Animal House, Smokey and the Bandit, and The Sting (and more) coming from Universal? - Blu-ray Forum

tylergfoster · 01-20-2021, 10:51 PM

This would be one of the goofiest ways to find out about this, but I was messing around on Universal's online retail site Gruv.com after getting an email from their rewards site. I filtered their inventory by 4K UHD and then I sorted it "Price: High to Low."

There are currently 7 listings on Gruv for Universal 4Ks that either don't currently exist or are tied up in box sets, priced at $999.99 and marked as out of stock. Inglorious Basterds is already a pretty sure thing for 2021, but the others include:

Individual releases of The Birds and Psycho
National Lampoon's Animal House
The upcoming 2021 Bob Odenkirk action movie Nobody
Smokey and the Bandit
The Sting

I have linked to the listings above.

KRW1 · 01-20-2021, 11:19 PM

Need Animal House. For my money, one of the all time great movies.

CelestialAgent · 01-20-2021, 11:42 PM

Look forward to GeekGab ‘reporting’ on this news complete with Photoshop mockups

Prisonbmichael · 01-20-2021, 11:52 PM

So is shrek. Here is a link https://www.gruv.com/product/shrek_4...ersary_blu_ray

Torgon · 01-21-2021, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Prisonbmichael

So is shrek. Here is a link https://www.gruv.com/product/shrek_4...ersary_blu_ray

Interesting, but Shrek only list '4K' in the title and no where else on the page. It's listed as a blu-ray. The only other indicator might be that it's a three disc set. There is another Shrek set also, with 2 disc. Maybe the three disc a 4K set and the 2 disc is blu-ray?

ZHobbs · 01-21-2021, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Look forward to GeekGab ‘reporting’ on this news complete with Photoshop mockups

As soon as ReelCinematics disappeared DenofGeeksNews popped up & now that DenofGeeksNews is gone here is GeekGab...I’m sensing a pattern here.

KubrickKurasawa · 01-21-2021, 03:00 AM

Oh we gonna post gifs in here...

Scottishguy · 01-21-2021, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by KubrickKurasawa

Oh we gonna post gifs in here...

Mister_Kidd · 01-21-2021, 12:14 AM

The Sting is Day 1. Wish there was a chance for Butch and Sundance too.

reanimator · 01-21-2021, 12:24 AM

... please don't tease me with these titles, PLEASE don't tease me with these titles...

But seriously, it would be surprising to me if these didn't get releases to UHD in the near future. These are "catalog majors" -- all of which I expect will get to 4K in due time.

geomon · 01-21-2021, 01:29 AM

You know what Geoff does to people who spread false information about Animal House in 4K?

Scottishguy · 01-21-2021, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by geomon

You know what Geoff does to people who spread false information about Animal House in 4K?

Dunemoon · 01-21-2021, 01:48 AM

Smokey

geomon · 01-21-2021, 03:04 AM

I still sing this out loud, randomly.

professorwho · 01-21-2021, 03:12 AM

Man, The Sting would be amazing! It would be a redemption story for Universal, seeing how bad the BD was (and the HD-DVD being better, but still far from ideal). I just hope they add in the original mono mix and not some DTS:X crap for a single channel film.

Dailyan · 01-21-2021, 03:14 AM

Def in for "Smokey and the Bandit" and "The Sting".

StLouisRibs · 01-21-2021, 03:16 AM

I had thought the Sting seemed like a likely Kino UHD so i’m glad that Universal is putting it out themselves as in addition to being in itself great it frees up a slot!

Monterey Jack · 01-21-2021, 03:28 AM

As long as we're making wish lists for early Universal BDs on spiffed-up UHDs, can we have The 40 Year Old Virgin, please?

CelestialAgent · 01-21-2021, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

As long as we're making wish lists for early Universal BDs on spiffed-up UHDs, can we have The 40 Year Old Virgin, please?

I don’t know who decides to edge enhance a film that was in cinemas two years beforehand to death

1924 · 01-21-2021, 03:30 AM

Seems like natural next choices for Universal though I wonder what happens to The Thing

01-20-2021, 10:51 PM	#1
tylergfoster Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Seattle, WA 4K collection:899 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:1163 MA collection:2166 Digital collection:1727 iTunes collection:50 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:249	Animal House, Smokey and the Bandit, and The Sting (and more) coming from Universal? This would be one of the goofiest ways to find out about this, but I was messing around on Universal's online retail site Gruv.com after getting an email from their rewards site. I filtered their inventory by 4K UHD and then I sorted it "Price: High to Low." There are currently 7 listings on Gruv for Universal 4Ks that either don't currently exist or are tied up in box sets, priced at $999.99 and marked as out of stock. *Inglorious Basterds* is already a pretty sure thing for 2021, but the others include: Individual releases of *The Birds* and *Psycho* *National Lampoon's Animal House* The upcoming 2021 Bob Odenkirk action movie *Nobody* *Smokey and the Bandit* *The Sting* I have linked to the listings above. Last edited by tylergfoster; 01-21-2021 at 02:32 AM.

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01-20-2021, 11:19 PM	#2
KRW1 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2012 Blu-ray collection:45	Need Animal House. For my money, one of the all time great movies.

01-20-2021, 11:42 PM	#3
CelestialAgent Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Norwich 4K collection:133 Blu-ray collection:2172 DVD collection:659 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:1	Look forward to GeekGab ‘reporting’ on this news complete with Photoshop mockups

01-20-2021, 11:52 PM	#4
Prisonbmichael Active Member Member since:Sep 2020 Location:Scotland 4K collection:278 Blu-ray collection:278	So is shrek. Here is a link https://www.gruv.com/product/shrek_4...ersary_blu_ray

01-21-2021, 03:00 AM	#7
KubrickKurasawa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Midwest 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:612 DVD collection:129 Digital collection:70 iTunes collection:92 Prime collection:9	Oh we gonna post gifs in here...

01-21-2021, 12:14 AM	#9
Mister_Kidd Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2019 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:210 Blu-ray collection:769 DVD collection:299	The Sting is Day 1. Wish there was a chance for Butch and Sundance too.

01-21-2021, 12:24 AM	#10
reanimator Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:2208 Blu-ray collection:3887	... please don't tease me with these titles, PLEASE don't tease me with these titles... But seriously, it would be surprising to me if these didn't get releases to UHD in the near future. These are "catalog majors" -- all of which I expect will get to 4K in due time.

01-21-2021, 01:29 AM	#11
geomon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Miami, FL 4K collection:482 Blu-ray collection:1222 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:53	You know what Geoff does to people who spread false information about Animal House in 4K?

01-21-2021, 01:48 AM	#13
Dunemoon Banned Member since:Jul 2013	Smokey

01-21-2021, 03:04 AM	#14
geomon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Miami, FL 4K collection:482 Blu-ray collection:1222 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:53	I still sing this out loud, randomly.

01-21-2021, 03:12 AM	#15
professorwho Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2017 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:982 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:7	Man, The Sting would be amazing! It would be a redemption story for Universal, seeing how bad the BD was (and the HD-DVD being better, but still far from ideal). I just hope they add in the original mono mix and not some DTS:X crap for a single channel film.

01-21-2021, 03:14 AM	#16
Dailyan Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Beyond the Blue Horizon 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:2251 DVD collection:197 Blu-ray reviews: 58 Trading Score:56	Def in for "Smokey and the Bandit" and "The Sting".

01-21-2021, 03:16 AM	#17
StLouisRibs Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:6	I had thought the Sting seemed like a likely Kino UHD so i’m glad that Universal is putting it out themselves as in addition to being in itself great it frees up a slot!

01-21-2021, 03:28 AM	#18
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:710	As long as we're making wish lists for early Universal BDs on spiffed-up UHDs, can we have The 40 Year Old Virgin, please?

01-21-2021, 03:30 AM	#20
1924 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2014	Seems like natural next choices for Universal though I wonder what happens to The Thing

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