Home Theater Forum  ›  Forums  ›  Hi-Definition  ›  HT Software - High Definition  ›  WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

#1
Rating: 0
WARNER HOME VIDEO
DEBUTS FIVE NEW BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF TITLES
September 2

ERASER ~ OUTBREAK ~ UNDER SIEGE 2 ~
EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE ~ GAUNTLET


BURBANK, CALIF. July 14, 2008 – On September 2, Warner Home Video will release a new wave of action-packed hits now on Blu-ray™ Hi-Def for the first time. The five new Blu-ray™ Hi-Def titles are ERASER, OUTBREAK, UNDER SIEGE 2, EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE and GAUNTLET. Each will be available for $28.99 SRP. Order due date is July 29.

About the Films

Eraser (1996)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator 1, 2, 3, Total Recall, Conan, True Lies, Collateral Damage) stars as Eraser, an elite federal marshal who "erases" the pasts of jeopardized informers and relocates them into safe anonymity.

Outbreak (1995)
Catch the fever of "one of the great scare stories of our time" (Roger Ebert) as Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman race to save life on earth when an unstoppable killer virus hits our shores.

Under Siege 2 (1995)
Aboard a hijacked train in Colorado, Steven Seagal (Under Siege, Exit Wounds, Glimmer Man, Hard to Kill, and Above the Law) is ex-Navy Seal Casey Ryback, the only person who can thwart a renegade techno-expert from destroying the Pentagon and Washington, D.C.

Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Clint Eastwood plays a hard-drinking trucker chasing the love of his life to Colorado. Superstar and Academy Award-winner Eastwood (Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby) and sidekick, Clyde the Orangutan, star in this super blockbuster action-comedy.

Gauntlet (1977)
A slow-witted Arizona cop is assigned to escort a prostitute, who is marked for death by the mob, from Las Vegas to Phoenix as a potential trial witness. Starring Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby), Sondra Locke and Pat Hingle. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

Blu-ray™ Hi-Def Basics
Street Date: September 2, 2008
Order Due Date: July 29, 2008
Price: $28.99 SRP per title


Eraser (1996)
Catalog#:
Run Time: Approximately 115 minutes
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese
Rating: R
Outbreak (1995)
Catalog#: 1000040995
Run Time: Approximately 128 minutes
Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
Rating: R
Under Siege 2 (1995)
Catalog#: 1000041617
Run Time: Approximately 101 Minutes
Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese
Rating: R
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Catalog#: 1000041574
Run Time: Approximately 114 minutes
Languages: English, French, German, Japanese,
Rating: PG
Gauntlet (1977)
Catalog#: 1000040996
Run Time: Approximately 109 Minutes
Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
Rating: R

For more information: WB HI-DEF Experience the Difference
Ronald J Epstein
Home Theater Forum co-owner
Email me at: repstein@hometheaterforum.com 
To View My Massive DVD Collection Click Here
HTF Rules and Regulations
Export to Wiki
#2
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

I went to that link to see if there is any info on truehd on these titles but there was no info on those titles that I could see.
Export to Wiki
#3
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2n

Given their track record, I wouldn't count on True HD.

Columnist for the GOLDEN HOLLYWOOD column on The Digital Bits.

Equipment: Denon 3808 Receiver, ,Epson 1080 projector, 150" screen, PS3, Denon 3930 dvd player, Dish Network.

Export to Wiki
#4
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

Is it 1998?
JJ

Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!

Export to Wiki
#5
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

A whole lotta meh.......not impressed with this batch at all.

Where's Heat?, Once Upon a Time in America?, Exorcist?, Outlaw Josey Wales?, The Man Who Would Be King?, The Wind and the Lion?, Get Carter (71), blah, blah, blah.
The Movie Library
Export to Wiki
#6
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

I'm hoping we get Executive Decision (what, it's a guilty pleasure!). Besides, it was released on DVD in 1997 so the picture quality has nowhere to go but up.
Export to Wiki
#7
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein

Under Siege 2 (1995)
Aboard a hijacked train in Colorado, Steven Seagal (Under Siege, Exit Wounds, Glimmer Man, Hard to Kill, and Above the Law) is ex-Navy Seal Casey Ryback, the only person who can thwart a renegade techno-expert from destroying the Pentagon and Washington, D.C.

A renegade techno-expert? He's gonna mix Portishead with Orbital and cause a massive explosion?

"Scientists are saying the future is going to be far more futuristic than they originally predicted." -Krysta Now

Export to Wiki
#8
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

I've been looking forward to the release of OUTBREAK, UNDER SIEGE 2 and ERASER for a while, and while it's great for those of us who want these titles, you can't exhale cause it's a guessing game as wheter they'll be released with lossless audio. That in itself is really sad because with Warners it really is a guessing game!
Export to Wiki
#9
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

That's because it depends on when the disc image was finished. If it was finished before they went BD only and fully committed to using lossless audio on all releases its not guaranteed a TrueHD track.

This info per insiders at blu-ray.com.
My DVD/BD Collection
Criterion DVD/BDs Owned: 55, Total DVDs Owned: 527, Blu-ray Discs Owned: 223
Export to Wiki
#10
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

I was thinking about picking up Under Siege 2 but saw today on DVDActive that the audio is a standard 5.1 mix.

No TrueHD for this?

That's become an important deciding factor for me in determining which catalogue Blu-Rays to buy.

Universal, please release Streets of Fire on Blu-ray.

Export to Wiki
#11
Rating: 0

Re: WHV Press Release: Warner Home Video Debuts Five New BLU-RAY™ TITLES September 2nd

Thems the breaks.
My DVD/BD Collection
Criterion DVD/BDs Owned: 55, Total DVDs Owned: 527, Blu-ray Discs Owned: 223
Export to Wiki