Agreed about the pricing structure. I'm also not too excited about X3, but, like you, I'm hoping for some eye candy. Actually, I believe it was shot in Super35, so that means it's going to be VERY grainy.
MSRP is $40 but Amazon, for example, is already discounting Fox releases down to roughly $23. So, the $40 price will probably never be seen by consumers.
Well, I doubt it will end the format war, but X3 was a huge box-office hit that many viewers are going to be thrilled to see in HD. According to boxofficemojo.com X3 is the third highest grossing film of the year: 1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $421,392,843 4,133...