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08-16-2007, 08:57 AM
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The Omega Man (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD)
According to High Def Digest, Warner Bros. will release The Omega Man on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD on November 27.
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...ay,_HD_DVD/865
Unfortunately, this sounds like a bare-bones, cash-grab aimed at capitalizing on the new Will Smith movie I Am Legend. Given the lack of attention this release is receiving, and the fact that this film didn't really do Richard Matheson's novella justice in my eyes, I will probably pass on this one even though I really want to show the studios there is support for older films in HD. I am torn!  |
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08-16-2007, 09:58 AM
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Re: The Omega Man (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD)
Thanks Paul for the heads-up.
The Omega Man has always been a guilty pleasure of mine and as long as Warner keeps on giving decent 1080P transfers, it will be a definite purchase.
Second rate transfers to HD like Universal delivered recently with "What Dreams May Come" will be frowned on and ignored.
Paul
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08-16-2007, 10:05 AM
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Re: The Omega Man (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD)
Its not the book, but its a fun 70s flick. Shoot the DVD is good enough that i can see cars driving by on the highway as Heston is driving through a dead city.
November will be expensive for me, but its a title id have interest in.
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08-16-2007, 10:19 AM
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Re: The Omega Man (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD)
Very nice! Too bad that those 2 featurettes from the older DVDs are not included..and no new ones. Missed opportunity for sure.
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08-16-2007, 10:38 AM
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Re: The Omega Man (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD)
I've always enjoyed this movie, and would love to have a BD version, but I'll have to decide if it's worth that price with no extras.
Doug
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08-16-2007, 12:39 PM
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Re: The Omega Man (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD)
Another 70s Sci-fi flick where Heston dies at the end!!!!
Planet of the Apes...
Beneath the Planet of the Apes...
Soylent Green
Gotta love 70s sci-fi!
Okay he doesn't die at the end of apes...
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Never heard of spoilers, Doug? (And your Soylent Green quote is inaccurate). - CA
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08-16-2007, 12:42 PM
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Re: The Omega Man (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD)
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...transfers to HD like Universal delivered recently with "What Dreams May Come" will be frowned on and ignored.
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Or releases like Dr. Strange from Lionsgate, or Arlington Road from Sony, or Out for justice and Purple Rain from Warner.
I will hold off judgement on this release until it is actually released .
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08-16-2007, 12:44 PM
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Re: The Omega Man (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD)
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Gotta love 70s sci-fi!
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Yep. this is one of my favs from my youth. Certainly not a great (or for that matter, a good) film, but it will hold a place in my collection. Can't wait.
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08-16-2007, 03:50 PM
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Re: The Omega Man (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD)
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Okay he doesn't die at the end of apes...
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It wasn't the '70s, either. 
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08-16-2007, 04:08 PM
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lol Yeah, Doug, what movie were you watching? Perhaps you were thinking of the Tim Burton remake, which was a near-death experience for myself. |
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08-16-2007, 04:43 PM
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