Watchmen Maximum Movie Mode - Blu-ray Forum

zanderol24 · 07-01-2009, 05:35 PM

Sorry if this has been posted, couldn't find it after a search.

this may be of interest to some of you

http://www.screenjunkies.com/moviene...mum-movie-mode

Darkhawk9587 · 07-01-2009, 05:50 PM

Cool. Never saw this before. Only had the chance to see the clip on Amazon.com. Thanks for the post OP.

Wdm81 · 07-02-2009, 12:45 PM

Watched this clip last night..man it just gave me a bigger boner for this bluray then i had before

This is THE release of July, and i hope more people see it because it was robbed at the theatres (WB should have saved it for a may or june release) truly one of the most visually stunning movies ever made

Member-38947 · 07-02-2009, 01:58 PM

Interesting...

Pfdfiredog · 07-02-2009, 04:51 PM

This is a great feture thanks OP. Is this going to be in the Dir cut of the movie that is released soon or another version later?

zanderol24 · 07-02-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pfdfiredog

This is a great feture thanks OP. Is this going to be in the Dir cut of the movie that is released soon or another version later?

this is incorporated on the blu thats out in under 3 weeks and i think some people will be getting their hands on this in a week- no stockists will be named

Another_Dude · 07-02-2009, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wdm81

Watched this clip last night..man it just gave me a bigger boner for this bluray then i had before

Blue or natural?

vegeta88 · 07-02-2009, 06:53 PM

This loks to be fantastic. I hope that this is the new thing that people start doing, so much better than commentary (though I do love me some good commentary). Can't wait.

sub-zero · 07-02-2009, 06:56 PM

Pretty cool, can't wait to see this again.

yoda1103 · 07-06-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Another_Dude

Blue or natural?

lol

Freekman · 07-11-2009, 02:41 AM

This mode is going to be a great addition to the movie. I am always a fan of a director's point-of-view on a movie, so with a movie like Watchmen, we can expect a great alternative to just a basic audio commentary.

C-Knights · 07-02-2009, 09:31 PM

Looks cool, can't wait for the blu!!!

MTRodaba2468 · 07-02-2009, 10:23 PM

Very impressive. Reminds me of the Expanded Telestrator Commentary from the Waiting DVD (but where as that movie was crap IMO, Watchmen was enjoyable).

Definitely an incentive to pick up the Blu.

GLaDOS · 07-02-2009, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468

Very impressive. Reminds me of the Expanded Telestrator Commentary from the Waiting DVD (but where as that movie was crap IMO, Watchmen was enjoyable).

Definitely an incentive to pick up the Blu.

What the hell is an "Expanded Telestrator Commentary"? Is it like similar to Maximum Movie Mode, or what?

Mikey

hardcorefrokid · 07-02-2009, 11:37 PM

Looks pretty cool.

Hep · 07-02-2009, 11:52 PM

Although I’m not a regular a connoisseur of extras, this one looks interesting and informative; I'll definitely check it out.

Adam.C · 07-03-2009, 03:58 PM

WOW, thats super cool. Cant wait!

MTRodaba2468 · 07-04-2009, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kotsedriver

What the hell is an "Expanded Telestrator Commentary"? Is it like similar to Maximum Movie Mode, or what?

Mikey

To quote the DVDTalk.com review...

Quote:

Here's how it works: You watch the major motion picture entitled Waiting..., while McKittrick and Balis use an electric pen and freeze-frame/rewind technology to behave all sarcastic and snarky-like, stopping periodically to share a production story that's either (relatively) interesting or downright silly. Some would call this sort of extendo-commentary "overkill" for this type of movie, but hey, let's hear it for the Waiting... fans getting their money's worth, eh? (By using the rewind and freeze options, McKittrick and Balis turn a 93-minute movie into a 130-minute commentary presentation. Heh.)

Not exactly like this, but maybe this crossed with the various PIP extras we've seen on Blu (or the "Infinifilm" extras that New Line did on various titles).

RodChester · 07-05-2009, 06:46 AM

So I've been thinking about this feature and greatly looking forward to it, but I have one concern. From looking at the clip posted it is obvious that this will be more than just a PiP track, and could very well be a separate encode of the film with Zack Snyder and all the transitions in it. Kind of like how the PiP track for The Decent was done.

If this is true we are looking at over 5 hours of hi-definition video being encoded onto what I am assuming will be a 50gb disc. My concern is that the video transfer for the movie itself will be compromised due to a lack of disc space.

Of course we won't know until some folks get the actual disc in their hands so hopefully these concerns will be unfounded. Just something to consider.

GLaDOS · 07-05-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468

To quote the DVDTalk.com review...

Not exactly like this, but maybe this crossed with the various PIP extras we've seen on Blu (or the "Infinifilm" extras that New Line did on various titles).

Okay. Thanks!

Mikey

07-01-2009, 05:35 PM	#1
zanderol24 Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:UK	Watchmen Maximum Movie Mode Sorry if this has been posted, couldn't find it after a search. this may be of interest to some of you http://www.screenjunkies.com/moviene...mum-movie-mode

07-05-2009, 06:46 AM	#19
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	So I've been thinking about this feature and greatly looking forward to it, but I have one concern. From looking at the clip posted it is obvious that this will be more than just a PiP track, and could very well be a separate encode of the film with Zack Snyder and all the transitions in it. Kind of like how the PiP track for The Decent was done. If this is true we are looking at over 5 hours of hi-definition video being encoded onto what I am assuming will be a 50gb disc. My concern is that the video transfer for the movie itself will be compromised due to a lack of disc space. Of course we won't know until some folks get the actual disc in their hands so hopefully these concerns will be unfounded. Just something to consider. Last edited by RodChester; 07-05-2009 at 06:50 AM.

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07-01-2009, 05:50 PM	#2
Darkhawk9587 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Wisconsin 4K collection:66 Blu-ray collection:487 Trading Score:30	Cool. Never saw this before. Only had the chance to see the clip on Amazon.com. Thanks for the post OP.

07-02-2009, 12:45 PM	#3
Wdm81 Special Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Canada 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:864 DVD collection:85 Blu-ray reviews: 6	Watched this clip last night..man it just gave me a bigger boner for this bluray then i had before This is THE release of July, and i hope more people see it because it was robbed at the theatres (WB should have saved it for a may or june release) truly one of the most visually stunning movies ever made

07-02-2009, 01:58 PM	#4
Member-38947 Active Member Member since:Sep 2008 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:10 Trading Score:2	Interesting...

07-02-2009, 04:51 PM	#5
Pfdfiredog Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Florida Blu-ray collection:852 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:11	This is a great feture thanks OP. Is this going to be in the Dir cut of the movie that is released soon or another version later?

07-02-2009, 06:53 PM	#8
vegeta88 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2007 Location:CA 4K collection:94 Blu-ray collection:666 DVD collection:116 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	This loks to be fantastic. I hope that this is the new thing that people start doing, so much better than commentary (though I do love me some good commentary). Can't wait.

07-02-2009, 06:56 PM	#9
sub-zero Active Member Member since:Jul 2009	Pretty cool, can't wait to see this again.

07-11-2009, 02:41 AM	#11
Freekman Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:New York Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:109 Trading Score:2	This mode is going to be a great addition to the movie. I am always a fan of a director's point-of-view on a movie, so with a movie like Watchmen, we can expect a great alternative to just a basic audio commentary.

07-02-2009, 09:31 PM	#12
C-Knights Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:399	Looks cool, can't wait for the blu!!!

07-02-2009, 10:23 PM	#13
MTRodaba2468 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Western Kentucky Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:1137 Blu-ray collection:5817 DVD collection:1284 MA collection:676 Digital collection:1383 iTunes collection:244 Trading Score:8	Very impressive. Reminds me of the Expanded Telestrator Commentary from the Waiting DVD (but where as that movie was crap IMO, Watchmen was enjoyable). Definitely an incentive to pick up the Blu.

07-02-2009, 11:37 PM	#15
hardcorefrokid Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Southern California Blu-ray collection:97 Blu-ray reviews: 16	Looks pretty cool.

07-02-2009, 11:52 PM	#16
Hep Power Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:33 Blu-ray collection:660 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:17	Although I’m not a regular a connoisseur of extras, this one looks interesting and informative; I'll definitely check it out.

07-03-2009, 03:58 PM	#17
Adam.C Power Member Member since:Apr 2009 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:201 Trading Score:31	WOW, thats super cool. Cant wait!

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