Author Topic: Blu-ray Thread (Read 43368 times)

Brian Blessed · « **Reply #360 on:** March 16, 2009, 05:42:30 pm »

May as well wait for the tenth anniversary now. When was the first out, 2001?

hooded claw · « **Reply #361 on:** March 16, 2009, 10:44:19 pm »

Quote from: RedFerLife on March 16, 2009, 05:42:30 pm

May as well wait for the tenth anniversary now. When was the first out, 2001?

Now that's some fucking film in HD.

MaschSkrtel · « **Reply #362 on:** March 16, 2009, 10:49:14 pm »

both lookin and not looking 4wrd to the end of the month.
Bourne trilogy
Fast and the furious trilogy

Quantum of solace next week

NatD · « **Reply #363 on:** March 17, 2009, 06:57:51 am »

The Bourne Trilogy is ace - mine cost £39 from PlayUSA. Still not got round to watching The Ultimatium yet, which is supposed to be the best conversion of the lot!

seanoevil · « **Reply #364 on:** March 17, 2009, 10:36:51 am »

How come there is no sign of Apocalypse Now being given the Bluray treatment?

killer-heels · « **Reply #365 on:** March 17, 2009, 02:35:18 pm »

When the hell is Lord of the Rings coming out on Blu Ray?

dcornell · « **Reply #366 on:** March 17, 2009, 03:58:26 pm »

Quote from: killer_heels on March 17, 2009, 02:35:18 pm

When the hell is Lord of the Rings coming out on Blu Ray?

I'd guess at the same time The Hobbit is released, so could be a while yet!

-Sad Fuck- · « **Reply #367 on:** March 17, 2009, 06:02:25 pm »

Ugh, I want 24 in HD.

Walshy nMe® · « **Reply #368 on:** March 17, 2009, 07:35:01 pm »

Get Sky then

-Sad Fuck- · « **Reply #369 on:** March 17, 2009, 07:53:44 pm »

Quote from: Walshy® on March 17, 2009, 07:35:01 pm

Get Sky then

I am, but there's a 10 year waiting list

-Sad Fuck- · « **Reply #370 on:** March 17, 2009, 08:06:32 pm »

Does anyone have Lost on Blu-Ray btw?

Thinking of sticking it on the lovefilm list when it gets set up...

Ben J · « **Reply #371 on:** March 18, 2009, 02:39:12 pm »

Play.com have got loads of Blu-Rays on 2 for £22, which seems quite reasonable.

Also, "Waltz With Bashir" is out on 30th March and will definately be added to my slowly growing collection, it's made by Artificial Eye, using the same technique as "A Scanner Darkly" so it'll hopefully look incredible in HD.

hooded claw · « **Reply #372 on:** March 18, 2009, 03:16:18 pm »

Quote from: Ben J on March 18, 2009, 02:39:12 pm

Play.com have got loads of Blu-Rays on 2 for £22, which seems quite reasonable.

Also, "Waltz With Bashir" is out on 30th March and will definately be added to my slowly growing collection, it's made by Artificial Eye, using the same technique as "A Scanner Darkly" so it'll hopefully look incredible in HD.

Some of those are prereleases, too. Nice work but you've just cost me over £100 you bastid

Withnail and I out soon

Garstonite · « **Reply #373 on:** March 19, 2009, 09:09:32 am »

I'm sure everyone has had that moment with Blu-Ray that has blown away their scepticism. A scene, a special effect; something that has made you sit wide-eyed, mouth open. The scene in Swordfish where the hostage blows up at the very beginning and it surveys the area in a 360 degree angle: awesome.

NatD · « **Reply #374 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:21:02 am »

Mine was with DeJa Vu at the beginning when the boat explodes - amazing!

Scottish-Don · « **Reply #375 on:** March 19, 2009, 10:42:43 am »

Young Guns on Blu-Ray is only £6.99 instore at Morrisons

hooded claw · « **Reply #376 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:46:56 am »

Quote from: Garstonite on March 19, 2009, 09:09:32 am

I'm sure everyone has had that moment with Blu-Ray that has blown away their scepticism. A scene, a special effect; something that has made you sit wide-eyed, mouth open. The scene in Swordfish where the hostage blows up at the very beginning and it surveys the area in a 360 degree angle: awesome.

'The Dawn of Man' segment in 2001, last night.

Do you find yourself watching normal telly/DVD and thinking, 'Yeh alright that looks good. But it'll be even better on Blu-Ray...'

BazC · « **Reply #377 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:48:16 am »

Quote from: Garstonite on March 19, 2009, 09:09:32 am

I'm sure everyone has had that moment with Blu-Ray that has blown away their scepticism. A scene, a special effect; something that has made you sit wide-eyed, mouth open. The scene in Swordfish where the hostage blows up at the very beginning and it surveys the area in a 360 degree angle: awesome.

Yup- loads. Can't remember the first, but the aerial shots with movement or those shots with many objects in are generally amazing. In short, anything Planet Earth serves up! I remember watching Peal Harbour, the camera follows a plane as it flies low over fire and explosions and through a couple of ships- brilliant scene.

Going to check out play.com's offers!

Ben J · « **Reply #378 on:** March 19, 2009, 12:16:11 pm »

Quote from: Garstonite on March 19, 2009, 09:09:32 am

I'm sure everyone has had that moment with Blu-Ray that has blown away their scepticism. A scene, a special effect; something that has made you sit wide-eyed, mouth open. The scene in Swordfish where the hostage blows up at the very beginning and it surveys the area in a 360 degree angle: awesome.

For me it was Planet Earth, specifically the birds of paradise in the first episode.

SalisburyRed · « **Reply #379 on:** March 19, 2009, 12:31:52 pm »

My new laptop has Blu-Ray, so can't wait to try it out. Any films look particularly good?

BazC · « **Reply #380 on:** March 19, 2009, 03:07:34 pm »

Quote from: SalisburyRed on March 19, 2009, 12:31:52 pm

My new laptop has Blu-Ray, so can't wait to try it out. Any films look particularly good?

Apocalypto and Planet Earth.

dcornell · « **Reply #381 on:** March 19, 2009, 05:45:40 pm »

Quote from: SalisburyRed on March 19, 2009, 12:31:52 pm

My new laptop has Blu-Ray, so can't wait to try it out. Any films look particularly good?

The Fall, 300, Sunshine

Walshy nMe® · « **Reply #382 on:** March 22, 2009, 01:02:27 pm »

Everyone, check this link out for best BluRays.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=858316

buzzing · « **Reply #383 on:** March 23, 2009, 01:11:03 am »

Think it was posted earlier....but anyway, a lot of the top tier ones are animations, and perhaps films I dont think i'd want to buy. Maybe watch once and thats it

hooded claw · « **Reply #384 on:** March 23, 2009, 08:27:39 am »

I'm definitely picking and choosing what I buy on Blu. There wouldn't be much point in your Peep Shows or Curbs, however brilliant they are; but I'm sticking to either replacing classics (Pan's Labyrinth, 2001, Nigthmare Before Christmas) or finally buying a film which had escaped me on disc before now (Raging Bull)- and even then I am tending to check out the link Walshy posted to ensure I'd be justified in the expense.

Anyway, I lost £900+ worth from my collection two years ago, so I have an excuse

buzzing · « **Reply #385 on:** March 23, 2009, 12:41:09 pm »

How did you lose that?

BazC · « **Reply #386 on:** March 23, 2009, 12:43:21 pm »

Quote from: hooded claw on March 23, 2009, 08:27:39 am

I'm definitely picking and choosing what I buy on Blu. There wouldn't be much point in your Peep Shows or Curbs, however brilliant they are; but I'm sticking to either replacing classics (Pan's Labyrinth, 2001, Nigthmare Before Christmas) or finally buying a film which had escaped me on disc before now (Raging Bull)- and even then I am tending to check out the link Walshy posted to ensure I'd be justified in the expense.

Anyway, I lost £900+ worth from my collection two years ago, so I have an excuse

The Blu Rays I'll buy are the new films I like or the slightly older ones that I haven't got on DVD but look great on Blu Ray. Although I haven't bought that many of them- only have a few- I d/l all of the HD stuff these days.

hooded claw · « **Reply #387 on:** March 23, 2009, 01:18:35 pm »

Quote from: buzzing on March 23, 2009, 12:41:09 pm

How did you lose that?

Stolen, basically, by my ex-missus' son.

Oh well, if the proceeds meant he manged to postpone his search for meaningful employment for another couple of months, then it's a minor inconvenience...

Tony19:6 · « **Reply #388 on:** March 27, 2009, 09:05:37 pm »

Dunno if its been mentioned but Head entertainment (aka Zavvi) in Liverpool One have a varied selection of Blu-ray disks at £12.99 discounted by 25% to a very respectable £9.74.

Titles such as Iron Man, Casino Royale, Transformers, Swordfish, Kill Bill 1&2 etc...all look excellent in Blu-ray high def video and in PCM audio

BazC · « **Reply #389 on:** April 4, 2009, 10:03:07 pm »

There's loads of Blu Rays (quite a few decent ones) in the £8-10 price range on HMV website.

AdY · « **Reply #390 on:** April 5, 2009, 03:25:27 am »

Quote from: BazC on April 4, 2009, 10:03:07 pm

There's loads of Blu Rays (quite a few decent ones) in the £8-10 price range on HMV website.

bollocks, ordered loads off play the other day... 5 quid cheaper on HMV, oh well!

hooded claw · « **Reply #391 on:** April 6, 2009, 12:01:20 pm »

Blu-Ray makes you watch shit films, just to see how good they look in HD.

I even found myself wondering, on the drive to work this morning, how smart Transformers would look.

I can only apologise.

BazC · « **Reply #392 on:** April 6, 2009, 12:02:30 pm »

Quote from: hooded claw on April 6, 2009, 12:01:20 pm

Blu-Ray makes you watch shit films, just to see how good they look in HD.

I even found myself wondering, on the drive to work this morning, how smart Transformers would look.

I can only apologise.

It looks very, very good. I got bored by the film but it's still on my hard drive in HD, because it looked great when I saw it.

Ben J · « **Reply #393 on:** April 6, 2009, 01:00:37 pm »

Have to agree with you there, my mate rented "Dragon Wars" just to see what HD quality looked like.

Thankfully, my first experiences were Planet Earth and No Country. I have a rule of only buying films I really like on Blu-ray.

wilo in berlin · « **Reply #394 on:** April 6, 2009, 01:31:43 pm »

Quote from: hooded claw on April 6, 2009, 12:01:20 pm

Blu-Ray makes you watch shit films, just to see how good they look in HD.

I even found myself wondering, on the drive to work this morning, how smart Transformers would look.

I can only apologise.

I've downloaded some absolute horrors, like Transporter 1 and 2. I wouldn't dream of watching them otherwise.

Walshy nMe® · « **Reply #395 on:** April 7, 2009, 08:16:45 am »

I only rent the Tier Blu and Tier Gold now - even if they are shite films

Garstonite · « **Reply #396 on:** April 7, 2009, 11:49:05 pm »

Just bought Raging Bull, Ratatouille and Night At the Museum. £27 altogether.

dcornell · « **Reply #397 on:** April 16, 2009, 08:18:30 pm »

LORD OF THE RINGS BLU RAY

http://www.movieweb.com/news/NELdbLMOqZZOQL

It seems we might finally get to journey through Middle Earth in high definition this year. The Digital Bits is reporting that Amazon is taking pre-orders for The Lord Of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy in Blu-ray. A street date has not been specified, but it was expected to be a December holiday release. These pre-orders indicate these will just be the theatrical releases, and not the extended versions, but the site's sources have an explanation why.

Sources close to director Peter Jackson have informed me that he's holding back the extended editions for an elaborate "ultimate" box set release closer to the debut of the new Hobbit films - that's why these are set to be theatrical only. Obviously, not everyone is going to want them as such, but they're designed to satisfy fans who want something in the meantime. So simply be aware that if you want to wait for the more elaborate release, you'll get one eventually. Just FYI.

In the meantime, the theatrical BD set will apparently be set with a $99.98 SRP, although Amazon's price is around $70. Take a look at the cover art for the theatrical BD trilogy below.

hooded claw · « **Reply #398 on:** April 16, 2009, 08:23:43 pm »

Raging Bull
Wall-E
Dark Knight
2001
Nightmare before Christmas
There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men
Shawshank Redemption
The Fountain
Planet Earth
Apocalypto
Blade Runner
The Orphanage
Pan's Labyrinth
Earth

...is the collection thus far. Quality over quantity, or that's the idea anyway. Withnail & I on pre-order. Tempted by the 'tin' version of Reservoir Dogs too...

dcornell · « **Reply #399 on:** April 16, 2009, 08:28:04 pm »

How does 2001 look in HD? was something I was looking to get a few weeks back but wasn't sure.