Digital Playground goes Blu

[Aftermath]

Awesome news for those who are down with quality adult entertainment!!!
I hadn't seen this posted yet, and previously DP only released in HD-DVD.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DIGITAL PLAYGROUND GOES BLU-RAY® WITH "PIRATES"

Blockbuster Adult Feature is DP's First Blu-ray Release

December 20, 2007 --- VAN NUYS, Calif. --- Digital Playground today announced its premiere release of "Pirates" on the Blu-ray format just in time to satisfy demand from all the new Blu-ray player and PS3 gift recipients this holiday. Now available for the first time in full HD 1080p "Pirates," the record-breaking, multi-award-winning adult feature, will ship on January 4, 2008. The most expensive adult effort yet produced, "Pirates" was lauded with awards from every associated panel, notably a record-breaking 13 from AVN, including Best Selling and Best Rental title honors. Building upon the success of the film within its traditional market, the studio received an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association of America® (MPAA), thus gaining mainstream recognition and distribution.

Samantha Lewis, Digital Playground CEO comments, "We're excited to release 'Pirates' on Blu-ray. In today's high-definition market our priority has always been consumer choice. We believe it's important to allow the consumer the option to make a purchase regardless of format. We look forward to preparing new titles for release in the Blu-ray format."

Joone, Digital Playground Co-Founder and award-winning Director comments, "The Blu-ray format is an excellent fit for 'Pirates' as this feature offers a multitude of bonus features. The format's extra capacity, and advanced video and audio qualities, allows Digital Playground to deliver an unparalleled HD 1080p experience to consumers."

PIRATES (BR)

From award-winning director Joone comes the largest epic in the history of adult films. Available for the first time in full HD 1080p, this electrifying, swashbuckling, very sexy adventure takes you on a humorous and mystical journey through haunted seas and deep into an abyss of our most lustful desires. "Pirates" applies Blu-ray's pristine picture quality and superior surround sound with its deadly swordplay, skeleton warriors, awe-inspiring Incan magic, grandiose sea battles and ten of the most arousing sex scenes in the history of erotic cinema. Added value features on "Pirates" are also available in HD 1080p and include:

- Behind-the-Scenes Footage in HD

- Visual FX "Making Of"

- Audio Commentary with the Stars

- Bloopers

- Pirates Short

- Casting Video

- Trailers

- Photo Gallery/Bios

- Chapter Index

- 16x9 Widescreen Format

- Audio: True 5.1 Digital Surround Sound

- No regional coding

Synopsis: "Pirates" is the 18th-century story of Isabella (Carmen Luvana) and her new husband Manuel Valenzuela (Kris Slater). On their wedding night, they make their way across the sea to his new job at a trading post in the Caribbean. Unbeknownst to either of the newlyweds, Manuel possesses an inherited power for which renegade pirate Capt. Victor Stagnetti (Tommy Gunn) and his mate Serena (Janine) lust. Capt. Stagnetti and his pirate crew board the ship carrying the young couple, kidnap Manuel, and set Isabella afloat assuming that she'll drown. Fortunately, pirate hunters Capt. Edward Reynolds (Evan Stone) and his first-mate Jules (Jesse Jane) rescue Isabella from the ravages of the sea. In due course, Capt. Reynolds and his crew follow the pirates into a forbidding cave, do battle with an army of skeleton warriors assigned from antiquity to protect the cave and its contents, reunite Isabella and Manuel, and sink the pirate ship and its mates. "Pirates" web site with teaser trailer of "Pirates II: Victor Stagnetti's Revenge" can be viewed at: www.PiratesXXX.com.

About Blu-ray:
Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name of a next-generation optical disc format developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), and is supported by more than 170 of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers, video game and music companies, and major movie studios. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data.

About Digital Playground:
Digital Playground is the world leader in adult filmmaking and interactive formats boasting the largest HD library available. Since the Company's inception in 1993, Digital Playground has earned over 200 awards and currently garners more than 80% of HD sales within the adult market. Female owned and operated, Digital Playground emphasizes quality first, employing fastidiously high production values in erotic film for women, men and couples. Digital Playground's commitment to excellence, innovative technology, brilliant full-length productions and exclusive contract stars are the secrets to its success and makes Digital Playground the most highly demanded supplier of content for hotel, cable, pay-per-view and mobile networks worldwide. For more information visit www.digitalplayground.com.

PIRATES (BR)
Ship Date: January 4, 2008 Format: Blu-ray Length: 129-mins
Rating: XXX UPC Code: 787633009548 Studio: Digital Playground

[Icemage]

Wait, wait, wait... wasn't Joon the guy that was bashing Blu-ray for not being accessible?

http://www.about-electronics.eu/2007...d-with-hd-dvd/

This IS the same guy, right?

[yellow90tsi]

This is awesome, I have seen this on dvd. I will be owning it on BLU for sure.

[ottscay]

I guess HD DVD exclusivity was a "bum" deal, huh?

[juanleche]

is there a work safe link to the press release

[marzetta7]

Originally Posted by ottscay

I guess HD DVD exclusivity was a "bum" deal, huh?

Another HD DVD talking point..."blown."

Okay, I can't take credit for that one, props go out to PP over at HDD for thinking of that one.

[BoogalooShrimp]

An R rated porn? So is this softcore then?

[monkeyhouse]

When are they going to go d-box too?

[RickD]

Originally Posted by BoogalooShrimp

An R rated porn? So is this softcore then?

I was confused about that as well, but at the bottom of the release it says:

Rating: XXX.

Rick

[Shin-Ra]

Joone, Digital Playground Co-Founder and award-winning Director comments, "The Blu-ray format is an excellent fit for 'Pirates' as this feature offers a multitude of bonus features. The format's extra capacity, and advanced video and audio qualities, allows Digital Playground to deliver an unparalleled HD 1080p experience to consumers."

Major headache for HD DVD supporters this quote.

Porn's better on Blu.

[ranma]

Originally Posted by marzetta7

Another HD DVD talking point..."blown."

Okay, I can't take credit for that one, props go out to PP over at HDD for thinking of that one.

Actually, in the very same month that the guy claimed blu-ray blocks porn, another company, vivid entertainment, released their blu-ray adult movie.

[juanleche]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Major headache for HD DVD supporters this quote.

Porn's better on Blu.

I posted this in the other forum's news section to coutner the red spun article they posted

[Shin-Ra]

I hope you didn't quote me saying that! I want nothing to do with them!

[juanleche]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

I hope you didn't quote me saying that! I want nothing to do with them!

No I posted before you said it, but I did link to the company's website, hope no one is at work when they click

[sj001]

Aftermath,

You may want to edit your post, it has links to porn, which is not allowed on this site.

[Geech]

nice

[ryoohki]

Wow man TRUEHD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......... hummmmmm (Thinking WRONGLY HERE...)

[GORT]

I mean really and I am sure DISNEY will be SO happy to hear porn is on blu-ray
the last thing you want to do is piss them off if disney goes so will blu-ray

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by FEP3108

I mean really and I am sure DISNEY will be SO happy to hear porn is on blu-ray
the last thing you want to do is piss them off if disney goes so will blu-ray

WTF man there was PORN on DVD in 1997........ is Disney still produced tons of titles as i know..

[jkwest]

I'll pass...

maybe it will show up on HDNet late one night....and I'll "accidentally" turn to it...I'll say to my wife, "Huh...'Pirates'...wonder if this is any good?"