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post #61 of 335
1/20/09 at 10:27am
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Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

The following was released 1/20 and has been removed:

King Kong (2005)
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post #62 of 335
1/26/09 at 8:20am

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

The Fast and the Furious Blu-ray Trilogy Announced | HDR TheHDRoom

March 24
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post #63 of 335
1/26/09 at 8:34am
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No shock there. I will update the first post.
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post #64 of 335
1/26/09 at 2:01pm
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Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

Updated - Paramount will release Arctic Tale on 4/21/09
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post #65 of 335
1/26/09 at 7:58pm

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

Good work Brandon on this thread!
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post #66 of 335
1/26/09 at 8:42pm
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You're welcome.

With the rumors about Star Trek: TOS - Season 1 coming in May, that leaves just two titles from Paramount with an HD-DVD and no BD revealed to be in the works.

Stardust - Personally, I'm betting on a release alongside a new release fantasy title, probably a certain 13-time Oscar nominated film called "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".

Anchorman - I suspect we'll see this release when Land of the Lost hits theaters in June.
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post #67 of 335
1/27/09 at 9:29am
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Big day today.

The following were released 1/27 and have been removed:

- The Bourne Trilogy (consisting of The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum)
- Zodiac
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post #68 of 335
2/3/09 at 9:03am
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Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

The following was released 2/3/09 and has been removed:

Clerks II
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post #69 of 335
2/3/09 at 9:36am

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

Brandon, thanks for your diligent work. I'm still amazed at how many titles are still HD-DVD only. I don't have any fear that eventually most, if not all, will be released, but it's still shocking to me.
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post #70 of 335
2/3/09 at 9:58am
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Well, when you take away Universal, it's only 27 titles, which isn't too bad.
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post #71 of 335
2/3/09 at 12:18pm

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

True, but it also makes me realize exactly how many Uni titles I actually like!
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post #72 of 335
2/4/09 at 9:29pm

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Curious that Universal chose not to use this week's re-release of a Restored Collector's Edition of the 1976 Assault On Precinct 13 on DVD and BD by Image as a hook to release a BD of the 2005 re-make.
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post #73 of 335
2/5/09 at 12:02pm

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Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick Escape onto Blu-ray | HDR TheHDRoom

March 31
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post #74 of 335
2/6/09 at 6:54am
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Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow
Updated
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post #75 of 335
2/10/09 at 1:16pm
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Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

The following were released 2/10 and have been removed:

Doom
The Rundown
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post #76 of 335
2/13/09 at 1:46pm
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Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

Updated - Universal will release Army of Darkness on 5/19/09
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post #77 of 335
3/2/09 at 7:45am

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DVD Empire is listing Universal's Spy Game on May 19 as well:

Spy Game - Blu-ray | DVD Empire
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post #78 of 335
3/3/09 at 11:21am
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The following was released 3/3 and has been removed:

Brokeback Mountain
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post #79 of 335
3/19/09 at 11:09am

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

Children of Men Blu-ray Bound | HDR TheHDRoom
Cinderella Man Laces Up for Blu-ray | HDR TheHDRoom
Blu-ray to Play on a Field of Dreams | HDR TheHDRoom

Although HDRoom says March 26 for the last two, I'm pretty sure they mean all three are coming May 26.
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post #80 of 335
3/19/09 at 12:03pm

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

Thx, Jesse--yeah looks like they've fixed the date issue on Cinderella, and even though it's March at the top of the FOD page, it's May at the bottom.

Although not something I will buy immediately after having spent quite some time with a rental HD DVD last year, it's nice to see Cinderella pre-announced. A little frustrating to see U "tie" that to Frost/Nixon's April release and not Apollo 13 though. Here's hoping U does something really special for that BD.
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post #81 of 335
3/19/09 at 12:55pm

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

Bill Hunt's saying Inside Man and Seabiscuit are coming May 26 as well.
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post #82 of 335
3/19/09 at 1:01pm
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Updated - Universal will release Spy Game on 5/19/09. Universal will also release Children of Men, Cinderella Man, Field of Dreams, Inside Man, and Seabiscuit on 5/26/09.
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post #83 of 335
3/20/09 at 10:06am

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

But wait, there's more!

More Universal Catalog on Blu-ray: Fletch and Bruce Almighty | HDR TheHDRoom
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post #84 of 335
3/20/09 at 11:18am

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Still no word on Stardust?
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post #85 of 335
3/20/09 at 1:17pm

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

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Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow


I hope Cat People is on the way:

Cat People
Forbidden Planet
Star Trek season 1

are the HD DVD's I want on blu-ray

Of course Star Trek is coming and maybe Forbidden Planet.
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post #86 of 335
3/20/09 at 3:16pm

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Rogers
I hope Cat People is on the way:
Nice to see a lil' love for CAT PEOPLE. I've been cranking the LET'S DANCE CD (and, more recently, the SACD) for over 20 years and didn't know until last fall's HD DVD rental of CP that "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" comes from the film (although it's a new Nile Rodgers-produced version of the song on the album).
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post #87 of 335
3/20/09 at 4:26pm
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Updated - Universal will release Fletch and Bruce Almighty on 5/26/09.

Also, I forgot to update Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 1 when that was announced. That title is coming 4/28/09.
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post #88 of 335
3/20/09 at 7:55pm

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul.S
Nice to see a lil' love for CAT PEOPLE. I've been cranking the LET'S DANCE CD (and, more recently, the SACD) for over 20 years and didn't know until last fall's HD DVD rental of CP that "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" comes from the film (although it's a new Nile Rodgers-produced version of the song on the album).

I've loved Cat People ever since it first came out (when I was too young to see such movies but got to sneak in anyway)

It's funny, I remember an ad in the Science Fiction magazine Starlog by Universal. It was basically a list of upcoming sci-fi movies they were touting as future classics. It's amazing because most of the titles listed became at least cult classics if not successful at first. I remember it listed:

E.T. The Extraterrestrial (we all know that was a blockbuster)
The Thing remake (a disappointment at first, but a classic now)
Cat People (a minor hit at the time, has cult status now)
Conan: The Barbarian (big hit and ongoing cult status)

I can't remember if there was another listed film.
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post #89 of 335
3/21/09 at 10:47am

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brandon Conway
Updated - Universal will release Spy Game on 5/19/09. Universal will also release Children of Men, Cinderella Man, Field of Dreams, Inside Man, and Seabiscuit on 5/26/09.

Was there any mention if "Field of Dreams" will be getting a new transfer, or is Universal using the same transfer as the HD DVD?
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post #90 of 335
3/21/09 at 2:16pm

Re: 'Catch-Up' titles - Released HD-DVDs that have yet to get a Blu-ray release (US Only)

I'll be repurchasing both Children of Men and Seabiscuit. Both HD DVDs had DD+ audio tracks and one has to think that a Master Audio upgrade will be worth the price, especially if one is able to get either title for around $15 or so. I purchased The Kingdom BD a few weeks ago for $13 shipped and it's DTS-HD MA track was a noticeable upgrade over the HD DVD.
Plus, I'll get that added peace of mind that I own the best possible version that is out there right now for both movies.

I guess that means I should do it for Field of Dreams as well but something tells me that the upgrade won't be as noticeable for this older film. But then there's that peace of mind concept.....
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