Amityville Horror, Master & Commander rescheduled

[MovieMan19]

Originally Posted by JBlacklow

You might want to tell that to Fox, since their official press release most certainly includes those titles (note that the second date is int'l):

From Fox's official Blu-ray site: http://foxbd.com/pressrelease-29titles.htm

The titles were never officially given dates or UPC codes to retailers. There's a difference between a press release and an official retailer release. Fox has not given retailers or distributors any information on either title.

Remember the Foxbd.com site also said that Live Free or Die Hard was going to be Unrated as well. So the site isn't perfect.

[dobyblue]

I have heard from Lee Stewart that Fox will be pulling all thier titles and Transformers will be released on an HD51 disc.

[JBlacklow]

Originally Posted by MovieMan19

The titles were never officially given dates or UPC codes to retailers. There's a difference between a press release and an official retailer release. Fox has not given retailers or distributors any information on either title.

As far as I'm concerned, announcing it in an official press release distributed to the world at large is exactly what it sounds like: an official announcement. If they're going to say they will release it on 11/6, and then don't, and especially if they do it in an underhanded fashion (i.e. never giving it to distros/retailers), that's pretty f*cked up.

As a Blu-ray fanboy, I put up with, even defended, the same tactics after CES. Fox has since used up that goodwill, and at this point I would not put it past Fox to pull any of these titles (as well as any future titles) in the next two weeks if there's even a whiff of BD+ being irrevocably compromised.

[MovieMan19]

Originally Posted by JBlacklow

As far as I'm concerned, announcing it in an official press release distributed to the world at large is exactly what it sounds like: an official announcement. If they're going to say they will release it on 11/6, and then don't, and especially if they do it in an underhanded fashion (i.e. never giving it to distros/retailers), that's pretty f*cked up.

As a Blu-ray fanboy, I put up with, even defended, the same tactics after CES. Fox has since used up that goodwill, and at this point I would not put it past Fox to pull any of these titles (as well as any future titles) in the next two weeks if there's even a whiff of BD+ being irrevocably compromised.

I'm not defending Fox, they've done alot of underhanded things this year concerning Blu-Ray. I'm just saying they never gave retailers the information so they can officially say they never announced the titles even though they had the press say they were coming out, so they can spin it as a press mess up and not their own. Fox is very good at spinning things whatever way they want.

[E-Dogg]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

I have heard from Lee Stewart that Fox will be pulling all thier titles and Transformers will be released on an HD51 disc.

I have heard nothing of the sort and highly doubt they will be pushing back all of their titles when this holiday season is the only way they will be able to cash in on the holiday rush.

[Moretonbay]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

I have heard from Lee Stewart that Fox will be pulling all thier titles and Transformers will be released on an HD51 disc.

I'm sorry but that is highly unlikely.

[doctorD]

Originally Posted by E-Dogg

I have heard nothing of the sort and highly doubt they will be pushing back all of their titles when this holiday season is the only way they will be able to cash in on the holiday rush.

Doby was joking people...

[miked924]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

I have heard from Lee Stewart that Fox will be pulling all thier titles and Transformers will be released on an HD51 disc.

Everyone gets in such a frenzy here over things they pass over an obvious joke

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

I have heard from Lee Stewart that Fox will be pulling all thier titles and Transformers will be released on an HD51 disc.

I think a lot of people missed that announcement. They were to distracted by Disney and Sony dropping support for Blu-Ray and switching to HD-DVD after hearing the news of the TL-51...

[johnnyd1]

Originally Posted by ClaytonMG

I think a lot of people missed that announcement. They were to distracted by Disney and Sony dropping support for Blu-Ray and switching to HD-DVD after hearing the news of the TL-51...

You don't know what you may have started !

[TorpedoShockwave]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

I have heard from Lee Stewart that Fox will be pulling all thier titles and Transformers will be released on an HD51 disc.

...
I see...

[Teazle]

Originally Posted by johnnyd1

You don't know what you may have started !

This will be in the LA Times tomorrow morning.

[TorpedoShockwave]

Well anyways, MGM can you please bring Spaceballs on BD.

[monkyman]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

I have heard from Lee Stewart that Fox will be pulling all thier titles and Transformers will be released on an HD51 disc.

Wow, so what does this mean for LOTRs???

[johnnyd1]

Originally Posted by Teazle

This will be in the LA Times tomorrow morning.

[pelayo31]

Sorry to go onto a little tangent....but I'm a huge Christian Bale fan and I see that Harsh Times is only on HD-DVD. I was wondering if anyone knows if this movie is coming out to Blu-ray. It is produced by MGM so I figured it would be out on Blu-ray, sad to see it is not.

[Knight-Errant]

This is clearly nothing to do with Fox pulling titles but is the result of demonic spirits possessing replication plants.

Who ya gonna call?

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by pelayo31

Sorry to go onto a little tangent....but I'm a huge Christian Bale fan and I see that Harsh Times is only on HD-DVD. I was wondering if anyone knows if this movie is coming out to Blu-ray. It is produced by MGM so I figured it would be out on Blu-ray, sad to see it is not.

If it's MGM, it will never be on HDDVD in the U.S.

Check who is actually the distributor or whatever. Can't be MGM in this case.

[MovieMan19]

Originally Posted by pelayo31

Sorry to go onto a little tangent....but I'm a huge Christian Bale fan and I see that Harsh Times is only on HD-DVD. I was wondering if anyone knows if this movie is coming out to Blu-ray. It is produced by MGM so I figured it would be out on Blu-ray, sad to see it is not.

MGM was only the theatrical distribution company for Harsh Times. It was produced independently and then they paid MGM to distribute it in theaters, much like The Weinstein Company pays MGM to distribute their films in theaters. It's one of the only things MGM has really done since the Sony/Comcast takeover. The home video rights for Harsh Times is controlled by The Weinstein Company in the US so it will only be available on HD-DVD in the states, it's possible a Blu-Ray supporting studios as the rights overseas you can check imdb.com to see who has the international rights.

[Right of Might]

Originally Posted by Knight-Errant

This is clearly nothing to do with Fox pulling titles but is the result of demonic spirits possessing replication plants.

Who ya gonna call?

Speaking of which, where the Hell is Ghostbusters?!?! Isn't that Columbia which is now owned by Sony?