Did the Paramount announcement cause you to buy any BD movies? - Blu-ray Forum

rbelong2us · 08-22-2007, 02:16 AM

With the Paramount's announcement to go HDDVD exclusive did you go and buy some Blu movies as a response?

I went and bought Night at the Museum, Pirates CotBP, and Disturbia. I'm kinda thinking of taking Disturbia back since its Dreamworks but since it supports BluRay I'm not sure.

Did you buy anything to "stick it" to HDDVD in your own way?

supersix4 · 08-22-2007, 02:18 AM

i bought an extra copy (pre-order) of troy, alexander, few good men, and we are marshall... to give to friends who havent seen a blu-ray movie

highdefw · 08-22-2007, 02:18 AM

I sent 23 email to viacom complaining about the sudden switch so far today

I plan to keep sending them for a long time

Ender · 08-22-2007, 02:20 AM

It actually did the opposite. I'm so disgusted with the state of this ridiculous format war that I will not buy another title until it is resolved and there is only one format.

Gamma_Winstead · 08-22-2007, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbelong2us

With the Paramount's announcement to go HDDVD exclusive did you go and buy some Blu movies as a response?

I went and bought Night at the Museum, Pirates CotBP, and Disturbia. I'm kinda thinking of taking Disturbia back since its Dreamworks but since it supports BluRay I'm not sure.

Did you buy anything to "stick it" to HDDVD in your own way?

I bought Blood Diamond, Underworld and HoFD.

I liked Disturbia. It had some really good PQ

supersix4 · 08-22-2007, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ender

It actually did the opposite. I'm so disgusted with the state of this ridiculous format war that I will not buy another title until it is resolved and there is only one format.

All I can say is

cajmoyper · 08-22-2007, 02:21 AM

Even though I didn't really like the movie, I bought 300.

Gamma_Winstead · 08-22-2007, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ender

It actually did the opposite. I'm so disgusted with the state of this ridiculous format war that I will not buy another title until it is resolved and there is only one format.

just because Paramount left? WTF?!

hvacigar · 08-22-2007, 02:23 AM

I actually bought Shooter on Blu to try to tell Paramount that I like their movies in Blu, and I finally picked up Kingdom of Heaven.

cawgijoe · 08-22-2007, 02:23 AM

I pre-ordered Spiderman Trilogy on Amazon and bought Superman II at Costco.

u_nick · 08-22-2007, 02:23 AM

I didnt buy anything extra. I'm just going to continue to support Bluray as I have so far. I've decided that one studio going over means nothing to me.

Either Bluray will eventually win, and I can wait for it, or I buy a 360 addon or dual-format player when they are trying to get rid of stock for 10 bucks.

Plenty of stuff to keep me busy on Blu for a while, with Sony, WB, Lionsgate, Fox, etc, and especially including anime, with Funimation and stuff from other countries.

Ender · 08-22-2007, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma626

just because Paramount left? WTF?!

Not Paramount itself so much as what their defection represents. We are locked in a DVD-A/SACD style war, either Blu-Ray and HD-DVD will decline and disappear like their audio counterparts, or the companies with the deepest pockets (Microsoft) will buy out the war. Either way I stand to lose if I pour any more money into the war, so I'm going to cut my losses and sit this one out until it's done.

Nati man · 08-22-2007, 02:25 AM

I just bought Rocky Balboa and Hellboy. Shame on you Paramount for turning your backs on the Blu community! Hopefully you'll regain your senses after your $150M gets sucked up in your losses!

jedivball · 08-22-2007, 02:27 AM

Yep, I imported mine first Blu-ray from the UK, The Island. I was going to do it a few months ago, but thought I would just wait for the paramont version to show up in the US. Now, I rather give my money to WB. I will also pick up a few more in the next few weeks that I was going to skip.

Darth-Blu · 08-22-2007, 02:27 AM

Just came from the local Best Buy in my area. I picked up:

Pearl Harbor
Gone in 60 seconds
Wild Hogs

It was the sale of the week, ($20 off) and the whole Paramount thing just motivated me.

Now I'm REALLY looking forward to Sept. 18th.

Petra_Kalbrain · 08-22-2007, 02:29 AM

In response to the news I went and purchased:
Invincible
Vacancy
Roving Mars
The Lookout
Shooter
Wild Hogs

5 or 6 days before the announcement I purchased:
A Scanner Darkly
Letters From Iwo Jima
Apocalypto
A Knights Tale
The Prestige

Also, since the SKUs may very well be discontinued via the announcement I may look to pick up this weekend:
Disturbia
Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow
Sahara
Sleepy Hollow
Pearl Harbor (I know it's not discontinued, but I still want it)

iamsparticus9 · 08-22-2007, 02:29 AM

disturbia from amazon which i noticed was cheaper in blu ray then in hd-dvd...the cheaper format indeed...i'm a little pissed i wanted to wait on disturbia till blu movie prices went down a bit as i liked but didnt love the movie but now w/ the fear of not getting it on blu for a long time if i waited i ordered it.

stupid paramount...i want sony to just say you know what screw this "war" then announce that they are getting their entire library ready for release over the next year. then urge the rest of the blu studios to do the same. and then every week have each studio release a major movie from their collection, if they want to play dirty then take to gloves off and stick it to em where it'll hurt. make paramount beg to come back and make em wait outside barefeet in the snow for a week before you let them in to repent.

RUR · 08-22-2007, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbelong2us

With the Paramount's announcement to go HDDVD exclusive did you go and buy some Blu movies as a response?

I went and bought Night at the Museum, Pirates CotBP, and Disturbia. I'm kinda thinking of taking Disturbia back since its Dreamworks but since it supports BluRay I'm not sure.

Did you buy anything to "stick it" to HDDVD in your own way?

Indeed I did. Picked up a couple last night, pre-ordered Cars and Pixar shorts today, and the nanosecond the Fox pre-orders appear, I'm down for about half of that list of 29.

I was planning to order Transformers on BD, but Paramount can do something anatomically incorrect with that now.

buckshot · 08-22-2007, 02:35 AM

i went and bought some titles i'd been wanting from paramount before they stop making them. i bought them all used so i didn't give them any money. i also bought a few new titles from other companies. i was planning on buying those new titles anyway. but i wanted to get flags of our fathers, sky captain, and.....damn. i forgot the other one. damn. i been up since 3:00 a.m. pst.

RUR · 08-22-2007, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by buckshot

i went and bought some titles i'd been wanting from paramount before they stop making them. i bought them all used so i didn't give them any money.

Diabolical. I may steal this idea

08-22-2007, 02:16 AM	#1
rbelong2us Member Member since:Aug 2007	Did the Paramount announcement cause you to buy any BD movies? With the Paramount's announcement to go HDDVD exclusive did you go and buy some Blu movies as a response? I went and bought Night at the Museum, Pirates CotBP, and Disturbia. I'm kinda thinking of taking Disturbia back since its Dreamworks but since it supports BluRay I'm not sure. Did you buy anything to "stick it" to HDDVD in your own way?

08-22-2007, 02:23 AM	#9
hvacigar Junior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Beaverton, OR	Yep I actually bought Shooter on Blu to try to tell Paramount that I like their movies in Blu, and I finally picked up Kingdom of Heaven.

08-22-2007, 02:29 AM	#16
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	In response to the news I went and purchased: Invincible Vacancy Roving Mars The Lookout Shooter Wild Hogs 5 or 6 days before the announcement I purchased: A Scanner Darkly Letters From Iwo Jima Apocalypto A Knights Tale The Prestige Also, since the SKUs may very well be discontinued via the announcement I may look to pick up this weekend: Disturbia Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow Sahara Sleepy Hollow Pearl Harbor (I know it's not discontinued, but I still want it) Last edited by Petra_Kalbrain; 08-22-2007 at 03:51 AM.

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08-22-2007, 02:18 AM	#2
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	i bought an extra copy (pre-order) of troy, alexander, few good men, and we are marshall... to give to friends who havent seen a blu-ray movie

08-22-2007, 02:18 AM	#3
highdefw Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:109 Blu-ray collection:366 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:6	I sent 23 email to viacom complaining about the sudden switch so far today I plan to keep sending them for a long time

08-22-2007, 02:20 AM	#4
Ender Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Columbia, SC Blu-ray collection:113 DVD collection:3	It actually did the opposite. I'm so disgusted with the state of this ridiculous format war that I will not buy another title until it is resolved and there is only one format.

08-22-2007, 02:21 AM	#7
cajmoyper Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:182	Even though I didn't really like the movie, I bought 300.

08-22-2007, 02:23 AM	#10
cawgijoe Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Trading Score:1	I pre-ordered Spiderman Trilogy on Amazon and bought Superman II at Costco.

08-22-2007, 02:23 AM	#11
u_nick Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CT, US Trading Score:27	I didnt buy anything extra. I'm just going to continue to support Bluray as I have so far. I've decided that one studio going over means nothing to me. Either Bluray will eventually win, and I can wait for it, or I buy a 360 addon or dual-format player when they are trying to get rid of stock for 10 bucks. Plenty of stuff to keep me busy on Blu for a while, with Sony, WB, Lionsgate, Fox, etc, and especially including anime, with Funimation and stuff from other countries.

08-22-2007, 02:25 AM	#13
Nati man Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Cincinnati, OH	I just bought Rocky Balboa and Hellboy. Shame on you Paramount for turning your backs on the Blu community! Hopefully you'll regain your senses after your $150M gets sucked up in your losses!

08-22-2007, 02:27 AM	#14
jedivball Active Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Illinois 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:11 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:1	Yep, I imported mine first Blu-ray from the UK, The Island. I was going to do it a few months ago, but thought I would just wait for the paramont version to show up in the US. Now, I rather give my money to WB. I will also pick up a few more in the next few weeks that I was going to skip.

08-22-2007, 02:27 AM	#15
Darth-Blu Member Member since:Jan 2007	Just came from the local Best Buy in my area. I picked up: Pearl Harbor Gone in 60 seconds Wild Hogs It was the sale of the week, ($20 off) and the whole Paramount thing just motivated me. Now I'm REALLY looking forward to Sept. 18th.

08-22-2007, 02:29 AM	#17
iamsparticus9 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:northern virginia Blu-ray collection:103	disturbia from amazon which i noticed was cheaper in blu ray then in hd-dvd...the cheaper format indeed...i'm a little pissed i wanted to wait on disturbia till blu movie prices went down a bit as i liked but didnt love the movie but now w/ the fear of not getting it on blu for a long time if i waited i ordered it. stupid paramount...i want sony to just say you know what screw this "war" then announce that they are getting their entire library ready for release over the next year. then urge the rest of the blu studios to do the same. and then every week have each studio release a major movie from their collection, if they want to play dirty then take to gloves off and stick it to em where it'll hurt. make paramount beg to come back and make em wait outside barefeet in the snow for a week before you let them in to repent.

08-22-2007, 02:35 AM	#19
buckshot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Location:san die ego Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	i went and bought some titles i'd been wanting from paramount before they stop making them. i bought them all used so i didn't give them any money. i also bought a few new titles from other companies. i was planning on buying those new titles anyway. but i wanted to get flags of our fathers, sky captain, and.....damn. i forgot the other one. damn. i been up since 3:00 a.m. pst.

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