Universal: What is their deal? - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

cdot2four · 09-19-2008, 04:02 PM

Jaws! Jaws! Jaws!

DetroitSportsFan · 09-19-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cdot2four

Jaws! Jaws! Jaws!

That won't come until Spielberg says so.

Sonny · 09-19-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad1963

Are you kidding? Fear and Loathing looked fantastic on HD DVD.

Ya with a big line down the middle of the screen that lasts 13sec or so ,when there in the 2nd hotel????? It has lots of flaws that would of never made it on to BD cause of quality control....

bajor27 · 09-19-2008, 04:44 PM

They've been releasing Blus since late July if I'm not mistaken. Not even 2 full months yet. Do you seriously expect them to fit 2 years worth of HD-DVD releases into 2 months of releasing on Blu-ray? Are you crazy?

BStecke · 09-19-2008, 04:46 PM

Universal said when they first announced they were quitting HD DVD that they had to reevaluate some of their releases because they weren't good enough for Blu-ray. They appear to have been making an effort to make them good enough, so I think it's worth the wait. I'm happy the days of crappy ports are over.

Musashi · 09-19-2008, 04:48 PM

Universal did some rush jobs during the final days of HDDVD at Toshiba's behest. Tosh wanted a bigger movie selection, and Universal was pretty much all they had. I'm glad they're doing new masters and DTS Master Audio tracks for their Blu-rays instead of doing copy n paste ports.

Like any other publisher, thier first priority is day and date movies fresh from theaters, then popular catalog titles.

Anything that came out on HDDVD will come to Blu-ray, and look/sound better than ever. Universal's doing fine.

FourToedStatue · 09-19-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mink

Ok, what is up with Universal with Blu-Ray releases?
All three of these movies (I want badly) were released on HDDVD but haven't been transferred to Blu-Ray yet:
- Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
- Lost in Translation
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Since they have already been released on an HD format shouldn't they be out by now or soon at least? (although, I saw Lost in Translation on HDDVD and was NOT impressed, it looked like DVD). Could it be that maybe since they were released on HDDVD that they are kind of held to that brand until a contract runs out or something?

Thanks for any help!

They can't release every title they have at once. I'm waiting for Bourne but I know there are others who can't wait for Riddick or Fast and the Furious or the titles you mentioned, or Serenity and on and on. Be patient.

kaitoe · 09-19-2008, 05:34 PM

Children of Men with extras

saginawjuggalo · 09-19-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonny

Ya with a big line down the middle of the screen that lasts 13sec or so ,when there in the 2nd hotel????? It has lots of flaws that would of never made it on to BD cause of quality control....

I'm so sorry to say but there is NO "quality control" on Blu-ray. If there was, we wouldn't have the bad transfers we do and trust me, we have many worse than FALILV... Outside of the print damage, it looked pretty good.

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A couple Universal Blu-rays (Mummy 1,2/U-571) have been DNR'd more then the HD DVD version with high bitrates and poor patch jobs to cover print damage... In this case, I would rather have had a port of the video. The added DTS MA is a nice touch though. So far that is the only real upgrade over their counterparts. They also have been stripping features that the HD DVD/DVD's have on the Dawn of the Dead 2004, Land of the Dead & The Thing.

Sky_Captain · 09-19-2008, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonny

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is one of my favorite movies too, but the HD DVD version is really crappy So I hope they re-do it before the put it out on BD.

Only if you've got poor eyesight...

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Originally Posted by Sonny

Ya with a big line down the middle of the screen that lasts 13sec or so ,when there in the 2nd hotel????? It has lots of flaws that would of never made it on to BD cause of quality control....

If it's on the source, then it'll be on the blu ray.

Steelmaker · 09-19-2008, 08:09 PM

I want Jaws, Jurassic Park, and King Kong. That will be the trifecta for me! What can I say? I love my monsters!

Belloche · 09-19-2008, 09:16 PM

I would love to have Streets of Fire but I can't imagine it was popular enough on HD for Universal to bother with a Blu. I'll cross my fingers. I would kill for a Serenity Blu-ray too. I know that one is coming.

kefrank · 09-20-2008, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mink

Hm, okay.
Maybe saying it looked like DVD was harsh but by no stretch did it look HD to me. There are many shots in the film that could have been done beautifully that shouldn't have been affected by how they were shot. Grainy-ness I could understand for poorly lit scenes but other than that, no, the way it was shot has nothing to do with having poor quality. I also remember the audio being a little schizophrenic also.

I'm curious - what was poor quality about it specifically? Can you remember a particular scene so I can see what you're talking about? I'm watching on a 1080p projector and 80" screen and it looks, as I said, very faithful to the theatrical print that I saw when it came out.

Blu-Malibu2009 · 09-20-2008, 03:24 AM

Fear and Loathing had a great transfer on HD DVD.

Geonosis · 09-20-2008, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BStecke

Universal said when they first announced they were quitting HD DVD that they had to reevaluate some of their releases because they weren't good enough for Blu-ray. They appear to have been making an effort to make them good enough, so I think it's worth the wait. I'm happy the days of crappy ports are over.

When did they say their HD DVD catalogs were not good enough for BD? Never heard of any such statement from Universal Studios Home Entertainment being made.

GGX · 09-20-2008, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu Jacket

I won't be happy until they release Blu-ray versions of King Kong and Serenity.

Substitute King Kong and Serenity with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz for me.

saginawjuggalo · 09-20-2008, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Geonosis

When did they say their HD DVD catalogs were not good enough for BD? Never heard of any such statement from Universal Studios Home Entertainment being made.

Universal said they would only re-work crappy transfers but so far they have re-encoded everything to keep the bit meter wh0re$ happy

I'm interested to see how much work they put into "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" as it looked terrible on DVD as well as HD DVD... Heavy DNR & EE

supersix4 · 09-20-2008, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

That won't come until Spielberg says so.

my most fav movie ever I hope he green lights it soon

Jayromy · 09-20-2008, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by supersix4

my most fav movie ever I hope he green lights it soon

Me and you both dude.

I could also go for a Bourne Box Set on Blu.

Geonosis · 09-20-2008, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by saginawjuggalo

Universal said they would only re-work crappy transfers but so far they have re-encoded everything to keep the bit meter wh0re$ happy

I'm interested to see how much work they put into "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" as it looked terrible on DVD as well as HD DVD... Heavy DNR & EE

Oh yeah they want to deliver the best experience, I just never read about that interview/statement. I'm curious to read it, what site was it on? thx

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09-19-2008, 04:02 PM	#21
cdot2four Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Metro Detroit PSN:cdot2four Blu-ray collection:158 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	Jaws! Jaws! Jaws!

09-19-2008, 04:44 PM	#24
bajor27 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:BC, Canada Blu-ray collection:1031 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:5	They've been releasing Blus since late July if I'm not mistaken. Not even 2 full months yet. Do you seriously expect them to fit 2 years worth of HD-DVD releases into 2 months of releasing on Blu-ray? Are you crazy?

09-19-2008, 04:46 PM	#25
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Universal said when they first announced they were quitting HD DVD that they had to reevaluate some of their releases because they weren't good enough for Blu-ray. They appear to have been making an effort to make them good enough, so I think it's worth the wait. I'm happy the days of crappy ports are over.

09-19-2008, 04:48 PM	#26
Musashi Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Manchester, CT Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:337 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Universal did some rush jobs during the final days of HDDVD at Toshiba's behest. Tosh wanted a bigger movie selection, and Universal was pretty much all they had. I'm glad they're doing new masters and DTS Master Audio tracks for their Blu-rays instead of doing copy n paste ports. Like any other publisher, thier first priority is day and date movies fresh from theaters, then popular catalog titles. Anything that came out on HDDVD will come to Blu-ray, and look/sound better than ever. Universal's doing fine.

09-19-2008, 05:34 PM	#28
kaitoe Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:British Columbia, Canada	Children of Men with extras

09-19-2008, 08:09 PM	#31
Steelmaker Blu-ray Duke Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Chattanooga, TN Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	I want Jaws, Jurassic Park, and King Kong. That will be the trifecta for me! What can I say? I love my monsters!

09-19-2008, 09:16 PM	#32
Belloche Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada Blu-ray collection:403 DVD collection:11 Trading Score:3	I would love to have Streets of Fire but I can't imagine it was popular enough on HD for Universal to bother with a Blu. I'll cross my fingers. I would kill for a Serenity Blu-ray too. I know that one is coming.

09-20-2008, 03:24 AM	#34
Blu-Malibu2009 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:207	Fear and Loathing had a great transfer on HD DVD.

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