Paramount/Dreamworks go HD DVD exclusive
08-21-07, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Engel07
I'll be the first in line to buy all your Blu-Rays for $5 each. I dare you. I'll give you even $6 each for the trouble. People act like this is the end of Blu-Ray. Can you people be that stupid?
Sounds like a personal attack. Post reported. K, thanks.
08-21-07, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Engel07
what a joker. wait...you just attack me. That hurt. Post reported. LOL.
Why can't we just all get along and be nice to each other? There's no need to report anyone for abuse. The bad guys are the BDA folks, not us innocent posters who work hard to pay for our entertainment hobbies!
08-21-07, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by mdc3000
I'm still waiting to see when Amazon is going to let me know that my Blades of Glory BD that I pre-ordered won't ever be coming - I'd switch it to HD right now, but it's part of a bigger order that I'd just have to flat out cancel and redo...and currently the BD is a buck cheaper, so I'll wait and see what they're doing with it...
Of course, now that Paramount says they're going to be more focused and release more catalogue product now that they're HD DVD exclusive, the big question remains - When is 'A Night At The Roxbury' going to street?
Of course, now that Paramount says they're going to be more focused and release more catalogue product now that they're HD DVD exclusive, the big question remains - When is 'A Night At The Roxbury' going to street?
08-21-07, 12:46 AM
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I offered to buy his movies for $6 when he stated it was only worth $5. And then he said it was sold already LOL. I support both formats, but people like him should think before they open their mouth. Seriously, if he thinks Blu-Ray movies are worth $5, then back it up instead of lying his teeth off.
I put LOL at the end because i'm laughing at him. I don't have time to play his childish game.
I put LOL at the end because i'm laughing at him. I don't have time to play his childish game.
Originally Posted by oldchuckles
Why can't we just all get along and be nice to each other? There's no need to report anyone for abuse. The bad guys are the BDA folks, not us innocent posters who work hard to pay for our entertainment hobbies!
08-21-07, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Yes it is. Many Blu-Ray supporters are selling their players and discs, many claiming this will kill HDM, etc. There is a Smurf Suicide watch right now.
And for those claiming Paramount/Dreamworks just killed HDM, Amir put it right
And for those claiming Paramount/Dreamworks just killed HDM, Amir put it right
I guess he's never had to boil a disc - lucky him.
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08-21-07, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by oldchuckles
HD-DVDs cost 75% less than Blu-Ray discs to produce (based on an earlier post). What's there not to like? 
08-21-07, 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by bee_01
That would be an awesome selling point if HD DVDs were cheaper than Blu-rays. C'mon, pass the savings onto the consumer!
Hopefully, the savings are on the way to the consumer once the HD-DVD market share starts to grow. However, I don't think Blu-Ray will be able to reduce their disc costs since these discs are much more expensive to produce.
08-21-07, 01:23 AM
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Folks, you shouldn't be taking this format war out on one another.
Both formats have their positve points and negative points.
This was done to us (the consumer) we didn't do it to each other.
Anger and frustration should be taken out towards the big corporations.
I've held off buying a player (and movies) until this is over. If it ever will be. Bad enough I have a huge pile of dvd's that I may not have ever purchased had I known what I know today. Not to mention all the videotapes I pretty much gave away. So I can understand how you might feel.
Both formats have their positve points and negative points.
This was done to us (the consumer) we didn't do it to each other.
Anger and frustration should be taken out towards the big corporations.
I've held off buying a player (and movies) until this is over. If it ever will be. Bad enough I have a huge pile of dvd's that I may not have ever purchased had I known what I know today. Not to mention all the videotapes I pretty much gave away. So I can understand how you might feel.
08-21-07, 03:48 AM
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Michael Bay responds to the HD DVD Exclusive move: "No Transformers 2"
http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum...pic.php?t=2299
http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum...pic.php?t=2299
Originally Posted by Michael Bay
I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For them to deny people who have Blu-ray sucks! They were progressive by having two formats. No Transformers 2 for me!
Bay
Bay
08-21-07, 04:53 AM
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Gee, he's so eloquent.
I hate to burst your bubble, but the word behind the scenes was that Spielberg was incredibly unhappy with Michael Bay during the shooting of Transformers, and was already saying he did not want Bay directing the next film.
In the end, Bay has no more integrity than Paramount. If he gets offered enough, he's going to do Transformers 2. If he's already been booted from Transformers 2, than this is just sour grapes.
I hate to burst your bubble, but the word behind the scenes was that Spielberg was incredibly unhappy with Michael Bay during the shooting of Transformers, and was already saying he did not want Bay directing the next film.
In the end, Bay has no more integrity than Paramount. If he gets offered enough, he's going to do Transformers 2. If he's already been booted from Transformers 2, than this is just sour grapes.
08-21-07, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
So how did TDB Bill not get a hold of this info since he is so 'in the know'? Wonder if he did but never posted it...?
08-21-07, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Rusty James
How, exactly, is Microsoft "suffocating" HD-DVD and leading it into the ditch?
Blu-ray proponents say this announcement is the deathknell for HDM only because they can no longer envision Blu-ray dealing a knockout punch by Xmas. The concept that HD-DVD could conceivably pull this off in the long run, or that the two formats could co-exist side by side, is not a possibility to them. Which speaks to the arrogance bred into the format by Sony, hollywoodinhighdef.com, TDB, etc., etc.
Blu-ray proponents say this announcement is the deathknell for HDM only because they can no longer envision Blu-ray dealing a knockout punch by Xmas. The concept that HD-DVD could conceivably pull this off in the long run, or that the two formats could co-exist side by side, is not a possibility to them. Which speaks to the arrogance bred into the format by Sony, hollywoodinhighdef.com, TDB, etc., etc.
Sony is just lucky this didn't happen eight or nine months ago. This would be the HD DVD forum.
08-21-07, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
LOL.
Yeah, its not like the BDA did not pay Target or Blockbuster. Or Fox. Or Disney.
Yeah, its not like the BDA did not pay Target or Blockbuster. Or Fox. Or Disney.
08-21-07, 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Gee, he's so eloquent.
I hate to burst your bubble, but the word behind the scenes was that Spielberg was incredibly unhappy with Michael Bay during the shooting of Transformers, and was already saying he did not want Bay directing the next film.
In the end, Bay has no more integrity than Paramount. If he gets offered enough, he's going to do Transformers 2. If he's already been booted from Transformers 2, than this is just sour grapes.
I hate to burst your bubble, but the word behind the scenes was that Spielberg was incredibly unhappy with Michael Bay during the shooting of Transformers, and was already saying he did not want Bay directing the next film.
In the end, Bay has no more integrity than Paramount. If he gets offered enough, he's going to do Transformers 2. If he's already been booted from Transformers 2, than this is just sour grapes.
08-21-07, 05:50 AM
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Oh, I'm not arguing that he will continue to direct. It's just that the word was that he was already on the outs with Spielberg and wouldn't be doing Transformers 2 before this announcement anyway.
08-21-07, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by fryinpan1
This announcement just saved the format. The possibility of movies like Gladiator, Braveheart, The Godfather, Transformers, etc. as exclusives is huge.
I haven't even received my PS3 I ordered last week yet, and I'm already saving pennies for HD. I think that will wait until Braveheart is released though.
08-21-07, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by QuePaso
Michael Bay responds to the HD DVD Exclusive move: "No Transformers 2"
http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum...pic.php?t=2299
http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum...pic.php?t=2299
..... this guy is dumb... why cry like a baby about this... its business... you dont hear anyone else say this... disney or fox executives... the movie industry should have never picked sides... unfortunately the war continues and i think people will be happy to hear this