Batman Begins (2005)

[WickyWoo]

QUESTION: Does anyone know if all the extras will be in HD?

No, they were shot SD.

ANOTHER QUESTION: Why aren't all extras on all BDs upscaled to HD?

Because then they'd have to be compressed like HD, wasting already stretched resources when your player will just upscale it anyway. The gains aren't worth the time and effort

[DarkClown]

Originally Posted by natedog543

i think id rather pay $1 then $8.50 for what will be the best freakin movie of the year... cash is cash man. $7.50 is like an extra... um... MEDIUM sized coke

Ain't that the truth. My snack bar tab always exceeds the ticket price.

Movie tickets at my nearest Regal cinema go for $11.00 if you go on Friday or Saturday. $10.50 on other nights. Usually I buy movie passes at Costco which gets me 2 tickets for $14.00 ($7.00 each) but then I wouln't be able to use the $7.50 movie cash coupon.

[Romulus]

Originally Posted by mrgreed202

tickets in oklahoma get as low as 6.50 if your a student. 8.00 if your an adult

One of the many things I love about this state. Where do you live?

[Sushisake]

Was not too fond of this movie - just keeping my standard definition DVD - not really worth the upgrade -

[R3DRUM]

I just found a copy on Blu at Walmart in Canada for 23.99 .. Just a heads up to anyone in Ontario if they want to grab a copy before July 8th.

[wnicholas76]

Originally Posted by R3DRUM

I just found a copy on Blu at Walmart in Canada for 23.99 .. Just a heads up to anyone in Ontario if they want to grab a copy before July 8th.

Sounds good, but I can wait until July 8. I'm glad you decided to take advantage. Thanks for the heads up, though!

[Blu Ray McHone]

I've got my copy on pre-order. Can't wait for it!

[AlexCruz]

I'm on the prowl for the LE!!! Starting July 1st, my entire life will be dedicated to Batman!

[chnandler_bong]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Because then they'd have to be compressed like HD, wasting already stretched resources when your player will just upscale it anyway. The gains aren't worth the time and effort

But that's just it, the PS3 does not upscale the extras for some reason. I watched Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer last night and the one extra that I watched was in 480p (it looked damn good for 480p though) and I know this because every time my TV switches resolutions there is a few second pause and it displays the new resolution. I own lots of BDs where the extras are at 480p.

Originally Posted by JTStarkiller

Ah crap.

I know the flash drive is going to look cool, but it is almost useless because it only holds 128 MB of stuff. Very much smaller than anything out there today.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by wnicholas76

Sounds good, but I can wait until July 8. I'm glad you decided to take advantage. Thanks for the heads up, though!

Got mine on pre-order too. Watching that baby before going to the theaters to watch The Dark Knight.

[Poonking]

WTF!! you lucky dawg.

[JJ]

Waiting on this one excitedly, and Gotham Knight - watching one after the other and then followed by the Dark Knight.

[MCAN]

Where in Ontario are you?

[cajmoyper]

Batman Begins is the greatest movie ever made. I was looking for a :handsdown: but didn't find one. This one works better anyways.

[Grabthar]

I had mine pre-ordered from PlayUSA, as the UK is not getting the LE, and just got e-mail to say it's been dispatched! Yippee!!!

[Petra_Kalbrain]

LMAO... I'm sorry, but I can't help but laugh...

I have a small dilemma. Firstly, I will outright admit it and start you all on the "hating Petra Kalbrain" train right off the top of this post. I wasn't a big fan of 'Batman Begins' the one and ONLY time that I have watched it. In fact, I found it to be boring and slightly less entertaining than the Tim Burton original. Now, that being said, I have seen the trailer for 'The Dark Knight' an insane number of times and believe that Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker will, most likely, single-handedly redeem 'Batman Begins' in my eyes. But, here is the thing. Tonight, at a WB press junket event, I was bombarded with Batman material; 'Batman: Gotham Knight' DVD, 'Batman Begins' 2-disc deluxe edition DVD, 'Birds Of Prey' the complete series DVD, and the 'Batman Begins' Blu-ray. So, I don't know exactly where to start with all of these goods. But that's not my dilemma. My dilemma resides in the fact that I have already purchased my advanced ticket for the midnight screening of 'The Dark Knight' on July 17th. Do I want to watch my 'Batman Begins' Blu-ray right now in order to get re-acquainted and possibly change my opinion of the film for the better 3 weeks before seeing 'The Dark Knight'? Or do I wait until the 17th and watch it that evening to make a consecutive go of, what will then officially be, the series???

I am so conflicted right now!!!

P.S. If anyone has any official questions regarding any of the material or specs of any of the material I mentioned above, I'll be happy to post specific details.

[R3DRUM]

Originally Posted by MCAN

Where in Ontario are you?

I'm in Barrie and the wal-mart just off the 400 highway has about 20 copies maybe more .. I was just looking through the blu's like usual when my girlfriend nudged me and said look at the bottom shelf it's Batman begins! cant wait to watch it in the morning lol

[jhosk]

I hear it's a great movie - I haven't seen it yet though. I'm planning on watching it this weekend at a friends.

[lgans316]

Courtesy: House@AVS

Video Bit Rate: 13.70 Mbps

                                                                                                                Total   Video                                             
Title                                                           Codec   Length  Movie Size      Disc Size       Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track                          Secondary Audio Track
-----                                                           ------  ------- --------------  --------------  ------- ------- ------------------                        ---------------------
Batman Begins                                                   VC-1    2:20:02 23,792,474,112  35,115,738,871  22.65   13.70   Dolby TrueHD 5.1 3103Kbps (48kHz/16-bit)  DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps

Same encode as the HD DVD.

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:           00012.mpls
Size:           23,792,474,112 bytes
Length:         2:20:02 (h:m:s)
Total Bitrate:  22.65 Mbps
Description:    

FILES:

Name            Size            Length          Time In         Time Out        
----            ----            ------          -------         --------        
00000.M2TS      23,792,474,112  2:20:02         0:00:00         2:20:02         

VIDEO:

Codec               Bitrate         Description     
-----               -------         -----------     
VC-1 Video          13701 kbps      1080p / 23.976fps

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Dolby TrueHD Audio              English         3103 kbps       5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio             English         640 kbps        5.1 / 48kHz     
Dolby Digital Audio             French          640 kbps        5.1 / 48kHz     
Dolby Digital Audio             Portuguese      640 kbps        5.1 / 48kHz     
Dolby Digital Audio             Spanish         640 kbps        5.1 / 48kHz     

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           English         30 kbps                         
Presentation Graphics                           0 kbps          1080p           
Presentation Graphics           Chinese         24 kbps                         
Presentation Graphics           French          23 kbps                         
Presentation Graphics           Korean          16 kbps                         
Presentation Graphics           Portuguese      27 kbps                         
Presentation Graphics           Spanish         26 kbps

The disc has Japanese audio and subs too.

[HDJK]

^^ 23 gigs. So the rest is special features?

After the 300 news, maybe I should wait for the inevitable double-dip.