Warner lets some of the Q4 releases out of the bag, including some surprises..... (1 Viewer)

[Nick Graham]

I never knew that was a Cuaron film - now I'm gonna have to check it out.

 

[Jim_K]

That's cool, didn't know they were officially announced.

 

[King Jeff]

Ah, I can't wait for Scarface as well, I just hope it's more impressive than most of Universal's other catalog titles.

 

[Chuck Mayer]

The Adventures of Robin Hood (comparison shop again)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (expecting to buy this for certain)
The Aviator
Batman Begins (already have HD-DVD)
Batman Anime (depends)
The Brave One (depends on film)
Casablanca (comparison shop)
Clash of the Titans (also great news)
The Dark Knight (I assume I'll get this)
The Goonies (yes!)
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (any HPs)
Heat (HD-DVD only) - if I could get any one film on this list...
I Am Legend (depends on film)
Justice League: The New Frontier (great news!)
L.A. Confidential (one of my favorites)
Poltergeist (probably)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (maybe)
The Shawshank Redemption (probably)
Speed Racer (depends on the 2008 film)
Superman Doomsday (probably)
The Ultimate Matrix Trilogy (already have HD-DVD)
V for Vendetta (already have HD-DVD)
The Wizard of Oz (maybe)

Heat is the BIG DEAL for me. Along with some other "almost as big" deals.

 

[MatthewA]

Definitely interested in:

The Adventures of Robin Hood (Blu-ray - already out on HD-DVD)
The Aviator
Bonnie and Clyde
Caddyshack (Blu-ray - already out on HD-DVD)
Casablanca (Blu-ray - already out on HD-DVD)
The Cincinnati Kid
Cool Hand Luke
Falling Down
Grand Prix (Blu-ray - already out on HD-DVD)
Mutiny on the Bounty (Blu-ray - already out on HD-DVD)
Poltergeist
That's Entertainment Trilogy Giftset
The Wizard of Oz

 

[EricW]

i'm wanting Heat and LA Confidential. i just hope the source prints have held up over time.

 

[King Jeff]

To my recollection, Warner hasn't let me down yet, except for Rio Bravo. But that's understandable due to the film's age. Since Heat was made in 1995, it HAS to look better than say Bullitt or Dog Day Afternoon.

 

[Paul Arnette]

Holy crap! I hope this isn't all coming out in Q4!? Because I'm down for:

Aviator, The
Batman (1989)
Bonnie and Clyde
Clash of the Titans - I can't believe this is coming out on HD! AWESOME!
Cool Hand Luke
Dark Knight
Dirty Harry
Exorcist, The
Harry Potter (All of them being sold seperate)
Heat
L.A. Confidential
Poltergeist
Shawshank Redemption, The
Superman II (Theatrical)
The Wizard of Oz

 

[Jason Roer]

Paul,

Might be a bit difficult to come by The Dark Knight in Q4!

Who knows, maybe some rough footage leaked? Dammit! Are they gonna make us double dip on the rough footage and the actual release in November of 2008?

Cheers,

Jason

 

[Paul_Scott]

Some random thoughts...

Clash Of The Titans is getting remade, so I'm not too surprised to see that one mentioned- though I don't think it is going to actually show up anytime soon.
The Exorcist has an anniversary next year, so that isn't much of a surprise either.
As are the Dirty Harry movies since they were mentioned last year (to tie-in with a video game release iirc).
Bonnie & Clyde, Cool Hand Luke both previously mentioned (and B&C is derived from a 4K transfer as is Blade Runner- not sure about CHL, but that one probably is too).

The only real suprises for me in that list are
-The Goonies (didn't realize this as popular as it was)
-A Little Princess (totally out of left field, but very happy to see it mentioned- this should look great if they give it a new transfer. iirc the old one is pre 2000)
-Cincinatti Kid (probably one of the last pre 1970 movies I would have expected )

Equally baffling are no mentions of
-Arthur (they said a new transfer had been made back in 2006...what are they waiting for with this one?)
-Contact (looks like they are going to miss the 10th Anniversary- big disappointment)
-How The West Was Won (supposed to be getting a new SE next year, seems odd they wouldn't pencil it in)

 

[MatthewA]

How the West Was Won in BD would be unbelievable. I heard they were going to try and digitally erase the dividing lines.

 

[Brian Little]

Speaking of baffling.... where's the two "Grumpy Old Men" Widescreen editions that Warner promissed us almost two years ago? It shouldn't take an eternity and then some just to release two films on DVD/HD-DVD/Bluray/etc.

At this rate I might as well just give up any hope of either one of them getting the OAR treatment on any format outside of Laserdisc. Because all I hear is a lot of hot air out of Warner on these two but no release in sight.

 

[Eric F]

Guys, hard to believe nobody mentioned Appleseed "Ex Machina", clearly the 2004 version, and this one is clearly one to be drooled over. The WB/DC stuff are stick figures compared to this. I saw this in the theaters a few years ago, and I think you're going to be pleasantly suprised.

 

[Jim_K]

My Warner BD/HD catalog wishlist is mostly pre-70's (and a lot of B&W ) so I don't have much hope for a release unless these formats suddenly catch on with more than a handful of film afficianado's.

Excluding what's listed on Warners Website:

1990's
True Romance
Contact
The Iron Giant
JFK
Interview with the Vampire
Batman Returns

1980's
Once Upon a Time in America
The Right Stuff
The Big Red One
Gremlins
Innerspace
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1970's
Get Carter (1971)
The Man Who Would Be King
The Wind and the Lion
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Mean Streets
Kellys Heroes
McCabe and Mrs Miller
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

1960's
Point Blank
The Haunting (1963)
The Time Machine
Village of the Damned
Seven Days in May
Where Eagles Dare
Ride the High Country
Dracula Has Risen From the Grave
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1950's
Ben-Hur (1959)
Horror of Dracula
Curse of Frankenstein
The Mummy (1959)
THEM!
The Thing From Another World
Bad Day at Black Rock
Dial M For Murder
North By Northwest
Strangers on a Train
The Narrow Margain (1952)
Asphault Jungle
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
The Naked Spur

1940's
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Maltese Falcon
The Big Sleep
Out of the Past
White Heat
To Have and Have Not
The Sea Hawk
Gun Crazy
High Sierra
Key Largo
Muder My Sweet
The Set-Up
The Cat People (1942)
I Walked with a Zombie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
They Died With Their Boots On
Fort Apache

1930's
Captain Blood
Mutiney on the Bounty (1935)
King Kong (1933)
Gone With the Wind
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
Little Ceasar
Public Enemy
The Roaring Twenties
Angels With Dirty Faces
Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde (1931)
Freaks
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Stagecoach

I know some of these older titles probably need restoration and some like Kong are missing film elements so it's just a pipe dream.

 

[Brandon Conway]

King Kong (1933) would actually be fairly easy to put on HD, as they already have it ready to go due to the prep work that went into the SE DVD that came out in 2005.

 

[James L White]

Yeah I'm waiting too

also wish Funny Farm would get the OAR treatment :frowning:

anyhow on this list I'll be getting

Batman (1989)
The Cincinnati Kid
Clash of the Titans
The Dead Pool
Dirty Harry
The Enforcer
Eraser (HD-DVD only)
The Goonies
L.A. Confidential
Poltergeist
Sudden Impact
Superman II (Theatrical)

but where oh where is Beetlejuice? I swear this movie continues to be ignored , not only needs to be on HD DVD but needs lots of quality features

 

[Tim Glover]

Looks like it's back to giving plasma. "Earn up to $80 per week".

 

[Jason Seaver]

Actually, it's a sequel/follow-up to that movie. Still, reports are that it's similarly gorgeous.

 

[Eric F]

I did not know that. This one will clearly have a limited theatrical run before WB releases it on HD format.

 

[Brian-W]

I think I'm going to cry...

Warner, do you realize all the Blu-Ray owners you're leaving out in the cold with this one? I mean, of the 6,000,000 installed base of PS3s on the planet, 5,999,999 bought the PS3 only as a Blu-Ray player (until some decent games come out), and these guys are right in line with the demographics for Heat

Argh!