War of the Worlds (2005)

[Kryptonic]

Oh yes. I can not wait. Love the movie and the audio is going to be sick.

[Fighter]

Originally Posted by SilverBullet007

I'm curious, do people dislike the movie because of Tom Cruise or because of the movie itself?

Big fan of Cruise & Speilberg....not a fan of the film.

[Todd Smith]

I have deliberately not watched my DVD in hopes of a BR release.......cant wait to get this!

[JBL4645]

Also audio commentary sessions with Spielberg and re-recoding mixes as they hardly get say! I’m feed up listening to visual effects guys they ramble to much! Mixers don’t hardly ever get invited to do commentary track. And an isolated six-track Dolby stereo digital True musical score with commentary by John Williams now that would make neat Bluray!

I bet it’s the just the old one been recycled same extras and nothing else.

[Sir Platypus]

Originally Posted by SilverBullet007

I'm curious, do people dislike the movie because of Tom Cruise or because of the movie itself?

I'm sure some people dislike it because of Tom Cruise and that girl who's name is escaping me at the moment, but I saw it in theaters and enjoyed it when I was about... 14 or 15. Then I went back and watched it once I got my HDTV my Junior year of high school and couldn't even sit through it. Annoying angsty teen, the girl having weird little panic attacks, odd decisions made by characters, and the worst case of *serious plot spoiler* [spoilers]Oh hey look this guy didn't really die, despite the fact that the entire hillside he was on was engulfed in flames. Nope, he's just chilling at Grandma's.[/spoilers]

There are so many better Spielberg movies out there, so many AMAZING ones, that to bring this rather mediocre title to Blu-Ray is frustrating for fans. Don't get me wrong, I see potential for "stupid fun" to be had with this, but it just doesn't cut it for me.

[Todd Smith]

Originally Posted by Sir Platypus

I'm sure some people dislike it because of Tom Cruise and that girl who's name is escaping me at the moment, but I saw it in theaters and enjoyed it when I was about... 14 or 15. Then I went back and watched it once I got my HDTV my Junior year of high school and couldn't even sit through it. Annoying angsty teen, the girl having weird little panic attacks, odd decisions made by characters, and the worst case of *serious plot spoiler* [spoilers]Oh hey look this guy didn't really die, despite the fact that the entire hillside he was on was engulfed in flames. Nope, he's just chilling at Grandma's.[/spoilers]

There are so many better Spielberg movies out there, so many AMAZING ones, that to bring this rather mediocre title to Blu-Ray is frustrating for fans. Don't get me wrong, I see potential for "stupid fun" to be had with this, but it just doesn't cut it for me.

From a technical standpoint, audio in particular, this is one of the most anticipated releases yet..........bringing this title to BR is a fantastic/obvious choice considering the format

[BluLobsta]

Yes, I saw the original (1953 version) when I was a kid (OMG) and the contemporary version with Tom Cruise (2005) obviously in 2005 and I agree without a shadow of a doubt that this movie is a must have for Blu. Science Fiction shines in Blu and for all of us Science Fiction geeks this will hold an exhalted place in our collection for sure.

Note: If this is a SteelBook release I will not be able to contain myself and will probably need to rely on some type of bladder-control product.

Second Note: When Artificial Intelligence: AI comes out in Blu I will literally cry for days on end...

[JimShaw]

I enjoyed the movie and the fantastic base. I will be a day-one buy

[AKORIS]

I'll never forget the sound effects of this movie both during the initial lightning storm and the first attack sequence. It was so intense that it actually was frightening-- if you have an elaborate sound system this will
be a reference blu-ray---
I still have a DTS/DDS 5.1 system and I bet it will still sound awesome!

[JediFonger]

the audio is still reference level =). it's what DTS-HD MA was designed to do.

[Dieselboy]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Terrible movie. Can't believe this is coming to blu-ray.

Yet you own the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still and the Fast and Furious Movies and call this terrible??? wow...

I loved this movie, I use the DTS track on the DVD to scare the shit out of my friends when they come over to demo my system. One of the, if not the best audio tracks in ANY movie imho-

[ScarredLungs]

I enjoyed this movie! It has the potential for awesome Audio! Has there been any word if the UK will be region free and, if so, will the transfers be the same?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by cvm

I enjoyed this movie! It has the potential for awesome Audio! Has there been any word if the UK will be region free and, if so, will the transfers be the same?

Don't worry about importing. The U.S. will most likely get it around the same time.

[mredman]

Originally Posted by todd smith

i have deliberately not watched my dvd in hopes of a br release.......cant wait to get this!

+1

[BLU-RAY1450]

Say what you want about the movie, but the sound is going to be outstanding. The dvd sounds great, and I remember in the theater this movie being ear piercingly loud.....or mabey that was just Dakota screaming. Soundwise, this will be a reference blu-ray. Before purchasing a projector, this was the last movie I watched in a theater. Hard to believe it's been 5 years.

[STARSCREAM]

I like the movie.

[ScarredLungs]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Don't worry about importing. The U.S. will most likely get it around the same time.

I am just curious since I have noticed i can get UK movies cheaper then I can get the equivalent here in the US. The bourne Trilogy is an example.

[alphadec]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

I couldn't disagree more. The '05 remake is ten times the film the original is, Spielberg and company took the concept and improved on virtually every way possible. It's a great film, and I'm so glad to see it get a Blu-ray release.

I did not like and I will not buy it, if u like it then that is your view.

[Bluster]

so this is speculation? Because there has not been official announcement as far as am concerned.

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by BluLobsta

Note: If this is a SteelBook release I will not be able to contain myself and will probably need to rely on some type of bladder-control product.

That's OK as long as it's not permanent; the folks we will be worrying about are the ones that will need a diaper.