Two Movies On A Single Blu-Ray - Blu-ray Forum

glsmith007 · 10-07-2011, 02:03 PM

I was wondering how many people like to buy the combo packs that have two movies such as Collateral Damage/Eraser? I have never purchased one and was wondering if both movies were on a single disc with a menu or if you actually received 2 blurays in one case

Donat96 · 10-07-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by glsmith007

I was wondering how many people like to buy the combo packs that have two movies such as Collateral Damage/Eraser? I have never purchased one and was wondering if both movies were on a single disc with a menu or if you actually received 2 blurays in one case

In the case of Collateral Damage/Eraser, they are two discs in a single case. However there are some releases that have two movies on a single disc.

remake · 10-07-2011, 02:08 PM

I'm pretty sure they're two movies on one disc. I know my Wal-mart has A LOT of them. I don't even bother to look at that section. I just look away.

wormraper · 10-07-2011, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by victim

I'm pretty sure they're two movies on one disc. I know my Wal-mart has A LOT of them. I don't even bother to look at that section. I just look away.

uhhh, no they are not. they are 2 discs. they were jsut the individual releases slapped together in one set. and as for the ones that ARE on one disc. they look just fine. because they are on a dual layer disc and for catalog titles like that Warner puts them on single layer discs anyways. so nothing you wouldn't see in an individual release. I swear some peoples OCD on this forum is enough to make me bang my head against a wall.

Donat96 · 10-07-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by wormraper

uhhh, no they are not. they are 2 discs. they were jsut the individual releases slapped together in one set. and as for the ones that ARE on one disc. they look just fine. because they are on a dual layer disc and for catalog titles like that Warner puts them on single layer discs anyways. so nothing you wouldn't see in an individual release. I swear some peoples OCD on this forum is enough to make me bang my head against a wall.

Echo Bridge is notorious, though, for putting two movies on a single BD25.

Those look horrible.

wormraper · 10-07-2011, 02:14 PM

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Echo Bridge is notorious, though, for putting two movies on a single BD25.

Those look horrible.

Echo Bridge is.... Echo Bridge though... lol, NO ONE wants to own their crap even if it's on a Dual layer disc

Moviefan2k4 · 10-07-2011, 02:16 PM

The only multi-film combo release in my collection (so far) is the "Grumpy Old Men" series, and that's mainly because its the only current release of the second one. I like both of them, though, so it doesn't bug me too much. However, I've seen some combos and thought, "What were they thinking, putting those two together?" For example, I'm not a huge Van Damme fan by any means, but "Timecop" is one of my faves, and I have zero interest in "Bloodsport". I get the whole "same actor" marketing approach, but at least the "Grumpy" set made sense.

Donat96 · 10-07-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wormraper

Echo Bridge is.... Echo Bridge though... lol, NO ONE wants to own their crap even if it's on a Dual layer disc

True dat.

RBBrittain · 10-07-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Donat96

In the case of Collateral Damage/Eraser, they are two discs in a single case. However there are some releases that have two movies on a single disc.

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Originally Posted by victim

I'm pretty sure they're two movies on one disc. I know my Wal-mart has A LOT of them. I don't even bother to look at that section. I just look away.

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Disney put both The Fox and the Hound and its sequel on one disc, but (a) they're two relatively short movies and (b) Disney mastered them that way from day one. (Edit: Echo Bridge would be similar.)

OTOH, if the movies have already been mastered to single BDs before, a combo will likely be two single BDs; the studio won't spend extra money remastering them onto a single BD, especially if it's WB (which released both Collateral Damage & Eraser separately). WB is notorious for making as few BD masters as humanly possible; that's why most of their movie BDs are region-free and PAL/50Hz-free even in PAL territories.

The only way to conserve polycarbonate in those cases would be to use flipper discs (which shouldn't have to be remastered), but AFAIK no BD/BD flippers exist; Universal got burned on BD/DVD flippers. (Edit: And flippers are out of the question in most of Europe & Australia, where the law requires ratings symbols to be printed directly on the disc label; the ring on flippers is too small for that.)

JimShaw · 10-07-2011, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wormraper

I swear some peoples OCD on this forum is enough to make me bang my head against a wall.

Alright, I give up. What the heck does OCD mean? Here's another OTOH? Damn, I feel dumb.

wormraper · 10-07-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JimShaw

Alright, I give up. What the heck does OCD mean?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

JimShaw · 10-07-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by wormraper

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Oh, thanks. I would have never guessed. I have OCD when it comes to my surround sound.

boxterduke · 10-07-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JimShaw

Alright, I give up. What the heck does OCD mean? Here's another OTOH? Damn, I feel dumb.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=OCD

JimShaw · 10-07-2011, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by boxterduke

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=OCD

Using your source then OTOH means On The Other Hand, correct?

rockinrick · 10-07-2011, 02:46 PM

My feeling on the two pack format is if it's a great epic movie I would not buy it on a two pack i.e. Gladiator/Braveheart but some light comedy films I might buy.

AgentOrange · 10-07-2011, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rockinrick

My feeling on the two pack format is if it's a great epic movie I would not buy it on a two pack i.e. Gladiator/Braveheart but some light comedy films I might buy.

Gladiator/Braveheart is bundled together, but it actually comes in 2 separate blu-ray cases. The only thing holding them together is the outer slip-box and a small patch of tape at the top and bottom. Once you remove that outer box you basically have the same thing as the two individual releases, except no individual slip-boxes for each blu-ray case (which might no longer be on the individual releases anyway).

I haven't bought one of these double packs, but I don't have a problem with them as long as they are closely related films, or a sequel or something. I've been looking at a few (even the ones that are 2 discs in a single case). If it's a movie I *REALLY* care about I might not want a double pack, but if it's a way to save money I might go for it. Perfectly example is Matrix trilogy, getting that double pack of the last 2 for $9.99 would be a steal as that probably would allow you to get the full set for less than half the Ultimate Matrix Collection.

HD Goofnut · 10-07-2011, 08:51 PM

2 movies on a single BD-50:

Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men
Bloodsport/Timecop
Kelly's Heroes/Where Eagles Dare

nmycon · 10-07-2011, 08:54 PM

In Canada Alliance put Kill Bill 1 & 2 on a 50 GB disc.

No extras, so I figured the video wouldn't really suffer, but it was getting ripped apart online because of compression artifacts and whatnot...

HD Goofnut · 10-07-2011, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nmycon

In Canada Alliance put Kill Bill 1 & 2 on a 50 GB disc.

No extras, so I figured the video wouldn't really suffer, but it was getting ripped apart online because of compression artifacts and whatnot...

50 GB is plenty of room for about 4-5 hours of 1080p if there is only one lossless track and no extras.

nmycon · 10-07-2011, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

50 GB is plenty of room for about 4-5 hours of 1080p if there is only one lossless track and no extras.

That's what I thought too... but the release was being bashed beyond belief on this site, so I figured it was better to stay away

10-07-2011, 02:03 PM	#1
glsmith007 Member Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Chattanooga, Tennessee Blu-ray collection:546	Two Movies On A Single Blu-Ray I was wondering how many people like to buy the combo packs that have two movies such as Collateral Damage/Eraser? I have never purchased one and was wondering if both movies were on a single disc with a menu or if you actually received 2 blurays in one case

10-07-2011, 02:46 PM	#15
rockinrick Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2010 Location:North Georgia Mountains 4K collection:977 Blu-ray collection:4227 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	2 Packs My feeling on the two pack format is if it's a great epic movie I would not buy it on a two pack i.e. Gladiator/Braveheart but some light comedy films I might buy.

10-07-2011, 02:08 PM	#3
remake Banned Member since:Aug 2011 Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:160	I'm pretty sure they're two movies on one disc. I know my Wal-mart has A LOT of them. I don't even bother to look at that section. I just look away.

10-07-2011, 02:16 PM	#7
Moviefan2k4 Banned Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Montgomery, TX 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:317 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	The only multi-film combo release in my collection (so far) is the "Grumpy Old Men" series, and that's mainly because its the only current release of the second one. I like both of them, though, so it doesn't bug me too much. However, I've seen some combos and thought, "What were they thinking, putting those two together?" For example, I'm not a huge Van Damme fan by any means, but "Timecop" is one of my faves, and I have zero interest in "Bloodsport". I get the whole "same actor" marketing approach, but at least the "Grumpy" set made sense.

10-07-2011, 08:51 PM	#17
HD Goofnut Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Far, Far Away Home Theater Gallery:114 4K collection:743 Blu-ray collection:2372 DVD collection:128 MA collection:751 Digital collection:1093 Prime collection:598 Blu-ray reviews:133 Trading Score:39	2 movies on a single BD-50: Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men Bloodsport/Timecop Kelly's Heroes/Where Eagles Dare

10-07-2011, 08:54 PM	#18
nmycon Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Toronto, Ontario 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:446 DVD collection:87 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:1	In Canada Alliance put Kill Bill 1 & 2 on a 50 GB disc. No extras, so I figured the video wouldn't really suffer, but it was getting ripped apart online because of compression artifacts and whatnot...

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