BMW short films on blu-ray? - Blu-ray Forum

coralfangs · 12-08-2008, 08:45 PM

I saw someone watching it on high def from his vaio laptop
is it possible that he was watching a copy of blu-ray?

dv8pdx · 12-08-2008, 09:56 PM

I dont think there is a Blu-ray of any of the BMW Films. In 2005 BMW stopped production of the "The Hire" series on DVD and removed all the films from thier website. But on the laptop, it was most likely a DVD or downloaded hi-res version, which would look great on a small screen. The last of any BMW films was "Hammer & Coop" film series in 2007 based on the Mini Cooper.

JJ · 12-08-2008, 10:00 PM

I've never seen it, but have always wanted to!

Gone2HiDef · 12-08-2008, 10:39 PM

I have a DVD of The Hire shorts on the shelf with my James Bond DVD (what few I have left). Don't remember how I got it (it's in a paper sleeve) and never opened it 'cuz I'm a geek.

Konrad · 12-08-2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gone2HiDef

I have a DVD of The Hire shorts on the shelf with my James Bond DVD (what few I have left). Don't remember how I got it (it's in a paper sleeve) and never opened it 'cuz I'm a geek.

I also have The Hire on DVD in a Keep Case with nice artwork. I especially love the Guy Ritchie/David Fincher installment Star with Clive Owen as the driver and Madonna wetting her pants. But I don't think that these shorts will be released on blu in a foreseeable future. With their car sales breaking away BMW has other things to worry about.

derelicte · 12-09-2008, 01:49 PM

Oh man, these would be fantastic little blu-ray demos if they were ever released in a decent BR package.

Here's hoping...

WriteSimply · 12-09-2008, 05:16 PM

This should be in the Wishlist Forum. When BMW released the DVD version of the series, they didn't even encode the shorts in anamorphic widescreen.

fuad

xage · 12-15-2008, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coralfangs

I saw someone watching it on high def from his vaio laptop
is it possible that he was watching a copy of blu-ray?

it is "im"possible.

The Hire went out of production and BMWFILMS halted its operation.

The last DVD version released was the one in "Keepcase" and it came with all complete season.

Valent · 10-24-2016, 01:23 AM

New BMW Film is out, The Escape, again featuring Clive Owen and directed by Neill Blomkamp this time around...

http://bmwfilms.com/

RodChester · 10-24-2016, 01:41 AM

Glad they are producing more shorts. I'm hoping a bluray with the original series and the new ones gets released somehow.

Petra_Kalbrain · 10-24-2016, 02:24 AM

LOVE the originals! I really hope that this is the first in another series and that they do end up on Blu-ray.

12-08-2008, 08:45 PM	#1
coralfangs Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007	BMW short films on blu-ray? I saw someone watching it on high def from his vaio laptop is it possible that he was watching a copy of blu-ray?

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12-08-2008, 09:56 PM	#2
dv8pdx Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Portland Oregon Blu-ray collection:150	I dont think there is a Blu-ray of any of the BMW Films. In 2005 BMW stopped production of the "The Hire" series on DVD and removed all the films from thier website. But on the laptop, it was most likely a DVD or downloaded hi-res version, which would look great on a small screen. The last of any BMW films was "Hammer & Coop" film series in 2007 based on the Mini Cooper.

12-08-2008, 10:00 PM	#3
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	I've never seen it, but have always wanted to!

12-08-2008, 10:39 PM	#4
Gone2HiDef Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:123 Blu-ray collection:759 DVD collection:169 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	I have a DVD of The Hire shorts on the shelf with my James Bond DVD (what few I have left). Don't remember how I got it (it's in a paper sleeve) and never opened it 'cuz I'm a geek.

12-09-2008, 01:49 PM	#6
derelicte Active Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:113 Blu-ray reviews:1	Oh man, these would be fantastic little blu-ray demos if they were ever released in a decent BR package. Here's hoping...

12-09-2008, 05:16 PM	#7
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	This should be in the Wishlist Forum. When BMW released the DVD version of the series, they didn't even encode the shorts in anamorphic widescreen. fuad

10-24-2016, 01:41 AM	#10
RodChester Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Illinois Home Theater Gallery:63 4K collection:333 Blu-ray collection:3380 DVD collection:141 Trading Score:129	Glad they are producing more shorts. I'm hoping a bluray with the original series and the new ones gets released somehow.

10-24-2016, 02:24 AM	#11
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	LOVE the originals! I really hope that this is the first in another series and that they do end up on Blu-ray.

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