impossible 1-2-3 (not a set)
Payback
We Were Soldiers
World Trade Center
Tomb Raiders
Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
Aeon Flux
Italian Job

Other titles on sale:
Short Circuit $12.99
National Treasure 1 & 2 (24.99 each or $39.98 together)

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Where do you get 40% off coupons for FYE? We have one in our Mall but their prices are outragous.

I find them in a paper here called "The New Times" I asked why dont all FYE's do this and he said it is a regional thing. If your looking for any titles shoot me over a PM

[R. Giles]

Fry's has the following Paramount Blu-ray titles on special from Friday, May 23 until Tuesday, May 27:

Face/Off
Disturbia
Shooter
Flags of Our Fathers
Mission Impossible 1-2-3 (not a set)
Payback
We Were Soldiers
World Trade Center
Tomb Raiders
Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
Aeon Flux
Italian Job

Other titles on sale:
Short Circuit $12.99
National Treasure 1 & 2 (24.99 each or $39.98 together)

This online also

[grif32]

I find them in a paper here called "The New Times" I asked why dont all FYE's do this and he said it is a regional thing. If your looking for any titles shoot me over a PM

Rambo when it comes out Tuesday is about the only thing.

I dont know how our FYE's stays in business. All new Released SD DVD's are $24.99 BR is $34.99 here. Its unreal. I can not see people buying from them.

[JaylisJayP]

Rambo when it comes out Tuesday is about the only thing.

I dont know how our FYE's stays in business. All new Released SD DVD's are $24.99 BR is $34.99 here. Its unreal. I can not see people buying from them.

If you have the backstage pass, you save 10% on everything. And they put their new releases on sale at $29.99 the same as Best Buy. So, in theory, a new release would be $3 than Best Buy at FYE if you're a backstage member.

Plus they have good used prices and they stand behind them for 30 days.

Overall they are very expensive, but there is some value in shopping there if you find the right deal.

[ewto16]

Hey guys long time no chat. :)

I'm looking for a copy of Wild Hogs. If anyone knows where I can find this classic pls LMK.

;) :p :D I know, that was too creul to do to ewto16. :D


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.....jerk. :p

[ewto16]

When does Cloverfield come out?? June 3rd? I might pick that up. I've really been holding off on buying some movies to be able to actually take advantage of some Buy 2G1 or Buy 1G1 sales (wish we saw one of those again), but I really liked Cloverfield, so I might get it anyway.

[HollandX]

Fry's has the following Paramount Blu-ray titles on special from Friday, May 23 until Tuesday, May 27:

Face/Off
Disturbia
Shooter
Flags of Our Fathers
Mission Impossible 1-2-3 (not a set)
Payback
We Were Soldiers
World Trade Center
Tomb Raiders
Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
Aeon Flux
Italian Job

lol... what's the special?

free hot sauce with every purchase?

edit: just looked it up... $19.99 each.

[grif32]

If you have the backstage pass, you save 10% on everything. And they put their new releases on sale at $29.99 the same as Best Buy. So, in theory, a new release would be $3 than Best Buy at FYE if you're a backstage member.

Plus they have good used prices and they stand behind them for 30 days.

Overall they are very expensive, but there is some value in shopping there if you find the right deal.

Every new release I have seen is marked at $34.99 unless its something like a real crappy title. There used prices are $21.99 on BR. I dont consider that a great deal IMO.

I must have a real crappy FYE's.

[grif32]

lol... what's the special?

free hot sauce with every purchase?

edit: just looked it up... $19.99 each.

Fixed. Not sure why the $19.99 didnt show up.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Almost all the re-released Paramount titles are $19.99 at WM including Shooter and Disturbia, both of which are $34.99 at Target

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Grif I'll keep en eye out for Rambo for you used, I should have no problem picking you up a used copy

[grif32]

Grif I'll keep en eye out for Rambo for you used, I should have no problem picking you up a used copy

Sweet thanks as always

chris

[SBrooks1]

Top Gun July 29th...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/topgun-blu-ray.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/SBrooks2006/paramount-blu-ad-small.jpg

[WingNut 25]

Is Children of Men worth grabbing?

[BostonFan]

Is Children of Men worth grabbing?

Yeah, that was a really good movie

[ewto16]

Is Children of Men worth grabbing?

Nope.....it is a decent movie but terribly slow and not something I would watch more than once. The camera work is quite amazing though.

If you got it on HD-DVD cheap, like $10 or less, then I'd probably pick it up I guess.

[PrimeBane]

Says the guy that bought Wild Hogs :p ;)

Children of Men is an acquired taste I found... I loved it, but I know others that hated it. If you like the apocolyptic type movies that don't rely on nothing but action, but still has a good humanity story to it, then you'll like the film. And in HD, the picture is pretty stunning.

[WingNut 25]

It sounds like a movie I would like.

[ewto16]

Says the guy that bought Wild Hogs :p ;)

Children of Men is an acquired taste I found... I loved it, but I know others that hated it. If you like the apocolyptic type movies that don't rely on nothing but action, but still has a good humanity story to it, then you'll like the film. And in HD, the picture is pretty stunning.

No, he would be the guy that got it as part of his 5 free Blu-rays and wants to get rid of it, but not for the $2 Blockbuster will give him.

[NCStateWolfpack33]

i guess no new movies for me until Jun 3rd..Cloverfield, Semi-Pro, There Will Be Blood, maybe Dirty Harry, The Eye, and Signs

[grif32]

Cloverfield is now $19.95 on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018QCXGY/?tag=blurayforum-20

[PrimeBane]

Sweetness... nice find Chris :D

[HollandX]

wow, thanks!

ordered.

[WingNut 25]

Nothing at Fry's I'd want to pick up.

[JaylisJayP]

Says the guy that bought Wild Hogs :p ;)

Children of Men is an acquired taste I found... I loved it, but I know others that hated it. If you like the apocolyptic type movies that don't rely on nothing but action, but still has a good humanity story to it, then you'll like the film. And in HD, the picture is pretty stunning.

I wasn't so hot on COM the first time I saw it, but now I love it.

[JaylisJayP]

i guess no new movies for me until Jun 3rd..Cloverfield, Semi-Pro, There Will Be Blood, maybe Dirty Harry, The Eye, and Signs

June 3 will kill my wallet.

Definite buys for me are: Cloverfield, TWBB, Patton, The Recruit.

Possible buys are all of the Dirty Harry movies and a couple more war movies.

[grif32]

wow, thanks!

ordered.

No problem. Just looking out for my fellow HD buddies :D

[JaylisJayP]

Here's a fun (and sad) little exercise.

I've owned some form of a high-def player since Nov. 2006., and I own 357 HD movies.

Which means I've aquired a new HD movie approximately every 1.53 days.

Geez, that is really sad.

[PrimeBane]

I think you may have a problem...

Welcome to the club :D (although I don't think I have even half that many)

[oaktown2000]

Here's a fun (and sad) little exercise.

I've owned some form of a high-def player since Nov. 2006., and I own 357 HD movies.

Which means I've aquired a new HD movie approximately every 1.53 days.

Geez, that is really sad.

If you want to know what's really sad.....total up the money you've spent on those 357 HD movies. It'll punch you in the stomach.

[ewto16]

Cloverfield is now $19.95 on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018QCXGY/?tag=blurayforum-20

Can't bring myself to pull the trigger.....which I had something to combine with it to make it super saver shipping.

[ewto16]

If you want to know what's really sad.....total up the money you've spent on those 357 HD movies. It'll punch you in the stomach.

Can you get rid of that horrible avatar? It makes me want to vomit. I'm going to have to put you on ignore otherwise. ;)

[ewto16]

Bah, tried to do the digital Download copy of Juno and it requires iTunes 7.6 or higher. Can't upgrade as that will break another program I use to strip the ignorant DRM off stuff I buy on iTunes.

Why can't stuff just work?

[Radiation74]

Nope.....it is a decent movie but terribly slow and not something I would watch more than once. The camera work is quite amazing though.

If you got it on HD-DVD cheap, like $10 or less, then I'd probably pick it up I guess.

what he said

[HollandX]

wow, thanks!

ordered.

and now i got cloverfield for $18.95 because it was in my gold box, beeyotch!

[HollandX]

Can't bring myself to pull the trigger.....which I had something to combine with it to make it super saver shipping.

amazon prime is your friend.

[grif32]

$5 off Blu-ray and DVD purchases of $50 or more for Amazon VISA cardholders

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The promo code is MAYDVDS5. I don't know if it can be used multiple times on the same account though

[HollandX]

woohoo!

thanks!

[imaginegrafix]

Grabbed another 5 movies from the inetvideo.ca sale - can't pass 'em up at $5.99 each

[grif32]

Wal-Mart Father's Day Ad June 8 - June 15 YMMV

Panasonic Blu-Ray DVD Player $448 w/ $100 Wal-Mart Blu-Ray Gift Card
*Playstation 3 $399 w/ $100 Wal-Mart Blu-Ray Gift Card
*Flags of Our Fathers 2-Disc Special Edition in Blu-Ray - $15
*3:10 to Yuma in Blu-Ray - $15
*War in Blu-Ray - $15
*300 in Blu-Ray - $15
*Blood Diamond in Blu-Ray - $15
*Shooter in Blu-Ray - $15
*The Fifth Element in Blu-Ray - $15
*Training Day in Blu-Ray - $15
*The Last Samurai in Blu-Ray - $15
*A Knight's Tale in Blu-Ray - $15
*The Patriot in Blu-Ray - $15
*Syriana in Blu-Ray - $15

[WingNut 25]

Grabbed another 5 movies from the inetvideo.ca sale - can't pass 'em up at $5.99 each

I ended up grabbing 10 HDs. $104 shipped.

[SBrooks1]

Transformers on Blu-ray = September 2nd!! :eek:

We hope it's not AstroTrain, of course! But it probably makes sense that we should, at the very least, expect Transformers and G.I. Joe classic releases to come out on DVD in time to tie in with upcoming new theatrical films of those properties, which hit the box office in 2009. We've gotten advanced, inside word (you heard it here first!) that the 2007 Transformers live-action film with Shia LaBeouf will be coming to Blu-ray Disc on September 2nd, in a 2-Disc Special Edition (similar to last year's HD DVD version)...but its doubtful that Hasbro would be ready with their first "G1" Transformers cartoon release on DVD by that time, to tie in with that release. You never know, though! Stay tuned for new reports, as developments occur.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Transformers-Sunbow-Deal-Questions-Answered/9692

[HollandX]

finally we can see the movie the way it was meant to be seen

[SBrooks1]

Grabbed another 5 movies from the inetvideo.ca sale - can't pass 'em up at $5.99 each

Know where I can get some Betamax movies? :p

[Lord Magneto]

Anyone own a HD camcorder?

[imaginegrafix]

Know where I can get some Betamax movies? :p

Haven't you used that one like 3 or 4 times already and everyone's ignored you?

You want to pay 3 or 4x's the amount for a movie that looks and sounds the same because it's in a blu case - have at it.

The way things are looking both blu/red are going to be right there with Betamax soon enough anyhow.

[grif32]

Haven't you used that one like 3 or 4 times already and everyone's ignored you?

You want to pay 3 or 4x's the amount for a movie that looks and sounds the same because it's in a blu case - have at it.

The way things are looking both blu/red are going to be right there with Betamax soon enough anyhow.

So true.

I hope for BR fanboys sake that Transformers Blows away HD DVD's transformers. Lets hope Bay put his money where his mouth is on this title. I might get the BR version if its THAT much better. Only time will tell.

[grif32]

Hell of a deal if you are looking for a great Receiver.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OBJW1S/104-8913921-4663947?ie=UTF8&tag=bluraybogo-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000OBJW1S

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Any one have a copy of Gone in 60 Secs and POTC Curse of the Black Pearl for trade? If so LMK what titles your looking for in trade.

James

[vicnsand]

You want to pay 3 or 4x's the amount for a movie that looks and sounds the same because it's in a blu case - have at it.


So funny and true. The other day I was looking at an HD DVD with a $17.99 price tag. I picked it up and placed it beside its Blu-ray equivalent for $32.99 and thought, "Hmmmmm, same movie, same features - which price looks better to me?" No brainer there.

[DEN7ER]

wow great news about transformers on blu!

[HollandX]

Annoying...

Blades of Glory HD DVD and BD have the SAME review and SAME star ratings...

Yet the HD DVD is branded, "Recommended"

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/bladesofglory.html

With the BD just branded, "Worth a Look"

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/903/bladesofglory.html

[PrimeBane]

So true.

I hope for BR fanboys sake that Transformers Blows away HD DVD's transformers. Lets hope Bay put his money where his mouth is on this title. I might get the BR version if its THAT much better. Only time will tell.

If the karma gods have been paying attention, the disk will be encoded in 1080i and still with the DD plus track. :D

[imaginegrafix]

LMAO - Sbrooks would be on a cliff somewhere if that happens.

[SBrooks1]

Transformers is already confirmed to have a high bit rate encode that was specifically for Blu-ray and it will have an uncompressed PCM soundtrack (just like Blades of Glory does) that will put the Dolby Digital Plus soundtrack on the HD DVD to shame. :D

[SBrooks1]

Annoying...

Blades of Glory HD DVD and BD have the SAME review and SAME star ratings...

Yet the HD DVD is branded, "Recommended"

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/bladesofglory.html

With the BD just branded, "Worth a Look"

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/903/bladesofglory.html

No kidding. Especially considering the Blu-ray version has an uncompressed PCM soundtrack which they say is much better than the DD+ on the HD DVD.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Damm Fry's wouldn't let me buy Semi Pro

[PrimeBane]

Transformers is already confirmed to have a high bit rate encode that was specifically for Blu-ray and it will have an uncompressed PCM soundtrack (just like Blades of Glory does) that will put the Dolby Digital Plus soundtrack on the HD DVD to shame. :D

Keep telling yourself that Brooksie... you and Michael Bay can gush over it together. ;)

[ewto16]

Transformers on Blu-ray = September 2nd!! :eek:

YAY!!!! I didn't even have to wait as long as I thought I would.

[HollandX]

..

[SBrooks1]

Picked this up today at Sam's Club for $11.85....

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51D%2BwQZXWoL._SL500_.jpg

They also had Africa: The Serengeti and Alaska for the same price...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SQF7m9LiL._SL500_AA240_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lGksCBHkL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[grif32]

Well I just got back from watching Indiana Jones. (spoiler) not really.... But.
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It was so ***** bad. OMG I rate the movie a 3 out of 10. Its a sad day.

[SBrooks1]

Another must buy.... :D

Warner Home Video have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of Beetlejuice (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) on 16th September 2008 priced at $34.99 SRP. The colourful, wildly imaginative family adventure from Tim Burton starring Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis and Winona Ryder debuts on Blu-ray, newly remastered and packaged in a lenticular o-sleeve. Extras are somewhat limited however with only three Beetlejuice cartoons from the TV series which was produced by Burton and David Geffen.

Beetlejuice Cartoon Episodes:

* A-Ha
* Skeletons In The Closet
* Spooky Boo-tique

The Blu-ray will also include a soundtrack sampler CD.

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67837

[freezerfuel]

Nice, but what the hell is a "lenticular o-sleeve"? Similiar to an o-face? ;)

[grif32]

Amazon: Summer Blu-ray Blowout: Save up to 50%

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This summer is heating up, and so are the savings. Don't miss out on our huge Blu-ray sale, just in time for Father's Day

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_6921822_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000233361&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=19DSXRTF7ZD013KF7RMS&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=400930401&pf_rd_i=12917411&tag=panandscathed-20

$14.45
Black Hawk Down
Fifth Element, The: (Remastered)
Kung Fu Hustle
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
S.W.A.T.
Tears of the Sun

$14.95
Big Fish
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Curse of the Golden Flower
Dawn of the Dead
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn
Hellboy (Director's Cut)
Last Waltz, The
Masters of Horror: Season 1, Vol. 1
Masters of Horror: Season 1, Vol. 2
Masters of Horror: Season 1, Vol. 3
Masters of Horror: Season 1, Vol. 4
Patriot, The
Terminator, The
Underworld (Unrated)
Usual Suspects, The

$15.95
50 First Dates
Cast Away
Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme
Donnie Brasco
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within
Hitch
House of Flying Daggers
Identity
Immortal Beloved
Into the Blue
Knight's Tale, A
Layer Cake
Memento
Men of Honor
Species
Warriors of Heaven & Earth
XXX

$17.95
Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition)
House of 1000 Corpses
King of New York
Saw
Saw II
Waiting... (Unrated and Raw)
Young Guns

$18.45
American Psycho
Basic Instinct (Unrated Director's Cut)
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (Unrated)
Reservoir Dogs (15th Anniversary)

$18.95
Weeds - The Complete First Season

$20.95
Apocalypto
Eight Below
Enemy of the State
Great Raid, The (Director's Cut)
Ladder 49
Reign of Fire

$21.95
28 Weeks Later
Descent, The (Original Unrated Cut)
Eragon
Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer
Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls
Wall Street
Windtalkers
X-Men - The Last Stand

$22.95
3:10 to Yuma
Day After Tomorrow, The
Die Hard
Die Hard 2 - Die Harder
Die Hard With a Vengeance
Hills Have Eyes 2: Unrated, The
Home of the Brave
I, Robot
Ice Age
Ice Age - The Meltdown
Independence Day
Me, Myself & Irene
Mr. Brooks
Mr & Mrs Smith
Pathfinder
Phone Booth
Predator
Rescue Dawn

$23.95
Alien vs. Predator
Commando
Condemned, The
Courage Under Fire
Crank
Crash
Delta Farce
Good Luck Chuck
Lord of War
War
Weeds - The Complete Second Season
Saw IV
Sunshine
Ultimate Avengers Collection

Also, be sure to visit the Gold Box June 2-9 for high-definition week.

Not the best sale thats for sure.

[TastySweetNutz]

Thanks Grif, but you're right, definitely not the best sale. Amazon can do much better than this.

[JaylisJayP]

Well I just got back from watching Indiana Jones. (spoiler) not really.... But.
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It was so ***** bad. OMG I rate the movie a 3 out of 10. Its a sad day.


I think people are unfairly holding this to a ridiculous standard. That said, I thought it was fun but not great. Some good action sequences. 6/10 for me.

[PrimeBane]

From Amir on TF... I believe the orginal source is from AVS.


There were two versions of Transformers. One in VC-1 and faithful to the source. And one in AVC and not.
The creative decision maker picked the latter which goes to show you, that it is not just the users that might crave softer, more pleasant images.


Michael Bay,you FAIL.

So Brooksie "could" be right if Paramount goes with the VC-1 encode rather than the AVC encode... at least PQ wise.

As for AQ, I imagine there will be very subtle differences between the DD+ and whatever lossless they put on, but I imagine in a blind "taste test" very few will be able to tell any difference what-so-ever between the two.

[grif32]

I think people are unfairly holding this to a ridiculous standard. That said, I thought it was fun but not great. Some good action sequences. 6/10 for me.

I am not holding it to any ridiculous standard. I dont with any movie.

Where did I say I expect alot more being and Indy jones film?

IMO the movie was not good.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

I just want them to fix the bass in the beginning with the shock wave by Blackout

[PrimeBane]

I just want them to fix the bass in the beginning with the shock wave by Blackout

The do that and I may even break down for the BD double dip...

[WingNut 25]

^ Amen.

[JaylisJayP]

I am not holding it to any ridiculous standard. I dont with any movie.

Where did I say I expect alot more being and Indy jones film?

IMO the movie was not good.

I was just commenting in general, not specifically about you holding it to a higher standard. I did find much of the movie to have that "by the numbers" feel. I thought they lifted too much from the other movies, it just didn't feel original. But I did still like some of the action and the interaction between characters.

[oaktown2000]

Taken from a transcript of a chat room from Sideshow/WETA regarding the upcoming "Hobbit" films

- icaroz: Will the Ring trilogy get a blu-ray release around the time of Hobbit? or sooner?

Peter_Jackson: Hi Icaroz - We are working on a blu ray version of the LOTR trilogy with Warner Bros at the moment, not sure when it is due for release. It certainly won't be this year.

Reguba: Will the Hobbit get an extended edition like LOTR?

Guillermo_del_Toro: That one is REALLY too early to answer... but being a DVD freak (now a B-Ray freak) I think that if you have enough alternative material you can make it accesible on DVD (or B-R) format... Is not a priori that one decides this.


If anyone wants to read the full transcript...you can here,

http://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34729

[HollandX]

From Amir on TF... I believe the orginal source is from AVS.



Michael Bay,you FAIL.

So Brooksie "could" be right if Paramount goes with the VC-1 encode rather than the AVC encode... at least PQ wise.

As for AQ, I imagine there will be very subtle differences between the DD+ and whatever lossless they put on, but I imagine in a blind "taste test" very few will be able to tell any difference what-so-ever between the two.

That's hilarious.

Michael Bay: "SEE? IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER ON BLU-RAY! TOLD YOU ASSCLOWNS!"

[WingNut 25]

Sweet. Let's just hope we get the extended editions.

[SBrooks1]

Can't wait to see a side-by-side PQ comparison of the blu-ray and HD DVD. I'm sure someone will do it. It will look exactly the same, i don't care what bit rate the blu-ray gets.

As for the AQ, it might be a step up, but who knows. But didn't the HD DVD win a yearly audio award, beating out many others that were uncompressed?

I can't believe your still doggin' on HD DVD Brooks....might be time to let it go. Are we going to have to hear this like a broken record every time an HD DVD title gets replaced with the blu-ray?

Don't get me wrong the mix on Transformers for a DD+ soundtrack was great. But it could have sounded much better if we could have a soundtrack closer to the master. The LFE channel was really lacking though and I hope that's fixed. As for me doggin' on HD DVD I only do it every so often. ;)

[JaylisJayP]

Don't get me wrong the mix on Transformers for a DD+ soundtrack was great. But it could have sounded much better if we could have a soundtrack closer to the master. The LFE channel was really lacking though and I hope that's fixed. As for me doggin' on HD DVD I only do it every so often. ;)

who would if not you, right? :D

[ChosenSpawN]

I got some BDs i'd like to trade

Have:
Ultraviolet
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Spiderman 3
Kingdom of Heaven
Flight of the Phoenix
Edward Scissorhands

Wants:
Memento
Dan in Real Life
The Departed
Pan's Labyrinth
DVE (BD)
Enchanted
The Golden Compass
Ice age/Ice Age 2
Gone in 60 Seconds

I'm open to other offers as well. I am also willing to sell for reasonably cheap prices.

[SBrooks1]

ChosenSpawn I'll trade you Memento for Edward Scissorhands :)

[NCStateWolfpack33]

i guess no new movies for me until Jun 3rd..Cloverfield, Semi-Pro, There Will Be Blood, maybe Dirty Harry, The Eye, and Signs

So much for that idea. This weekend I couldnt resist some of the sales so I picked up:

A Clockwork Orange for $25 at BB
Face/Off for $15 at WM
The Punisher for $15 at WM
Hostel for $17 at BB
Hostel 2 for $20 at BB

and i picked up some standard DVDs: Strange Wilderness, Diary of the Dead, The Orphanage, and The Deaths Of Ian Stone...all of which were blind buys

[ChosenSpawN]

ChosenSpawn I'll trade you Memento for Edward Scissorhands :)

you got it...done deal!

However, I'm not going to be able to ship out til Saturday at the soonest. I'll follow up with you then to discuss details. thanks!:)

[grif32]

Watched:

Kingdom of Heaven on BR - Wow really really long movie that just keep dragging on. It was an OK movie could have been a little shorter.

Very dark movie throughout.

Dan in Real Life - rented off TV - Not a bad little movie. It was OK. Not something I would watch again.

[JaylisJayP]

Watched Ghost Rider over the weekend on blu. Looks amazing. And, to further cement my reputation as a connoisseur of crappy movies, I found it quite enjoyable!

[JaylisJayP]

So much for that idea. This weekend I couldnt resist some of the sales so I picked up:

A Clockwork Orange for $25 at BB
Face/Off for $15 at WM
The Punisher for $15 at WM
Hostel for $17 at BB
Hostel 2 for $20 at BB

and i picked up some standard DVDs: Strange Wilderness, Diary of the Dead, The Orphanage, and The Deaths Of Ian Stone...all of which were blind buys

You know The Orphanage is available on blu-ray, right?

I downloaded Diary of the Dead a few weeks ago and couldn't get past the first 30 minutes. Really bad premise, really bad acting.

[PrimeBane]

I assume you went in with the lowest of expectations for GR...

[SBrooks1]

I'm really hating the board these past couple days. Slow as all hell. :mad:

[HollandX]

Yeah it's been rough.

[grif32]

You know The Orphanage is available on blu-ray, right?

I downloaded Diary of the Dead a few weeks ago and couldn't get past the first 30 minutes. Really bad premise, really bad acting.

LOL and Ghost Rider had good acting :D

[SBrooks1]

you got it...done deal!

However, I'm not going to be able to ship out til Saturday at the soonest. I'll follow up with you then to discuss details. thanks!:)

Sounds good just shoot me a PM with your address :D

[WingNut 25]

I liked Kingdom of Heaven but agree it was too long.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Just incase you guys missed it but Beetlejuice is coming to BD on Sept 16th

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=56153

[R. Giles]

Just incase you guys missed it but Beetlejuice is coming to BD on Sept 16th

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=56153

That is cool but worried how the PQ will be.

[ewto16]

Well I just got back from watching Indiana Jones. (spoiler) not really.... But.

It was so ***** bad. OMG I rate the movie a 3 out of 10. Its a sad day.

I just saw this last night. I was so disappointed by it. I liked the first half. The second half is truly terrible. I guess I'd give it a 5/10 based on that.

There are so many things that happen in the movie that are just terrible and make no sense what-so-ever.

[grif32]

I just saw this last night. I was so disappointed by it. I liked the first half. The second half is truly terrible. I guess I'd give it a 5/10 based on that.

There are so many things that happen in the movie that are just terrible and make no sense what-so-ever.

See I thought the first part was really bad and got a little better with a horrible ending.

There were 4 things in that movie that just made it over the top and not good.

Kinda like when Peter Parker started dancing in SP3.. So bad.

[ewto16]

I was just commenting in general, not specifically about you holding it to a higher standard. I did find much of the movie to have that "by the numbers" feel. I thought they lifted too much from the other movies, it just didn't feel original. But I did still like some of the action and the interaction between characters.

Lifted from other movies?? You mean like Tarzan?? :mad:

[ewto16]

See I thought the first part was really bad and got a little better with a horrible ending.

There were 4 things in that movie that just made it over the top and not good.

Kinda like when Peter Parker started dancing in SP3.. So bad.

I'm sure you and I would probably agree on the same four parts. One happens pretty early on involving a refrigerator. The rest are all in the middle to end. By the time the worst of all of them occured, I had already stopped caring.

Really just sad. This could have been a great movie and it just became some sort of thing for Lucas to piss on.

[ewto16]

I just want them to fix the bass in the beginning with the shock wave by Blackout

What is the issue with the bass?

[PrimeBane]

What is the issue with the bass?

Assuming johnny and I are talking about the same thing, the base is completely off with Blackouts shockwaves... in the theatre it was easily the coolest sound effect in the movie (it felt like the wave wave going right through you and exploading). I was very much looking forward to it on the HD DVD, but no matter what how I set up my subwoofer, I can't get the same effect. :(

[ewto16]

that sucks. I don't recall that being an issue on my DVD.

[WingNut 25]

My sister's surround sound handled Shockwave pretty well and she's got the standard DVD.

Beetlejuice on BR makes no sense as a purchase. You can buy the DVD for $5. That one is not worth the upgrade.

[PrimeBane]

I guess I'll have to borrow the DVD from someone and check it out.

[NCStateWolfpack33]

You know The Orphanage is available on blu-ray, right?


Yeah I know, I just rather spend $15 instead of $35 for a movie that I know nothing about

[HollandX]

$24.95 on amazon. :)

http://www.amazon.com/Orphanage-Blu-ray-Bel%C3%A9n-Rueda/dp/B0015ET3YY

[johnnyknoxsvill]

The DVD had the better bass and LFE then the HD-DVD

[WingNut 25]

Can't say I'm impressed with Amazon's "Summer Blow Out Sale" on BRs.

[ewto16]

The DVD had the better bass and LFE then the HD-DVD

DVD pwns HD-DVD. :p

[ewto16]

Can't say I'm impressed with Amazon's "Summer Blow Out Sale" on BRs.

I glanced at the list a while ago, but it is all stuff that I'd be much more interested in buying if it was on sale for B1G1 or even B2G1.

I'm finding that I don't actually watch movies enough to really justify paying more than about $10 for them.

Of course, after braving the theater to see Indy, it seems like it make more sense to just wait for the movie to come out on Blu-ray, buy it, and have movie night at home. Costs almost the same and I don't have to deal with idiots.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Picked up the Rambo box set today for $18 used and POTC Curse of the black pearl for $15

[JaylisJayP]

Of course, after braving the theater to see Indy, it seems like it make more sense to just wait for the movie to come out on Blu-ray, buy it, and have movie night at home. Costs almost the same and I don't have to deal with idiots.

Precisely the reason I do blind buy quite a bit.

[HollandX]

Picked up the Rambo box set today for $18 used and POTC Curse of the black pearl for $15

everytime you buy a movie used less than 24 hours after its release, god kills a kitten.

[JaylisJayP]

everytime you buy a movie used less than 24 hours after its release, god kills a kitten.

...and a koala bear.

[Poochiesdead]

So I just bought Rambo as my first BR as I just got my PS3 a few weeks ago, and I can honestly say that the high def carnage is amazing.

[R. Giles]

everytime you buy a movie used less than 24 hours after its release, god kills a kitten.

So buying a used movie less then 24 hours after release is like pulling on the swizzle stick.

[JaylisJayP]

So I just bought Rambo as my first BR as I just got my PS3 a few weeks ago, and I can honestly say that the high def carnage is amazing.

heh....you're hooked now. There's no turning back.

[grif32]

Picked up the Rambo box set today for $18 used and POTC Curse of the black pearl for $15

You dont want that Rambo set. You want to sell/trade it to Grif32 :D

[WingNut 25]

I'm grabbing that Rambo set and the newest Rambo this week for SURE!

[Poochiesdead]

heh....you're hooked now. There's no turning back.Yep. To quote Jack Nicholson's Joker: "The skulls! The bodies! You give it all such a glow I don't know if it's art, but I like it!" :D

[johnnyknoxsvill]

You dont want that Rambo set. You want to sell/trade it to Grif32 :D

I should be able to find you one Grif. ;)

[JaylisJayP]

DVD pwns HD-DVD. :p

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

[JaylisJayP]

If you're picking up the new Rambo this week, have a Wal-Mart.com price match in hand and go to BB or CC, save yourself about $7.

[johnnyknoxsvill]

Ill be able to pick it up for $15

[JaylisJayP]

Is Michael Clayton worth $25. Best Buy has it on "sale" right now and I was considering it as a blind buy.

[SBrooks1]

Is Michael Clayton worth $25. Best Buy has it on "sale" right now and I was considering it as a blind buy.

I love Clooney but that movie bored me to tears. I really wanted to like it but just didn't.

[SBrooks1]

Beetlejuice on BR makes no sense as a purchase. You can buy the DVD for $5. That one is not worth the upgrade.

The worthiness of a movie being upgraded to Blu-ray is of course subjective. I doubt a lot of people thought Short Circuit was worthy but apparently Image Entertainment did. Beetlejuice will sell Short Circuit under the table easily. There are thousands of catalog titles that have been released on DVD over the years because DVD is/was the standard for movie viewing. People expected any and all movies on DVD because it is/was the standard. Now Blu-ray is the disc based standard for watching movies in HD. We should expect these same movies on Blu-ray. If you choose to buy them or not is your decision. ;)

[oaktown2000]

Is Michael Clayton worth $25. Best Buy has it on "sale" right now and I was considering it as a blind buy.


It's a "drama" driven movie.....not a whole lot of action. There's no "shoot ups" or "gratuitous sex scenes"....but it is a well acted, well directed movie. I liked it...but it's not something I'm going to watch again and again. As a matter of fact..you can have mine for...let's say $13. That should about cover the gas for me to drive up to the Stuart news :p

[WingNut 25]

The worthiness of a movie being upgraded to Blu-ray is of course subjective. I doubt a lot of people thought Short Circuit was worthy but apparently Image Entertainment did. Beetlejuice will sell Short Circuit under the table easily. There are thousands of catalog titles that have been released on DVD over the years because DVD is/was the standard for movie viewing. People expected any and all movies on DVD because it is/was the standard. Now Blu-ray is the disc based standard for watching movies in HD. We should expect these same movies on Blu-ray. If you choose to buy them or not is your decision. ;)

Oh you're absolutely right, but when I think "high def" I don't see Beetlejuice as a prime candidate for a picture upgrade worthy of $20-$30. I know there are people like you who will buy every Blu release that a studio throws out (and that isn't me taking a cheapshot BTW) but I'm not one of those people. A substantial upgrade (i.e. picture, sound, extras, etc) are what I feel warrants an upgrade and I don't see how Beetlejuice could possibly fall into that category. Just my 2 cents.

[JaylisJayP]

It's a "drama" driven movie.....not a whole lot of action. There's no "shoot ups" or "gratuitous sex scenes"....but it is a well acted, well directed movie. I liked it...but it's not something I'm going to watch again and again. As a matter of fact..you can have mine for...let's say $13. That should about cover the gas for me to drive up to the Stuart news :p

As usual....sold. We'll figure out the details soon.

Thanks, Oak!

[JaylisJayP]

Oh you're absolutely right, but when I think "high def" I don't see Beetlejuice as a prime candidate for a picture upgrade worthy of $20-$30. I know there are people like you who will buy every Blu release that a studio throws out (and that isn't me taking a cheapshot BTW) but I'm not one of those people. A substantial upgrade (i.e. picture, sound, extras, etc) are what I feel warrants an upgrade and I don't see how Beetlejuice could possibly fall into that category. Just my 2 cents.

I think that's one of the reasons a lot of people (like myself) jumped on Short Circuit blu-ray, because it could be had on amazon for $11.

I'd upgrade almost anything for the right price. For Beetlejuice, I'd say the $14-$16 range would get me to bite.

[WingNut 25]

I'd jump on Beetlejuice for $10-$12, but nothing more than that.

[TastySweetNutz]

I like Beetlejuice but it's not one of those movie that I really cared to see with the HD treatment. I've realized that I'm very picky when it comes to what movies I will upgrade to HD. Most action and horror are guaranteed upgrades, but dramas and comedies not so much. There's no way in the world I can ever justify buying a BD version of Beaches or Fried Green Tomatoes.

[grif32]

The worthiness of a movie being upgraded to Blu-ray is of course subjective. I doubt a lot of people thought Short Circuit was worthy but apparently Image Entertainment did. Beetlejuice will sell Short Circuit under the table easily. There are thousands of catalog titles that have been released on DVD over the years because DVD is/was the standard for movie viewing. People expected any and all movies on DVD because it is/was the standard. Now Blu-ray is the disc based standard for watching movies in HD. We should expect these same movies on Blu-ray. If you choose to buy them or not is your decision. ;)

The ONLY reason Short Circuit is on BR is because of Wall-E coming. Or whatever that movie is called. The just rushed it the door.

Neither Beetlejuice or Short Circuit will sell in large #'s

[JaylisJayP]

I like Beetlejuice but it's not one of those movie that I really cared to see with the HD treatment. I've realized that I'm very picky when it comes to what movies I will upgrade to HD. Most action and horror are guaranteed upgrades, but dramas and comedies not so much. There's no way in the world I can ever justify buying a BD version of Beaches or Fried Green Tomatos.

Hmmm....not sure you should be owning these movies on ANY format. :p

[ewto16]

Is Michael Clayton worth $25. Best Buy has it on "sale" right now and I was considering it as a blind buy.

I've wanted to watch this as well, but I've heard nothing but bad things about it.

[ewto16]

I like Beetlejuice but it's not one of those movie that I really cared to see with the HD treatment. I've realized that I'm very picky when it comes to what movies I will upgrade to HD. Most action and horror are guaranteed upgrades, but dramas and comedies not so much. There's no way in the world I can ever justify buying a BD version of Beaches or Fried Green Tomatos.

Hmmm....not sure you should be owning these movies on ANY format. :p

I own Fried Green Tomatoes on DVD. Of course, like Oaktown, it is a movie for the wife. ;)

[ewto16]

Precisely the reason I do blind buy quite a bit.

I'm considering this but I need to convince myself that I don't need to go to the theater. I really need to see movies like Iron Man, Batman, etc. right away. I'm not sure I can wait the 6 months it seems to take for them to appear on Blu-ray.

Of course, these are the movies that seem to me the most irritating to go to. I suppose if I could find a more off-peak time to go, it wouldn't be so bad, but even when I do that, there seems to be that one idiot.

I think my wife would be happier. She hates going to the movies with me I think.

[SBrooks1]

Hey guys, I've been looking at this Yamaha receiver at Best Buy. It supports DTS-HD MA and Dolby True HD. This review says it supports PCM too. But does it support it through HDMI from the PS3?

http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/8734/8734596_ra.jpg

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8734596&type=product&id=1201913281190

This review mentions PCM but I'm not sure if it supports it through HDMI?

Advanced audio decoding of uncompressed sounds through the receiver built-in decoders is marvelous. Clarity in low frequencies, parametric and higher frequencies such as treble is felt right away. Six channel analog processing of PCM audio which is already decoded inside the HD DVD or Blu-ray players is also impressive but the only problem is that it is limited to six channels only. Digital Bitstream audio decoding for the lossless sounds can be spread to 7.2 channels if the source encoding is done in 7.1 channels.

http://www.my411family.com/electronics/audio/reviews/print.php?id=23

If this thing will support PCM through HDMI then I'll buy it with a quickness. Also everyone talks about the Onkyo 605. How does this Yamaha compare?

[grif32]

Sbrooks how much of a discount do you get off that price?

Because I would go with the Onkyo 705 in that price range off amazon with 1 extra HDMI input.

[JaylisJayP]

Hey guys, I've been looking at this Yamaha receiver at Best Buy. It supports DTS-HD MA and Dolby True HD. This review says it supports PCM too. But does it support it through HDMI from the PS3?

http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/8734/8734596_ra.jpg

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8734596&type=product&id=1201913281190

This review mentions PCM but I'm not sure if it supports it through HDMI?



If this thing will support PCM through HDMI then I'll buy it with a quickness. Also everyone talks about the Onkyo 605. How does this Yamaha compare?

Do you have a PS3? If so, you don't need a receiver that decodes those HD audio formats. ALL you need is the ability to pass through PCM.

Your choice, but you could save yourself a couple hundred bucks. That Sony I got has 3 HDMI inputs. I know Best Buy sells that one, too, I saw it in the store.

But if you're not using a PS3, then I don't know, you might need a receiver like that.

[SBrooks1]

Do you have a PS3? If so, you don't need a receiver that decodes those HD audio formats. ALL you need is the ability to pass through PCM.

Your choice, but you could save yourself a couple hundred bucks. That Sony I got has 3 HDMI inputs. I know Best Buy sells that one, too, I saw it in the store.

Yeah, 60GB PS3 here. So which receiver do you have?

[HollandX]

Ill be able to pick it up for $15

...and kill another kitten.

The choice is yours. You're the one that has to live with it.

[HollandX]

Oh you're absolutely right, but when I think "high def" I don't see Beetlejuice as a prime candidate for a picture upgrade worthy of $20-$30. I know there are people like you who will buy every Blu release that a studio throws out (and that isn't me taking a cheapshot BTW) but I'm not one of those people. A substantial upgrade (i.e. picture, sound, extras, etc) are what I feel warrants an upgrade and I don't see how Beetlejuice could possibly fall into that category. Just my 2 cents.

I don't own Beelejuice yet, but I'd like to. If I'm going to buy it at this point, I might as well buy the BD. If I already owned it, I most likely would not upgrade to it.

[SBrooks1]

Picked up the Rambo box set yesterday bringing my total number of Blu-ray's to 108 :D

[HollandX]

SHREK 3 ON BLU-RAY DISC!- September 16

:\ I was kinda hopin for a Shrek 3 pack. With mini movies Shrek 3D and Shrek The Halls both added as extras in Hi Def. And blah to no next gen audio.

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of Shrek the Third for the 16th of September. A complete list of specs can be found below, and we'll bring you the art as soon as we can.

* 1.85:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
* Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1
* Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
* Other: Shrek's Guide to Parenthood
* Commentary: Meet the Cast
* Additional Scenes: Lost Scenes of Shrek the Third - The Fauxly Grail
* Additional Scenes: Lost Scenes of Shrek the Third - Hot Lunch
* Additional Scenes: Lost Scenes of Shrek the Third - Cyrano de Artie
* Other: Tech of Shrek 3
* Music Videos: Donkey Dance
* Other: Worcestershire Academy Yearbook
* Other: Big Green Goofs
* Trailers: Shrek Franchise
* Trailers: Charlotte's Web
* Trailers: DWA Jukebox
* Other: Merlin's Magic Crystal Ball
* Other: Get Up and Play PSA
* Other: Learn the Donkey Dance
* Other: How to be Green
* DVD Rom: Shrek Shmash Ups
* DVD Rom: Royal Tournament Games
* DVD Rom: Printables
* DVD Rom: Weblinks