Did the Paramount announcement cause you to buy any BD movies? - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

doctorD · 08-22-2007, 02:44 AM

I picked up the 3 pack Mission Impossible today. I picked up Gone in 60 Seconds, Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down this past Saturday. I will probably pick up some other movies this coming Saturday. I refuse to support HD DVD.

DJeffries · 08-22-2007, 02:51 AM

Ordered 12 from amazon after the anouncement. This is on top of the five I had on order from buy.com.

supersix4 · 08-22-2007, 02:59 AM

siting it out

is the dumbest Idea ever lol even if by some crazy insane course of events we lost you would still have a better format disk than if it came out on dvd lol you arent gaining anything by not buying just showing a lack of support for the better format

Ender · 08-22-2007, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supersix14

siting it out

is the dumbest Idea ever lol even if by some crazy insane course of events we lost you would still have a better format disk than if it came out on dvd lol you arent gaining anything by not buying just showing a lack of support for the better format

Feel free to buy movies and send them to me then.

shadowmoon · 08-22-2007, 03:01 AM

Bought Disturbia, TMNT, and House of the Flying Dagger yesterday to show my support

cawgijoe · 08-22-2007, 03:02 AM

Will buy Blood Diamond tomorrow at Costco.

DJeffries · 08-22-2007, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ender

Either way I stand to lose if I pour any more money into the war, so I'm going to cut my losses and sit this one out until it's done.

Anything you buy will still work no matter what happens. We are not talking about Circuit City's DIVX here.

Unlike MS, Sony tends to support their formats a long time after obsolescence. For example the Betamax was available in the US well into 2002. You can get new blank tape for it at this very moment if you wanted.

http://www.high-techproductions.com/betamax.asp

Wonder what Toshiba would do?

red_5ive · 08-22-2007, 03:08 AM

Because they were on my list, I jumped on some Paramount titles before they disappear:

MI box set
Shooter
Sahara
Aeon Flux

Genocide316 · 08-22-2007, 03:14 AM

just picked up sahara,sleepy hollow and italian job. Gonna buy the rest of the paramounts I want soon before they dissapear

Ender · 08-22-2007, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJeffries

Anything you buy will still work no matter what happens. We are not talking about Circuit City's DIVX here.

Looking at my dusty stack of SACD/DVD-A discs makes me reluctant to participate in another doomed format war. Sure, they still work, but the same old small selection of titles eventually gets old. I really hope Blu-Ray can pull out of this and win it, but I'm not getting into a cash fight with Microsoft.

cueman98 · 08-22-2007, 03:26 AM

I ordered we were soldiers and shooter from amazon. Know I can redirect my finances to studios that REALLY support blu-ray. I know this sounds fishy, but I had "the Jack ryan collection" on pre-order at amazon, but I decided to cancel 3 days ago. I thought I would get it later, because september is going to be a big blu-ray buying month for me anyway what with stranglehold CE, underworld, a few good men, and the replacement killers.

Oh, and I ordered face-off from japan, so we'll see what happens.

BillCable · 08-22-2007, 03:34 AM

I added quite a few more to my Christmas list.

GarettP · 08-22-2007, 03:38 AM

I just hope Mel Gibson doesn't let Paramount put out Braveheart and equal for Ridley Scott with Gladiator, both of those on HD-DUD and I will be pissed!!

Gonna have to put Ronin and the Die Hard's on pre-order!

Petra_Kalbrain · 08-22-2007, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

In response to the news I went and purchased:
Invincible
Vacancy
Roving Mars
The Lookout
Shooter
Wild Hogs

5 or 6 days before the announcement I purchased:
A Scanner Darkly
Letters From Iwo Jima
Apocalypto
A Knights Tale
The Prestige

Also, since the SKUs may very well be discontinued via the announcement I may look to pick up this weekend:
Disturbia
Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow
Sahara
Sleepy Hollow
Pearl Harbor (I know it's not discontinued, but I still want it)

UPDATE: I just ordered The Island from the UK!

Semp1 · 08-22-2007, 03:56 AM

I went neutral and bought an A20 so nomatter who wins I'm good

Steverhcp02 · 08-22-2007, 03:57 AM

as soon as the fox titles hit preorder status im going to go balls to the wall, team.

blackhawktraffic · 08-22-2007, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semp1

I went neutral and bought an A20 so nomatter who wins I'm good

traitor.

Petra_Kalbrain · 08-22-2007, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semp1

I went neutral and bought an A20 so nomatter who wins I'm good

In the words of the late great Freddie Mercury, "Another one bites the dust!"

Rob71 · 08-22-2007, 04:52 AM

I went out Monday night and bought The Patriot and Relentless Enemies. Woke up this morning in a bad mood and bought Kung Fu Hustle, The Terminator, Stargate and House of Flying Daggers on the way to work. With my import of Starship Troopers, Blackhawk Down and Kingdom of Heaven on order I've almost doubled my BD movies this week.

supersix4 · 08-22-2007, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Ender

Feel free to buy movies and send them to me then.

LMAO I dont know you... + they will support it once they see it and not sit on the side and watch others try to contribute.

08-22-2007, 03:38 AM	#33
GarettP Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Montrose, CO Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:21	I just hope Mel Gibson doesn't let Paramount put out Braveheart and equal for Ridley Scott with Gladiator, both of those on HD-DUD and I will be pissed!! Gonna have to put Ronin and the Die Hard's on pre-order! Last edited by GarettP; 08-22-2007 at 03:43 AM.

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08-22-2007, 02:44 AM	#21
doctorD Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Redmond, WA Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:397 Blu-ray collection:1723 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:1	I picked up the 3 pack Mission Impossible today. I picked up Gone in 60 Seconds, Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down this past Saturday. I will probably pick up some other movies this coming Saturday. I refuse to support HD DVD.

08-22-2007, 02:51 AM	#22
DJeffries Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:The middle of nowhereland Blu-ray collection:673	Ordered 12 from amazon after the anouncement. This is on top of the five I had on order from buy.com.

08-22-2007, 02:59 AM	#23
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	siting it out is the dumbest Idea ever lol even if by some crazy insane course of events we lost you would still have a better format disk than if it came out on dvd lol you arent gaining anything by not buying just showing a lack of support for the better format

08-22-2007, 03:01 AM	#25
shadowmoon Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Sparks, NV Blu-ray reviews:1	Bought Disturbia, TMNT, and House of the Flying Dagger yesterday to show my support

08-22-2007, 03:02 AM	#26
cawgijoe Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Trading Score:1	Will buy Blood Diamond tomorrow at Costco.

08-22-2007, 03:08 AM	#28
red_5ive Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The 'state' of Southern California Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:367 Blu-ray collection:999 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	Because they were on my list, I jumped on some Paramount titles before they disappear: MI box set Shooter Sahara Aeon Flux

08-22-2007, 03:14 AM	#29
Genocide316 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Richmond Blu-ray collection:233	just picked up sahara,sleepy hollow and italian job. Gonna buy the rest of the paramounts I want soon before they dissapear

08-22-2007, 03:26 AM	#31
cueman98 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Blu-ray collection:1	I ordered we were soldiers and shooter from amazon. Know I can redirect my finances to studios that REALLY support blu-ray. I know this sounds fishy, but I had "the Jack ryan collection" on pre-order at amazon, but I decided to cancel 3 days ago. I thought I would get it later, because september is going to be a big blu-ray buying month for me anyway what with stranglehold CE, underworld, a few good men, and the replacement killers. Oh, and I ordered face-off from japan, so we'll see what happens.

08-22-2007, 03:34 AM	#32
BillCable Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	I added quite a few more to my Christmas list.

08-22-2007, 03:56 AM	#35
Semp1 Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007	I went neutral and bought an A20 so nomatter who wins I'm good

08-22-2007, 03:57 AM	#36
Steverhcp02 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 1	as soon as the fox titles hit preorder status im going to go balls to the wall, team.

08-22-2007, 04:52 AM	#39
Rob71 Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:295 Trading Score:5	I went out Monday night and bought The Patriot and Relentless Enemies. Woke up this morning in a bad mood and bought Kung Fu Hustle, The Terminator, Stargate and House of Flying Daggers on the way to work. With my import of Starship Troopers, Blackhawk Down and Kingdom of Heaven on order I've almost doubled my BD movies this week.

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