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Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

post #1 of 36
5/7/09 at 6:27am
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I was just thinking about the movie lately and was wondering if anyone has heard or read anything about a possible release on BD?

Thanks.
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post #2 of 36
5/7/09 at 7:19am

Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

I have been wondering about that myself, as it has been playing in HD on HBO recently.

I managed to grab a showing on the HD Tivo and its been getting a lot of play in my household.

Brian
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post #3 of 36
5/7/09 at 7:27am

Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

I wish I could say there was a date, but I have not heard of any progress being made on releasing this film to Blu. I did notice in the Da Vinci code review that there is mention of a trailer for the release of Close Encounters on Blu. Perhaps that indicates Spielberg is beginning to soften his stance towards Blu.

Edit: Brain Fart. Ok CE3K is already out on Blu, has been for some time. I knew that, I knew that.
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post #4 of 36
5/7/09 at 7:32am

Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

Close Encounters of the Third Kind has been available on Blu-ray for over a year.
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post #5 of 36
5/7/09 at 10:10am

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Originally Posted by Johnny Angell
I wish I could say there was a date, but I have not heard of any progress being made on releasing this film to Blu. I did notice in the Da Vinci code review that there is mention of a trailer for the release of Close Encounters on Blu. Perhaps that indicates Spielberg is beginning to soften his stance towards Blu.

Edit: Brain Fart. Ok CE3K is already out on Blu, has been for some time. I knew that, I knew that.
I should also point out that the most recent Indiana Jones film was also released on BD, and IIRC the rest were mentioned by a Lucasfilm rep as coming this winter.
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post #6 of 36
5/7/09 at 11:28am

Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

During the format war this question was asked a lot. I was told by sources that even though it was a "newer" title, it needed a lot of work and a new transfer done before it could be released on HD DVD. In other words it would cost a lot of money to get it ready and Universal doesn't want to spend the money before they know they can get a good return on it. There were other Spielberg titles that were in better shape and ready to go that Universal will probably release first. My guess is they will work on getting caught up on their HD DVD to BD reissues (ie quick wins) before they tackle other more expensive projects.
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post #7 of 36
5/7/09 at 11:44am

Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

Isn't there is a Jurassic Park 4 coming at some point? If so, I'd have to believe they would be released around that time.
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post #8 of 36
5/7/09 at 11:59am

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Originally Posted by Dave H
Isn't there is a Jurassic Park 4 coming at some point? If so, I'd have to believe they would be released around that time.
From Wikipedia:

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In December 2008, Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy were asked if there was any development on the long-anticipated sequel. Kennedy responded, "No... I don't know. You know, when Michael Crichton passed away, I sorta felt maybe that's it. Maybe that's a sign that we don't mess with it."
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post #9 of 36
5/7/09 at 12:34pm

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I think it'll happen at some point. I've heard "X died so no more sequels" before and yet a few years later, it happens.

Sam Neill is bound by contract to appear in the next film. I hope they get Jeff Goldblum back as well.

As for the original trilogy on Blu, My guess would be either this fall or next year. I have no inside info just a feeling. With Blu growing as well as it has, SS will probably slowly start putting his mmovies out within that timeline

Hopefully the first JP won't have the excessive DNR that makes the DVD look like VHS.
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post #10 of 36
5/7/09 at 1:22pm
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Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

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Originally Posted by Johnny Angell
Perhaps that indicates Spielberg is beginning to soften his stance towards Blu.

What was his stance? Was he not for BD?

However he must have felt about BD he must not think that way now, his release of Close Encounters is amazing, one of my fave BD's that I own.

I hear you, Tom, about the DNR on the DVD, it's horrid. But i'm sure they'll rectify that for the BD release when it happens.
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post #11 of 36
5/7/09 at 2:00pm

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Originally Posted by Inspector Hammer!
What was his stance? Was he not for BD?

However he must have felt about BD he must not think that way now, his release of Close Encounters is amazing, one of my fave BD's that I own.

I hear you, Tom, about the DNR on the DVD, it's horrid. But i'm sure they'll rectify that for the BD release when it happens.

Oh, he's quite pro-Blu, but he wants to make every release of his films a good one. So it might take a while.
I didn't even notice the DNR when I watched it, but it's a dvd that's, what, eight years old? It looks better than most dvd's that came out at the same time.
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post #12 of 36
5/7/09 at 3:07pm

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A blu-ray of JP (hopefully with a new documentary) would be most welcome seeing as the current release doesn't even hold up when blown up to 720p.
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post #13 of 36
5/7/09 at 3:17pm
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Originally Posted by Brian Borst
Oh, he's quite pro-Blu, but he wants to make every release of his films a good one.

Oh okay, that's a good stance to have.

He's off to a great start, he went all out for the Close Encounters BD.
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post #14 of 36
5/7/09 at 3:19pm

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Originally Posted by Adam Gregorich
During the format war this question was asked a lot. I was told by sources that even though it was a "newer" title, it needed a lot of work and a new transfer done before it could be released on HD DVD. In other words it would cost a lot of money to get it ready and Universal doesn't want to spend the money before they know they can get a good return on it. There were other Spielberg titles that were in better shape and ready to go that Universal will probably release first. My guess is they will work on getting caught up on their HD DVD to BD reissues (ie quick wins) before they tackle other more expensive projects.

Adam is quite right about all of the above, according to my own industry sources. I believe the thinking is that they want all three movies ready to go on Blu at the same time, not just the first one. Be patient--they'll be here. In the meantime, let's raise a hoot and a holler and get Universal to put the Back to the Future trilogy on Blu while we're at it. That recent oversight was ridiculous!
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post #15 of 36
5/7/09 at 3:31pm
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Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

While we're spitballing suggestions here, when this trilogy does come out please Universal, for the love of all things, lose those aweful covers used for the DVD's and use the original artwork!
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post #16 of 36
5/7/09 at 9:43pm

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Originally Posted by Inspector Hammer!
While we're spitballing suggestions here, when this trilogy does come out please Universal, for the love of all things, lose those aweful covers used for the DVD's and use the original artwork!

amen brother!
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post #17 of 36
5/8/09 at 7:20am

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When Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was releases last year, Spielberg was against the film being released in the digital format to theatres. His reasoning was it did not look like film. He pulled back his opposition and allowed it in theatres were from half to all of their screens were digital. The Variety article went on to say that he softened the image on all the digital copies to help make it appear more like film.

I am not sure if his questions about digital films also is part of the lack of his films in Blu-ray. I also have wondered if the opposition to digital for Indy 4 was due to doing all he could to give the film the look of a 50's sci-fi film and digital was just to clean and clear.

The CE3K Blu-ray is outstanding as is the Crystal Skull. I would love to see the Jurassic films along with Jaws, Empire of the Sun, Always, and 1941 all in Blu-ray.
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post #18 of 36
5/8/09 at 7:51am

Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

Wasn't there supposition at the time that Columbia (Sony) had release rights to CE3K and released it without Speilberg's "blessing"?

I'm not saying that Speilberg dislikes the resulting CE3K BD (how could he? I think it's wonderful), just that he may not have had any input into it being released when it was.

However, I doubt that any Universal product will be released without Speilberg's OK (no matter who owns the release rights). Uni probably doesn't want to upset one of their cash cows.

That said, I really would love to see JP, Jaws and BTTF show up on my shelf soon.
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post #19 of 36
5/8/09 at 9:03am

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Originally Posted by Ensign Eddie
Wasn't there supposition at the time that Columbia (Sony) had release rights to CE3K and released it without Speilberg's "blessing"?
If Speilberg really didn't want CE3K out on Blu-ray, he would have made some calls to Sony and it wouldn't have happened. Eventhough he doesn't have a legal right to stop its release, no one wants to cross Speilberg.
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post #20 of 36
5/8/09 at 10:18am

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Originally Posted by Ensign Eddie
Wasn't there supposition at the time that Columbia (Sony) had release rights to CE3K and released it without Speilberg's "blessing"?

I'm not saying that Speilberg dislikes the resulting CE3K BD (how could he? I think it's wonderful), just that he may not have had any input into it being released when it was.
I don't know who was claiming either that it was being released without his support or that he had no input, but considering Spielberg provided extra material exclusively for the Blu-ray and his official spokesman confirmed his desire for CE3K to be released on Blu-ray, I'd assume the people that made those claims were at best misinformed and at worst lying about how Spielberg felt.

He's one of the most powerful players in Hollywood, so anything being released without his support would be pretty much impossible (see also: Universal claiming they were releasing his films and getting sharply rebuked).
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post #21 of 36
5/8/09 at 7:53pm

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Originally Posted by Jesse Blacklow
I don't know who was claiming either that it was being released without his support or that he had no input, but considering Spielberg provided extra material exclusively for the Blu-ray and his official spokesman confirmed his desire for CE3K to be released on Blu-ray, I'd assume the people that made those claims were at best misinformed and at worst lying about how Spielberg felt.

He's one of the most powerful players in Hollywood, so anything being released without his support would be pretty much impossible (see also: Universal claiming they were releasing his films and getting sharply rebuked).

I guess I must have been remembering threads like this.

I'm not saying that Speilberg was unhappy about CE3K being released (Steven has mysteriously refused to answer my calls on the subject ), just that it was a theory being tossed about at the time. Like most things on the internets, it is half informed opinion, half idle speculation and half bs.
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post #22 of 36
5/8/09 at 9:45pm

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Originally Posted by Ensign Eddie
Like most things on the internets, it is half informed opinion, half idle speculation and half bs.
So things on the Internet are composed of three halves??
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post #23 of 36
5/9/09 at 2:50am

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So things on the Internet are composed of three halves??

The power of the internet
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post #24 of 36
5/9/09 at 2:53am

Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

I recently put in the Lost World for the first time since it was first released and was floored how awefull it looked. I had to turn it off after about 10 minutes.
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post #25 of 36
5/9/09 at 4:12am

Re: Any rumblings about JURASSIC PARK on Blu?

Awful? Really?

I think we're getting spoiled way too much with Blu-Ray . The first two Jurassic Park films were reference discs for many years. I think it still looks quite watchable (and I mean that about the film as well).
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post #26 of 36
5/9/09 at 11:44am

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Originally Posted by Brian Borst
Awful? Really?

I think we're getting spoiled way too much with Blu-Ray . The first two Jurassic Park films were reference discs for many years. I think it still looks quite watchable (and I mean that about the film as well).

I would disagree. They crammed the film plus all the extras onto one platter which starved the bitrate of the feature, a move that was criticized at the time. The DVDs look rather mediocre on larger setups. Blu-rays of these films would be very welcome.
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post #27 of 36
5/9/09 at 12:41pm

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Originally Posted by RobertR
So things on the Internet are composed of three halves??

At least.
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post #28 of 36
5/9/09 at 2:55pm

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Blu-ray.com - Spielberg's A.I. Coming to Europe, Other Titles Rumored

Finally, Australian movie magazine Film Ink recently featured an interview with Steven Spielberg which centered mainly around 'Transformers 2' and 'Tintin'. However, he was also asked about Blu-ray releases of his films. Spielberg confirmed that 'A.I.' was next, and stated that he would like to do something "special" with 'Jurassic Park'. No specifics were given of when this movie would be released, or if would include its sequel 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park'.
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post #29 of 36
5/9/09 at 3:41pm

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Originally Posted by TravisR
If Speilberg really didn't want CE3K out on Blu-ray, he would have made some calls to Sony and it wouldn't have happened. Eventhough he doesn't have a legal right to stop its release, no one wants to cross Speilberg.

Columbia has a history of releasing Spielberg titles with out his input or permission. There are at least 2 releases of Close Encounters, once on laserdisc and once on DVD that Spielberg was not happy about according to Vilmos Zsigmond.

I suspect that Spielberg knew they were going to release it if he liked it or not, so he participated to make sure it was the best possible release.

Doug
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post #30 of 36
5/9/09 at 6:25pm

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Columbia has a history of releasing Spielberg titles with out his input or permission. There are at least 2 releases of Close Encounters, once on laserdisc and once on DVD that Spielberg was not happy about according to Vilmos Zsigmond.

CE3K is one of Columbia's crown jewels. As far it we know, Columbia has legal rights to release the film as they see fit. If Lord Spielberg has a problem with it, tough luck. I can understand a complaint if they were issuing sub par quality versions (but then why did he allow any Pan & Scan versions?). But if the bitching was because they wanted to release one of their most profitable films and he didn't want it released....well that's the deal you signed.

Anyway, I don't know what all this talk about not wanting CE3K to be released on Blu is either. AFAIK, he was totally on board with the release. He approved the transfer and sat for new special features. Doesn't seem non-supportive to me.
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