I agree with the best film of the year bit. I regard it as an 07 film even though it was a limited release last year. Last year's best picture was The Departed.
Given the film's excellent sound design, it would have been great to have a TrueHD track. But that is a minor concern. I'm just very, very happy to have an HD edition coming at the end of next month.
I'm actually kinda happy this is a combo, thanks to the lowered price. I have many friends and relatives who have yet to discover this movie who I can lend it to thanks to the SD side. I had the same experience with Slither. So long as they make the price more reasonable (like closer to 34.99 and 29.99), I really don't have an issue with combos.
Exactly....and Children of Men won't be on Blu Ray Ron.
If it's a pricing issue, then here's some quick facts: Amazon is currently selling the March release Blu Ray title Casino Royale for $27.25. The Good Shepherd (HD DVD Combo) is $27.95....and you get the flexibility of having both SD and HD sides.
Following recent pricing, CoM should be even less $$ since it's retail is $34.95.
While I'm not wild about the concept of these "combo discs", I won't harp on that much here. But I just needed to say that the name sounds terrible. Every time I hear it I'm reminded of a "combo meal" at a fast food place.
But I'm really looking forward to seeing this. I missed it in the theaters. I could probably still find it playing somewhere, but seeing as how the HD DVD will probably give me an overall better presentation at home I'm fine waiting until next month.
No reservations making a blind buy of the HD DVD for this one.
If this was a WB title and a combo, then I'd go for the BD even though I don't have my player yet (like what I'm doing with The Departed), but since this is a Universal film I know it ain't coming to BD anytime soon. In that case I won't let the combo meal version of the disc keep me away.
If this sold for C$25 then I would consider it. However, in Canada, this is probably going to sell for closer to 40 dollars. I'll ignore it at that price range, because the movie really wasn't that good.
I also feel that this was the best film of 2006, so I'd buy it at any price. I just wish they used the original poster art for the cover then that goofy image they went with.
Agreed. The original poster was far, far superior to this. Oh well, it could come in a soup can and I'd still be dropping money for it. One of the reasons I'm glad I'm in the HD-DVD camp right now!
I already 'experienced' this film in the theatre and immediately wanted to watch it again. There is that scene which Tim Glover has been using as his signature, and it's one of the most memorable and moving moments in recent movie history that I can remember.