Click - First BD50! (also Black Hawk Down & Talladega Nights)

[zombie]

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...ray_Titles/283

From the article:

In a rather surprising, last-minute announcement, leading the BD-50 charge will be 'Click,' which streets next Tuesday, October 10. Though originally expected to be a BD-25, single-layer disc only, the release will in fact be dual-layer and come packed with all the same bonus features as its standard DVD.

Awesome! Had this on order already and now I know I'll be happier.

Sony will follow that up with 'Talladega Nights,' which was announced last week for a December 12 release, as well as what the studio will be calling its "flagship" BD-50 title, 'Black Hawk Down,' due November 14.

Well there's three dual layer BDs from Sony. Don't forget there's more coming from other studios.

[Jazar]

*spit take*

That's awsome news!

Funny you should mention Talladega Nights. There's at post at Beyond3D that states that Talladega Nights will be included with every PS3 at launch! Big time rumor but at least he's got some pics to prove he was at the EB convention.

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showpo...2&postcount=44

[BTBuck1]

Shock And Awe!!!!

Great News for HDDVD!

[Jeff®]

"Both 'Talladega Nights' and 'Black Hawk Down' will feature a wealth of bonus content shot exclusively in high-definition. 'Black Hawk Down' will also be the first Sony title to feature the Blu-ray format's proprietary "Blu-Wizard" authoring environment, which promises to deliver extensive interactive content new to the format."

Woohoo!

[Chris Beveridge]

Sweet! All 3 are now purchases instead of rentals.

The quick release of Click should also help finally eliminate those "Samsung doesn't play BD50" posts that come up still. Why release a disc that isn't able to play on the only player on the market?

[paulca]

Will this disc play ok on the Samsung?

[4K display]

Originally Posted by Chris Beveridge

Sweet! All 3 are now purchases instead of rentals.

The quick release of Click should also help finally eliminate those "Samsung doesn't play BD50" posts that come up still. Why release a disc that isn't able to play on the only player on the market?

Chris, I'll be looking forward to your impressions of Click, I've got a feeling this will be a reference disc, PQ-wise.

[Chris Beveridge]

I just put in an overnight order for it from digitaleyes/dvdplanet so once they get it, I'll get it. I just got in rentals for the Great Raid and Four Brothers. Very shiny films, can't wait to really sink my teeth into them.

[emilsjr]

Originally Posted by Brian@BBY

Shock And Awe!!!!

Great News for HDDVD!

Love AVS emulation mode...

[vick vega]

are they still going to be using mpeg 2 on this disc since space won't be an issue?

[Chris Beveridge]

I swear I'm not trying to bring avs stuff here but the comments about this release are great. I've now seen it said that

1) Click is being aimed at the "ps3" demographic

Well, duh, that's someone in their 20's to early 30's who has money and an HDTV. You know, people with money?

2) That since it's a 107 minute feature it doesn't count. Black Hawk Down will be the real test.

Of course, there's the fact that the extras are in HD - you know, the area that everyone keeps saying both sides are faltering on, not providing HD extras.

What really gets me though and it's unstated is that:

0) BD 50 is science fiction and will never happen.

Gee, can anyone remind me WHO said that and who agreed with them? I seem to remember at least a few people.

The talking points keep disappearing and the new ones are even more amusing since they smack of desperation.

Click! may not be the ideal movie for a BD50. BUT it is one of the first movies to come out on HD using the new HD cameras for its original filming so it may provide quite a lot of detail to be seen. Other reports that sony is looking to shift 3/4th's of their production to BD-50 (because of mpeg2 of course) will allow for movies to go past the 25 gb mark but also leave plenty of room for the extras.

We're looking to actually get what we've been asking for and some folks keep moving the line. It's good in some senses but in others it just makes me laugh.

I'm all the happier I'm no longer able to post since it's reduced my stress level and I'm actually enjoying my stuff more now that I don't feel like I'm constantly trying to defend it since as things are now out and coming out, it's defending itself.

[ProvenFlipper]

I had already planned on purchasing Click, but this just ensures that I'll be watching it on Tuesday night.

[marzetta7]

Can you dig it! CAAAAAAAN YOUUUUUUUUUUUU DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG IIIIIIIIIIIIIT!



Doin the bull dance, feelin the flow,...working it.

http://www.wavlist.com/movies/203/hg-dance.wav

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by marzetta7

Can you dig it! CAAAAAAAN YOUUUUUUUUUUUU DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG IIIIIIIIIIIIIT!



Doin the bull dance, feelin the flow,...working it.

http://www.wavlist.com/movies/203/hg-dance.wav

ROFLMAO

[shamus]

Im thinking Click was already going to be a reference title at 25gb. It seems Sony has smartened up(maybe since getting that new guy) and they know this title is going to be really analyzed so they slapped it on a 50gb... I would of loved to have seen BHD released first, but with the way its filmed, it might not be the best idea (grainy, washed out, over saturated, Bruckheimer production).

[phloyd]

Originally Posted by Chris Beveridge

0) BD 50 is science fiction and will never happen.

Gee, can anyone remind me WHO said that and who agreed with them? I seem to remember at least a few people.

Amir is famous for such a statement and has even said that the release of Click is no proof that this is anything more than select discs from the lab - no production per se.

I think there could be a million players out there each with 5 BD50 titles in their collection and he would stick with his line. He simply can't afford to be wrong.

[BTBuck1]

Amir=King Fudder of AVS.

He has a vested interest behind his lies. IMO, his comments hold no credibility because he disparages the competition.

[Chris Beveridge]

What's amusing is that he's using that argument to sway the early adopters but for the thousands of folks taht don't read the forums, they don't know or even care if it came from a lab line. All that matters is that it's released and it plays.

Click was already high on my list for how it was being filmed. Now I want it even more.

[Jeff®]

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061006/laf013.html?.v=67



Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Unveils First Three 50GB Blu-ray Disc Titles
Friday October 6, 5:00 pm ET
Click to Street October 10 The First-Ever 50GB Title Available to Consumers
- Black Hawk Down (November 14) & Talladega Nights (December 12) to Follow -
CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) today announced the imminent arrival of its first three 50GB dual-layer Blu-ray Discs (BD). The heart-warming comedy Click, starring Golden Globe®-Nominee Adam Sandler, Oscar®-Winner Christopher Walken and Kate Beckinsale, will be available on store shelves October 10. Black Hawk Down, the Oscar®-winning, action-packed drama from director Ridley Scott, starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore and Eric Bana, features new Blu-Wizard(TM) technology and will be available to film fans on November 14. The hilarious box office hit, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starring writer and producer Will Ferrell and Oscar®-nominee John C. Reilly, hits shelves December 12. All three titles were authored by the Sony Pictures Digital Authoring Center (DAC) and manufactured by Sony DADC."As consumers make the leap to Blu-ray's incredible high-definition picture and theatre quality audio, they want access to a diverse selection of content packed with added-value features and reference titles like Ridley Scott's powerful war epic Black Hawk Down, that will add to their growing Blu-ray Disc libraries," said David Bishop, President, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. "We're proud to be the first studio to deliver a 50GB Blu-ray Disc title to the marketplace with Click on October 10, along with two other highly entertaining titles this year that offer the expanded capacity and special features only a 50GB disc can provide."
CLICK
Shot entirely in high-def, the Blu-ray format captures Click's many poignant and humorous remote-controlled moments with pristine picture quality and superior sound. Click is the first SPHE Blu-ray Disc title to include all bonus features from the DVD release in high-definition and also features uncompressed PCM audio.
High-definition added value features include:

* Audio Commentary with Adam Sandler, Director Frank Coraci, Executive
Producer Tim Herlihy and Writer Steve Koren

* Four Deleted Scenes

-- "Habeeboo Can Do It"
-- "Loser Guy Returns"
-- "Fatty Sandwich"
-- "Sp-Sp-Spit It Out"

* Seven Featurettes

-- "Make Me Old and Fat"
-- "FX of Click"
-- "Design My Universe"
-- "Cars of the Future"
-- "Humping Dogs"
-- "Director's Take"
-- "Fine Cooking"
Synposis: In Click, Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) is a family man with a busy career as an architect leaving minimal time for his wife Donna (Kate Beckinsale) and two kids. Unable one day to determine which of his many remotes turns on the television, he decides that a universal remote control will solve all of his problems. On Michael's search for the perfect device, he meets Morty (Christopher Walken), who gives him a one-of-a-kind remote with magical powers that allow him to perform TiVo-like functions. As Michael fast-forwards through annoying quarrels with his wife and mutes the barks and begging of Sundance, the family dog, he begins to feel in control of his career and personal life. However, when the remote starts to override his choices, Michael begins to truly appreciate and embrace the life he already has -- the good, the bad and the ugly.
BLACK HAWK DOWN
Black Hawk Down grossed more than $100 million at the box office and is a gripping true story about bravery, camaraderie and the complex reality of war. "With a richly detailed master and long running time, Black Hawk Down is an ideal title to demonstrate Blu-ray's 50GB capability, without any compromise in features or quality," said Don Eklund, Executive Vice President, Advanced Technologies, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Black Hawk Down is also the first Blu-ray Disc title to feature SPHE's new Blu-Wizard(TM), a unique playlist technology which lets consumers customize the way they watch special features.
Special features consumers may customize on the Black Hawk Down Blu-ray Disc include:
* Audio Commentary with Author Mark Bowden, Screenwriter Ken Nolan,
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Director Ridley Scott and U.S. Special
Forces Veterans '93

* "The Essence of Combat -- Making Black Hawk Down" Featurettes

-- "Getting It Right"
-- "Crash Course"
-- "Battlefield Morocco"
-- "Hymn to the Fallen"
-- "Digital Warriors"
-- "After Action Report"
Synopsis: Recounting the true story of a war waged in Mogadishu, Somalia, Black Hawk Down delivers an intense, detailed account of a mission gone disastrously wrong. The film depicts events that occurred on October 3, 1993, when a group of more than 100 U.S. Army Rangers and Deltas dropped into Somalia to complete a covert operation. Their assignment is to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord whose corrupt regime has led to the starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. But when the simple exercise goes catastrophically array, the men find themselves outnumbered and literally fighting for their lives, locked in a desperate battle against a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY
The hilarious $140 million summer blockbuster Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby chronicles the man with two first names, NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby, as he tries to gain his father's respect and love while fulfilling his need for speed. The Blu-ray Disc features the Unrated Edition of the film along with added-value features in high-definition including:
* Audio commentary with Director Adam McKay and Friends (Ian Roberts,
Chris Henchy)

* Nine Deleted & Extended Scenes

-- "Going for the Win"
-- "I'm Hot"
-- "Little Sticker on Windshield"
-- "Ricky in Hospital"
-- "Gas Money"
-- "Jenga Scene (Extended)"
-- "What'd You Do Today?"
-- "Cal Calls Ricky (TV Room version 1)"
-- "Return to the Garage"

* Three Interviews

-- "Ricky & Cal Interview"
-- "Jean & Gregory Interview"
-- "Cal & Carley Interview"

* Gag Reel

* Line-O-Rama (Part 1)

* Bonus Race Footage

* Ricky & Cal's Commercials

* Ricky & Cal's PSAs

* Walker & Texas Ranger

* Will Ferrell Returns to Talladega

* Theatrical Trailer

* Additional added-value features not in high-definition:

-- Daytona 500 Spot
-- Nascar Chase for the Nextel Cup Spot
-- Sirius and NASCAR Spot
Synopsis: The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a daredevil could want: a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife (Leslie Bibb) and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky's turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he's bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck. Losing his wife and job to best bud and fellow fool, Cal Naughton, Jr. (John C. Reilly), Ricky must kick some serious asphalt if he is to get his career back on track, beat Girard and reclaim his fame and fortune.
Continuing with its commitment to Blu-ray and the promise to deliver the best viewing experience available to consumers today, SPHE will introduce a variety of new and exciting Blu-ray Disc content throughout the fourth quarter 2006. Full of family fun and imagination, Monster House will debut on Blu-ray disc day-and-date with DVD on October 24th and the Wayans brothers' comedy, Little Man, hits shelves November 7th.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released a broad selection of high-definition movies since its initial launch on June 20. Blu-ray Disc titles currently available to consumers from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment include 50 First Dates; The Fifth Element; Hitch; House of Flying Daggers; XXX; Ultraviolet; Underworld: Evolution; Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction; The Benchwarmers; Stealth; RV; Silent Hill; Into the Blue; Memento; S.W.A.T.; A Knight's Tale; The Big Hit and Tears of the Sun.
About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a division of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. Sony Pictures Entertainment's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Information on Sony Pictures Entertainment and Blu-ray can be found on the World Wide Web at www.sonypictures.com/bluray.
Please contact the SPHE press office for Blu-ray spokesperson availability and artwork:
Claire McKittrick Callie Jernigan
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment GCI Group
Tel: +1 310 244 4722 Tel: +1 310 526 5530
claire_mckittrick@spe.sony.com cjernigan@gcigroup.com "Academy Awards®" and "Oscar®" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences


Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

[GaS]

Awesome. In your face Amir.

Was just reading some more AVS. Now it appears that until someone other than Sony DADC makes DL's, these releases mean nothing.