Paramount/Universal (Transformers, Sweeney, Gangster, Beowulf, etc.) release dates?

[Chaka]

I disagree with everyones assessment about why Cloverfield is not coming out on blu-ray.

Paramount has not made any statement about any releases on blu-ray so for now everything is still a no go until we get official word from them regarding Cloverfield.

I suspect they are not releasing anything blu until they get their contract all squared away with Toshiba. Until then, lets not say that extras were not ready to be ported etc.

[Moviemaniack1993]

I don't get this Toshiba/Paramount negotiation thing. Since Toshiba threw in the towel wouldn't all contractual obligations become moot? Isn't Paramount free to do whatever they want now?

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Moviemaniack1993

I don't get this Toshiba/Paramount negotiation thing. Since Toshiba threw in the towel wouldn't all contractual obligations become moot? Isn't Paramount free to do whatever they want now?

Not if they want some of the money they've been promised. Toshiba still owes them cash for remaining loyal to the format even until it was dead. Supposedly this has been worked out, but we don't know the full details.

[BlurayManiac]

give us scarface please

[ejcasper]

Thanks for all the replies. I will use the search button from now on. The info in your replies, however, is very helpful.

[Moviemaniack1993]

See here's the thing. I can wait for Universal to make an announcement for Blu-ray releases because they are way behind. But Paramount? There is no excuse! I mean they really need to amp up production or at least announce SOMETHING! Even if it is not a release schedule, just what they're intentions of the moment are. Cloverfield better hit Blu-ray by the summertime.

[Thertel88]

Cloverfield sucked anyway. Way too overrated. They shouldnt have built it up the way they did, maybe then it would have been decent

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by Moviemaniack1993

See here's the thing. I can wait for Universal to make an announcement for Blu-ray releases because they are way behind. But Paramount? There is no excuse! I mean they really need to amp up production or at least announce SOMETHING! Even if it is not a release schedule, just what they're intentions of the moment are. Cloverfield better hit Blu-ray by the summertime.

Which leads to the equation that perhaps its not by their choice but because of contractual reasons. They have been in the is business how long now? I am sure there is a valid reason which isn't just to piss off blu-ray buyers.

[Thertel88]

Originally Posted by Chaka

Which leads to the equation that perhaps its not by their choice but because of contractual reasons. They have been in the is business how long now? I am sure there is a valid reason which isn't just to piss off blu-ray buyers.

Yeah, these companies arent making their decisions on what the customers want, but what is easiest for them and what will make them the most money

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Thertel88

Cloverfield sucked anyway. Way too overrated. They shouldnt have built it up the way they did, maybe then it would have been decent

Yeah, they shouldn't have promoted their film.

[Thertel88]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Yeah, they shouldn't have promoted their film.

I dont mean it like that. They OVER hyped it, by having it as the only trailer during Transformers, not giving it a title until 2 months before it came out, and never giving a clear view of the monster. It made people go to see the monster and see a great movie, and it was sub par. If it was a trailer for like Rush Hour 3, had a title, but still didnt show the monster, would have been a better movie, and people would have stll saw it to see the monster

[The_End_88]

Originally Posted by Thertel88

Cloverfield sucked anyway. Way too overrated. They shouldnt have built it up the way they did, maybe then it would have been decent

You built it up to what you wanted it to be.
I built it up to what I wanted to be (and was blown completely away).
No they.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by Thertel88

I dont mean it like that. They OVER hyped it, by having it as the only trailer during Transformers, not giving it a title until 2 months before it came out, and never giving a clear view of the monster. It made people go to see the monster and see a great movie, and it was sub par. If it was a trailer for like Rush Hour 3, had a title, but still didnt show the monster, would have been a better movie, and people would have stll saw it to see the monster

I think in general people over hype or criticize. I try on most cases go into watching a movie with low expectations and want to be pleasantly surprised. Watched Hitman thinking it was going to be utter ass and you know what, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.

[Thertel88]

What did you want it to be? An below average monster movie with terrible acting and only seeing the monster once or twice? Godzilla 2000 was better than Cloverfield

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Thertel88

What did you want it to be? An below average monster movie with terrible acting and only seeing the monster once or twice? Godzilla 2000 was better than Cloverfield

But Cloverfield was better than the American Godzilla film.

I thought the film was ok. But the shakeycam ruined it for me.

If I wanted to get motion sickness, I could have gotten that for free.

[Thertel88]

If the movie was shot like a movie, and not like a documentary, and showed where and what the creature was and had a backstory. Good Movie. With the home video camera, and "acting" like a documentary was just ruined

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by Beast

But Cloverfield was better than the American Godzilla film.

I thought the film was ok. But the shakeycam ruined it for me.

If I wanted to get motion sickness, I could have gotten that for free.

Never saw it so I must ask, was it the camera shake that bad? Blair Witch Project bad?

[Moviemaniack1993]

Originally Posted by Beast

But Cloverfield was better than the American Godzilla film.

I thought the film was ok. But the shakeycam ruined it for me.

If I wanted to get motion sickness, I could have gotten that for free.

Gee, I thought the trailer did a great job letting the public know it was filmed handheld and therefore would be shakey. Did you people not know this somehow? What the hell were you expecting? I thought it was a remarkable film. Exceeded my expectations by far.

[Thertel88]

Originally Posted by Chaka

Never saw it so I must ask, was it the camera shake that bad? Blair Witch Project bad?

Worse than BWP. The guy wouldnt leave the camera for the life of him, even when the Monster is chasing them.

Originally Posted by Moviemaniack1993

Gee, I thought the trailer did a great job letting the public know it was filmed handheld and therefore would be shakey. Did you people not know this somehow? What the hell were you expecting? I thought it was a remarkable film. Exceeded my expectations by far.

Remarkable? Come on.

[Moviemaniack1993]

Originally Posted by Thertel88

Worse than BWP. The guy wouldnt leave the camera for the life of him, even when the Monster is chasing them.



Remarkable? Come on.

If it were I, I would be documenting everything as well. And yeah, I see just about everything in theaters and this was my favorite film of the year so far. Unique and hugely entertaining.