Issues playing some Paramount releases - Blu-ray Forum

cdittmer · 12-13-2016, 02:15 AM

I couldn't find this mentioned anywhere else on this site but I have going through my Blu-ray collection and have discovered the following Paramount Blu-rays issued in 2008 now have disc errors and stop playing at certain points of the movie:

Cloverfield
Clear and Present Danger
The Hunt For Red October

I have previously watched these discs without any issues. I searched the Internet and found one person who had the same issue with Cloverfield at pretty much the exact the same spot. This is kind of scary. Anyone else have a similar experience?

Firecrackker · 12-13-2016, 02:17 AM

what if they purposefully put in detonation spots and our blurays will eventually all break

buck135 · 12-13-2016, 02:23 AM

Where does Red October stop working?

SammymeBlu · 12-13-2016, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by cdittmer

I couldn't find this mentioned anywhere else on this site but I have going through my Blu-ray collection and have discovered the following Paramount Blu-rays issued in 2008 now have disc errors and stop playing at certain points of the movie:

Cloverfield
Clear and Present Danger
The Hunt For Red October

I have previously watched these discs without any issues. I searched the Internet and found one person who had the same issue with Cloverfield at pretty much the exact the same spot. This is kind of scary. Anyone else have a similar experience?

Darn those fingerprints!

jag2007 · 12-13-2016, 02:25 AM

Tried to play Transformers a few weeks back and it would not play in my PS4 at all. Sucks!!

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cdittmer · 12-13-2016, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by buck135

Where does Red October stop working?

It was at the 1:07:32 mark.

Andrew354 · 12-13-2016, 02:30 AM

Potentially worrying news.

I do sometimes wonder if there's any truth to those conspiracy theories that some studios deliberately manufacture discs in such a way that they will fail after 'x' number of years so that we will have to buy them all again.

That said my 2008 copy of Red October still played perfectly when I watched it again a few weeks ago.
Plus I have 17 years old DVD's that still play perfectly as well.

Davidian · 12-13-2016, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cdittmer

It was at the 1:07:32 mark.

I had the very same issue with my Red October disc, however I cannot remember the exact timecode...

buck135 · 12-13-2016, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by cdittmer

It was at the 1:07:32 mark.

I'll give my copy a spin tomorrow.

buck135 · 12-13-2016, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jag2007

Tried to play Transformers a few weeks back and it would not play in my PS4 at all. Sucks!!

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That's not the disc, that's your PS4 exhibiting good taste.

jawsfan1975 · 12-13-2016, 03:00 AM

I had a similar issue this past weekend with ROCK OF AGES, although it's a WB release. Disc is in perfect condition but my player would not load it.

HD Goofnut · 12-13-2016, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cdittmer

It was at the 1:07:32 mark.

Yep, at the layer change. It happened with my disc when I learned a few years ago that it affected some of the first pressing discs. I bought a new disc for cheap and it works fine.

slm · 12-13-2016, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew354

Potentially worrying news.

I do sometimes wonder if there's any truth to those conspiracy theories that some studios deliberately manufacture discs in such a way that they will fail after 'x' number of years so that we will have to buy them all again.

This kind of thing makes me sad and worried. I haven't even opened half my blus (which is weird, but I tell myself that of course I plan to watch them eventually)... can you imagine if by the time I get around to watching them, they don't work?!?! Uggh. That would be brutal.

darkness2918 · 12-13-2016, 03:08 AM

Where does Cloverfield stop working at?

cdittmer · 12-13-2016, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by darkness2918

Where does Cloverfield stop working at?

Around the 1:10 mark.

cdittmer · 12-13-2016, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Yep, at the layer change. It happened with my disc when I learned a few years ago that it affected some of the first pressing discs. I bought a new disc for cheap and it works fine.

I ordered replacement discs. Any idea how many titles were affected by this?

darkness2918 · 12-13-2016, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by cdittmer

Around the 1:10 mark.

I'm going to check out my disc later on, thanks.

Monterey Jack · 12-13-2016, 03:15 AM

I watched Cloverfield again earlier this year right before 10 Cloverfield Lane came out, and it worked just fine.

flyry · 12-13-2016, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

I watched Cloverfield again earlier this year right before 10 Cloverfield Lane came out, and it worked just fine.

I got the digital copy of Cloverfield with my 10 Cloverfield Lane steelbook and it will never fail

JackKnightStarman · 12-13-2016, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by darkness2918

Where does Cloverfield stop working at?

Watched my 2008 release a few weeks ago, and had no issues. Lucky I guess...

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12-13-2016, 02:15 AM	#1
cdittmer Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Saskatoon, Canada Blu-ray collection:1632 Trading Score:2	Issues playing some Paramount releases I couldn't find this mentioned anywhere else on this site but I have going through my Blu-ray collection and have discovered the following Paramount Blu-rays issued in 2008 now have disc errors and stop playing at certain points of the movie: Cloverfield Clear and Present Danger The Hunt For Red October I have previously watched these discs without any issues. I searched the Internet and found one person who had the same issue with Cloverfield at pretty much the exact the same spot. This is kind of scary. Anyone else have a similar experience?

12-13-2016, 02:17 AM	#2
Firecrackker Banned Top contributor Member since:Nov 2013 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:38	what if they purposefully put in detonation spots and our blurays will eventually all break

12-13-2016, 02:23 AM	#3
buck135 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 4K collection:420 Blu-ray collection:2369 Trading Score:11	Where does Red October stop working?

12-13-2016, 02:25 AM	#5
jag2007 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:San Antonio Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:17	Tried to play Transformers a few weeks back and it would not play in my PS4 at all. Sucks!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

12-13-2016, 02:30 AM	#7
Andrew354 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Cardiff, UK 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:2564 DVD collection:2122	Potentially worrying news. I do sometimes wonder if there's any truth to those conspiracy theories that some studios deliberately manufacture discs in such a way that they will fail after 'x' number of years so that we will have to buy them all again. That said my 2008 copy of Red October still played perfectly when I watched it again a few weeks ago. Plus I have 17 years old DVD's that still play perfectly as well.

12-13-2016, 03:00 AM	#11
jawsfan1975 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 4K collection:326 Blu-ray collection:1044 Blu-ray reviews: 52 Trading Score:141	I had a similar issue this past weekend with ROCK OF AGES, although it's a WB release. Disc is in perfect condition but my player would not load it.

12-13-2016, 03:08 AM	#14
darkness2918 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:231 Blu-ray collection:2046 DVD collection:493 Trading Score:157	Where does Cloverfield stop working at?

12-13-2016, 03:15 AM	#18
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	I watched Cloverfield again earlier this year right before 10 Cloverfield Lane came out, and it worked just fine.

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