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04-20-07, 12:35 PM

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Wow... what the hell is up with all of the cancelled BDs?

04-20-07, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by egy971

What do you want, a $24.98 retail price? $29.98 is the lowest retail price WB has used, and that's pretty damn good for a recent movie.

Sure thing...make it cheaper since it has less on it. There had to be some cost associated with making these extras.

Instead of $28.99, make it $26.99 and give the BD supporters a bit of a discount for not including the extras.

Of course, I know its ridiculous, but again, im just saying I would be pissed if I was solely a BD supporter and wanted this movie.

04-20-07, 02:30 PM

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themanroom has the blu-ray covers up for Blood Diamond and it thankfully has a PCM track. No back cover for the HD-DVD yet.

04-20-07, 04:15 PM

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Well, at least they're not making it $39.98 and not including any extras. I was surprised when I saw the $30 MSRP, I thought it'd be at least $35. Kudos to Warner.

04-20-07, 05:12 PM

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Nice to see catalog pricing on Blood Diamond. The HD DVD is listed on Amazon for $19.95.

04-20-07, 07:42 PM

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DVD Empire has the back cover of Blood Diamond on HD DVD. It shows Dolby TrueHD.

04-21-07, 12:52 PM

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Weeds: Season 2 Blu-Ray 7/24

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One of our retail friends has sent us news on the second season of Weeds, which will be released for DVD and Blu-ray on July 24. The sets include:

Exclusive marijuana mockumentaries
Commentaries by cast and crew
Trivia tracks
Musical performances
Gag reel
Showtime original content
...and more

Lionsgate has set the SRP for either set at $39.98, choosing not to add a premium to the Blu-ray set. We hope to have artwork soon.

http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7195

04-21-07, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fryinpan1

Nice to see catalog pricing on Blood Diamond. The HD DVD is listed on Amazon for $19.95.

V for Vendetta was priced as a catalog title about three months after the DVD release, so I wasn't surprised to see BD handled in the same way.

That's interesting that Weeds on BD will be the same price as the DVD. That's something I didn't expect to happen for a long time (if ever), so that is a surprise. Now if they could just do that for movies.

04-21-07, 06:54 PM

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I'm excited for both seasons of Weeds.

04-22-07, 07:47 PM

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themanroom has the blu-ray covers up for Blood Diamond and it thankfully has a PCM track.

04-23-07, 05:46 AM

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Road Warrior (both formats) moved from May 8 to May 15.
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...Speed_Bump/586

04-23-07, 07:48 AM

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http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=64687

Universal Studios Home Video have announced the US HD DVD release of Dead Silence for 10th July 2007 priced at $39.98 SRP. From the team responsible for the Saw franchise (writer/actor Leigh Whannell, writer/director James Wan and producers Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules and Mark Burg) comes this supernatural thriller in which a widower returns to his hometown to search for answers to his wife's murder, which may be linked to the ghost of a murdered ventriloquist.

The Unrated (91mins) version of the film is released on a HD DVD Combo (HD-30/DVD-9 Double Sided) where it is presented in 1080P Widescreen on Side A with English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround audio and English SDH and French subtitles. Side B features the standard definition Unrated DVD release with the film presented in 2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen with English DD5.1 Surround audio and English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles.

Extras listed for the DVD side include:
Alternate Opening
Alternate Ending
Deleted Scenes
The Making of Dead Silence
Mary Shaw's Secrets
Evolution of Visual FX
Aiden's "We Sleep Forever" Music Video

04-23-07, 11:39 AM

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Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced the South Korean film The Host (2006) on HD DVD and DVD, July 24. Each will be priced at $29.98 SRP.

http://hddvdformat.blogspot.com/2007...e-updates.html

04-23-07, 01:48 PM

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Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced the South Korean film The Host (2006) on HD DVD and DVD, July 24. Each will be priced at $29.98 SRP.

http://hddvdformat.blogspot.com/2007...e-updates.html

Good to see more foreign and genre titles being released.

I just saw this in the theater last night, though, and it looked and sounded like complete ass.

The movie itself was also way overhyped.

04-24-07, 05:36 AM

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http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...ay,_HD_DVD/590

Warner Home Entertainment has announced they will bring the Drew Barrymore-Hugh Grant romantic comedy 'Music and Lyrics' to Blu-ray and HD DVD on June 12.

The musical hit, which earned nearly $50 million during its theatrical run this past winter, will hit both next-gen formats in a special edition boasting numerous bonus features.

Among the extras are a making-of featurette, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and a fictional music video featuring star Hugh Grant, in character.

Tech specs include identical 1080p/VC-1 transfers on each version, plus Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks (at 640kbps). There will also be a stereo-only isolated music track, which includes the many mock-pop songs used throughout the film.

Warner has set a $34.98 list price for the Blu-ray version, and $39.98 for the HD DVD, which will be a combo HD DVD/DVD release.

04-24-07, 07:29 AM

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Did anyone else order Nutty Professor from Amazon? Looks like they sold out of their pre-orders already, now it says "ships in 4-6 weeks".

04-24-07, 08:41 AM

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BD releases: Wild Things, Flatliners, and The Patriot on July 3.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...to_Blu-ray/591

04-24-07, 08:54 AM

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Did anyone else order Nutty Professor from Amazon? Looks like they sold out of their pre-orders already, now it says "ships in 4-6 weeks".

Mine shipped yesterday, I'll have it today. On the other hand, I'm still waiting for them to send me The Jerk.

04-24-07, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Kocheese99

My distributor is now showing Meatballs for BR being delayed/Cancelled.

regarding Meatballs being pulled (from Sony Pictures BD Insider on avs):

"SPE went to a lot of trouble to re-transfer this title, but the results are still not what we want. We will probably be hold it back until we have a chance to try a few more techniques to get the most out of this classic title."