Universal waiting list

[Grubert]

Here are the films and TV series Universal released on HD DVD. I'd expect most of them to be announced for BD sooner or later. Announced or pre-announced titles are in bold.

2 Fast 2 Furious: March 24, 2009
The 40-Year-Old Virgin: September 30, 2008
Accepted
Alpha Dog
American Gangster: October 14, 2008
American Me
An American Werewolf in London
Animal House
Apollo 13
Army of Darkness: May 19, 2009
Assault on Precinct 13
Atonement
Backdraft
Balls Of Fury
Battlestar Galactica - Season One
Being John Malkovich
The Big Lebowski
Billy Madison
The Bone Collector
Born on the Fourth of July
The Bourne Identity: January 27, 2009
The Bourne Supremacy: January 27, 2009
The Bourne Ultimatum: January 27, 2009
Breach
The Break-Up
The Breakfast Club
Brokeback Mountain: March 3, 2009
Bruce Almighty: June 2, 2009
Bulletproof
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Casino: October 14, 2008
Cat People
Children of Men: May 26, 2009
The Chronicles of Riddick: March 31, 2009
Cinderella Man: May 26, 2009
Dante's Peak
Darkman
Dawn of the Dead (Unrated): September 30, 2008
Daylight
Dazed & Confused
Dead Silence
The Deer Hunter
Doom: February 10, 2009
Dragonheart
Dune (1984)
Eastern Promises: October 14, 2008
Elizabeth
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
End of Days: August 26, 2008
Erin Brockovich
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Evan Almighty
Evening
The Fast & the Furious: March 24, 2009
The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift: March 24, 2009
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
Field of Dreams: May 26, 2009
Fletch: June 2, 2009
For Love of the Game
Friday Night Lights: January 6, 2009
The Frighteners: Peter Jackson's Director's Cut
The Game
The Getaway
The Good Shepherd
Half Baked
Happy Gilmore
Heroes - Season 1: August 26, 2008
The Hitcher
Hollywoodland
Hot Fuzz
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Hulk: September 16, 2008
The Hurricane
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
In Good Company
Inside Man: May 26, 2009
The Interpreter
Jarhead: November 25, 2008
The Jerk
Jet Li's Fearless: December 9, 2008
King Kong: January 20, 2009
The Kingdom: November 25, 2008
Knocked Up: September 30, 2008
Land of the Dead: September 30, 2008
The Last Starfighter
Liar Liar
Lost in Translation
Mallrats
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Meet Joe Black
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Parents
Mercury Rising
Miami Vice: August 26, 2008
Midnight Run
Mobsters
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Mummy (1999): July 22, 2008
The Mummy Returns: July 22, 2008
Mystery Men
Notting Hill
The Nutty Professor
Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps
Out of Sight
Patch Adams
The Pianist
Pitch Black (Unrated): March 31, 2009
Pride & Prejudice
Ray
Red Dragon
The River
The Rundown: February 10, 2009
Scent of a Woman
The Scorpion King: July 22, 2008
Sea of Love
Seabiscuit: May 26, 2009
Seed of Chucky
Serenity: December 30, 2008
Shaun of the Dead
The Skeleton Key
Slither
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokin' Aces
Sneakers
Spartacus
Spy Game: May 26, 2009
The Sting
Streets of Fire
Talk to Me (2007)
The Thing: September 30, 2008
Timecop
Traffic
Tremors
12 Monkeys
U-571: August 26, 2008
Unleashed
Van Helsing
Waist Deep
The War
The Watcher
Waterworld
The Wedding Date
What Dreams May Come
White Noise
White Noise 2
You, Me & Dupree

Those are 148 titles total.
Announced titles: 42

[Gideon]

Theres about 25 of those I'd buy on the spot. A handful of others that I would get around to. They need to pull out some of their big releases.

[Cold_As_IceSMM]

Originally Posted by Grubert

12 Monkeys
American Gangster
Being John Malkovich
Bourne Identity, The
Bourne Supremacy, The
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Children of Men
Deer Hunter, The
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Dune (1984)
Eastern Promises
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Good Shepherd, The
King Kong (2005)
Lost in Translation
Miami Vice (2006)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Out of Sight
Pianist, The
Traffic

I'll be buying these titles day one.

[sAvAgE69]

Lot of great titles there. I wonder when they will give us a timeline when movies are going to be published?

[david2189]

i want Gladiator

[jw]

I think they will base their releases based on what is already on HDDVD, plus an upcoming release schedule.

[jedisinclair]

One you forgot that I can't wait for on Blu-ray:

Eagles Farewell 1: Live from Melbourne

I know, I know... it's NOT a movie, but I'm the world's biggest Eagles fan and it was a tough pill to swallow watching this get released on dud and remaining true to blu (which I did)...

[jedisinclair]

I'd buy:

12 Monkeys
40 Year Old Virgin, The
Accepted (maybe... have to see it first)
Billy Madison
Bourne Identity, The
Bourne Supremacy, The
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Breach
Breakfast Club, The
Bruce Almighty
Bulletproof
Darkman
Daylight
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fletch
Half Baked
Happy Gilmore
Jerk, The
Knocked Up
Liar Liar
Mallrats
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Parents
Midnight Run
Serenity
Timecop
Watcher, The
What Dreams May Come

[Beta-guy]

Universal has to work over time to release these movies on Blu-ray... and then keep on with day and date releases... is universal confirmed exclusive to Blu now?

[sardaukar1977]

wow, I am going to be in the poorhouse with Univeral and Paramount now on board with blu-ray.

ha, I never thought I would say Universal Paramount and Blu-ray in the same sentance, lol.

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by jedisinclair

One you forgot that I can't wait for on Blu-ray:

Eagles Farewell 1: Live from Melbourne

I know, I know... it's NOT a movie, but I'm the world's biggest Eagles fan and it was a tough pill to swallow watching this get released on dud and remaining true to blu (which I did)...

The problem is not that it is not a movie - but rather that it is not a Universal title (it's from Rhino Music).

[Rustmonsteru]

The folowing movies/shows might tempt me:

The Original Star Trek
Dune (1984)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fletch
Hot Fuzz
Hulk
Jet Li's Fearless
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Shaun of the Dead

[gavomatic57]

I just want the Bourne trilogy, The Fast & The Furious & Riddick! As much as I love Lost in Translation, I don't think it would really gain much from being in High def - unless it is loaded with bonus features of course.

[Ferris]

A decent list, for sure. Here are the ones I'm considering:
American Gangster (blind buy)
Apollo 13 (only if the conversion is good. There is a lot of black in this movie, and I worry about the contrasting)
Bourne Identity, The
Bourne Supremacy, The
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Casino
Elizabeth
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Mummy Returns, The
Mummy, The (1999)
Shaun of the Dead (never seen it. This would be a blind buy)
Spy Game
Traffic
Van Helsing (the wife loves this movie, though I think only for Hugh Jackman...at least I get to look at Kate Beckinsale)
What Dreams May Come (the movie was eh, but I remember thinking the colors were incredibly vibrant. I think this would look fantastic in Blu-ray!)

While there are definitely other movies on the list I enjoy, I already own them on DVD, and don't think they're worth the upgrade. Just my personal opinion, of course.

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by gavomatic57

I just want the Bourne trilogy, The Fast & The Furious & Riddick! As much as I love Lost in Translation, I don't think it would really gain much from being in High def - unless it is loaded with bonus features of course.

It depends. Some low-budget Uni films look very good (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Others (Being John Malkovich) look flat and lifeless. 12 Monkeys looks very soft, but it was shot like that, with diffusion filters.

I may have watched two dozen Universal HD DVDs, and the two only real disappointments in the video department were Being John Malkovich and Spartacus, which was horrid. The worst release must have been Traffic - it was proved that the HD DVD had no more detail than the DVD!

[broganreynik]

Originally Posted by Grubert

12 Monkeys
40 Year Old Virgin, The
Alpha Dog
American Gangster
Army of Darkness
Being John Malkovich
Big Lebowski, The
Billy Madison
Bone Collector, The
Carlito's Way
Casino
Cinderella Man
Darkman
Dazed and Confused
Eastern Promises
Elizabeth
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Friday Night Lights
Happy Gilmore
Hot Fuzz
Hurricane, The (2000)
Patch Adams
Red Dragon
Scent of a Woman
Shaun of the Dead
Slither
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokin' Aces
Van Helsing

These are all first day buys for me. Geez, I hope they space those out a little.

[emm7th]

Jurassic Park
King Kong
Schindler's List

[DetroitSportsFan]

I'll take all of these.

40 Year Old Virgin, The
American Gangster
An American Werewolf in London
Army of Darkness
Big Lebowski, The
Billy Madison
Bourne Identity, The
Bourne Supremacy, The
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Breakfast Club, The
Bruce Almighty
Carlito's Way
Casino
Darkman
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dazed and Confused
End of Days
Fast and the Furious, The
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Half Baked
Happy Gilmore
Hulk
King Kong (2005)
Knocked Up
Land of the Dead
Last Starfighter, The
Liar Liar
Mallrats
National Lampoon's Animal House
Seed of Chucky
Shaun of the Dead
Thing, The (1982)

[darkpoet25]

Thanks for making the list Grubert. There are about 17 of these titles I would get in an instant. I think we all agree that we hope they have a better transfer than the hd dvd counterpart. I'd hate to have to double dip on some of these.

[DepTii]

Just gimme the Bourne series damnit. Those were probably their most profitable movies, I hope they decide to release them first because of that.