matome

Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem BD (4/15) press release for those interested

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IN SPACE, NO ONE COULD HEAR THE SCREAMS.
ON EARTH…IT WON’T MATTER!

ALIENS VS. PREDATOR - REQUIEM

Two Of The Deadliest Sci-Fi Creatures In Movie History
Return To Battle On Unrated DVD And Blu-Ray Disc April 15th
From Fox Home Entertainment

Erupting With Killer Special Features, The No-Holds-Barred Unrated Special Edition
Two-Disc DVD and Blu-ray Disc Includes Five Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes,
Multiple Commentaries, Design Photo Gallery, Digital Copy Download & More

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – America’s own backyard becomes the most brutal battlefield yet for the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises ever when Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem
(AVP-R) descends onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) April 15th from Fox Home Entertainment. Capturing the magic of the “Alien” and “Predator” legacies are first time directors and long-time fans of both film series, The Brothers Strause, renowned for their visual effects wizardry in such films as 300,
X-Men: The Last Stand and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Picking up immediately after the events of the 2004 worldwide blockbuster Alien vs. Predator, the Predator gives birth to the crossbreed ‘PredAlien’ shortly before the ship crashes into a small Colorado town. Caught in between the invasion of the Aliens and a new ruthless and methodical Predator, a group of townspeople must join forces to stop the infestation before the military obliterates the town to contain the outbreak. With thrilling performances by Steven Pasquale (“Rescue Me,” “Six Feet Under”), Reiko Aylesworth (“24”) and
John Ortiz (American Gangster, Miami Vice), AVP-R breeds the gritty horror roots of the original films back into the series while adding fresh, new digital effects and creature variations.

Available on both two-disc DVD and in high-definition format on Blu-ray Disc, the
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem Extreme Unrated Special Edition features more than ten minutes of never-before-seen gruesome footage added back into the movie plus is packed with five behind-the-scenes featurettes, still design galleries, directors commentary, special FX/creature creator commentary and more.

The AVP-R Extreme Unrated Special Edition will be available to own on two-disc DVD for $34.98 U.S./ $45.98 Canada and on BD for $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada. AVP-R will also be released as a theatrical rated and unrated single-disc version available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S./$43.48 Canada. Plus, a special DVD two-pack collection featuring both films Alien vs. Predator Unrated Collector’s Edition and AVP-R Unrated single-disc will be priced at $34.98 U.S./$45.98 Canada, along with a Blu-ray Disc two-pack priced at $69.98 U.S/$89.98 Canada.

As an added bonus, both the Two-Disc Extreme Unrated Special Edition and the Blu-ray Disc release will offer Fox’s new Digital Copy feature that allows viewers to quickly and easily download a digital version of the film to a Mac® or Windows-based PC computer and then transfer to select portable video devices including an iPod® and/or iPhone™.

Synopsis:
In the follow-up to the worldwide hit Alien vs. Predator, the iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever, wage war in an American Midwestern town – with the residents caught in the middle.

DVD Specs:
The AVP-R theatrical version is presented in both widescreen and full screen versions on a flipper disc with English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English/Spanish subtitles. The unrated single-disc and Two-Disc Special Edition will be available in widescreen only (2.35:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 Dolby Surround and DTS audio, Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English/Spanish subtitles. Individual disc bonus materials include:

Rated / Unrated Single-Disc Version
* Commentary by directors Colin and Greg Strause and producer John Davis
* Commentary by creature effects designers/creators Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis

Two-Disc Extreme Unrated Special Edition
Includes all above single-disc content with the following extra material featured on the second disc:
* Digital Copy feature
* Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
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o Prepare for War: The Making of AVP-R
o Fight to the Finish: The Making of AVP-R
o AVP-R: The Nightmare Returns – Creating the Aliens
o Crossbreed: The PredAlien
o Building the Predator Homeworld
* Still Design Galleries
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o Designing the Predator
o Designing the Alien
o Designing the PredAlien
o On Set: The Rooftop
o On Set: The Sewer
o On Set: The Hive
o On Set: Cast & Crew
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* Theatrical trailers (including Restricted Audience trailer)


Blu-ray Disc Specs:
The Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem BD features both the theatrical rated and unrated versions of the film seamlessly branched in widescreen format, with all above standard-def DVD special features included, plus the BD-exclusive interactive picture-in-picture reference guide “Weyland-Yutani Archives” which allows viewers access into the movie-based corporation’s top-secret computer mainframe to discover information on all things Alien and Predator. The disc will be presented on a 50GB dual-layer disc authored in BD-J with AVC (MPEG 4) compression with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and French / Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital.

matome

Amazon UK has the Tarantino Blu-rays up for preorder for 3/30 release:

Kill Bill Vol. 1
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Pulp Fiction

dkny75

Here's a link for a pretty comprehensive list of region B and C titles that will play on region A machines.

http://bluray.liesinc.net/

Hammer99

Yikes! Thanks for the heads-up!

bunkaroo

Man, those three together with shipping will be about $110 US. Ouch.

I have a feeling Tony at Xploited won't be able to carry them much cheaper based on what he has to ask for with Starship Troopers.

Kocheese99

Juno coming to Blu-Ray on April 15th w/digital copy. Msrp of $39.99. This is a Fox Title so who knows if this will actually make it.

Hammer99

Just saw this on HTF... Woah!

argh923

That's a load of crap, and I think pretty much everyone knows it.

RockStrongo

It wouldnt matter anyways....Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings released together could not save HD-DVD now. It might prolong its death, but thats about it.

Exclusive new releases are what would save it. With the majority of studios behind BD now, its over.

bunkaroo

I clicked through the link and saw the poster and had to LOL.

Not the first time he's posted misinformation.

Gizmo

Fox has been good with Day and Dates...its catalog titles that have issues.

One of the only Fox titles I will be buying. Where is my Darjeeling Limited Fox, WHERE?!?!?!

Zen Peckinpah

Are the digital copies really a benefit? I'll be buying nonetheless, but thought I'd ask.

Drexl

They are to watch on a portable device. Naturally, because if you have a version of a movie in high definition, you'll be chomping at the bit to see it on a tiny screen.

PopcornTreeCt

Prices are a bit steep eh!

matome

^Not really for imports. I preordered all three and Amazon UK takes off VAT, so it comes to about $33 each with $10 shipping.

Drexl

I would just wait for the US versions. These aren't obscure titles that will take years to come out, but if you want them sooner, at least you have an option.

Giles

if Kill Bill Vol. 1 is not the more explict Asian- market cut... no sale.

PopcornTreeCt

I think I'll wait. I paid well over $40 each for Equilibrium and The Machinist imports but those may never come out to blu-ray.

Drexl

Exactly.

depooter

Is Equilibrium out on Blu-ray overseas?

PopcornTreeCt

^^No, just HD-DVD.

Hammer99

I thought it was pretty funny myself!

Dane Marvin

I kinda get it -- like if you have an iPod and are about to go on a long car ride something... movies always help to make time go by faster in a car. Nice not to have to pay extra for something like that.

Drexl

I can see the appeal, but I would just want to exclude those movies I have in HD. I'd watch something that isn't out yet on BD, or can't be released because it was produced in SD (like some TV shows).

PopcornTreeCt

Haven't seen any info for these releases other than Mao posting it. But...

Juno - 04/15/08 - (I assume MSRP will be $39.98) - Blu-ray

Cloverfield - 04/22/08 - HD-DVD

Let's recap April so far...

April 1st
August Rush HD-DVD
Sweeney Todd HD-DVD
Alvin and the Chipmunks Blu-ray
The Water Horse Blu-ray
Hidalgo Blu-ray
Coyote Ugly Blu-ray
Unbreakable Blu-ray

April 8th
I Am Legend HD-DVD (BR 03/18)
There Will Be Blood HD-DVD
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Blu-ray
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Blu-ray
The 6th Day Blu-ray

April 15th
Juno Blu-ray
Bonnie & Clyde HD-DVD (BR 03/25)
Before the Devil Knows Your Dead HD-DVD (BR 05/06)
Predator Blu-ray
Commando Blu-ray
Alien vs. Predator Requiem Blu-ray
A Passage to India Blu-ray

April 22nd
Cloverfield HD-DVD

April 29th
The Golden Compass Blu-ray
First Knight Blu-ray