Nils Luehrmann
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Are we talking about the same studio that even as recently as a year ago has continued to have technical problems with their DVD-18 releases? The same studio that was heavily criticized for their less than impressive re-release of the award winning classic The Deer Hunter despite being one of their few Legacy releases? The same studio who while releasing over nine different editions of American Pie took years to finally release a much needed and requested new edition of the award winning classic The Sting? The same studio that was late to release product on standard DVD, and when it did was authoring below standard quality transfers?
Let's not forget that Universal won Worst Studio of the Year on HTF's annual poll, as it did last year and years previously. It has earned similar accolades on other sites as well. Let’s also not forget that they didn’t get the nickname “Re-releasal” for taking their time to release a DVD until they got it right the first time.
Has Universal got it right on occasion? Absolutely! However, if Universal treats its HD DVD releases with the same regard it has treated their standard DVD releases over the last ten years and continues to have some of the technical problems they still have with some of their releases, then waiting (a long time) may be a very good idea. :frowning:
Let's not forget that Universal won Worst Studio of the Year on HTF's annual poll, as it did last year and years previously. It has earned similar accolades on other sites as well. Let’s also not forget that they didn’t get the nickname “Re-releasal” for taking their time to release a DVD until they got it right the first time.
Has Universal got it right on occasion? Absolutely! However, if Universal treats its HD DVD releases with the same regard it has treated their standard DVD releases over the last ten years and continues to have some of the technical problems they still have with some of their releases, then waiting (a long time) may be a very good idea. :frowning: