Universal 100

[DetroitSquirreL]

These are the titles that Universal Studios are re-releasing to celebrate the studios 100th Anniversary w/ special slipcovers:

10-Jan-2012

American Graffiti Blu-ray
Apollo 13 Blu-ray
Babe Blu-ray
A Beautiful Mind Blu-ray
**Billy Elliot Blu-ray
The Bourne Identity Blu-ray
The Bourne Supremacy Blu-ray
The Bourne Ultimatum Blu-ray
The Breakfast Club Blu-ray
Brokeback Mountain Blu-ray
Do the Right Thing Blu-ray
8 Mile Blu-ray
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Blu-ray
Field of Dreams Blu-ray
The 40-Year-Old Virgin Blu-ray
Inglourious Basterds Blu-ray
Mamma Mia! Blu-ray
Ray Blu-ray
Seabiscuit Blu-ray
Waterworld Blu-ray

31-Jan-2012

*To Kill a Mockingbird Blu-ray


14-Feb-2012

*All Quiet on the Western Front Blu-ray


6-March-2012

The Blues Brothers Blu-ray
The Deer Hunter Blu-ray
Despicable Me Blu-ray
Meet the Parents Blu-ray
*The Nutty Professor Blu-ray
Out of Africa Blu-ray Remastered
*Parenthood Blu-ray


17-April-2012

*Buck Privates Blu-ray


1-May-2012

**Meet Joe Black Blu-ray
*Pillow Talk Blu-ray


5-June-2012

American Pie Blu-ray
Animal House Blu-ray
The Big Lebowski Blu-ray
Casino Blu-ray
**Erin Brockovich Blu-ray
The Fast and the Furious Blu-ray
King Kong Blu-ray
The Mummy Blu-ray
**Scent of a Woman Blu-ray
*Sea of Love Blu-ray
*Smokey & the Bandit Blu-ray
Spartacus Blu-ray
*The Sting Blu-ray
*The Sting Blu-ray Collectors Edition
United 93 Blu-ray


3-July-2012

*Born on the Fourth of July Blu-ray


14-Aug-2012

*Jaws Blu-ray


28-Aug-2012

*Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Blu-ray


4-Sept-2012

*Airport Blu-ray
Atonement Blu-ray
Bridesmaids Blu-ray
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Blu-ray
*Harvey Blu-ray
Out of Africa Blu-ray
Scarface Blu-ray
*Sixteen Candles Blu-ray


9-Oct-2012

*E.T. (The Extra Terrestrial) Blu-ray

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Announced but no street date --


- *The Birds
- *Schindlers List


No Announcement, but rumored to be part of this --


- **Rumble Fish
- *Slap Shot
- *Streets of Fire
- *Mystery Men
- *Jesus Christ Superstar
- *Vertigo
- *Coal Miners Daughter
- **About a Boy
- **Flower Drum Song
- **Touch of Evil
- *For Whom the Bell Tolls
- **Bride of Chucky
- *Back to the Future (Single Release)

- many other titles that have already been released on BD but are getting the 'Universal 100' packaging

more to come...


* = new to BD
** = new to BD in USA


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IN THE UK PLAY.COM WILL BE RELEASING EXCLUSIVE STEELBOOKS FOR THESE TITLES starting 28-May-2012
(unfortunately they do NOT ship to US) :

- Hulk
- Scott Pilgrim v. the World
- The Bourne Trilogy
- Carlito's Way
- Casino
- Hot Fuzz
- Shaun of the Dead
- Pitch Black
- Children of Men
- American Werewolf in London
- Incredible Hulk
- Kick Ass
- The Thing (1982)
- Hellboy II : Golden Army


http://www.universal100th.com/

[tylergfoster]

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

They changed their logo too, I see.

[OMMF]

Originally Posted by droidguy1119

They changed their logo too, I see.

The Universal centennial is of Paramount importance.

[riverbelow]

Originally Posted by OMMF

The Universal centennial is of Paramount importance.

hahahah epic

I love what Universal has brought us over our lives...but this is just to be a boring repackage? Not very enticing....? I have so many of these titles and if they were upgrades by way of special features or better video/audio, 4k masters..perhaps i'd double dip!

[DetroitSquirreL]

Originally Posted by droidguy1119

They changed their logo too, I see.

Just till the end of 2012 then they're going back to the classic logo

[Atreyu]

I hope the release some older titles on blu such as their classic monsters and a couple of Abbott and Costellos as promised. Would love to see all the A & C comedies hit blu, but that, right now, is just a fantasy I'm sure.

[RBBrittain]

Originally Posted by Atreyu

I hope the release some older titles on blu such as their classic monsters and a couple of Abbott and Costellos as promised. Would love to see al the A & C comedies hit blu, but that, right now, is just a fantasy I'm sure.

Well, they've already announced several titles on BD for their 100th anniversary (see the OP); don't be surprised if more are coming.

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

Just till the end of 2012 then they're going back to the classic logo

I'm sure the Paramount centennial logo's there only because the cheapskates at Comcast & NBCUniversal--the same ones who ditched a perfectly decent NBCUni logo, combining a small NBC peacock with the "globe" arcs of Universal's print logo, for a boring line of text just because they wanted to ram "NBC" & "Universal" together--are too stupid to realize Universal needs a centennial logo. (Edit: Besides, if the Universal logo is supposed to be Earth, isn't the Paramount logo on the same planet? )

[P@t_Mtl]

Logo aside, of all the classic movies Universal as made over 100 years, that is the list they have to offer so far? I sure hope things will get better as 2012 goes on cause seriously that first list of release is rather sad.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Logo aside, of all the classic movies Universal as made over 100 years, that is the list they have to offer so far? I sure hope things will get better as 2012 goes on cause seriously that first list of release is rather sad.

Most of them are just the previously released discs with a "100 years" slipcover, which is a brilliant way to move unsold stock by catering to slip collectors and the uninformed public.

[RebelPhoenix]

Universal has been around for 100 years, releasing countless amounts of classic movies. And Waterworld is one of the first 16 they release to commemmorate.

Waterworld.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I sure hope things will get better as 2012 goes on cause seriously that first list of release is rather sad.

At the beginning of December, someone posted the 2012 release schedule on the Criterion forum and someone cross-posted the list to BR.com and someone else complained and it was moved to the wishlist subforum...

The thread can be found here.

Plenty of good stuff on that list.

[nateynate87]

Well re-releases with new slipcovers aside, they're starting things off with To Kill A Mockingbird and All Quiet On The Western Front

That's enough to get me excited for what else they might release this year.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

At the beginning of December, someone posted the 2012 release schedule on the Criterion forum and someone cross-posted the list to BR.com and someone else complained and it was moved to the wishlist subforum...

The thread can be found here.

I don't see a single similarity in the lists..... which is why the one you linked to (or the post you linked to that contained it) is being considered as speculation for "the internet"

Is there a source for this new "List" ?

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by nateynate87

Well re-releases with new slipcovers aside, they're starting things off with To Kill A Mockingbird and All Quiet On The Western Front

That's enough to get me excited for what else they might release this year.

Rumors of Harvey, some Abbott & Costello and Universal Monsters classic is also pretty interesting for me. Too bad The Birds seem to be only for DVD

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

These are the titles that Universal Studios are re-releasing to celebrate the studios 100th Anniversary w/ special slipcovers:

10-Jan-2012

*A Bronx Tale


more to come...


*= new to BD

The pre-order for Bronx Tale on Blu-ray has long since been removed from Amazon, and no longer shows up on Blu-Ray.com either. I really highly doubt that this will be released on 1/10/12 at this point.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I don't see a single similarity in the lists..... which is why the one you linked to (or the post you linked to that contained it) is being considered as speculation for "the internet"

Detroit Squirrel's list is mainly repackaging of existing discs. The speculative list is mainly about new releases, pretty spot on so far (I may post a report card later). I have no problem at all with it being called 'speculative' rather than, say '100%-guaranteed-insider-information', but it is definitely not a wishlist.

[bookcase]

If that speculative list is true, it means Universal will finally start releasing some of their HD DVDs on Blu.

[nolfoc]

A Bronx Tale is not coming out on the 10th.. I really wish it did, but sadly it has not been announced yet i believe this is the rerelease on DVD which makes no sense at all and a dumb move by Universal

[Gremal]

If no Bronx Tale, the list is utterly pathetic. Universal is old and senile and its catalog releases are a mess.

[MykeHavoc]

Ok, can someone fix the logo?