Mark my words: The Dark Knight will be the movie that'll bring BD to mainstream!

[Petra]

...Just like what The Matrix did for DVD

If not, I'll eat my own shoes. Mods you can sticky this

[mel2]

I thought Dragon Wars was going to do it.

[mystiksuicide]

Batman will be a huge release without a doubt but as to being a game changer, I wouldn't go that far.
I still prefer The Matrix trilogy any day.

[CptGreedle]

LOL. Can we get a video on youtube of you eating your shoes please?

[T-Town Oil]

Originally Posted by mel2

I thought Dragon Wars was going to do it.

i thought the aquarium and fireplace really wouldve done it for us

[Petra]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

LOL. Can we get a video on youtube of you eating your shoes please?

Deal!

[gandley]

that and LOTR.

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by mel2

I thought Dragon Wars was going to do it.

dude HD-DVD was just brought to mainstream with the announcement of "The Ten" Real format winner there.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by Petra

If not, I'll eat my own shoes.

Gives a whole new meaning to putting your foot in one's mouth.

The movie that is going to bring BD into the mainstream is going to be a smash hit. The matrix was a smash hit. Given that this film's prequel was successful but not a smash hit, I find it unlikely to garner such success.

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by Petra

...Just like what The Matrix did for DVD

If not, I'll eat my own shoes. Mods you can sticky this

ive never even heard of it

[dahoover]

While The Dark Knight is going to be a huge release I don't think this will be the title to bring Blu-Ray into the mainstream. I think the Star Wars Saga and the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy will be the releases that do that.

[181]

I'll eat my own shoes

pictures or it didn't happen.

[Petra]

LOTR and Star Wars are catalogues, as popular as those frnachises are, I just don't see them exceeding The Dark Knight BD

[mystiksuicide]

Originally Posted by dahoover

While The Dark Knight is going to be a huge release I don't think this will be the title to bring Blu-Ray into the mainstream. I think the Star Wars Saga and the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy will be the releases that do that.

Perfectly said.

[UlicBelouve]

Originally Posted by Petra

...Just like what The Matrix did for DVD

I think that was because Matrix was groundbreaking, in terms of concept, visual effects, the bullet-time, etc.

Dark Knight will rock, don't get me wrong, but it won't become the phenomenon that Matrix was. Batman movies have been done before, it won't rock the social conscience. Matrix is a very hard precedent to do again.

Iron Man may set some new levels in terms of CG, but I feel that even then, it won't shatter anything like Matrix did. It will be like Transformers, which set some new CG standards, but even that did not help it with HD-DVD.

I don't think any movie will do it, I think it will need to be a shift in consumer consciousness. You need to convince them that they are seeing something that has never been seen before, in a way they have never seen it before.

Dark Knight: Probably no effects that haven't been done before. Story will rock, though. But it's a touch sell to convince average consumers that they have to watch Dark Knight on Blu-Ray. 1080p televisions may not have made that impact yet.

I just don't see anything coming out anytime soon that will shift things the way Matrix did.

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by gandley

that and LOTR.

no, its going to have to be a day-and-date i think. catalog titles to many people are going to say i already have that i don't wanna buy it again.

[Balian]

If Peter Jackson does his thing, then the Hobbit will be the big hit that brings Blu-ray to the mainstream.

[GarettP]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

no, its going to have to be a day-and-date i think. catalog titles to many people are going to say i already have that i don't wanna buy it again.

That is a very good point!

[glenn22]

Originally Posted by Balian

If Peter Jackson does his thing, then the Hobbit will be the big hit that brings Blu-ray to the mainstream.

I agree with you. I think someone's gonna have to eat their shoes.

[Whytewash]

Groundbreaking, Yes...

BD to the mainstream audience, I doubt...

I hate to be the downer but I honestly doubt that it will have a profound effect on our format