Thoroughly Unthrilled with recent/upcoming releases

[stevei]

Take a look at what is selling (total sales to date):
1 DEPARTED-BRY 2/13/2007 132.3 WHV $34.99 38,993
2 BATMAN BEGINS-HDD 10/10/2006 205.3 WHV $28.99 34,313
3 SUPERMAN RETURNS-BRY 11/28/2006 200.1 WHV $34.99 30,845
4 SUPERMAN RETURNS-HDD/DVD 11/28/2006 200.1 WHV $39.99 28,440
5 CASINO ROYALE-BRY 3/13/2007 167.0 SPHE $38.96 28,306
6 DEPARTED-HDD/DVD 2/13/2007 132.3 WHV $39.99 23,454
7 FIFTH ELEMENT-BRY 6/20/2006 63.8 SPHE $28.95 21,799
8 UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION-BRY 6/20/2006 62.3 SPHE $38.95 21,797
9 X-MEN-LAST STAND-BRY 11/14/2006 234.4 FOX $39.98 21,504
10 PRESTIGE-BRY 2/20/2007 53.1 DISN $34.99 20,717

(from http://www.thedigitalbits.com/files/...port031807.zip)

People are preferring recent titles to older titles. Like you, I'd rather watch my favourites again in high def, but it seems that most people don't want to upgrade movies they already own on DVD, and are restricting their high def purchases to new movies.