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Hi-Def Media Lovefest: The war is over and we can all go home.
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AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
haha, got another set of free movies from warner! 2001 and the shining both got here on Saturday! Just like with blade runner, my order had been canceled but I still got them. 
JB1981 said:
HP5 isn't included, but 1-4 are, as are Die Hard 1-3:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000184311&plpage=1
^^^ Awesome BOGO, and bump for the new page.
Doublethink
Banned
Does anyone know how Edward Scissorhands looks? I'm tempted to buy it along with Castaway.
Black Deatha
Member
Another BOGO, cool, I haven't ordered any movies from amazon while they had one going before, mainly due to the fact that I already own most of the movies on the list that I otherwise would order. That said, I might go for 28 Weeks later (have 28 days, absolute shit PQ) and maybe the Transporter, (the good one, the first one).
I never saw Shoot em Up, but have decided to blind buy it, of coarse not today, because my Future Shop didn't get it in... (ONCE AGAIN). However they do apparently have 'War'. Never saw this one either, anyone know if it's any good?
EDIT: Nice, I just saw this: http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/new...hanges/Sony_Re-Announces_Gattaca_Blu-ray/1313
Been wondering for ages what ever happened to this one.
I never saw Shoot em Up, but have decided to blind buy it, of coarse not today, because my Future Shop didn't get it in... (ONCE AGAIN). However they do apparently have 'War'. Never saw this one either, anyone know if it's any good?
EDIT: Nice, I just saw this: http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/new...hanges/Sony_Re-Announces_Gattaca_Blu-ray/1313
Been wondering for ages what ever happened to this one.
Christopher
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VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Christopher said:
Oops.
*cancels order*
Black Deatha
Member
Snah said:
Indeed
So, again, what's the general consensus on War?
EDIT: Oh, I see. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/war/
Although IMDB's rating is WAY better, at 6.3/10
i actually haven't participated much in all these BOGO sales, but i just picked up the shining and full metal jacket from amazon. i've still got that 10% off hd movies discount, so it came out to $16 for both discs. nice.
edit: actually that's such a sweet deal that i feel like i should order more stuff. i've been trying not to accumulate movies that i'm only going to watch once, but goddamn
edit: actually that's such a sweet deal that i feel like i should order more stuff. i've been trying not to accumulate movies that i'm only going to watch once, but goddamn
Interesting development. Shoot Em Up is Warner/New Line's first encode optimized for Blu-ray -- that is, it maxes out above the 36 mbps limit of HD DVD. If Shoot Em Up is released on HD DVD, they'll have to re-encode it. This could indicate they have no plans to release the film on HD DVD. If they do release an HD DVD version later, we'll finally have a film released on both formats with optimized encodes to compare PQ on. Incidentally, an insider at blu-ray.com claims Warner will be optimizing future Blu-ray releases like Batman Begins (supposedly coming in May) as well.
Naked Snake
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Damn my nephew just spent over $90 on bluray at Amazon earlier tonight, if he had only waited a few hours he would have gotten more movies for the same money. Too late to cancel the order too since it's Shipping Soon.
Naked Snake
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What is this 10% discount and how do you get it? Does Amazon give it away with your first bluray purchase from them? I read elsewhere that it lasts 1 year from activation.
Black Deatha
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Azrael said:
God damnit, why does my Future Shop have to suck so much and not have it in today
I was really looking forward to watching it.Mr.Squirrel
Tom
thanks gaf. was gonna get the hd version but this is a whole lot cheaper. all i need now is the last movie and i got all 5 potters
this shits getting expensive tho
edit: just got potter 5 off amazon marketplace for 15 bucks
this shits getting expensive tho
edit: just got potter 5 off amazon marketplace for 15 bucks
Black Deatha
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A couple pages back there was that article quoted talking about the format war, I mentioned the studios exclusive to HD DVD, and on the list was the Weinstein Company. I gotta ask, when the hell did this happen? I know they are of almost no relevance, but if I am not mistaken, they would be the key to us getting Kill Bill, and the Grindhouse movies.
Naked Snake
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I was wondering earlier today what bluray movie has the highest bitrate for video? Is it one of the Pirates of the Caribbean discs? I'm also wondering if we'll eventually have movies split on 2 BD50 discs allocating all space to the feature with no extras on the disc (ala LotR Extended Edition DVDs)... Or would that be truly overkill for VC-1 encodes? Don't the Pirates movies already use a full 50GB disc for the movie alone? Like "Superbit" DVD releases of old.
lol...not surprising, but...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/dvd/ref=sv_d_3/105-5653746-2073241
Blu-Ray filled the top 5 on Amazon's best sellers.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/dvd/ref=sv_d_3/105-5653746-2073241
Blu-Ray filled the top 5 on Amazon's best sellers.
Naked Snake said:
i dont know about 2 BD50 discs, but Alexander directors cut is 2 BD discs with half the movie on each disc. No idea how they split the movie or if it was 1 50 BD and 1 25BD or 2 BD25.
I have no idea, i have the movie but its still sealed. Maybe someone on here knows.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Naked Snake said:
I have Dead Man's Chest. The extras are on a separate Blu Ray disc, but are still in SD. :\
Off the top of my head, I know Transformers and Mission Impossible 3 (HD DVD) have a separate disc for special features. Blade Runner has one full disc for the Final Cut and ditto for the Workprint. The extras are on dvds.
So now both formats have done that, which shows how far HD disc media has come. Hopefully now it will be acknowledged, since that was pretty much ignored when the "other" format did it, as if the fact that its BOGO makes the achievement any less of an indicator as to the size of the HD disc market.
The Main Event
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oatmeal said:
Maybe because it's New Year and everything is closed and their shipping won't resume 'till the 3rd or something?
Black Deatha said:
Weinstein shouldn't be counted as an HD DVD supporter at this point. They released a few movies like Clerks II early in 2007 but haven't released or announced anything for HD DVD for several months. At least when Fox/MGM stopped releasing movies on Blu-ray last year for a few months, we knew it was because they were waiting for BD+ to become available. In Weinstein's case, they just don't see enough money in high-def to release on either format, and they're not important enough for the HD DVD or Blu-ray camps to moneyhat.
I found this on another board. I can't wait to see all the wadded panties and meltdowns on either side depending on what happens at the show:lol
http://www.dvdtown.com/news/ces-hd-dvd-and-blu-ray-press-events/5040With
michaeld said:
This is the stupidest speculation I've ever heard.
Warner had their biggest BOGO ever on HD-DVD just a week ago...it was essentially the same. And they are attending the BDA conference...hour difference? Who cares? And, if Batman and Matrix were to be announced for Blu-Ray in 08, wouldnt CES be the likely venue?
Wow. That is a huge leap of faith for HD-DVD fanatics.
theBishop said:
A++++ great reply would read again
Nice that the Amazon top 5 is meaningful again. That BOGO selection is great!
Snah said:
Well, that was pretty much just HP I think, whereas this BRD sale has the Kubricks and a bunch of others, but I agree with you anyway. I really don't think anything huge is happening at CES.
S
Shepherd
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If Warner goes Blu-Ray exclusive then HD-DVD is dead and I buy a PS3. If Warner goes HD-DVD exclusive then Blu-Ray is dead and no PS3 for me.
Christopher
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Where did this whole shit about Warner come about anyway - god damn I'm sick of hearing about them.
Picked up Kingdom of Heaven and Mr. & Mrs. Smith in the BOGO (maybe I should have gone for Warner titles - was 2001 there? I didn't see that or Eyes Wide Shut but the other Kubricks were there).
One thing about Warner (have we had enough yet?) - if they go HDDVD exclusive along with New Line, does this mean that HD fans in general would get fucked over because of how New Line is handling new releases?
One thing about Warner (have we had enough yet?) - if they go HDDVD exclusive along with New Line, does this mean that HD fans in general would get fucked over because of how New Line is handling new releases?
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
bishoptl said:Just bought a shitload of Blu-Rays I probably shouldn't have
I did the same thing.. $8.88 a movie though.. just wow!
But what made me order, was the fact that it was a decent selection of movies for once.
DarkJediKnight
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Naked Snake said:
Deja Vu. I think that one hits 48mbps at one point. It is consistently 30mbps plus. This movie looks stunning. Very sharp. Too bad, the movie is just average.
The Take Out Bandit
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bishoptl said:Just bought a shitload of Blu-Rays I probably shouldn't have
CB4, Meteor Man, and The Wiz?
I need to see The Wiz again.
And pwnage from me buying Pan's and Shoot'em Up before this god damn BOGO sale. >:O
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