Attn: Warner - These are titles I would gladly purchase on BD (1 Viewer)

[Brandon Conway]

EDIT: Thanks to the moderator who moved this thread to the correct forum.

Let me start off by saying that I know there is a similar thread on the SD DVD forum. However, I don't want to clog that thread up with a Blu-ray centered post. Also, I didn't see a similar thread here on this board, but if this is redundant I apologize in advance.

I'm making this thread because I know that Warner representatives do read this forum to get some feel for what releases may have a buying audience. I also know that Warner is unlikely to release any non A-list catalog titles, especially as we get to the 1970s and earlier, for a variety of reasons, from having HD ready materials to simple cost-to-profit ratio. So my list will only include a few such films no matter how much I'd like to see more (gotta keep it realistic). I also won't list titles already announced that I will gladly purchase, such as Ben-Hur, Gone with the Wind, etc.

That being said, of my 85 BD titles I own, a full 25% (28) are Warner releases, with 13 of those being catalog titles over 10 years old.

So, here's what I would purchase:

Titles I already own on DVD and would purchase again on BD:

Amadeus (preferably with both cuts of the film)
Barry Lyndon
Bringing Up Baby
Captain Blood
Citizen Kane
Contact
Dial M for Murder (if possible, with alternate 3-D version)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Empire of the Sun
Giant
The Goonies
The Green Mile
The Iron Giant
JFK (with both cuts if possible, though I'd rather have the Director's Cut)
King Kong (1933)
Lolita (1962)
Malcolm X
Maverick (1994)
The Mission
Mystic River
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Rebel Without a Cause
The Sea Hawk
Singin' in the Rain
Strangers on a Train
THX 1138 (would like both versions of this film, but I know Lucas won't allow the original to be released; good thing I like the new cut more)

Titles I do not own on DVD because I'm holding out for BD:

All the President's Men
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (Uncut)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
The Big Sleep
The Magnificent Ambersons (please release on BD when the eventual DVD comes out!)
Matchstick Men
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Network
The Outsiders (both cuts if possible)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
A Perfect World
Poltergeist
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (both cuts)
Ryan's Daughter
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (both aspect ratio versions of the film)
Stagecoach
White Hunter, Black Heart
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Hope this gets the attention of someone with influence!

 

[Tim Glover]

Some nice titles there Brandon...

 

[Chris Gerhard]

I like most of those movies, but I am afraid most are years from being released on Blu-ray. If you will be happy with three or four from each group, you might see that many of them sooner.

Chris

 

[Brandon Conway]

I don't expect them all at once. Maybe 50-75% of these over the next 4-5 years would be awesome.

 

[PaulDA]

Seconded.

 

[Jim_K]

I'd buy the following from the list above


PLUS the following titles

True Romance
Adventures of Don Juan
Wind and the Lion, The
Gunga Din
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 and 1962)
Ben-Hur
Narrow Margin, The
Roaring Twenties, The
Set-Up, The
Angels With Dirty Faces
Asphalt Jungle, The
Get Carter (1972)
Gun Crazy
Little Caesar
Maltese Falcon, The
Murder My Sweet
Once Upon a Time in America
Out of the Past
Point Blank
Public Enemy, The
White Heat
Heat
Clash of the Titans
Wizard of Oz, The
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
The Val Lewton Collection
Legends of Horror Collection
Dracula Has Risen From the Grave
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Haunting, The (1963)
House of Wax
Interview With the Vampire
Mighty Joe Young
Curse of Frankenstein, The
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1932)
Exorcist, The
Mummy, The (1959)
THEM!
Horror of Dracula
Batman
Batman Returns
Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, The
Iron Giant, The
Thing From Another World, The
Time Machine, The (1960)
Village of the Damned, The
Outland
North By Northwest
Se7en
Kelly's Heroes
Where Eagles Dare
Fort Apache
Naked Spur, The
Outlaw Josey Wales, The
Ride the High Country
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
They Died With Their Boots On
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The
Man Who Would Be King, The
L.A. Confidential
To Have and Have Not
Gone With the Wind
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Blade
Soylent Green
Bad Day at Black Rock
Seven Days in May
Big Red One, The

 

[Bryan^H]

Very good lists. Jim K, I remember reading that Clash of the Titans was geared up for a release this Fall, or Winter.

 

[RickER]

I was wishing for a new disc of Jeremiah Johnson. Now even more with the passing of Sidney Pollack.

And hell yea, it CRIES for Blu-ray!

 

[MatthewA]

My WB wish list. Gee, they own so much stuff that if just half of what they've brought out on DVD is redone for Blu-Ray. Let me put it this way: anyone wanna buy a kidney?

But for starters:

King Kong (1933)
Bringing Up Baby
Boys' Town
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Gone With The Wind
The Wizard Of Oz
The Maltese Falcon
Citizen Kane
Casablanca
Now, Voyager
Meet Me In St. Louis
National Velvet
I Remember Mama
Adam's Rib
Singin' in the Rain
House of Wax (1953, in 3-D, same for the next two)
Kiss Me, Kate
Dial M For Murder
Rebel Without A Cause
East of Eden
Giant
The Pajama Game
Gigi
North By Northwest
Ben-Hur
The Music Man
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?
My Fair Lady
Doctor Zhivago
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Ryan's Daughter
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
What's Up, Doc?
Cabaret
The Man Who Would Be King
The Wind and the Lion
Network
The In-Laws (1979)
Fame
Poltergeist
Victor/Victoria
National Lampoon's Vacation
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Follow That Bird (at this point, it being a long shot, I'd settle for an OAR DVD)
Hairspray (1988, I take it they'll be handling New Line titles from now on)
Quick Change

That's all I can think of, because I'll be up all night.

 

[Larry Sutliff]

That's a great list, Brandon. I would probably buy the majority of those if they were released.



Matthew, your list is also full of must buy titles. I would love KING KONG and HOUSE OF WAX(along with the original MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM) on BD.

 

[Tim Glover]

There's alot of stuff from Warner that never even got second issus on sd-dvd.

Arthur
Eraser
L.A Confidential

Warner's been a great HD studio so keep em coming WB.

 

[Jim_K]

Yeah I remember that also, but I thought they were doing a remake and that's why they listed it.

 

[Scott Calvert]

Didn't buy Maltese Falcon reissue because I'm holding out for a blu-ray version.

Ryan's Daughter is no masterpiece but I would definitely buy that one.

I'd pick up about 90% of the rest of Brandon's list too.

 

[Paul_Scott]

Between Brandon, Matthew, and Jim - there is enough there (at the current catalog release rate) to take up the next 5-10 years. And what's sad is- given the limited replication and/or yearly release slots available, combined with poor catalog sales so far, It's probably going to take a good 10 years to get many of these.
Because of that I wouldn't be unsympathetic to seeing Warner hew to a basic set of priorites for these
For example

#1 Priority- Films that either badly need a remaster on DVD, or that haven't even been released in SD yet. Amongst these some I want to see the most are:
Arthur
Logan's Run
Outland
Badlands
Giant
Cabaret
The Year of living Dangerously
Far From The Madding Crowd
Barry Lyndon
A Little Romance
The Music Man
Night/House Of Dark Shadows
Showboat

#2 priority - Films that have watchable SD DVDs, but are wide aspect ratio and thus could make the most use of the higher res available:
Ben-Hur
Contact
Rebel Without A Cause
East Of Eden
Soylent Green
Mister Roberts
Contact
Where Eagles Dare

#3 Priority- Technicolor academy ratio and 1.75/.85 AR films.
The Exorcist
many MGM musicals
Gone With The Wind
Mosquito Coast
The In-Laws

The lowest Priority I would reserve for B&W Academy Ratio films. I own Casablanca, and yes it is better than it's sd counterpart- but the sd version was far from unwatchable on an HD display- and has anyone ever compared the HD of Casablanca with the SDs of The Bad And The Beautiful or other high grade discs of that nature?

Even though these are my guiding criteria, there are titles like The Exorcist, Wizard Of Oz, LA Confidential that may not fit the highest priority category, but that I don't currently own for whatever reason and am most eager to see again. But in general I would be happy to see them use these criteria.

 

[Ray_R]

WAIT?! Does this mean I can make another list?! Okay then, here we go! (I'm just gonna make the list random.)

The NeverEnding Story
King Solomon's Mines
Objective, Burma!
KIM (1950)
Captain Blood
The Sea Hawk
The Maltese Falcon
Key Largo
Dark Passage
LETHAL WEAPON (Director's Cut)
LETHAL WEAPON 2 (Director's Cut)
LETHAL WEAPON 3 (Director's Cut)
HEAT
Innerspace
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan - Lord of the Apes
BATMAN (1989)
BATMAN RETURNS
Time After Time
L.A. Confidential
MAD MAX: Beyond Thunderdome
The Time Machine
Clash of the Titans
Driving Miss Daisy
YOUNG GUNS II
THE GOONIES
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
GUNGA DIN
Interview with the Vampire
High Road to China

 

[Jim_K]

I do notice that older B&W films look pretty good upconverted compared to say more recent films which really are a mixed bag. I really do think they do less tinkering and processing on B&W films.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

Timobi Wan long time no see! It's nice to have you around.

 

[Bryan^H]

Great film, and yes it certainly does!

 

[JonZ]

Amadeus (preferably with both cuts of the film)
Barry Lyndon (Please please please please please pretty please with sugar on top)
Citizen Kane
JFK (with both cuts if possible, though I'd rather have the Director's Cut)
Malcolm X
Once Upon a Time in America
Heat
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Interview With the Vampire
Kelly's Heroes


.. for me.

 

[JPCinema]

RYANS DAUGHTER on Blue Ray would be absolutely breathtaking!!!