Deep Impact on Blu-ray - Blu-ray Forum

Carlsberg19 · 02-10-2009, 05:13 AM

Any word of this title ever coming out by paramount? I am just after watching it on DVD ( i know ) and think it would be great to see on blu-ray. As for the whole deep impact/armageddon thing. Armageddon was good but was very in your face action and less character development than solid Deep Impact

Twankies08 · 02-10-2009, 05:27 AM

Yeah they had news last year the Paramount was going to release
some catalog titles on blu-ray and Deep Impact was mentioned!!

Use the search box and it should bring up the news about it

bogo5 · 02-10-2009, 11:21 AM

I too would love this title on BD...

I just got some great titles from the mid 90's & this sadly is one that isn't yet available...

bogo5 · 07-18-2009, 04:07 AM

I read its coming out on September 15.

Thats wicked!!! so its ~2months

Michael1989 · 07-18-2009, 06:58 PM

I want this so badly, it really is a great film.

volcanopele · 07-18-2009, 11:07 PM

Thanks for the heads up. Added to my wish list.

Deep Impact is definitely my favorite of the two "asteroid" movies from 1998. I am a planetary scientist and the bad astronomy in Armageddon (an asteroid the size of Texas...that looks like some craggly looking thing... come on! Utter ridiculousness!)... Suspension of disbelief can only be taken so far. Not saying Deep Impact is perfect on this account, but it is a lot more plausible, and it's more plausible plot helps me to care more for the predicament these people are in. Another reason for picking this up is that my DVD copy is a letterboxed version, so needless to say that it looks horrid on my TV.

Deciazulado · 07-18-2009, 11:10 PM

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Squozen · 07-18-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by volcanopele

Another reason for picking this up is that my DVD copy is a letterboxed version, so needless to say that it looks horrid on my TV.

Confused - do you think that the Blu-ray won't be letterboxed on the same display? Or did you mean that the DVD copy is NOT letterboxed, and therefore looks terrible as the composition is off?

crazyBLUE · 07-19-2009, 12:02 AM

Great movie , Be A first day buy for me !!

volcanopele · 07-19-2009, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Squozen

Confused - do you think that the Blu-ray won't be letterboxed on the same display? Or did you mean that the DVD copy is NOT letterboxed, and therefore looks terrible as the composition is off?

It was an older DVD release. Rather than appear in OAR and filling most of the screen (2.35:1 so with black bar at top and bottom), the DVD is pillarboxed and has black bars at top and bottom. So it was designed with 1.33:1 screens in mind, and not widescreen displays. The Blu-ray presumably will appear in OAR and will not have this problem.

Squozen · 07-19-2009, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by volcanopele

It was an older DVD release. Rather than appear in OAR and filling most of the screen (2.35:1 so with black bar at top and bottom), the DVD is pillarboxed and has black bars at top and bottom. So it was designed with 1.33:1 screens in mind, and not widescreen displays. The Blu-ray presumably will appear in OAR and will not have this problem.

Ah, the term you were looking for is 'non-anamorphic'. It would have been a recycled laserdisc transfer, which were common back in the early days of DVD.

kernel_thai · 07-19-2009, 01:09 AM

I love Deep Impact. Other than Frodo on the motorbike its very well thought out. Morgan Freeman makes a great president.

Col. Zombie · 07-19-2009, 01:29 AM

People have been begging for more of Spielberg's movies to be released on Blu-ray and this is what we get? What a jip.

All I can say is hopefully one of his better movies will come along soon to make up for this debacle.

AKORIS · 07-19-2009, 02:26 AM

[QUOTE=Col.Zombie;2117215]People have been begging for more of Spielberg's movies to be released on Blu-ray and this is what we get? What a jip.

your comments don't even make any sense... what does this have to do with
Spielberg movies?
BTW this was a very good film and I'm very pleased to see it on blu...

cartman781 · 07-19-2009, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKORIS

your comments don't even make any sense... what does this have to do with
Spielberg movies?
BTW this was a very good film and I'm very pleased to see it on blu...

I will get it as well. Maybe not day 1 but it will be mine

volcanopele · 07-19-2009, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKORIS

your comments don't even make any sense... what does this have to do with
Spielberg movies?

Spielberg was one of the Executive producers of Deep Impact as part of his role with Dreamworks at the time.

ranitasus · 07-19-2009, 02:45 AM

Love this movie

First day buy for me

AKORIS · 07-19-2009, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volcanopele

Spielberg was one of the Executive producers of Deep Impact as part of his role with Dreamworks at the time.

okay, I guess it makes sense then

I still think the movie is very good and hope it gets a good transfer-- the dvd's were less than impressive

Iron-Blu-123 · 07-19-2009, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by cartman781

I will get it as well. Maybe not day 1 but it will be mine

+1 same for me

bogo5 · 07-19-2009, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volcanopele

Thanks for the heads up. Added to my wish list.

Deep Impact is definitely my favorite of the two "asteroid" movies from 1998. I am a planetary scientist and the bad astronomy in Armageddon (an asteroid the size of Texas...that looks like some craggly looking thing... come on! Utter ridiculousness!)... Suspension of disbelief can only be taken so far. Not saying Deep Impact is perfect on this account, but it is a lot more plausible, and it's more plausible plot helps me to care more for the predicament these people are in.

100% agree!! Awesome movie, Armageddon was a joke compared to DI imo.

I remember watching the trailers just before it came out, I was blown away from the mega tsunami. Just a brilliant amazing film.

I also love the two main characters, adorable.

02-10-2009, 05:13 AM	#1
Carlsberg19 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Donegal, Ireland Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:58 Blu-ray reviews:7	Deep Impact on Blu-ray Any word of this title ever coming out by paramount? I am just after watching it on DVD ( i know ) and think it would be great to see on blu-ray. As for the whole deep impact/armageddon thing. Armageddon was good but was very in your face action and less character development than solid Deep Impact

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02-10-2009, 05:27 AM	#2
Twankies08 Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Panama City, Florida Blu-ray collection:168 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:18	Yeah they had news last year the Paramount was going to release some catalog titles on blu-ray and Deep Impact was mentioned!! Use the search box and it should bring up the news about it

02-10-2009, 11:21 AM	#3
bogo5 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Australia	I too would love this title on BD... I just got some great titles from the mid 90's & this sadly is one that isn't yet available...

07-18-2009, 04:07 AM	#4
bogo5 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Australia	I read its coming out on September 15. Thats wicked!!! so its ~2months

07-18-2009, 06:58 PM	#5
Michael1989 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2009 Location:United Kingdom	I want this so badly, it really is a great film.

07-18-2009, 11:07 PM	#6
volcanopele Member Member since:May 2009 Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:198	Thanks for the heads up. Added to my wish list. Deep Impact is definitely my favorite of the two "asteroid" movies from 1998. I am a planetary scientist and the bad astronomy in Armageddon (an asteroid the size of Texas...that looks like some craggly looking thing... come on! Utter ridiculousness!)... Suspension of disbelief can only be taken so far. Not saying Deep Impact is perfect on this account, but it is a lot more plausible, and it's more plausible plot helps me to care more for the predicament these people are in. Another reason for picking this up is that my DVD copy is a letterboxed version, so needless to say that it looks horrid on my TV.

07-18-2009, 11:10 PM	#7
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1161 Blu-ray collection:7055 DVD collection:4063	https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=5944

07-19-2009, 12:02 AM	#9
crazyBLUE Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Pacific Northwest Home Theater Gallery:89 Blu-ray collection:479 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:30	Great movie , Be A first day buy for me !!

07-19-2009, 01:09 AM	#12
kernel_thai Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:106	I love Deep Impact. Other than Frodo on the motorbike its very well thought out. Morgan Freeman makes a great president.

07-19-2009, 01:29 AM	#13
Col. Zombie Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:I've gone into outer space to destroy another race. Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:435	People have been begging for more of Spielberg's movies to be released on Blu-ray and *this* is what we get? What a jip. All I can say is hopefully one of his better movies will come along soon to make up for this debacle.

07-19-2009, 02:26 AM	#14
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	[QUOTE=Col.Zombie;2117215]People have been begging for more of Spielberg's movies to be released on Blu-ray and *this* is what we get? What a jip. your comments don't even make any sense... what does this have to do with Spielberg movies? BTW this was a very good film and I'm very pleased to see it on blu...

07-19-2009, 02:45 AM	#17
ranitasus Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Sherman Oaks, Cali Home Theater Gallery:33 Blu-ray collection:1226 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:12	Love this movie First day buy for me

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