Beowulf Blu-ray!

[Kinslayer]

Wow I can't find the Blu Ray anywhere for under 30$. Even on Ebay. I guess i'll have to wait a bit until the movie's been out a few weeks. No way I'll pay 40$ for a movie hehe.

[AaronSCH]

Try Amazon.com, you'll even get free shipping. Fry's Electronics has it for $25.99. I picked it up today.

[parker]

Amazon has it for $27.95.

http://www.amazon.com/Beowulf-Blu-ra...ref=pd_sim_d_5

[Grim Reaper]

Originally Posted by AaronSCH

Try Amazon.com, you'll even get free shipping. Fry's Electronics has it for $25.99. I picked it up today.

is it any different from the hd-dvd version?

[krinkle]

Watched Beowulf tonight too. It was fairly good and entertaining.

Also quite different from my other Beowulf Blu-ray: Beowulf & Grendel. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402057/

In some ways the low budget live action movie was better, although it could not compare with Zemeckis' SFX and general intensity.

I would reccomend watching them both because they are such totally different takes on the legend.

[UKTruBlu]

Originally Posted by krinkle

Watched Beowulf tonight too. It was fairly good and entertaining.

Also quite different from my other Beowulf Blu-ray: Beowulf & Grendel. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402057/

In some ways the low budget live action movie was better, although it could not compare with Zemeckis' SFX and general intensity.

I would reccomend watching them both because they are such totally different takes on the legend.

Agreed they are different takes on the tale, plus i had to get the live action, my wife loves gerrard butler!!!!!

[doctorD]

Originally Posted by AaronSCH

Try Amazon.com, you'll even get free shipping. Fry's Electronics has it for $25.99. I picked it up today.

Circuit City also has it for $25.99 as well until close of business Saturday! You can take their flyer and use it at Best Buy to price compare.

[Kinslayer]

I live in Canada so most of these places you guys mentioned aren't any good for me ;(

[Darth Lavender]

Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

is it any different from the hd-dvd version?

The Blu-ray adds a 'TrueHD' track.
Sometimes that makes a difference, sometimes it doesn't. (I'll be especially interested to read reviews when TrueHD 'Transformers' gets released, given that the DD+ was considered such a reference quality track)

[lgans316]

Beowulf: Director's Cut (2007) - Warner - Blu-ray

Video Codec: VC-1
Average Video Bit Rate: 14.85 Mbps
Running Time: 1:54:42
Movie Size: 19,898,591,232 bytes
Disc Size: 31,281,197,732 bytes
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 16-bit (975 Kbps ~ 3 Mbps) DIALNORM
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps
In-Movie-Experience: No

Beowulf: Director's Cut (2007) - Paramount (U.S) HD DVD

Video Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Average Video Bit Rate: 21.84 Mbps
Running Time: 1:54:35
Movie Size: 22,921,168,896 bytes
Disc Size: 23,272,262,096 bytes
DDPlus 5.1 1536Kbps
In-Movie-Experience: Yes

Beowulf: Director's Cut (2007) - Paramount (U.S) Blu-ray

Video Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Average Video Bit Rate: ??.?? Mbps
Running Time: 1:54:35
Movie Size: 33.50 GB [Greater than the Disc size of the Import]
Disc Size: ??.??
Dolby True HD 24-bit (>= 3.5 Mbps)
In-Movie-Experience: Yes [No IME feature on Import]

[dvd_mazter]

Originally Posted by Kinslayer

I live in Canada so most of these places you guys mentioned aren't any good for me ;(

I live in Canada too and the cheapest I found it is for 32.99 at HMV. Pricey but I still bought (i'm used to those prices now) and it is awesome!

[AaronSCH]

Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

is it any different from the hd-dvd version?

I'm not sure, you will have to scan through the forums. I stopped purchasing HD DVD and sold off my collection quite some time ago.

[johnno1986]

Originally Posted by lgans316

Beowulf: Director's Cut (2007) - Warner - Blu-ray

Video Codec: VC-1
Average Video Bit Rate: 14.85 Mbps
Running Time: 1:54:42
Movie Size: 19,898,591,232 bytes
Disc Size: 31,281,197,732 bytes
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 16-bit (975 Kbps ~ 3 Mbps) DIALNORM
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps
In-Movie-Experience: No

Beowulf: Director's Cut (2007) - Paramount (U.S) HD DVD

Video Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Average Video Bit Rate: 21.84 Mbps
Running Time: 1:54:35
Movie Size: 22,921,168,896 bytes
Disc Size: 23,272,262,096 bytes
DDPlus 5.1 1536Kbps
In-Movie-Experience: Yes

Beowulf: Director's Cut (2007) - Paramount (U.S) Blu-ray

Video Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Average Video Bit Rate: ??.?? Mbps
Running Time: 1:54:35
Movie Size: 33.50 GB [Greater than the Disc size of the Import]
Disc Size: ??.??
Dolby True HD 24-bit (>= 3.5 Mbps)
In-Movie-Experience: Yes [No IME feature on Import]

Not as many differences as I thought there would be (still more than I care for though). Shame my copy doesn't have IME though. Still a great movie and not a bad job by Warner Bros.

[ECWaenigma]

Watched the BD the other night and liked the movie about 10x's better than when I first saw it on DVD. Excellent picture and sound and you cane even see Angelina's CGI nips...

PQ 8/10
AQ 9/10
Movie 8.5/10

[Halfwasted]

I got mine for $18 shipped, Boo Ya!

[Grim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Darth Lavender

The Blu-ray adds a 'TrueHD' track.
Sometimes that makes a difference, sometimes it doesn't. (I'll be especially interested to read reviews when TrueHD 'Transformers' gets released, given that the DD+ was considered such a reference quality track)

my crappy receiver only does upto DTS.

harmon/kardon avr 146

[gaeljet]

Originally Posted by Halfwasted

I got mine for $18 shipped, Boo Ya!

how came?