The Hunt for Red October problem?!

[HD Goofnut]

So I bought The Hunt for Red October when it was first released in 2008 and it played fine. So I try to play it last night and it freezes at 1:07.08 causing the entire BD to lock up. So I thought it might be that I had Any DVD HD turned on so I turned that off and it still froze. So then I tried a different version of PowerDVD and it still froze. Finally, I tried a standalone player and it still froze. Has anyone else had this problem? It's obvious it's the disc, but is it an isolated incident?

[#Darren]

I had this exact same scenario happen with my UK copy of 28 Days Later. I suspect some BD's are going bad.

I only played my Red October disk once so far and it worked then. Will retest later for you.

[Spaulding]

Just played it and it worked fine. My copy is the original Blu Ray cover.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Bad Boy Dazza

I had this exact same scenario happen with my UK copy of 28 Days Later. I suspect some BD's are going bad.

I only played my Red October disk once so far and it worked then. Will retest later for you.

I appreciate it. I am not sure what would cause this though. The time code almost makes me think it's where the disc has to change from the first to second layer.

[#Darren]

HDG what is the scene where it freezes?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Bad Boy Dazza

HDG what is the scene where it freezes?

It's right before the torpedo reaches the countermeasures that is dropped by the Bear Foxtrot.

[#Darren]

I played that part over twice with no glitches.

Using a PS3.

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

It's right before the torpedo reaches the countermeasures that is dropped by the Bear Foxtrot.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Bad Boy Dazza

I played that part over twice with no glitches.

Using a PS3.

Maybe I just have a bad apple.

[#Darren]

Yes, probably the disk has developed errors.

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Maybe I just have a bad apple.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Bad Boy Dazza

Yes, probably the disk has developed errors.

How does that happen when I store mine properly?

[#Darren]

I don't know. I store mine well also but it has happened to me. I actually started a thread about this phenomenon and several people reported having disks go bad on them.

It seems BD is not as perfect as the manufacturers led us to believe.

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

How does that happen when I store mine properly?

[Jacksmyname]

Just a few weeks ago I found some of my HD-DVD's have gone bad.
Always played perfectly in the past (don't remember which ones).
No problems with Blu Rays yet but I'll test my copy of October.

[Jacksmyname]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

It's right before the torpedo reaches the countermeasures that is dropped by the Bear Foxtrot.

Just checked my copy by skipping through some chapters.
Played fine, including that scene.

[EPOCH]

I have had issue's before with "The Island" before at certain spots. So I think some Blu-Ray's may have a issue or it could be with the update on our players. I also had a weird issue with "Sunshine" automatically playing commentary during the movie when it's turned off. This happened after I did an update on my PS3.

[zmarko]

Well, I just typed out a new thread, but then decided to search again before posting. Good thing I did as this thread turned up this time. I typed this out below...


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I've had a BR player since the launch of the PS3 (excitedly picked one up on release day), and have a few hundred BR's. Only one has ever given me any problem. The Hunt for Red October. I purchased this on 8/2/08 (yes I keep the receipts with them). It's been giving me some issues over the past couple years, and yes I understand I should have contacted the company right when it happened the first time...but alas I didn't.

There are portions (2) of the film that just won't play, it stops dead in it's tracks. If I skip to the next chapter, it'll pick up and continue to play. But if I try to FF through the affected bit, it won't FF, it will just sit there in almost a paused state. Again, this happens twice during the course of the film.

The disc itself is flawless, not a scratch or blemish anywhere. What would you guys do? Chalk it up to just a bad disc and buy another one? Or contact the publisher/studio and see what they say? Being so old, I'd probably get a nice canned response from the publisher/studio telling me to take a hike, but I will still probably write them just to see what they say. lol.

Anyone else have any issues with this disc? Or similar issues to this? I take meticulous care of my BR/DVD/CD's, so I'm curious if others have had this problem.

Thanks!
-Mark

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I will now have to go check and see specifically what scene it is (it's been some time since I have watched it) and see if we match up. Would be odd if we did.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by zmarko

Well, I just typed out a new thread, but then decided to search again before posting. Good thing I did as this thread turned up this time. I typed this out below...


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I've had a BR player since the launch of the PS3 (excitedly picked one up on release day), and have a few hundred BR's. Only one has ever given me any problem. The Hunt for Red October. I purchased this on 8/2/08 (yes I keep the receipts with them). It's been giving me some issues over the past couple years, and yes I understand I should have contacted the company right when it happened the first time...but alas I didn't.

There are portions (2) of the film that just won't play, it stops dead in it's tracks. If I skip to the next chapter, it'll pick up and continue to play. But if I try to FF through the affected bit, it won't FF, it will just sit there in almost a paused state. Again, this happens twice during the course of the film.

The disc itself is flawless, not a scratch or blemish anywhere. What would you guys do? Chalk it up to just a bad disc and buy another one? Or contact the publisher/studio and see what they say? Being so old, I'd probably get a nice canned response from the publisher/studio telling me to take a hike, but I will still probably write them just to see what they say. lol.

Anyone else have any issues with this disc? Or similar issues to this? I take meticulous care of my BR/DVD/CD's, so I'm curious if others have had this problem.

Thanks!
-Mark

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I will now have to go check and see specifically what scene it is (it's been some time since I have watched it) and see if we match up. Would be odd if we did.

I bought a new disc and gave the old disc away to someone who didn't care.

[zmarko]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I bought a new disc and gave the old disc away to someone who didn't care.

I'm on The Hunt for......a resolution.

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by zmarko

Well, I just typed out a new thread, but then decided to search again before posting. Good thing I did as this thread turned up this time. I typed this out below...


__________________________________________________ ___

I've had a BR player since the launch of the PS3 (excitedly picked one up on release day), and have a few hundred BR's. Only one has ever given me any problem. The Hunt for Red October. I purchased this on 8/2/08 (yes I keep the receipts with them). It's been giving me some issues over the past couple years, and yes I understand I should have contacted the company right when it happened the first time...but alas I didn't.

There are portions (2) of the film that just won't play, it stops dead in it's tracks. If I skip to the next chapter, it'll pick up and continue to play. But if I try to FF through the affected bit, it won't FF, it will just sit there in almost a paused state. Again, this happens twice during the course of the film.

The disc itself is flawless, not a scratch or blemish anywhere. What would you guys do? Chalk it up to just a bad disc and buy another one? Or contact the publisher/studio and see what they say? Being so old, I'd probably get a nice canned response from the publisher/studio telling me to take a hike, but I will still probably write them just to see what they say. lol.

Anyone else have any issues with this disc? Or similar issues to this? I take meticulous care of my BR/DVD/CD's, so I'm curious if others have had this problem.

Thanks!
-Mark

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I will now have to go check and see specifically what scene it is (it's been some time since I have watched it) and see if we match up. Would be odd if we did.

I had a similar problem with Pearl Harbor, purchased in 2006. It worked fine until 2011. I emailed Buena Vista. They sent a free mailer to return the BD and sent me a new replacement at no cost. They said the problem was caused by firmware updates to the players. (I had the same problem with the disk on my PS3 and BD-570). You might want to try contacting Paramount about it, or, as others have mentioned, just buy a replacement.

[Presence]

Threads like these are a good indicator that while still early into my collecting, I should really start digitally backing up my BD's. External storage is so cheap these days too so it won't break my bank.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by pmontreux

Threads like these are a good indicator that while still early into my collecting, I should really start digitally backing up my BD's. External storage is so cheap these days too so it won't break my bank.

I started doing this about a year or so ago. Now, I have several TBs worth.