FOX/MGM movies delayed? Why?

[JTK]

I probably missed the thread was talked about in, but here goes:

Got this email from someone I know referring to some supposed PR:

Life's only certainties are death and taxes; hence, Fox Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment can be forgiven for having to reshuffle their Blu-ray (BD) release schedule. The following March and April titles WILL NOT BE RELEASED AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED. WE HOPE TO THEIR NEW RELEASE DATE FOR YOU SHORTLY.

March:

Fox * Ice Age, Dodgeball, Commando
MGM * Thomas Crown Affair, Dances With Wolves

April:
Fox * Tristan & Isolde, Dude Wheres My Car, The Fly, Turistas

MGM * Hannibal, Silence of the Lambs, To Live and Die in LA

[blukrank]

Originally Posted by JTK

I probably missed the thread was talked about in, but here goes:

Got this email from someone I know referring to some supposed PR:

Yeah I like to know what's going on as well.I just received an email from Amazon saying my pre order for Ice Age 1 has been canceld.Anyone else get an email saying there pre orders have been cancel?

[JTK]

Thanks to hyperdine for pointing me out to this note from Digital Bits on the subject:

First up this afternoon, a Blu-ray Disc update. There have been a few reports today that Fox and MGM have cancelled a bunch of their upcoming Blu-ray Disc titles. I spoke with a senior Fox rep a short time ago, and this is completely untrue. What's happening is that they're moving some dates around. Nothing is being cancelled per se. Some titles are moving up, some are being pushed back. There's just a bit of fluidity to the schedule due to authoring and replication issues, and it should all settle down again soon. I'm sure there are those hyping this as "the end of Blu-ray" online, but the reality is far from it. We'll post more details on the revised street dates when they're available.

[goodstuff]

I didn't even know To Live and Die In LA was announced.

[baccusboy]

It's probably because I've been reading that many Fox titles are getting a bad reputation for picture quality (PQ).

Maybe they're feeling the heat, and taking their time getting it right.

[Deciazulado]

Originally Posted by goodstuff

I didn't even know To Live and Die In LA was announced.

mmm... according to my apocalist, it was, for June! (See josh's CES thread)

[theknub]

Originally Posted by baccusboy

It's probably because I've been reading that many Fox titles are getting a bad reputation for picture quality (PQ).

Maybe they're feeling the heat, and taking their time getting it right.

what crack are you on? fox titles have been some of the consistently best titles to date.

[hyperdine]

Originally Posted by theknub

what crack are you on? fox titles have been some of the consistently best titles to date.

This thread should provide some perspective on where that comment is coming from...scroll about halfway down

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=5836

[theknub]

reading that thread now. hadn't gotten to it yet as i was just finishing dinner. not to get down on the guy, but i'm seeing a bridge in the distance...

[Deciazulado]

You mean this bridge?

[baccusboy]

Some are speculating that the releases are being held-up because they knew current coding was on the verge of being cracked. As of two days ago, this did happen. Now, it appears, all disks released up until this point are crackable with this new code. They may have planned to change codes and re-release.

There's probably another link on this forum somewhere, but for others, the story is here:

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-968...?tag=cnetfd.mt

actual crack information here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...036#post953036

[Josh]

The Digital Bits mentioned that we should expect new dates for these movies very soon.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by baccusboy

It's probably because I've been reading that many Fox titles are getting a bad reputation for picture quality (PQ).


Maybe they're feeling the heat, and taking their time getting it right.

Dead wrong. Where was this? In Bizarro World?

I'll bet I can take one or two good guesses where you may have "read this."

Obviously there's no firsthand experience talking here.

Originally Posted by baccusboy

Some are speculating that the releases are being held-up because they knew current coding was on the verge of being cracked. As of two days ago, this did happen. Now, it appears, all disks released up until this point are crackable with this new code. They may have planned to change codes and re-release.

There's probably another link on this forum somewhere, but for others, the story is here:

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-968...?tag=cnetfd.mt

actual crack information here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...036#post953036

^^ Wasn't all this FUD and nonsense already shot down right in post 3, among other places?

This is all too typical of your post history around here it seems. Please stop posting FUD, misfounded speculation, and misinformation.

By your own admission in one of your earlier posts in another thread: You're reading and believing hearsay and rumors. No offense: It shows.

You would do well to try and actually see things for yourself as much as possible vs. believing rumors and hearsay off of the Internet. It makes all the difference in the world.

Believe what you actually see and hear for yourself. That's all that matters.

[Deane Johnson]

Fox stated, according to Digital Bits, that it was a production hang-up and they will be shortly rescheduled. I suspect there are issues getting replication time scheduled.

[Knight-Errant]

Originally Posted by baccusboy

It's probably because I've been reading that many Fox titles are getting a bad reputation for picture quality (PQ).

Maybe they're feeling the heat, and taking their time getting it right.

BS, bb

Fox has produced some amazing transfers

[yankeedawg21]

Anyone have any idea when X-Men 2 will be on Blu Ray??