Flags of our Fathers, Coming to America, Trading Places and Failure to Launch - Blu-ray Forum

Josh · 03-06-2007, 09:23 PM

http://dvd.themanroom.com/dvd-newsview.php?id=498

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Paramount Home Entertainment has announced a trio of titles for high definition home video, starting with previously delayed 'Failure to Launch (Special Collector's Edition)' which is now on tap for an April 24 release on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

On May 22, 'Flags of our Fathers' will make its highly anticipated HD DVD and Blu-ray debut in a two-disc set ala Paramount's previous big seller 'M:i:3' set. Speaking of Mission Impossible and May 22, the first two films previously only available on HD DVD and Blu-ray via the Ultimate Missions box set will be sold individually for the first time on this day.

The following month on June 5, Paramount will release 'Coming to America (Special Collector's Edition)' and 'Trading Places (Special Collector's Edition).' While 'Trading Places' is listed for release on HD DVD and Blu-ray, 'Coming to America' is currently only lsited for Blu-ray Disc, which we presume means Paramount either forgot or will announce the HD DVD counterpart shortly. Like 'Failure to Launch,' both appear to be a single-disc edition with a standard DVD counterpart.

Amon37 · 03-06-2007, 09:32 PM

Trading Places, funny movie.

dialog_gvf · 03-06-2007, 09:41 PM

Just Flags, not Letters?

josh1233 · 03-06-2007, 09:45 PM

I wonder what the chances are that the Trading Places print will have been cleaned up before they did the transfer?.

I love that movie, but if the extra resolution only enhances the dirt, I'll pass. I wish the studios would do some preservation work on some of these older titles before offering them on Hi Def formats. They should send them to Lowry Digital.

KenThompson · 03-06-2007, 09:46 PM

Trading places is a hoot. Will pick this one up and sell off my standard version.Hope it looks better than the dvd.

BLu-Balls · 03-07-2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by KenThompson

Trading places is a hoot. Will pick this one up and sell off my standard version.Hope it looks better than the dvd.

Jamie Lee Curtis' hi def breasts!!!

Sweet

vercity · 03-07-2007, 02:10 PM

sweet cant wait to grab these new titles dont think the old eddie murphy titles can look too great i can only hope

WriteSimply · 03-06-2007, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

Just Flags, not Letters?

Letters is by Warner. Both are from the same producing team - Eastwood and Speilberg.

fuad

Esox50 · 03-06-2007, 11:56 PM

Wait a minute...I have to make sure I'm reading this right...

Paramount actually announced some discs for BD and HD DVD?

I had given up hope.

blitz6speed · 03-07-2007, 12:07 AM

No release date for Coming To America HD-DVD? Interesting..........

dialog_gvf · 03-07-2007, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by WriteSimply

Letters is by Warner. Both are from the same producing team - Eastwood and Speilberg.

According to IMDB they are both produced by Warner and Dreamworks SKG with some distribution involvement from Paramount.

Flags: Dreamworks (USA) - Warner (non-USA)
Letters: Paramount (USA) - Warner (non-USA)

So, I'm not sure what to make of this. Why wouldn't Paramount be distributing Letters? And is Flags basically the first Dreamworks title?

Gary

Jack Torrance · 03-07-2007, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

According to IMDB they are both produced by Warner and Dreamworks SKG with some distribution involvement from Paramount.

Flags: Dreamworks (USA) - Warner (non-USA)
Letters: Paramount (USA) - Warner (non-USA)

So, I'm not sure what to make of this. Why wouldn't Paramount be distributing Letters? And is Flags basically the first Dreamworks title?

Gary

If they produced the movie then yes. And I'm sure they'll be watching the sales numbers very closely.

phloyd · 03-07-2007, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

So, I'm not sure what to make of this. Why wouldn't Paramount be distributing Letters? And is Flags basically the first Dreamworks title?

Dreamgirls will be out before it.

WriteSimply · 03-07-2007, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

According to IMDB they are both produced by Warner and Dreamworks SKG with some distribution involvement from Paramount.

Flags: Dreamworks (USA) - Warner (non-USA)
Letters: Paramount (USA) - Warner (non-USA)

So, I'm not sure what to make of this. Why wouldn't Paramount be distributing Letters? And is Flags basically the first Dreamworks title?

Gary

I got my "information" from the trailers.

I THOUGHT Flags was distributed in the US by Paramount but I can't raise the trailer now. But if Dreamworks itself released it, then it's logical that Paramount would be distributing/producing the home video version.

For Letters, the first studio logo is Warner.

fuad

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