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[Jeff Kleist]

Well, they'd be fools to miss July 20th, given that it's the 40th anniversary of the landing

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Very

Well, at least we know when to expect the Blus of the trilogy then!!

BTW, I thought I remembered reading that Jurassic Park needed some serious work before it's ready for Blu. Can you comment, if you know, specifically what the issues with the print are that would need to be fixed before they put it into production for Blu? Is it deteriorated, dirty, scratched, etc.

If it's that bad, one would hope that since it's a Spielberg film that he would make sure the proper resources and time are given to the film to ensure a great eventual Blu release!

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Esox50

If it's that bad, one would hope that since it's a Spielberg film that he would make sure the proper resources and time are given to the film to ensure a great eventual Blu release!

I think you can pretty well count on that. A bunch of critics lamenting the quality of something as big 'n' spectacle-y as Jurassic Park on Blu-ray would be quite a black eye.

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by Bill Hunt

Texas yes. Due this year. Blade maybe in 2010.

Thanks Bill. Shame we have to wait until 2010 for Blade.

[NoQuestion]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Well, they'd be fools to miss July 20th, given that it's the 40th anniversary of the landing

Well hopefully they hit that date. Apollo 13 is such a great film. Day 1 for me.

[Woody]

Originally Posted by scrumptious

TrueHD is better. There seems to be bugs with DTS that cause speaker popping sometimes or cause a DTS HD MA track to play as DTS HD HR. Whoever's to blame for this, the fact is TrueHD has never had any issue like this AFAIK so something about TrueHD (or someone at Dolby) makes it easier to implement without these hiccups. Also, TrueHD has better volume or dialogue normalization tags. Even before the HD versions, I always thought DTS sounded too "raw"

Can we please not start this here?

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by Woody

Can we please not start this here?

I second that. While I don't contribute much on this thread (aside the occasional cries for torches and pitchforks ) I don't want to wade through another pointless debate on lossless audio as I do read this thread on a daily basis.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by aramis109

I don't want to wade through another pointless debate on lossless audio as I do read this thread on a daily basis.

And, boy, would your index finger get tired!

[Jeff Kleist]

Jurassic Park, I don't know anything specific about its condition, but you can be sure that Uni will make sure it looks its best

[Batman1980]

I just think most of us will react to seeing that trilogy in HD the same way the scientists reacted the first time they really SAW Jurassic Park in the first movie.

[horseflesh]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Well, they'd be fools to miss July 20th, given that it's the 40th anniversary of the landing

Criterion just announced "For all Mankind" for July 14th

[Jeff Kleist]

See, someone's on the ball

Before anyone asks, it's highly unlikely From the earth to the moon will make it out. On the upside, that means that should HBO consider it a worthwhile expense, they could redo some of the CG to HD levels

[Batman1980]

Jeff's going to hit me for this(ow) but I figured I'd ask him since no one else seems to know. Any word on Lions Gate's plans for Boy Meets World since they bought the rights to the show from Disney?

[Jeff Kleist]

Nope, TV questions are good for the good guys over at TVShowsonDVD

My TV set knowlege is mostly wrapped in scandal, blu, and personal tastes

[crackinhedz]

Jeff, pardon the dumb question im about to ask...and ive tried the search button, but no luck...

any word on 'The Wonder Years' making a dvd appearance any time soon? (if this has already been answered somewhere else please kindly direct me to it!)


sorry, I just need my Whinnie Cooper / Becky Slater fix.

[Jeff Kleist]

any word on 'The Wonder Years' making a dvd appearance any time soon? (if this has already been answered somewhere else please kindly direct me to it!)

Music licensing hell

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

See, someone's on the ball

Before anyone asks, it's highly unlikely From the earth to the moon will make it out. On the upside, that means that should HBO consider it a worthwhile expense, they could redo some of the CG to HD levels

Disney should sneak out Armageddon too (high bit AVC and DTS-MA)!!! Ties in with the whole "space" thing, and also co-incides with Bay's new "intimate drama" that stars robots from space or something along those lines.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Music licensing hell

I don't think we'll ever see The Wonder Years.

[Mr. Cinema]

Originally Posted by SBrooks1

I absolutely LOVE the raw sound of DTS-HD MA soundtracks. I've never had any mentioned problems with them and applaud everytime they are used. TrueHD's dialogue normalization is something I just don't like. I know they are both lossless but in the end I still prefer DTS-HD MA.

I thought only WB and Paramount used dial norm on their TrueHD tracks. I recommend listening to the TrueHD track from Sony on the Casino Royale 2-disc set.

[Uxi]

I miss PCM tracks.