Peter M. Bracke (HDD) gives American Gangster on HD DUD a bad review

[BLU for Blue]

Originally Posted by unreal1080p

Now I've seen it all! The LAST title to bring any glimmer of hope to the DUDS and Peter Bracke trashes it

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/1292/...ngangster.html



The funny thing is that his advice is "give it a rent"
With Netflix going Blu-Ray exclusive... that's kinda like telling a guy with no legs to go take a walk

For some reason I'm reminded of this movie scene:
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghcv0bvzsCA (forward to 2:35)

Actually thats wrong. Beowulf comes out the week after. And they still have CLoverfield. I dont know why people that are buying it wouldnt just buy it on HD DVD. If you dont have an HD player, its a combo disc, if you do, it works both ways

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by BLU for Blue

Actually thats wrong. Beowulf comes out the week after. And they still have CLoverfield.

Neither Beowulf nor Cloverfield have broken $100 million. Cloverfield was very profitable for Paramount only because it was so cheap.

I dont know why people that are buying it wouldnt just buy it on HD DVD. If you dont have an HD player, its a combo disc, if you do, it works both ways

The HD DVD has no feature-length documentary, and it costs $10 ($7 street) more than the DVD, for an HD DVD side that, if you don't have an HD DVD player by now, won't probably get played ever.

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by Grubert

Neither Beowulf nor Cloverfield have broken $100 million. Cloverfield was very profitable for Paramount only because it was so cheap.



The HD DVD has no feature-length documentary, and it costs $10 ($7 street) more than the DVD, for an HD DVD side that, if you don't have an HD DVD player by now, won't probably get played ever.

I would still like to have Cloverfield on BD How have Universal's transfers been on HD-DVD? Have they been pushing HD audio?

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by Bullseye

I would still like to have Cloverfield on BD How have Universal's transfers been on HD-DVD? Have they been pushing HD audio?

They started with a very high average picture quality (with obvious exceptions such as Traffic and Spartacus), but began slipping as of mid-2007. For example, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind looks very nice, but Being John Malkovich is flat and undefined. If and when Universal goes purple/blu, some Universal titles I recommend are:

- Seabiscuit
- Ray
- The Thing
- The Deer Hunter

The Chronicles of Riddick looks good as well, but the movie sucks IMO.

They have been using TrueHD increasingly - except when they run out of room (eg The Kingdom).

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by Grubert

They started with a very high average picture quality (with obvious exceptions such as Traffic and Spartacus), but began slipping as of mid-2007. For example, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind looks very nice, but Being John Malkovich is flat and undefined. If and when Universal goes purple/blu, some Universal titles I recommend are:

- Seabiscuit
- Ray
- The Thing
- The Deer Hunter

The Chronicles of Riddick looks good as well, but the movie sucks IMO.

They have been using TrueHD increasingly - except when they run out of room (eg The Kingdom).

What about the Bourne trilogy?

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by Bullseye

What about the Bourne trilogy?

the first Bourne is 3.5-4 second is 4-4.5 and third is a 5 in terms of PQ and AQ.

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by Grubert

They started with a very high average picture quality (with obvious exceptions such as Traffic and Spartacus), but began slipping as of mid-2007. For example, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind looks very nice, but Being John Malkovich is flat and undefined. If and when Universal goes purple/blu, some Universal titles I recommend are:

- Seabiscuit
- Ray
- The Thing
- The Deer Hunter

The Chronicles of Riddick looks good as well, but the movie sucks IMO.

They have been using TrueHD increasingly - except when they run out of room (eg The Kingdom).

With you saying that did you see the other 2 before making that assumption, some people don't realize that the chronicles of riddick is the 3rd in the series.

Pitch Blank - Dark Fury - Chronicles of Riddick

I loved the entire series, haven't finished the game escape from butchers bay yet, that serves as a prequel to the entire series.

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by dk3dknight

With you saying that did you see the other 2 before making that assumption, some people don't realize that the chronicles of riddick is the 3rd in the series.

Pitch Blank - Dark Fury - Chronicles of Riddick

I loved the entire series, haven't finished the game escape from butchers bay yet, that serves as a prequel to the entire series.

I did see Pitch Black before, and I still think Riddick sucked. Between that and Swordfish, I filled my yearly quota of mindless hidef eye-candy.

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by Grubert

I did see Pitch Black before, and I still think Riddick sucked. Between that and Swordfish, I filled my yearly quota of mindless hidef eye-candy.

So did you watch Dark Fury as well,
I just bought all three of them in a low
def pack awhile ago for 6 bucks I think.

Well i'm sorry if you didn't like it ,but I will
continue to enjoy it in secret.

[Prometheus59650]

[QUOTE=Grubert;603982]Neither Beowulf nor Cloverfield have broken $100 million. Cloverfield was very profitable for Paramount only because it was so cheap.


$133 million global, actually.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cloverfield.htm

[Mobe1969]

Originally Posted by Grubert

Neither Beowulf nor Cloverfield have broken $100 million. Cloverfield was very profitable for Paramount only because it was so cheap.



The HD DVD has no feature-length documentary, and it costs $10 ($7 street) more than the DVD, for an HD DVD side that, if you don't have an HD DVD player by now, won't probably get played ever.

Yeah, why would anyone pay more for something they will never use and is stupidly made in a format making it more fragile.

Consumers hate flippers of any type. I more than hate them.

And add to the fact that wait 3 months and the DVD will be pretty well half price again (at least that is how it goes in Australia)