i got The Rock and Con Air today! - Blu-ray Forum

ben7ben3 · 12-30-2007, 12:57 AM

interesting that Best Buy put out one copy of both Con Air and The Rock out early in the regular section, not new releases or anything. i for one have never seen best buy release things early, let alone 11 days early.

anyways, i watched em both, and i gotta say they are sensational, the rock especially. love the scene where connery goes through the flaming vent.

JJ · 12-30-2007, 12:58 AM

The PQ/AQ on the Rock is fantastic? I must know, that's one I'm looking forward to.

ben7ben3 · 12-30-2007, 01:00 AM

it is fantastic. there are a couple of the dark prison scenes that show a little too much grain, but then they quickly revert back to amazing pq. the scenes showing alcatraz from the sky, etc, as well as the car chase scene are UNBELIVABLE...i give PQ a 4.8/5 and AQ a 4.5/5.

JJ · 12-30-2007, 01:01 AM

Great. Got myself a purchase in a week.

Caligula · 12-30-2007, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Great. Got myself a purchase in a week.

your buying rock crack? jj

JJ · 12-30-2007, 01:08 AM

...Off your mother.

Sonny · 12-30-2007, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Caligula

your buying rock crack? jj

Its crack rock

almy · 12-30-2007, 02:52 PM

I got CON AIR yesterday at BB and was very pleased with the ten dollar rebate offer (if you already own that title on regular DVD, send in the proof-of-purchases for the old and BluRay discs and the register receipt for the BD purchase and BVHE send you ten bucks). Offer also applies to THE ROCK and CRIMSON TIDE. Coupon says "one rebate per household" but isn't clear if it is per title or if I can get additional rebates for the other two titles that I will be buying soon.

reginaroadie · 12-30-2007, 11:56 PM

ben7ben3 - I was thinking about getting THE ROCK on Blu-Ray. I have the Criterion Edition DVD, and I'd upgrade to Blu-Ray if only the features on the Criterion Edition were on it.

Are any of the Criterion Edition featurettes and commentary on the Blu-Ray edition?

JaylisJayP · 12-31-2007, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by reginaroadie

ben7ben3 - I was thinking about getting THE ROCK on Blu-Ray. I have the Criterion Edition DVD, and I'd upgrade to Blu-Ray if only the features on the Criterion Edition were on it.

Are any of the Criterion Edition featurettes and commentary on the Blu-Ray edition?

why would it matter if you already have those extras on the DVD? I doubt they'd be in high-definition.

That would seriously be a dealbreaker for you? If the blu-ray didn't have the extras you already own on another disc?

reginaroadie · 12-31-2007, 04:58 AM

I'm a big DVD guy. If I know there's going to be a more elaborate DVD version of a movie that I love out a little later, I wait. It's the reasons I held off getting HOT FUZZ and SIN CITY. It's why I haven't picked up any of the Kill Bill movies. With the exception of CLERKS and MALLRATS, I do not have dual copies of the same movie. When I saw the Blu-Ray editions of THE LAST WALTZ, THE DESCENT, SUPERMAN RETURNS, GOODFELLAS, THE AVIATOR and most of my Kubrick DVD's, I got rid of them since I knew that they were the exact same DVD's but with better picture quality.

I really liked THE ROCK. I think that it's Michael Bay's best work so far. It's a great action flick that actually has a brain and some soul to it. So when I saw a Criterion Edition of it in a store on Scarth St., I picked it up because I knew it would be better than the regular edition that Disney put out. When I heard that THE ROCK would be out on Blu-Ray, I was excited. But I still don't know if any of the extras that was on the Criterion Edition that made it a better overall DVD (like the commentary, the video interview of Jerry, the various SFX featurettes and the excerpts from a documentary about Alcatraz prison) would be on the Blu-Ray disc. See, it's not just the movie for me.

To answer your question, yes. It would be a deal breaker. So are there any of the Criterion Edition featurettes on the Blu-Ray Edition?

Drewza89 · 01-01-2008, 05:51 AM

Question for those who bought The Rock and/or Con Air on Blu:

I have the Unrated Extended Cut of Con Air and The Criterion version of The Rock. Is the PQ/AQ good enough on the Blu versions to warrant a double dip?

crystal_sun · 01-01-2008, 09:08 AM

I haven't seen either one, but my answer is YES...guaranteed it's better than DVD.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drewza89

Question for those who bought The Rock and/or Con Air on Blu:

I have the Unrated Extended Cut of Con Air and The Criterion version of The Rock. Is the PQ/AQ good enough on the Blu versions to warrant a double dip?

dperrone · 01-02-2008, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drewza89

Question for those who bought The Rock and/or Con Air on Blu:

I have the Unrated Extended Cut of Con Air and The Criterion version of The Rock. Is the PQ/AQ good enough on the Blu versions to warrant a double dip?

I have them both as well on DVD, but decided to double dip myself, they are on their way from Amazon. I figured they are both pretty good movies and should be pretty sweet on BLU

davidPS3 · 01-04-2008, 05:55 AM

Looks like more early releases. Especially BB. I got Blade Runner there a week early. So much for holding to release dates. I am going hunting tomorrow.

Phatferd · 01-04-2008, 06:18 AM

I got The Rock today at Best Buy. I actually went to another Best Buy to see if they had 3:10 to Yuma put out early, which they didn't, however, they also had a couple copies of The Rock out.

I also went to Wal-Mart to exchange Deja Vu (got it instead of Babel from the 5 free rebate) for Shoot Em Up and while there I saw some copies of Sunshine behind the counter wrapped in a piece of paper saying, "Do not sell until 12-08".

dodonpachi · 01-04-2008, 12:59 PM

I've got them in November，'cause they came out in Japan earlier.

DAMNSAM77 · 01-06-2008, 04:16 AM

I found both Conair and The Rock at my local Best Buy in Denver and purchased yesterdy 01/04/08 hours before the Warner/BD news broke out....it was a wonderfully BLU day for me

I even got to use my two $5 Disney coupons.

12-30-2007, 12:57 AM	#1
ben7ben3 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Illinois Blu-ray reviews:65	i got The Rock and Con Air today! interesting that Best Buy put out one copy of both Con Air and The Rock out early in the regular section, not new releases or anything. i for one have never seen best buy release things early, let alone 11 days early. anyways, i watched em both, and i gotta say they are sensational, the rock especially. love the scene where connery goes through the flaming vent.

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12-30-2007, 12:58 AM	#2
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	The PQ/AQ on the Rock is fantastic? I must know, that's one I'm looking forward to.

12-30-2007, 01:00 AM	#3
ben7ben3 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Illinois Blu-ray reviews:65	it is fantastic. there are a couple of the dark prison scenes that show a little too much grain, but then they quickly revert back to amazing pq. the scenes showing alcatraz from the sky, etc, as well as the car chase scene are UNBELIVABLE...i give PQ a 4.8/5 and AQ a 4.5/5.

12-30-2007, 01:01 AM	#4
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Great. Got myself a purchase in a week.

12-30-2007, 01:08 AM	#6
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	...Off your mother.

12-30-2007, 02:52 PM	#8
almy Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	I got CON AIR yesterday at BB and was very pleased with the ten dollar rebate offer (if you already own that title on regular DVD, send in the proof-of-purchases for the old and BluRay discs and the register receipt for the BD purchase and BVHE send you ten bucks). Offer also applies to THE ROCK and CRIMSON TIDE. Coupon says "one rebate per household" but isn't clear if it is per title or if I can get additional rebates for the other two titles that I will be buying soon.

12-30-2007, 11:56 PM	#9
reginaroadie Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:171 Blu-ray collection:600 DVD collection:75	ben7ben3 - I was thinking about getting THE ROCK on Blu-Ray. I have the Criterion Edition DVD, and I'd upgrade to Blu-Ray if only the features on the Criterion Edition were on it. Are any of the Criterion Edition featurettes and commentary on the Blu-Ray edition?

12-31-2007, 04:58 AM	#11
reginaroadie Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:171 Blu-ray collection:600 DVD collection:75	I'm a big DVD guy. If I know there's going to be a more elaborate DVD version of a movie that I love out a little later, I wait. It's the reasons I held off getting HOT FUZZ and SIN CITY. It's why I haven't picked up any of the Kill Bill movies. With the exception of CLERKS and MALLRATS, I do not have dual copies of the same movie. When I saw the Blu-Ray editions of THE LAST WALTZ, THE DESCENT, SUPERMAN RETURNS, GOODFELLAS, THE AVIATOR and most of my Kubrick DVD's, I got rid of them since I knew that they were the exact same DVD's but with better picture quality. I really liked THE ROCK. I think that it's Michael Bay's best work so far. It's a great action flick that actually has a brain and some soul to it. So when I saw a Criterion Edition of it in a store on Scarth St., I picked it up because I knew it would be better than the regular edition that Disney put out. When I heard that THE ROCK would be out on Blu-Ray, I was excited. But I still don't know if any of the extras that was on the Criterion Edition that made it a better overall DVD (like the commentary, the video interview of Jerry, the various SFX featurettes and the excerpts from a documentary about Alcatraz prison) would be on the Blu-Ray disc. See, it's not just the movie for me. To answer your question, yes. It would be a deal breaker. So are there any of the Criterion Edition featurettes on the Blu-Ray Edition?

01-01-2008, 05:51 AM	#12
Drewza89 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:USA 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:3	Question for those who bought The Rock and/or Con Air on Blu: I have the Unrated Extended Cut of Con Air and The Criterion version of The Rock. Is the PQ/AQ good enough on the Blu versions to warrant a double dip?

01-04-2008, 05:55 AM	#15
davidPS3 Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Seattle	Looks like more early releases. Especially BB. I got Blade Runner there a week early. So much for holding to release dates. I am going hunting tomorrow.

01-04-2008, 06:18 AM	#16
Phatferd Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:53	I got The Rock today at Best Buy. I actually went to another Best Buy to see if they had 3:10 to Yuma put out early, which they didn't, however, they also had a couple copies of The Rock out. I also went to Wal-Mart to exchange Deja Vu (got it instead of Babel from the 5 free rebate) for Shoot Em Up and while there I saw some copies of Sunshine behind the counter wrapped in a piece of paper saying, "Do not sell until 12-08".

01-04-2008, 12:59 PM	#17
dodonpachi New Member Member since:Dec 2007	I've got them in November，'cause they came out in Japan earlier.

01-06-2008, 04:16 AM	#18
DAMNSAM77 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Beautiful Colorado Home Theater Gallery:37 Blu-ray collection:1507 Trading Score:3	I found both Conair and The Rock at my local Best Buy in Denver and purchased yesterdy 01/04/08 hours before the Warner/BD news broke out....it was a wonderfully BLU day for me I even got to use my two $5 Disney coupons.

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