How come some dont come out on Blu?? - Blu-ray Forum

tildengolfer · 07-01-2008, 06:47 PM

How come some films being currently being released are still ONLY coming to DVD and not Blu?? Is it a contract thing?? Or i was also thinking that they might have been planning HD DVD and then it flopped and couldnt get the release in time for Blu...

stockstar1138 · 07-01-2008, 06:50 PM

the only major movie releases that are still not coming out on blu are those by universal.

this is because it takes time to get blu-rays produced and shipped, they have pledged support behind the format. their first blu-ray will be doomsday at the end of the month.

paramount also had to delay some releases for blu like cloverfield and there will be blood, but i believe they are all caught up now.

CptGreedle · 07-01-2008, 06:53 PM

Yeah.. just the best sellers are due out on Blu-ray, or the ones they think will sell well. At least for now.
Smaller titles, indy films, and obscure classics are not likely to get Blu-ray treatment right away. I don't expect some to ever make it to Blu-ray. Movies like Rock & Rule were painstakingly restored from multiple sources, many of them of less than ideal quality. Films that need such a huge restoration are unlikely to ever be restored to BD quality.

Chris60119 · 07-01-2008, 07:06 PM

I think as remakes, sequels, and prequels are being made for theaters. You will see the orginals start to come out on Blu-Ray. For instance I think we will see the Nighmares and Friday the 13th's come out closer to the prequels being released.

Moefiz · 07-01-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tildengolfer

How come some films being currently being released are still ONLY coming to DVD and not Blu?? Is it a contract thing?? Or i was also thinking that they might have been planning HD DVD and then it flopped and couldnt get the release in time for Blu...

Just give it time.Blu-ray is still in its young stage.

gufazi · 07-01-2008, 07:21 PM

Unfortunately, even some middling films by major studios are not being released on Blu-ray if they didn't fair well at the box office... Southland Tales (sony) and Funny Games (wb) come to mind.

DetroitSportsFan · 07-01-2008, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tildengolfer

How come some films being currently being released are still ONLY coming to DVD and not Blu??

The reason is right now most studios don't want to release little known films or films that did poorly at the box office. When Blu-Ray grows and gets adopted by more people, those films will come.

NoQuestion · 07-01-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by stockstar1138

the only major movie releases that are still not coming out on blu are those by universal.

this is because it takes time to get blu-rays produced and shipped, they have pledged support behind the format. their first blu-ray will be doomsday at the end of the month.

paramount also had to delay some releases for blu like cloverfield and there will be blood, but i believe they are all caught up now.

paramount is still not fully caught up. They still need to bring zodiac, into the wild, and kite runner plus I know there are a one or two more left over that I can't remember. You will start seeing more catalog titlescoming out next year. Bill has already stated that the studios ate saying 2009 the floodgates will be opened

stockstar1138 · 07-01-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NoQuestion

paramount is still not fully caught up. They still need to bring zodiac, into the wild, and kite runner plus I know there are a one or two more left over that I can't remember. You will start seeing more catalog titlescoming out next year. Bill has already stated that the studios ate saying 2009 the floodgates will be opened

caught up post-supporting hd dvd.

there was a time for a month or two when they only released on dvd. they are caught up on hd from that.

i don't expect to get shrek 3 til xmas, might even not be released until shrek 4 comes out.

richieb1971 · 07-02-2008, 01:42 AM

$20+ is alot to ask for a movie that will only sell 5000 copies in its lifespan.

tron3 · 07-02-2008, 02:24 AM

Maybe it is the elite schmuck in me, but I am glad some movies don't make it to blu-ray. Nice way to clean up the movie gene pool.

Gili, anyone?

Blu-ray Fanatic · 07-02-2008, 02:38 AM

A lot of the BD movies that have been out since the birth of BD didn't deserve BD treatment and now you can buy them cheap. Now since BD is the superior format, the best films will be released with special treatment.

alexakajeff · 07-05-2008, 12:35 AM

Because other companies that agreed to be with HD DVD had a contract and need to wait until the contract expires.

07-01-2008, 06:47 PM	#1
tildengolfer Junior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Northern California Blu-ray reviews:2	How come some dont come out on Blu?? How come some films being currently being released are still ONLY coming to DVD and not Blu?? Is it a contract thing?? Or i was also thinking that they might have been planning HD DVD and then it flopped and couldnt get the release in time for Blu...

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07-01-2008, 06:50 PM	#2
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	the only major movie releases that are still not coming out on blu are those by universal. this is because it takes time to get blu-rays produced and shipped, they have pledged support behind the format. their first blu-ray will be doomsday at the end of the month. paramount also had to delay some releases for blu like cloverfield and there will be blood, but i believe they are all caught up now.

07-01-2008, 06:53 PM	#3
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Yeah.. just the best sellers are due out on Blu-ray, or the ones they think will sell well. At least for now. Smaller titles, indy films, and obscure classics are not likely to get Blu-ray treatment right away. I don't expect some to ever make it to Blu-ray. Movies like Rock & Rule were painstakingly restored from multiple sources, many of them of less than ideal quality. Films that need such a huge restoration are unlikely to ever be restored to BD quality.

07-01-2008, 07:06 PM	#4
Chris60119 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2008 Location:Savannah GA Blu-ray collection:850 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 35	I think as remakes, sequels, and prequels are being made for theaters. You will see the orginals start to come out on Blu-Ray. For instance I think we will see the Nighmares and Friday the 13th's come out closer to the prequels being released.

07-01-2008, 07:21 PM	#6
gufazi Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Springfield, Virginia	Unfortunately, even some middling films by major studios are not being released on Blu-ray if they didn't fair well at the box office... Southland Tales (sony) and Funny Games (wb) come to mind.

07-02-2008, 01:42 AM	#10
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	$20+ is alot to ask for a movie that will only sell 5000 copies in its lifespan.

07-02-2008, 02:24 AM	#11
tron3 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2004 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray reviews:3	Maybe it is the elite schmuck in me, but I am glad some movies don't make it to blu-ray. Nice way to clean up the movie gene pool. Gili, anyone?

07-02-2008, 02:38 AM	#12
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	A lot of the BD movies that have been out since the birth of BD didn't deserve BD treatment and now you can buy them cheap. Now since BD is the superior format, the best films will be released with special treatment.

07-05-2008, 12:35 AM	#13
alexakajeff Banned Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray reviews:2	Because other companies that agreed to be with HD DVD had a contract and need to wait until the contract expires.

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