Hannibal rising- Weinstein/MGM? - Blu-ray Forum

cueman98 · 02-07-2007, 03:39 AM

Hi. I just saw the trailer for the new "hannibal rising" movie. I know weinstein is supposedly HD-DVD exclusive, but if this film is connected with MGM in some way, does anyone think that we may see it on blu-ray as well?

jason · 02-07-2007, 03:41 AM

no chance for bd until weinstein goes bd.. but like universal, wont be anytime soon or never.

Jack Torrance · 02-07-2007, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cueman98

Hi. I just saw the trailer for the new "hannibal rising" movie. I know weinstein is supposedly HD-DVD exclusive, but if this film is connected with MGM in some way, does anyone think that we may see it on blu-ray as well?

yup, 'tis a weinstein movie which means those lucky, lucky hd-dvd'rs get it. Oh... how I envy them... and they also have access to Arthur and the Invisibles! Oh, cruel fate...

But seriously, though I have no aspirations for Hannibal Rising being a good movie, it would be nice to have it on the blu-ray side.

Polyh3dron · 02-07-2007, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by cueman98

Hi. I just saw the trailer for the new "hannibal rising" movie. I know weinstein is supposedly HD-DVD exclusive, but if this film is connected with MGM in some way, does anyone think that we may see it on blu-ray as well?

Lucky Number Slevin and Clerks 2 were both Weinstein/MGM movies and they are HD-DVD exclusive so I believe Hannibal Rising will follow suit.

theknub · 02-07-2007, 05:12 AM

guess ill just have to see it in the theaters for now then

Deciazulado · 02-07-2007, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack Torrance

Oh... how I envy them... and they also have access to Arthur and the Invisibles! Oh, cruel fate...

Arthur and the Minimoys is coming out in Blu-ray at least in Spain:

http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?n...ticle&sid=8384

JTK · 02-07-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jason

no chance for bd until weinstein goes bd.. but like universal, wont be anytime soon or never.

All in good time. All that has to happen is BD sale trends to even stay steady let alone continue upwards as practically every indicator suggests.

Money talks in the end.

dobyblue · 02-07-2007, 04:04 PM

MGM's logo is also on the official Weinstein site.
They do theatrical distribution for Weinstein, which has little to do with Home Video Distribution.
Weinstein movies in North America are on HD DVD only.

At least there are far less titles Blu-ray fans have to search far and wide across the Earth for compared to HD DVD fans.

ProvenFlipper · 02-07-2007, 04:06 PM

Personally I feel that Weinstein won't be able to hold out as long as Universal has, especially with them being a smaller studio and all.

TheBoss062 · 09-05-2024, 11:52 PM

Anybody get the Walmart exclusive steelbook for this movie?

concolt · 09-05-2024, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBoss062

Anybody get the Walmart exclusive steelbook for this movie?

I picked it up but haven’t watched it yet.

TheBoss062 · 09-06-2024, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by concolt

I picked it up but haven’t watched it yet.

It's just nice to finally have the complete collection in HD here in the West. This was the only Hannibal movie we didn't have on Blu-ray until now.

50strat54 · 09-06-2024, 05:46 PM

I found a used all region import and was very happy that day and it was cheap too.

I’ll look into this Walmart steelbook.

TheBoss062 · 09-06-2024, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 50strat54

I found a used all region import and was very happy that day and it was cheap too.

I’ll look into this Walmart steelbook.

It has a digital copy too, in addition to the packaging.

Filmmaker · 09-06-2024, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBoss062

Anybody get the Walmart exclusive steelbook for this movie?

Yes, and watched it. The quality seems variable—some shots deliciously grainy, others with none, as though it was shot with a mix of film and digital, and sometimes the color doesn’t fully pop like I imagine it would with a 4K UHD remaster—but it’s better than serviceable.

TheBoss062 · 09-06-2024, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Filmmaker

Yes, and watched it. The quality seems variable—some shots deliciously grainy, others with none, as though it was shot with a mix of film and digital, and sometimes the color doesn’t fully pop like I imagine it would with a 4K UHD remaster—but it’s better than serviceable.

1. Does IMDb specify how this film was shot?

2. I imagine that Lionsgate just dusted off an older master, slapped it on to Blu-ray, and called it a day. This is just a store exclusive catalog title with almost no marketing behind it. It also hadn’t been released on Blu-ray prior.

50strat54 · 09-18-2024, 06:00 PM

I received the steelbook [Walmart sent it in a thin brown bad

]

No damage.

I noticed no thread in the steelbook section. I actually like this movie, it's not earthshaking or anything and it was probably a cash grab, but like the Alien V Predator films it's good and watchable if you are a fan of the franchise.

As I posted above I was really happy to find an import bluray used and cheap too.

I'm surprised this release is not getting more excitement but I can only guess more people hated it than liked it. But a film that had no bluray release in the US like so many movies that had long been out on DVD but had no bluray release [Double Jeopardy, Red Eye], so I'm glad to have it finally released in the US.

I'm glad to get the digital as well.

bigdaddyhorse · 09-19-2024, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 50strat54

I received the steelbook [Walmart sent it in a thin brown bad

]

I'm surprised this release is not getting more excitement but I can only guess more people hated it than liked it. But a film that had no bluray release in the US like so many movies that had long been out on DVD but had no bluray release [Double Jeopardy, Red Eye], so I'm glad to have it finally released in the US.

I'm glad to get the digital as well.

Think it got overshadowed by Wolf Creek finally getting a region a bd in the same collection, same release day. I looked at it for a minute in store and thought well I watched my dvd once in all the years of owning it, probably don't need it. Bought Wolf Creek though.

DR Herbert West · 09-19-2024, 09:44 AM

This film deserves a second look.

Doctor Jack · 09-19-2024, 09:59 AM

No one talks about it because it’s better forgotten. Took the mystery out of a great villain and turned him in to someone warped by revenge. The book is pretty awful and the movie had nothing to go off of because of that. Lecter is definitely a better character when you don’t know his backstory.

02-07-2007, 03:39 AM	#1
cueman98 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Blu-ray collection:1	Hannibal rising- Weinstein/MGM? Hi. I just saw the trailer for the new "hannibal rising" movie. I know weinstein is supposedly HD-DVD exclusive, but if this film is connected with MGM in some way, does anyone think that we may see it on blu-ray as well?

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02-07-2007, 03:41 AM	#2
jason Active Member Member since:Aug 2006	no chance for bd until weinstein goes bd.. but like universal, wont be anytime soon or never.

02-07-2007, 05:12 AM	#5
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	guess ill just have to see it in the theaters for now then

02-07-2007, 04:04 PM	#8
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	MGM's logo is also on the official Weinstein site. They do theatrical distribution for Weinstein, which has little to do with Home Video Distribution. Weinstein movies in North America are on HD DVD only. At least there are far less titles Blu-ray fans have to search far and wide across the Earth for compared to HD DVD fans.

02-07-2007, 04:06 PM	#9
ProvenFlipper Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:334 Blu-ray collection:900 Trading Score:1	Personally I feel that Weinstein won't be able to hold out as long as Universal has, especially with them being a smaller studio and all.

09-05-2024, 11:52 PM	#10
TheBoss062 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2016 Location:Florida 4K collection:379 Blu-ray collection:2075 MA collection:519 Digital collection:171 Blu-ray reviews:47	Anybody get the Walmart exclusive steelbook for this movie?

09-06-2024, 05:46 PM	#13
50strat54 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2013 Trading Score:86	I found a used all region import and was very happy that day and it was cheap too. I’ll look into this Walmart steelbook.

09-18-2024, 06:00 PM	#17
50strat54 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2013 Trading Score:86	I received the steelbook [Walmart sent it in a thin brown bad ] No damage. I noticed no thread in the steelbook section. I actually like this movie, it's not earthshaking or anything and it was probably a cash grab, but like the Alien V Predator films it's good and watchable if you are a fan of the franchise. As I posted above I was really happy to find an import bluray used and cheap too. I'm surprised this release is not getting more excitement but I can only guess more people hated it than liked it. But a film that had no bluray release in the US like so many movies that had long been out on DVD but had no bluray release [Double Jeopardy, Red Eye], so I'm glad to have it finally released in the US. I'm glad to get the digital as well.

09-19-2024, 09:44 AM	#19
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	This film deserves a second look.

09-19-2024, 09:59 AM	#20
Doctor Jack Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2013 Trading Score:230	No one talks about it because it’s better forgotten. Took the mystery out of a great villain and turned him in to someone warped by revenge. The book is pretty awful and the movie had nothing to go off of because of that. Lecter is definitely a better character when you don’t know his backstory.

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