Meet Joe Black (1998)

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by ctyank

Yay! Very happy to see this coming out soon... Glad to hear the UK version had a strong transfer. hope ours does too... I've worried a little that the length of the film (180 mins!) might become an issue. I wonder about the extras. I have the ultimate edition DVD. The extras are lame except for the inclusion of Death Takes a Holiday. Doubt well see that on the blu.

The length is a non-issue since The Godfather flicks were just as long(or longer in the case of Part II) and looked and sounded great. Plus I have Meet Joe Black on Blu-ray from the UK and I can vouch for it being a solid disc. The extras(assuming the US release includes them) are also no problem since there were so few to begin with and they're in SD anyway. The real question is will Universal include Death Takes a Holiday. I'd like to unload my Ultimate Edition DVD, so I hope it's ported over.

[Drooch]

I wouldn't get too excited guys - if it's the same as the UK release you can expect a typically lacklustre transfer from Universal with noticeable edge enhancement. Better than the DVD, for sure, but not nearly as good as it could have been.

Also, there are zero extas. What I wouldn't give for a Martin Brest commentary (same goes for Scent Of A Woman). Meet Joe Black deserves so much more on Blu ray.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Drooch

I wouldn't get too excited guys - if it's the same as the UK release you can expect a typically lacklustre transfer from Universal with noticeable edge enhancement. Better than the DVD, for sure, but not nearly as good as it could have been.

Also, there are zero extas. What I wouldn't give for a Martin Brest commentary (same goes for Scent Of A Woman). Meet Joe Black deserves so much more on Blu ray.

If that's true it will add another HD DVD to the list of titles that look better than their BD counterpart.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

If that's true it will add another HD DVD to the list of titles that look better than their BD counterpart.

I had the HD-DVD before buying the UK Blu-ray, and the Blu-ray looks no worse. They didn't DNR this one.

[mistertoms]

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

The length is a non-issue since The Godfather flicks were just as long(or longer in the case of Part II) and looked and sounded great. Plus I have Meet Joe Black on Blu-ray from the UK and I can vouch for it being a solid disc. The extras(assuming the US release includes them) are also no problem since there were so few to begin with and they're in SD anyway. The real question is will Universal include Death Takes a Holiday. I'd like to unload my Ultimate Edition DVD, so I hope it's ported over.

Hi, I currently own a copy of the european version of Meet Joe Black and from the reviews I've read, its supposed to include an SD version of the making of meet joe black as part of the supplements which I can't find anywhere. Can anyone confirm that this extra can indeed be found in the european version and if possible can you tell me specifically how I can find it and where?

Thanks, and is it true that the american new blu ray release of this film is of better quality?