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[SOA]

Jeff what is up with these studios not giving announcments about alot of there movies like T4, The Hangover, Transformers 2, Harry Potter movies that came out after most of these already have dates

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by SOA

Jeff what is up with these studios not giving announcments about alot of there movies like T4, The Hangover, Transformers 2, Harry Potter movies that came out after most of these already have dates

Shortage of BD50's!!!!

Sorry, I really couldn't help myself...

[Jeff Kleist]

Jeff what is up with these studios not giving announcments about alot of there movies like T4, The Hangover, Transformers 2, Harry Potter movies that came out after most of these already have dates

Most of them are still in the theaters. They'll all be out before Christmas, pretty much in the order they were released.

Shortage of BD50's!!!!

Sorry, I really couldn't help myself...

You are so going to pay, you have no idea

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

You are so going to pay, you have no idea

They are delaying Braveheart!?!?!?!?!?

[Jeff Kleist]

I'm going to personally call amazon and have them ship your copy...MEDIA MAIL from the alaska warehouse

But no, I have much more wonderful plans for you

[QuasidodoJr]

Hey, guys - I noticed Sony still owns the home video rights for Tae Guk Gi in the United States. I'm not one for importing, so what do you think the chances are of that fantastic film making its way into a domestic blu-ray release in the near future?

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Don't forget that production rights to the franchise have returned to MGM now, and that they're supposedly "unfixing" a lot of the last 2 and returning it to something closer to its roots (more gentleman spy, gadgets, quips. Leave depression to Bourne)

Damnit, Jeff, say it isn't so!



So, I guess the idea of masses of happy, enthusiastic fans, an excited new audience and stacks of cash doesn't really interest them...?

And I let myself get excited, with Peter Morgan on-board. -sigh- At least we'll always have the two killer Craigs.

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

The riverbed isn't deep enough for the floodgates to open, so instead they'll have overflow drainages periodically to continue the metaphore

Christmas announcements are held till later so they don't get forgotten about

Good the Bad and the Ugly is out now. While a few more bonds may make it out by the end of the year, all the "good" Bonds will probably be held for closer to Bond 23. Don't forget that production rights to the franchise have returned to MGM now, and that they're supposedly "unfixing" a lot of the last 2 and returning it to something closer to its roots (more gentleman spy, gadgets, quips. Leave depression to Bourne)

That doesnt mean Daniel Craig will get replaced does it?

[cjamescook]

Originally Posted by Esox50

Shortage of BD50's!!!!

Sorry, I really couldn't help myself...

That does bring up an interesting question:
If a BD50 is a dual-layer Blu-ray disc, have there been any three-layer (BD75?) Blu-ray disc releases? Is there any release, real or potential, with a reason for using one?

I believe Sony experimented with producing Blu-ray discs with more than two layers, but that may have only amounted to proof-of-concept runs.

BTW, while I am at it:
What is the cost difference between a two-layer DVD and a two-sided single-layer DVD? I'm asking because I've seen both, with moans about the latter.

Cheers!
-Jim
Just back from San Francisco.
"The coldest winter I ever had was the summer I spent in San Francisco." --Mark Twain

[Mr. Cinema]

Originally Posted by merrick97

That doesnt mean Daniel Craig will get replaced does it?

I think he's signed on for 3 more. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have been producing the 007 films for years now. They're the ones who hired Craig. He's not going anywhere.

[Jeff Kleist]

So, I guess the idea of masses of happy, enthusiastic fans, an excited new audience and stacks of cash doesn't really interest them...?

The fans aren't happy and enthusiastic. QOS's exit polling was not good, for precisely the reasons I listed. They kinda went with Casino Royale, but people don't like the direction, and want their franchise back. There's a nice middle between Die Another Day and Casino that will work just fine for everyone. Those who like the new ones also liked the old ones, so they're turning off fans. DOn't forget, Die Another Day made more money than any previous Bonds.

Daniel Craig has even said he'd like to do something more traditional. He's signed for one more, unknown if he'll stay on, but I don't see a reason to replace him. Dye his hair and make him wear contacts yes

If a BD50 is a dual-layer Blu-ray disc, have there been any three-layer (BD75?) Blu-ray disc releases? Is there any release, real or potential, with a reason for using one?

I believe Sony experimented with producing Blu-ray discs with more than two layers, but that may have only amounted to proof-of-concept runs.

BTW, while I am at it:
What is the cost difference between a two-layer DVD and a two-sided single-layer DVD? I'm asking because I've seen both, with moans about the latter.

Sony didn't do the experimenting, pretty sure it was TDK. While there are over 2-layer Blu-rays in existance, they're highly unlikely to ever move past industrial applications due to the diminishing returns (way cheaper and less trouble to make 2 BD-50s than 1 BD75). A two-layer DVD both layers are readable from one side, the other is a flipper. A DVD-10 can hold some more information because you lose some data space on the second layer. The prices at this point are essentially the same

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

But no, I have much more wonderful plans for you

Well, now you have my attention. or is it

[Jeff Kleist]

Penton thought it was delicious, so the latter

[Braktastic]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

The fans aren't happy and enthusiastic. QOS's exit polling was not good, for precisely the reasons I listed. They kinda went with Casino Royale, but people don't like the direction, and want their franchise back. There's a nice middle between Die Another Day and Casino that will work just fine for everyone. Those who like the new ones also liked the old ones, so they're turning off fans. DOn't forget, Die Another Day made more money than any previous Bonds.

I'm pretty sure if I were exit polled for QoS, I would've just yawned at them. That would have pretty much summed it up for me, and I am one of those people that think the Bourne series is infinitely better than James Bond in its post-60s incarnations.

That said, James Bond shouldn't be Borune anyway. Casino Royale was great, but I think that had more to do with Martin Campbell than anything else. He is an astonishing underrated action director.

James Bond however should never include Die Another Day in its quality barometer. What a POS that movie was. Right from the terrible Maddona track on, my wife and I knew we're in for a more torturous time than Bond would have in the North Korean prison camp. Goldeneye should be the gold standard for 'current' Bond. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli should just had directorial duties over to Martin Campbell forever.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

The fans aren't happy and enthusiastic.

Well, anecdotal and all, but I've talked to at least a dozen fans (and I've talked to myself, as well) and all were peachy-pleased.

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

QOS's exit polling was not good, for precisely the reasons I listed.

Exit polling, schmexit polling.

I know I am in the minority in thinking QoS can hang with CR, as opposed to just being 'okay', but really in overall 'tone' terms, everyone in my sphere speaks glowingly of the CR/QoS direction. And I happen to know a number of people who claim to have "given up" on Bond prior to the Craigs and who are now totally on-board.

Oh, well. I guess I'll take it as it comes, as ever.

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Dye his hair and make him wear contacts yes

I sure hope not- a little late for that, I would think.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Don't forget that production rights to the franchise have returned to MGM now, and that they're supposedly "unfixing" a lot of the last 2 and returning it to something closer to its roots (more gentleman spy, gadgets, quips. Leave depression to Bourne)

This doesn't strike me as true. EON and the Broccoli family have always been in control of the Bond films, whether Sony helped distributed them or not. Re-introducing more traditional Bond elements has more to do with the story in the first two reboot films having bottled his origin and now being established enough (in their view) to move on a bit, possibly with Q and Moneypenny, but certainly with Quantum as the modern SPECTRE, and Bond in full "sober calculating agent" mode, complete with womanizing (he won't anyone get close again) and surface-level detachment/snark.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

I thought Casino Royale was one of the best 007 films ever, while Quantum of Solace was merely good. Ideally, I’d like the next film to be more like CR with more classic elements added in. The Bourne-style ShakyCam of QoS was okay for one film, but I’d like to see the franchise move back more towards the classic films now that Bond’s origin has been established.

[Jeff Kleist]

This doesn't strike me as true. EON and the Broccoli family have always been in control of the Bond films, whether Sony helped distributed them or not. Re-introducing more traditional Bond elements has more to do with the story in the first two reboot films having bottled his origin and now being established enough (in their view) to move on a bit, possibly with Q and Moneypenny, but certainly with Quantum as the modern SPECTRE, and Bond in full "sober calculating agent" mode, complete with womanizing (he won't anyone get close again) and surface-level detachment/snark.

They still need to get money to make the movies

[cjamescook]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Penton thought it was delicious, so the latter

What, you're going to order a hit-man to steal Esox's next Philly cheesesteak?

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Season 2 copies have not gone out to my knowlege, probably won't be until at least first week of September. If people are watching it, its simply test stuff.

I had thought of that as well.

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

None of the WB stuff will probably show until on or around Sept 1

"Smallville" is being released next Tuesday, and "Supernatural" the week after that ("Fringe" of course being the week after that). I'm not very optimistic, but I will continue to hold out hope that at least one of these titles' rear cover art is incorrect, and they will contain a "lossless" track.

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

The fans aren't happy and enthusiastic. QOS's exit polling was not good, for precisely the reasons I listed. They kinda went with Casino Royale, but people don't like the direction, and want their franchise back. There's a nice middle between Die Another Day and Casino that will work just fine for everyone. Those who like the new ones also liked the old ones, so they're turning off fans. DOn't forget, Die Another Day made more money than any previous Bonds.

I kept putting off watching a lot of my Blu-ray movies until I got equipment to hear "lossless" audio, and CR/QoS were two of those titles... but I have seen DAD, and they do NOT need to go back to it. They need to look at Bond films like "Goldeneye", "License To Kill", and "Goldfinger" (among others) on how to make a more "traditional" Bond.

Just because DAD made the most money doesn't mean the people liked it more! DAD is the only Bond movie I've seen in theaters, but it was because I had free tickets from Circuit City, and I never owned it at home until the Blu-ray came out and I got it for $9.99 at Target.

~Alan